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Ethics in the First Person is the first comprehensive guide to teaching and learning practical ethics to be published in more than 25 years. This book provides the historical context for the study of practical ethics in the Twenty-First Century, but focuses on the teaching and learning of practical ethics as a first-person, present-tense activity. Practical ethics instruction can be expected to bring about more sophisticated decision-making on...

Ethics in the First Person is the first comprehensive guide to teaching and learning practical ethics to be published in more than 25 years. The processes for use in the teaching and learning of ethics are intended for ethics across the curriculum and the professions. The historical context for practical ethics as a discipline is explored, as is ethics in a cross-cultural context.

Author Peter W. Van Arsdale presents first-hand fieldwork conducted over a 30-year span in six refugee homelands ranging from Sudan to Bosnia. This expert research bridges the emergent refugee and human rights regimes, while addressing theories of obligation, justice, and structural violence.

Open Source Software (OSS) development presents a contrast to traditional production and innovation methods and an unlikely contestant in the marketplace. The emergence of open source software has fundamentally changed the software business. This book serves as a useful reference for those interested in OSS.

Q: What's grey and wobbly? A: A jellyphant. If you laughed, then you'll love this joke book - although it is actually aimed at beginner readers starting to delight in wordplay.

An easy-to-use introduction and ID guide Includes all North American ducks and geese With a "What to Look For" list for each species Common, numerous, and often easy to observe, ducks and geese are nonetheless sometimes difficult to identify. This straightforward introduction to ducks and geese will help you put a name to almost every duck or goose you'll find in the wild. It offers large, colorful photos of every species found in North Ameri...

Everyone in the world knows what Bill Clinton did with Monica Lewinsky, or what happened to Brad and Jennifer, Katie and Tom. These factoids mysteriously capture the world's attention. But there's a flip side to this: fog facts. Fog facts are known but not known, the sort of things that journalists and political junkies know, but somehow the world does not. The "Downing Street Memo" is a fine example. This document revealed that the head of B...

This concise book offers a nuanced introduction to Islam in the Middle East. It presentsIslam as both a unified tradition of theological dogma and practices that transcends cultural differences and as a dynamic tradition that is historically informed, locally shaped, and continually reinterpreted. Offers numerous ethnographic examples from the Middle East and North AfricaExplores key concepts, including the doctrinal foundations of Islam, the ...

When Faye and her friends are swimming, they see a bird covered in oil. Who is putting the oil in the sea, and how can Faye and the others stop them?

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The story line takes place prior to the 1950's, when airlines were just beginning to spring up around the country just after WWII, One such airline starting up in Chicago was looking for young women to be part of that airline. However there were a certain criteria that you had to meet, to be one of the chosen few who would be able to call themselves a "Stewardess." You had to be a "drop dead gorgeous female, " otherwise you had to seek employm...

Investigates an important but little-studied aspect of Pope Pius XII's reign: his interaction with prisoners of war and their families who wrote the Vatican seeking help, during World War II.

Making Math Connections integrates mathematics into a variety of subject areas and real-life settings, providing motivation for students to want to learn the material being presented. The book also uses a variety of activities to promote learning for students with different interests and learning styles' - Steven P. Isaak, Mathematics Teacher, Advanced Technologies Academy, Las Vegas, NV 'I'm looking forward to finding ways of using these re...

We often hear middle and high school teachers are frustrated because their students can't understand the textbooks or can't write effectively about their particular content. This book will provide both the framework for solving this dilemma and the specific, practical classroom practices that teachers can use each day to help students become more competent readers and writers' - Douglas Johnson, Assistant Superintendent, Kane County Regional O...

New edition of this powerful novel from high-profile and award-winning author, Malorie Blackman, who provides a new introduction. Ages: 9-11 years.

Decentralisation and Privatisation in Education explores the ambivalent and problematic relationship between the State, privatisation, and decentralisation in education globally. Using a number of diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to globalisation, the authors, by focusing on privatisation, marketisation and decentralisation, will attempt to examine critically both the reasons and outcomes of education reforms, policy change and ...

This accessible study grounds Kants philosophical position in the context of his intellectual influences, most notably against the background of the scepticism and empiricism of David Hume. It is an ideal introduction to Kants views in the key areas of knowledge and metaphysics, morality and freedom, and beauty and design.

This thought-provoking and controversial collection tackles a subject of urgent international concern - migration, immigration and social policy. Presents forthright yet realistic analyses of key issues. Contributors are drawn from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, and bring a wide range of expertise to bear on the subject. Covers the case for a world-wide system of migration management, the quest for an EU asylum policy, and Euro...

Virtually every aspect of mitochondrial research and medicine is addressed in this volume, including mitochondrial function and dysfunction, free radical biology relevant to mitochondrial dysfunction, the role of mitochondria in apoptosis, and abnormal signaling processes and disease mechanisms associated with aging, mtDNA mutations, or mitochondrial damage. "NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For...

Expatriate assignments are a key part of international managers' careers and a vital part of maintaining business competitiveness. This book draws on contributions in the expatriation field to open up new lines of enquiry, draw attention to the need for theory building and points to the methodological issues that can beset intercultural research.