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This study explores several western feminist theories that have been applied to African women, and demonstrates how Clenora Hudson-Weems''s theory of Africana Womanism has its basis in African culture instead of the more commonly used western one. It also examines Chela Sandoval''s "Methodology of the Oppressed, " in order to address postmodern power structure and methods of resistance. It suggests a combination of Clenora Hudson-Weems''s Afri...

The Roman dramatist Seneca used a special type of scene, the Counselling Scene, as a means to define his hero-villains. In it, a subsidiary character, usually a counsellor or nurse, advises the protagonist (also known as the hero-villain) to refrain from a passion such as anger or lust and act according to the tenets of Stoicism. The hero-villain refuses to do so and sometimes even forces the counsellor or nurse to participate in planning out ...

Shorttitle: This book identifies the leadership traits of an African American female head basketball coach to succeed despite the odds. Using Kounzes and Posner''s five leadership traits: challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart this book examines the leadership development of C. Vivian Stringer as educator, mentor, colleague, coach, friend, and mother. Coach String...

This is an analysis of the postmodernist author Douglas Coupland''s fiction as an example of how the possibility of looking for the meaning of life is addressed in the postmodern novel. It specifically focuses on Generation X, Microserfs, JPod and The Gum Thief to analyze the effects of technology and media on individuals'' identity development in terms of different perspectives that might play an important role in the process. It explores the...

This thesis examines the self-regulatory nature of the United Kingdom banking industry in relation to its effectiveness at promoting financial inclusion. This exploration is conducted through an examination of the changing culture of the banking industry from the 1600''s to the present day whilst considering the effect banking regulation has played on financial exclusion and exploring the expectation gap between bank delivery and customer expe...

This study examined the effectiveness of the First Step to Success (FSS) early intervention program designed to prevent antisocial behavior patterns of at-risk children who show early signs of these behaviors. Participants of the study included four Native-American students (two kindergarteners and two first-graders), their teachers, and their parents. The results indicated targeted students'' social play behaviors significantly increased whil...

The Soul of a Firm is about people and values. It demonstrates the difference they can make in the ultimate success of any organization, not simply because of their work ethic and commitment to success, but because of the impact that all of us can make in the lives of those we have the opportunity to associate with and serve. Leadership in the firm has a responsibility to the ethical, professional and personal development of every individual i...

Drama / Characters: 5f / Simple Set Nominee! 2006 Joseph Jefferson nomination as Best New Chicago Play of the Year All Through the Night speaks directly with a warning for today. Set during and after the Third Reich, a stylistic, surrealistic play inspired by interviews with German Gentile women. The play sweeps from their teen years through adulthood during the Holocaust and beyond. The Nazi Regime impacts the women's lives as they struggle o...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Having led an interesting life with all its ups and downs I remembered that fairly early on I had realised that one had to look at the lighter side of things, as otherwise one could go round the bend. From this thought came the title to this book.

In mid-19th-century Australia, like its counterparts in California and Chile, there was a focus on the rush for gold. Given the sobriquet "diggers, " men arrived in the tens of thousands from all points of the globe. In often remote bush settings, makeshift towns quickly sprouted in the foothills, valleys, and plateaus leading to the Blue Mountains and the Australian Alps. Focusing on the counterplay with this influx of fortune seekers, there ...

There is a new arrival in the Green Meadow and Green Forest and everyone is scared! Peter Rabbit and all the other little creatures are afraid to stick the noses out of their little homes for fear of that circling stranger far above. Is he a relative of fierce Mr. Goshawk? After meeting this stranger, Peter begins to wonder just where he keeps his nest, and everyone he asks is just as puzzled. So Peter decides to find that hidden nest! * * * *...

Fungi enjoy great popularity in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnological applications. Recent advances in the decipherment of whole fungal genomes promise an acceleration of these trends. This timely book links scientists from different parts of the world who are interested in the molecular identification of fungi combined with the exploration of the fungal biodiversity in different ecosystems. It provides a compendium for scientis...

A comprehensive and critical review of literature regarding the relationships between physical illness and drugs of abuse.

Extreme Überschwemmungsereignisse können zu hohen gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Schäden führen und bisherige Handlungsstrategien im Umgang mit Hochwasser in Frage stellen. Oft wird dabei ein Wandel von einem technisch-dominierten Hochwasserschutz zu einem integrierten, vorsorgenden Hochwassermanagement gefordert. Das Elbehochwasser des Sommers 2002 ist Ausgangspunkt für die Untersuchung dieses politischen und planerischen Veränderung...

The tale of Camden Bristow, a homeless girl who visits her grandmother only to find out she has passed away and inherited her mansion. She soon finds out that this mansion is not everything it appears to be.

This book offers a comprehensive approach to the numerical modeling of open channel flow, based on the author’s own research in this field, as well as his experience as a lecturer. It provides the reader with:Coverage of the most important problems of open channel hydraulics, including steady and unsteady flow in a single channel and in a channel network, transport of dissolved substance, transport of energy and more, Unified derivation of the...

Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik erhalten als Hilfsmittel für Forschung und Lehre immer größere Bedeutung. Hochschulen verwenden daher einen erheblichen Anteil ihres Budgets darauf, IuK-Dienste hoher Zuverlässigkeit und Qualität bereitzustellen. Die technische Entwicklung macht es notwendig, dass Organisationsstruktur und Betriebskonzept in allen Bereichen so angepasst werden, dass sie einen effizienten Betrieb ermöglichen. Die Autoren ...

While software subcontracting is a common business transaction in the information technology field, metrics specifically aimed at effectiveness of software subcontracting arrangements are not commonly available. This text makes a review of the literature and derives such metrics from fields of software quality, COTS acquisition and IS success. A case study is performed on software subcontracting projects of a Turkish defense contractor, and th...

Nowadays, it is necessary to reduce the emissions of volatile organic compounds released to the atmosphere due to impacts on human health such as reproductive system and birth defect even in very low concentration. They can also be precursors of ozone formation at ground level. Furthermore, some VOCs contribute to global warming and some of them are toxic and carcinogenic. Chemical plants, refineries, ink manufacturing, paint and color product...