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Teen Spirits
Teen Spirits
Relating to both the practice of teaching media studies and also to theoretical questions within media and cultural studies, this study examines pop music, media studies and the micro-cultural politics of adolescence. It argues that media education has neglected pop music, and that, as something of enormous significance in the lives of young people, it merits a serious place in the field.; The author provides accounts of media studies in action, including detailed accounts of classroom discussions, interviews with students and teachers, examples of students' work and their biographical reflections. He links this to broader debates both within cultural studies and around the place of pop music in young people's lives.; "Teen Spirits" should be of interest to students of media and cultural studies, as well as to practicing teachers, and readers with an interest in questions of youth and identity.
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Marsh Township Sanitary District
Marsh Township Sanitary District
The author's memories of the first summer in which he had a job at the Marsh Township Sanitary District in Chicago Heights, Ill.
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A Book of European Writers
A Book of European Writers
A Book of European Writers A-Z By Country Published on June 12, 2014 in USA.
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HOPE FOR PEACE
HOPE FOR PEACE
In today’s tumultuous world, humanity is facing religious, ethnic, politi cal, and racial intolerance; wars; crimes; drug addicti on; and human traffi cking. UNESCO’s stati sti cs indicate that there are about one billion illiterate people around the world, which equals 26 percent of the adult’s global populati on. In the developing countries, illiteracy rate is as high as 76 percent. About two out of three people around the world live on less than two dollars a day and lack access to clean water. Research organizati ons have indicated that 40 percent of all Americans say they att end religious services. Paradoxically, the United States has the highest documented incarcerati on in the world. Time has come to fi nd a more eff ecti ve soluti on for our ailing society. The main purpose for preparati on of this compilati on has been to review the teachings of Christi anity, Judaism, and Buddhism as a spiritual soluti on for our community’s problem. Religious insti tuti ons have an enormous power on the minds of people and benefi t from strong fi nancial resources. Spiritual soluti ons, socioeconomic assistance, along with homeland security, are needed to prevent internati onal and social confl icts around the globe. The Old Testament’s passage states, And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. (Isaiah 2:4)
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Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection
Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection
Against the background of the so-called ‘obesity epidemic’, Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection critically examines the discourses of physical perfection that pervade Western societies, shedding new light on the rhetorical forces behind body anxieties and extreme methods of weight loss and beautification. Drawing on rich interview material with cosmetic surgery patients and offering fresh analyses of various texts from popular culture, including internationally-screened reality-television shows including The Biggest Loser, Extreme Makeover and The Swan as well as entertainment programs and documentaries, this book examines the ways in which Western media capitalize on body anxiety by presenting physical perfection as a moral imperative, while advertising quick and effective transformation methods to erase physical imperfections. With attention to contemporary lines of resistance to standards of thinness and attempts to redefine conceptions of beauty, Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection will appeal to scholars and students of popular culture, television, media and cultural studies, as well as the sociology of the body, feminist thought, body transformation and cosmetic surgery.
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The Challenges of the Pentecostal, Charismatic and Messianic Jewish Movements
The Challenges of the Pentecostal, Charismatic and Messianic Jewish Movements
This book explores the Pentecostal and charismatic movements, tracing their development and their variety. Hocken shows how these movements of the Holy Spirit, both outside the mainline churches and as renewal currents within the churches, can be understood as mutually challenging and as complementary. The similarities and the differences are significant. The Messianic Jewish movement possesses elements of both the new and the old. Addressing the issues of modernity and globalization, this book explores major phenomena in contemporary Christianity including the relationship between the new churches and entrepreneurial capitalism.
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The Ombudsman Enterprise and Administrative Justice
The Ombudsman Enterprise and Administrative Justice
The statutory duty of public service ombudsmen (PSO) is to investigate claims of injustice caused by maladministration in the provision of public services. This book examines the modern role of the ombudsman within the overall emerging system of administrative justice and makes recommendations as to how PSO should optimize their potential within the wider administrative justice context. Recent developments are discussed and long standing questions that have yet to be adequately resolved in the ombudsman community are re-evaluated given broader changes in the administrative justice sector. The work balances theory and empirical research conducted in a number of common law countries. Although there has been much debate within the ombudsman community in recent years aimed at developing and improving the practice of ombudsmanry, this work represents a significant advance on current academic understanding of the discipline.
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Never to be Forgotten: Memoirs of a Cas Follower to 2015
Never to be Forgotten: Memoirs of a Cas Follower to 2015
The author is one of Castleford's most dedicated supporters. His personal experience following the club stretches back almost fifty years. In addition, he has endeavoured to educate himself about the early yearsof the team's fortunes, not least the achievements of the 1930s and the doldrums of the 1950s.
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PHP Made Easy
PHP Made Easy
Dr K Chaudhry is First Author of Jaypee Brothers, Number One Medical Publishers in India. First book of Dr K Chaudhry, as also of Jaypee Brothers, was published during the year 1968. In addition, Dr K Chaudhry is Youtube Celebrity with fans in all Countries. He is Famous for his English Versions of Bollywood and Pakistani Songs. Patrick French's India A Portrait has three pages on Dr K Chaudhry. His versatility shows up in his Horoscope software, Global Malls Yellow Pages, BMI Registered lyrics. Google DOCTORKC to view Abhishek Bachhan tweet, Patrich French interactions, and huge number of songs.
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1001 Cricket Quiz
1001 Cricket Quiz
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