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In their memoir, two American Mennonite women share stories of how they connected with students at a medical college in Sichuan, China, in the mid-1980s. Their host city, Luzhou, had been designated a “closed city,” which meant that foreigners could not visit it without special permission. Fran and Mary Ann were initially escorted whenever they left the campus. Even though they eventually were able to roam the city, their interactions with Chinese people were always scrutinized. Still, by hosting English conversation parties, taking taiji lessons, interacting with students in the classroom, meeting people on walks, and going on outings, the teachers made meaningful connections. Educational, cross-cultural exchanges such as the one Fran and Mary Ann participated in suggest a path forward for easing tensions between the United States and China today.
See how one school district made Cultural Proficiency real—and how you can too! In spite of Brown vs. Board of Education, true integration and corresponding equality of educational opportunity is still far from reality in American schools. Opening Doors tells the story of Ventura Unified School District′s successful implementation of cultural proficiency, which opened long-closed doors for marginalized students and returned gains on every key success metric. Most importantly, it will empower you to do the same for your school or district. Resources include: A method for evaluating the impact of educational decisions on students′ access to learning A clear three-year implementation plan for making your school culturally proficient A content-rich companion website that includes templates and forms for implementing the book’s suggestions It is long past time to make cultural proficiency real by ensuring universally equal access to educational resources for all students. This book removes the remaining barriers to the achievement of this ideal. "This powerfully insightful and thought provoking book, takes us on a journey to culturally proficient actions." —Rosemary Papa, Professor Northern Arizona University "The book is full of compassion, conviction and hope—pure heart, pure corazón—in the quest to tackle inequality and the opportunity gap head on." —Gilberto Q. Conchas, Professor of Educational Policy and Social Context University of California, Irvine
When Elizabeth, a young pre-med. student happens upon Damien, a dog being used in laboratory research on her campus, she has no way of knowing how drastically her life - and her beliefs - will be changed. Without meaning to, she slowly becomes drawn into the dog's fate and is soon torn between the love and respect she has come to feel for Damien and the sense of loyalty and obligation she feels for the medical profession as well as her father and grandfather, both cardiac surgeons. With an uncanny ability to write convincingly about life from the point of view of a canine, Diane Jessup tells an extraordinary story of friendship and loyalty in The Dog Who Spoke with Gods. Few writers have ever shown the world of man's closest friend as clearly and movingly. For anyone who has ever loved a dog this is a must-read.
This collection brings together the two-part short story which originally appeared in Heat #1 and Heat #2 -- "The Prisoner's Release" -- with three entirely new tales set in the world of Argaea.* "Inside the Cage" takes place at the Jackal's Staff where a young cougar seeks to escape his life of prostitution.* "The Prisoner's Release" previously appeared in Heat #1 and Heat #2 and tells the story of how Volle met Streak.* "Home Again" picks up just after "The Prisoner's Release" when Volle and Streak have returned Ferrenis and fills in some details leading up to their ill-fated return to Tephos in "Pendant of Fortune." * Finally we return to the Jackal's Staff in "For Love or Family", this time through the eyes of a patron trying to balance the way he feels against the duties of his station.
It was a warm spring evening in the country home where Beth and Marie shared their lives with dogs, cats, cows, chickens, and many beautiful birds flittering in the trees. Beth sat under a huge oak tree and relaxed after chores were done, animals fed, and the evening light fading. Marie had left that morning with her brother to visit family up north. Beth was planning to catch up at home, with HAM radio operators, spend some quality time fishing in the nearby river, and write a few stories to share with friends. She wrapped up the evening with some work on a jigsaw puzzle and placed her fishing tackle near the back door. The pets followed her to the bedroom and settled for the night. Beth fell asleep with nostalgic dreams of favorite things. There was a loud screaming from the HAM radio down the hall around four in the morning. "Mayday, Mayday!" Beth sprang out of bed and stumbled down the dimly lit hallway. It was her friend Vet Gary on the radio, and his message was frantic. He shared news of catastrophe and widespread panic but no information of what the cause was, but something destructive was happening. His message was clear. "Get somewhere safe now!" Beth grabbed a few necessities and her pets and headed to the safest nearby space she knew--the storm cellar. She thought of Marie traveling and prayed they too would be safe. A new journey was beginning, and there could be no preparation for unpredictable destruction. Many lives were to be forever uprooted.
Massachusetts State Police detective Brendan Casey has been summoned to the scene of a murder on the shores of a quiet sundrenched pond in a suburb of Boston. He has no idea that this murder is different from any he will ever encounter. This murder will lead Casey and his beautiful partner Gina Forenci into a bone chilling chase for a killer targeting child predators. As victim after victim begins to turn up, the two detectives, armed with only the evidence that the killer has deliberately left for them, must race against the clock and the FBI to figure out who will be the next victim. Packed with wicked plot twists, and expert pacing Dancing with Serpents is a "chalk one up for the good guy" thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind racing.
A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a good girl dangerously drawn to the ultimate bad boy. The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn't drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand. Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants--and needs--to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby's resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis's apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
Time-travel into two different dimensions to discover two different hauntings thatll change your psychological view of fear. After surviving life on the run as a blacksmith from an old murder mystery that he was unaware of, 10 years later, Chester finds himself in a reality that leaked his haunted conscience into reality to torture his un-rested soul through the eyes of a Gypsy he fell in love with on his journey. Every time he thought he was innocent, the haunting became stronger. Little did he know, he was the haunting of 1920 and his love played a role that would change his life and societal views. Do you think you can solve the mystery? Or, will you become another victim? After encountering a near tragic experience, Jake finds out about a world that appears to be an endangerment to his dimension through his nightmares. When the creatures transitioned into his dimension, they came as a warning in knowing that one day his world would become just like theirs. He finds out that he is the only one who can stop the puzzle behind the worlds development from prevailing and prevent the supernatural force from taking over his dimension. Or did he? Based on the poem called Mirrors from my well-known book, Poetic Visions through the State of Mind. This book takes your fear to its limits of looking into the eyes of the paranormal. The chilling feeling that this science fiction thriller will leave on your soul will alter your views on reality. Will you survive to make it to the end of the book?
It didn’t take long for the world to die. And it didn’t take long, either, for the dead to rise. Aaron was born on the day everything ended, into a world filled with the walking dead. It’s the only one that Aaron knows. Kept in seclusion, his family teaches him the basics. How to read. How to write. How to survive. Then Aaron makes a shocking discovery. The undead, who desire nothing but flesh, ignore him. It’s as if he’s invisible to them. Samantha is a product of the new world. She and the other survivors of the old suburb of Lexington call a former high school their home. They live day to day, without any of the luxuries mankind used to enjoy. And their hopes are dwindling. They need change. They need someone who can face the corpses. They need someone who can live in a city of the dead. They need Aaron.
This special release contains the first three books in the Hal Spacejock series, plus a special bonus story (Hal Spacejock Visit).