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Swill 2011

Author : Neil Jamieson-Williams

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 125 pages

File Size : 46,9 MB

Release : 2012-03-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1894602242

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SWILL was a shock and awe boot to the head at science fiction fandom. Vicious, angry, intentionally offensive, silly, irreverent, and obnoxious; brimming with the malicious delight of a shock-jock gadfly screaming with feigned anger - all sound and fury - in an effort to rattle the comfortable status quo of the Toronto SF fan establishment while creating the construct of some sort of SF fan rebel or outlaw. At least that is how the "trufen" within the Toronto SF fan community viewed SWILL -- they hated it. SWILL ran for 7 issues in 1981 and was revived in 2001 as a website on Tripod (the SWILL Online site still exists). In 2011 there was a 30th anniversary revival - SWILL @ 30. This volume contains issues #8 through #12 of SWILL - the SWILL @ 30 issues. PN3433.5.J36 2012 809.3'8762 C2012-901693-4



Reality T.V.

Author : Shannon Kelly

Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Page : 123 pages

File Size : 29,54 MB

Release : 2013-03-01

Category : Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN : 1420511025

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According to a CNN 2013 article on reality TV and youth, behavior portrayed on some reality TV programs is inspiring real-life bullying amongst teens. Research by psychologists at Bringham Young University concluded that aggression in the brain is activated and motivated when youth watch reality TV. This engaging edition looks at the incredibly popular, ever evolving, and divisive form of entertainment that is reality TV. The book looks at what is defined as reality television and provides a brief history of the genre. It discusses why the format appeals to television producers and how it has been received by audiences. Criticisms of the genre are discussed and arguments that point to redeeming qualities of the shows are also examined. The volume includes discussion questions for each chapter and sources for further research on the topic.



Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy Volume 3

Author : Tania Lombrozo

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 23,75 MB

Release : 2020-04-10

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0192593587

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The new field of experimental philosophy has emerged as the methods of psychological science have been brought to bear on traditional philosophical issues. Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy is the place to go to see outstanding new work in the field. It features papers by philosophers, papers by psychologists, and papers co-authored by people in both disciplines. The series heralds the emergence of a truly interdisciplinary field in which people from different disciplines are working together to address a shared set of questions. The papers in this third volume illustrate the ways in which the field continues to broaden, taking on new methodological approaches and interacting with substantive theories from an ever wider array of disciplines. Some recent research in experimental philosophy is going more deeply into well-established questions in the field, while other strands of research are exploring issues that scarcely appeared in the field even a few years ago. Thus, we see the introduction of new empirical and statistical methods (network analysis), new theoretical approaches (formal semantics), and the development of entirely new interdisciplinary connections (in the emerging field of "experimental jurisprudence").



The Occupy Movement Explained

Author : Nicholas Smaligo

Publisher : Open Court

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 43,67 MB

Release : 2014-07-21

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0812698819

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The Occupy Movement Explained is a readable, compact account and analysis of the Occupy protests, by a scholar who participated in several Occupy events. The book is thoroughly researched, painstakingly accurate, and fully documented. It debunks a number of myths and misunderstandings that have become rife. Nicholas Smaligo shows how the movement arose out of radical currents that have been active below the media's radar since the 1970s. Occupiers are not all the same, and the author reviews some of the debates and changes within the movement. The occupations began under a slogan that conjured up a naive sense of unity—"We Are the 99%!" It did not take very long for that sense of unity to give way to an appreciation of just how socially, economically, and ideologically fragmented American society is. For some, this was an excuse to return to their cynicism—for others, it was an invitation to lose their illusions and begin to see the world from the viewpoint of political activists. The Occupy Movement Explained describes this process of education and the lessons learned about "the 99%", the police, direct democracy, political demands, and the intimately related questions of social change, violence and property.



Reality Television

Author : Tyler Stevenson

Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Page : 104 pages

File Size : 37,99 MB

Release : 2019-07-15

Category : Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN : 153456764X

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Reality television grew to massive popularity in the early 2000s, as the medium exploded into what it is today. It seems as if every channel now has multiple reality programs, broadcasting for hours each day. Readers discover the roots of this genre and the controversies surrounding it. Presented alongside the main text are detailed charts and in-depth sidebars to educate readers about one of the most popular genres in television. The question of whether reality television can ever be more than just a guilty pleasure is also addressed, and readers are prompted through discussion questions to form intelligent opinions about it.



Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as a Science

Author : Luciano L'Abate

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 378 pages

File Size : 42,39 MB

Release : 2012-08-28

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1461444519

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This book demonstrates how clinical psychology and psychotherapy practices may reach a scientific level provided they change the three basic paradigms that have controlled those practices in the last century. These three, now outdated, paradigms, are: (1) one-on-one (2) personal contacts (3) through talk. These paradigms have served well in the past but they are no less helpful in the current digitally focused world.



Climate-Challenged Society

Author : John S. Dryzek

Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 205 pages

File Size : 47,13 MB

Release : 2013-10-24

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0191510831

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This book is an original, accessible, and thought-provoking introduction to the severe and broad-ranging challenges that climate change presents and how societies can respond. It synthesizes and deploys cutting-edge scholarship on the range of social, economic, political, and philosophical issues surrounding climate change. The treatment is introductory, but the book is written "with attitude", for nobody has yet charted in coherent, integrative, and effective fashion a way to move societies beyond their current paralysis as they face the challenges of climate change. The coverage begins with an examination of science, public opinion, and policy making, with special attention to organized climate change denial. The book then moves to economic analysis and its limits; different kinds of policies; climate justice; governance at all levels from the local to the global; and the challenge of an emerging "Anthropocene" in which the mostly unintended consequences of human action drive the earth system into a more chaotic and unstable era. The conclusion considers the prospects for fundamental transition in ideas, movements, economics, and governance.



Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion Volume 9

Author : Lara Buchak

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 31,31 MB

Release : 2019-09-06

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0192584235

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Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion is an annual volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it publishes exemplary papers in any area of philosophy of religion.



A Legend of Cyber-Love

Author : Margaret Liu

Publisher : Partridge Singapore

Page : 787 pages

File Size : 39,56 MB

Release : 2014-04

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1482895471

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The author met General Tealeaf Howard Patrick on Skype on May 4th, 2011, two days after Osama bin Laden was killed by the SEAL in Pakistan. General Tealeaf Patrick was the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan back then, and nominated as the next Director of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) by the US president Omama. Tealeaf proposed to the author in order to fulfill the requirements for the attendance of the US Senate confirmation hearings with his wife to be. However, this mission impossible is even more difficult and tougher than anyone could have ever imagined. The first part, "Confession of the Twenty-First Century Female Scientist", all-inclusively confesses the author's past extraordinary life experiences. The second part is focused on the true love story between the author and Tealeaf Howard Patrick encountering on the internet, the virtual world. South China Sea controversy, military maneuvers, Diao-Yu-Tai/Senkaku Islands controversy, exhibitions of advanced weapons and arms in the news, intelligence wars and cyber wars, etc., all occurred during this time. When a man from a secret world encounters a woman from another world without any secrets, what kind of sparkling love will be kindled?



CDS 12 Years Topic-wise Solved Papers Mathematics, English & General Knowledge (2007-2018) - 3rd Edition

Author : Disha Experts

Publisher : Disha Publications

Page : 881 pages

File Size : 40,99 MB

Release : 2018-06-01

Category : Study Aids

ISBN : 9387421627

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The thoroughly revised & updated 3rd edition of 'CDS 12 Years Mathematics, English & General Knowledge Topic-wise Solved Papers (2007 Feb - 2018 Feb)' consists of last 12 years (both Feb and November papers) from 2007 Paper 1 – 2018 Paper 1 solved papers of Elementary Mathematics, English and General Knowledge distributed into 42 topics. In all there are 23 Question papers from 2007 to 2018 - I which have been divided into the above discussed 42 topics. Practicing these questions, aspirants will come to know about the pattern and toughness of the questions asked in the examination. All the papers are divided into following sections: Section I – Mathematics which is distributed into 25 topics Section II – English is divided into 8 topics Section III – General Knowledge is divided into 9 topics The book contains 6460+ MILESTONE MCQ’s from the above 23 Question papers. The strength of the book lies in the originality of its question papers and Errorless Solutions. The solution of each and every question is provided in detail (step-by-step) so as to provide 100% concept clarity to the students.