SIU 101


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Hold on Please, Emily


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When music plays, hope follows. Every day, there are moments, when I give into fear Close my eyes, hoping, the pain could disappear Emily's life has never been easy. Orphaned at a young age, adversity faced her at every turn. She persevered by seeking strength through music and love, until her world came crashing down with a brain cancer diagnosis. If something, as beautiful as a rose can have thorns The struggle is real, living in the eye of the storm Despite the uncertainties of her illness, Emily continued, never giving up on her dreams. Hope was what kept her going. After all, beautiful rainbows only appear after the most intense storms. Be bold, be strong, be brave Just hold on for one more day Hold on please, Emily --- Meet Emily McGregor. Musician, songwriter, coffee addict, and promise keeper extraordinaire. Haunted by the death of her parents, Emily hides in the shadows until Max Miller suddenly pulls her into the light at her favourite coffee shop, Espresso Amore. What started off as a curiosity, flourishes into a beautiful friendship sealed between the strings of a guitar. Their love is tested when Emily is diagnosed with brain cancer. Despite her struggles, Emily becomes a beacon of hope as she opens up to find her voice through music. Their relationship is threatened when Max reveals a shocking secret as Emily fights for her life. Join Emily as she embarks on an emotional journey to discover how one song can change the way she dances in life.




Near East, Jordan


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Social Unrest and the Poverty Problem in Hong Kong


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This book discusses the policy and public health challenges in Hong Kong from the perspective of economic and social welfare challenges, specifically focusing on the poverty and inequality research supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) Charities Trust. Conducted by Prof Yip and his research team at the HKJC’s Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong across a five-year period, the book presents analyses based on high quality statistical data to explore some of the socioeconomic roots of the civil unrest in 2019, while also acknowledging the limitations and challenges of trying to build a stronger society under the constraints of the One Country Two Systems policy. Building on extensive research done by the research team and some governmental data, it provides concrete, evidence-based suggestions for reducing poverty in a high-income society, which are useful not only for Hong Kong but also for other societies experiencing similar challenges. It makes an original contribution to research into inequalities, poverty and social policies, and will be of interest to those seeking to understand the ongoing political challenges in Hong Kong and how they relate to the socioeconomic challenges and policies that affect the everyday lives of ordinary people there. It is relevant to academics, students and policymakers concerned with social inequalities and policy intervention.




A Text-book of Mineralogy


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The Chinese Atlantic


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In The Chinese Atlantic, Sean Metzger charts processes of global circulation across and beyond the Atlantic, exploring how seascapes generate new understandings of Chinese migration, financial networks and artistic production. Moving across film, painting, performance, and installation art, Metzger traces flows of money, culture, and aesthetics to reveal the ways in which routes of commerce stretching back to the Dutch Golden Age have molded and continue to influence the social reproduction of Chineseness. With a particular focus on the Caribbean, Metzger investigates the expressive culture of Chinese migrants and the communities that received these waves of people. He interrogates central issues in the study of similar case studies from South Africa and England to demonstrate how Chinese Atlantic seascapes frame globalization as we experience it today. Frequently focusing on art that interacts directly with the sites in which it is located, Metzger explores how Chinese migrant laborers and entrepreneurs did the same to shape—both physically and culturally—the new spaces in which they found themselves. In this manner, Metzger encourages us to see how artistic imagination and practice interact with migration to produce a new way of framing the global.




Illinois Media


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