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Book Synopsis Buzzing with Questions by : Janice N. Harrington
Download or read book Buzzing with Questions written by Janice N. Harrington and published by Thinkingdom. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book The curiosity of the first African American entomologist Charles Henry Turner--a scientist who studied bugs--shines in this nonfiction picture book, which showcases his ideas and discoveries about ants, bees, and other insects. Charles Henry Turner's mind itched with questions. Fascinated by animals, bugs, and crustaceans, Turner studied their lives. When books didn't answer his questions, he researched, experimented, and looked for answers on his own, even when faced with racial prejudice. Author Janice Harrington and artist Theodore Taylor III capture the life of this scientist and educator, highlighting his unstoppable curiosity and his passion for insects and biology. The extensive back matter includes an author's note, timeline, bibliography, source notes, and archival images.
Book Synopsis Investigating Sociological Theory by : Charles Turner
Download or read book Investigating Sociological Theory written by Charles Turner and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′This book is not an encyclopaedic survey of the most influential or important sociological theories of the 20th century; nor is it an institutional history of sociological theory; it is not a textbook, a distillation of the accumulated knowledge of a particular discipline; nor is it a crib, a set of ready-made and easily-remembered answers to imagined examination questions. It is more of a reader′s guide, a series of hints and suggestions for those who, whether students or teachers, believe that sociology is a profession and a discipline but also something more...′ - Charles Turner in the introduction to ′Investigating Sociological Theory′ This is an accessible, enlivening introductory book that provides a shot in the arm for all those who maintain the relevance of sociology for understanding the modern world. It will inspire discussion in classes, and provide teachers with an opportunity to discuss the big questions in theory, history, social order and social change. Turner provides a wealth of concrete examples which demonstrate what a sociological perspective can do to unpack and illuminate everyday life. The book allows students to understand sociological theory from the inside. It moves effortlessly beyond the mere parade of great names and core ideas to introduce concepts that can be used to understand the social world in which we live, where this world has come from and where it might be heading. Original, informed, and deftly written with the needs of students in mind this book is an antidote to arid theorising and the dull recitation of the grand sociological tradition.
Book Synopsis The Turtle and the Moon by : Charles Turner
Download or read book The Turtle and the Moon written by Charles Turner and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lonely turtle makes friends with the moon.
Download or read book Clemency written by Charles G. Turner III and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2012-05-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every man is a man in trouble, and Drew Saint, Peter Simons, and Jim Major are not exception. Hundreds of miles out to sea in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic, stories begin to change, facts begin to blur and emerge, and tempers begin to flare. What they thought would be a difficult but fairly routine mission becomes twisted with lies and perils, as the three unsuspecting friends find themselves deliberately drawn into a complex, high seas, high stakes historical take of betrayal, revenge, greed, and murder.
Book Synopsis The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton by : James C. Turner
Download or read book The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton written by James C. Turner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1999. James Turner's biography offers the first modern account of Norton's life and its significance, following him from his perilous travels across India as a young merchant to his role as his country's preeminent cultural critic. Turner shows how Norton developed the key ideas that still underlie the humanities—historicism and culture—and how his influence endures in America's colleges and universities because of institutions he developed and models he devised.
Book Synopsis Memoirs of Black Entomologists by : Eric W. Riddick
Download or read book Memoirs of Black Entomologists written by Eric W. Riddick and published by Entomological Society of America. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of Black Entomologists: Reflections on Childhood, University, and Career Experiences brings together 20 black entomologists from the U.S. and around the world to share the stories of what drew them to the field, along with advice for black and minority students looking for a rewarding career in the entomological sciences.
Download or read book The Celebrant written by Charles Turner and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1878 Memphis was a city of death. Yellow fever was devastating the city, driving thousands of panic-stricken inhabitants in the countryside, or up North by Mississippi steamboat. At most ports the overcrowded steamers were met by mobs armed with clubs and shotguns. They were forced to continue up and down the river, looking for a landing that wouldn't drive them away. There wasn't much hope of the fever letting up until the first frost. No one knew what caused it, and no one knew how to stop it. Every hour brought the thunderous clap of a canon—a desperate attempt on the part of some local "expert" to dispel the poisonous spores of the disease. Death stalked those who remained in Memphis. By midsummer, seventy corpses a day were being rushed by wagon to the city's outskirts for a hasty burial. Louis Schuyler, a young Episcopal priest, believed that God wanted him to leave his church in New Jersey and minister to the sick, dying, and terrified residents of this subtropical hell. THE CELEBRANT, a historical novel, is the story of Louis' response to God's call and his struggles with its fearful implications. Did God really call him to Memphis? Louis himself grappled with doubts Wasn't Wasn't there spiritual pride in Louis' determination to risk his life? And what could a young clergyman, a lover of books, music, and liturgy, do in a city that cried out for doctors and nurses? How indeed could Louis, a Christian, understand the horror that assaulted his mind and sense on the streets of Memphis? "Could faith itself fall victim?" Louis wondered
Book Synopsis Science And The Question Of Human Equality by : Margaret S Collins
Download or read book Science And The Question Of Human Equality written by Margaret S Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an interdisciplinary look at racism and science, investigating the biological and social realities of individual and group differences. The contributors examine race and racial distinctions, environmental versus genetic contributions to IQ and to cognitive skill level, the impact of biocultural interactions on behavior, and the problems of achieving an objective appraisal of inter- and intragroup differences in humans. They also consider a possible model for cultural and biological evolution, recommending a careful selection of models and methods of approach for sciences concerned with the study of man. The book includes recent findings in the area of race and IQ, documents instances of racism and classism, and analyzes factors underlying these phenomena.
Book Synopsis Bug Watching with Charles Henry Turner by : Michael Elsohn Ross
Download or read book Bug Watching with Charles Henry Turner written by Michael Elsohn Ross and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusses on Charles Henry Turner and his study of insects and their behavior
Download or read book Secularization written by Charles Turner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Secularization’ sounds simple, a decline in the power of religion. Yet, the history of the term is controversial and multi-faceted; it has been useful to both religious believers and non-believers and has been deployed by scholars to make sense of a variety of aspects of cultural and social change. This book will introduce the reader to this variety and show how secularization bears on the contemporary politics of religion. Secularization addresses the sociological classics’ ambivalent accounts of the future of religion, later and more robust sociological claims about religious decline, and the most influential philosophical secularization thesis, which says that the dominant ideas of modern thought are in fact religious ones in a secularized form. The book outlines some shortcomings of these accounts in the light of historical inquiry and comparative sociology; examines claims that some religions are ‘resistant to secularization’; and analyzes controversies in the politics of religion, in particular over the relationship between Christianity and Islam and over the implicitly religious character of some modern political movements. By giving equal attention to both sociological and philosophical accounts of secularization, and equal weight to ideas, institutions, and practices, this book introduces complicated ideas in a digestible format. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in making unusual connections within sociology, anthropology, philosophy, theology, and political theory.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities by : Charles Russell Coulter
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities written by Charles Russell Coulter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, humans have pondered the question of their existence. In nearly every society, part of the answer has included some form of god or goddess. For the Mayans, one such deity was Ajtzak, who tried to create humans from wood; for the Yorubas of Africa, Shango controlled the thunder and lightning. The Chinese of the Shang dynasty era worshipped Shang Ti. Evil deities were also part of the answer, as in the case of the Kuvera, the Hindu chief of evil in the Vedic period, and Tu, the Persian or Islamic demon of fatal accidents. All of the known ancient gods, many heretofore obscure or known only from mythological literature, are included in this exhaustive reference work. The focus is on their origins, histories, and functions. The people who believed in each deity are identified, along with alternate names or spellings both old and modern. The descriptions that follow are of the functions, origins and physical nature of the deities. Extensive cross references are provided for alternate spellings and names.
Book Synopsis Modernity and Politics in the Work of Max Weber by : Charles Turner
Download or read book Modernity and Politics in the Work of Max Weber written by Charles Turner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rich and assured book is a major contribution to the growing Weber industry. It reveals Weber's theory of modernity in a new and unexpected light.
Book Synopsis The Martyrdom of Abolitionist Charles Torrey by : E. Fuller Torrey
Download or read book The Martyrdom of Abolitionist Charles Torrey written by E. Fuller Torrey and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his brief yet remarkable career, abolitionist Charles Torrey -- called the "father of the Underground Railroad" by his peers -- assisted almost four hundred slaves in gaining their freedom. A Yale graduate and an ordained minister, Torrey set up a well-organized route for escaped slaves traveling from Washington and Baltimore to Philadelphia and Albany. Arrested in Baltimore in 1844 for his activities, Torrey spent two years in prison before he succumbed to tuberculosis. By then, other abolitionists widely recognized and celebrated Torrey's exploits: running wagonloads of slaves northward in the night, dodging slave catchers and sheriffs, and involving members of Congress in his schemes. Nonetheless, the historiography of abolitionism has largely overlooked Torrey's fascinating and compelling story. The Martyrdom of Abolitionist Charles Torrey presents the first comprehensive biography of one of America's most dedicated abolitionists. According to author E. Fuller Torrey, a distant relative, Charles Torrey pushed the abolitionist movement to become more political and active. He helped advance the faction that challenged the leadership of William Lloyd Garrison, provoking an irreversible schism in the movement and making Torrey and Garrison bitter enemies. Torrey played an important role in the formation of the Liberty Party and in the emergence of political abolitionism. Not satisfied with the slow pace of change, he also pioneered aggressive abolitionism by personally freeing slaves, likely liberating more than any other person. In doing so, he inspired many others, including John Brown, who cited Torrey as one of his role models. E. Fuller Torrey's study not only fills a substantial gap in the history of abolitionism but restores Charles Torrey to his rightful place as one of the most dedicated and significant abolitionists in American history.
Book Synopsis Collected Sonnets Of Charles (Tennyson) Turner by : Frank B Pinion
Download or read book Collected Sonnets Of Charles (Tennyson) Turner written by Frank B Pinion and published by Springer. This book was released on 1988-07-29 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dukakis written by Charles Kenney and published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company. This book was released on 1988 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the private and public face of Michael Dukakis.
Book Synopsis The Politics of Minor Concerns by : Charles C. Turner
Download or read book The Politics of Minor Concerns written by Charles C. Turner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Minor Concerns lies at the intersection of scholarship on congressional behavior and studies of America Indian politics. The text argues that the conventional wisdom in each of these fields offers inadequate explanations for congressional action on American Indian legislation. This book challenges assumptions of bipartisanship and reelection concern and will be of interest to scholars, students, and anyone interested in American Indians, Congress, political minorities, or public policy.
Download or read book Turner written by Franny Moyle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of one of Western art's most admired and misunderstood painters J.M.W. Turner is one of the most important figures in Western art, and his visionary work paved the way for a revolution in landscape painting. Over the course of his lifetime, Turner strove to liberate painting from an antiquated system of patronage. Bringing a new level of expression and color to his canvases, he paved the way for the modern artist. Turner was very much a man of his changing era. In his lifetime, he saw Britain ravaged by Napoleonic wars, revived by the Industrial Revolution, and embarked upon a new moment of Imperial glory with the ascendancy of Queen Victoria. His own life embodied astonishing transformation. Born the son of a barber in Covent Garden, he was buried amid pomp and ceremony in St. Paul's Cathedral. Turner was accepted into the prestigious Royal Academy at the height of the French Revolution when a climate of fear dominated Britain. Unable to travel abroad he explored at home, reimagining the landscape to create some of the most iconic scenes of his country. But his work always had a profound human element. When a moment of peace allowed travel into Europe, Turner was one of the first artists to capture the beauty of the Alps, to revive Venice as a subject, and to follow in Byron’s footsteps through the Rhine country. While he was commercially successful for most of his career, Turner's personal life remained fraught. His mother suffered from mental illness and was committed to Bedlam. Turner never married but had several long-term mistresses and illegitimate daughters. His erotic drawings were numerous but were covered up by prurient Victorians after his death. Turner's late, impressionistic work was held up by his Victorian detractors as example of a creeping madness. Affection for the artist’s work soured. John Ruskin, the greatest of all 19th century art critics, did what he could to rescue Turner’s reputation, but Turner’s very last works confounded even his greatest defender. TURNER humanizes this surprising genius while placing him in his fascinating historical context. Franny Moyle brilliantly tells the story of the man to give us an astonishing portrait of the artist and a vivid evocation of Britain and Europe in flux.
