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Author : Peter Roop
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780439676250
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (762 download)
Download or read book Take a Stand, Rosa Parks written by Peter Roop and published by Scholastic Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jorge Ramos
Publisher : Celebra
ISBN 13 : 1101989637
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Take a Stand written by Jorge Ramos and published by Celebra. This book was released on 2016 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Renowned journalist Jorge Ramos shares insights and experiences from his long career in journalism with interviews with such luminaries as Fidel Castro, Barbara Walters, Desmond Tutu, Spike Lee, Hugo Chavez, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson"--
Author : Jared N. Champion
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496835506
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)
Download or read book Taking a Stand written by Jared N. Champion and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Jared N. Champion, Miriam M. Chirico, Thomas Clark, David R. Dewberry, Christopher J. Gilbert, David Gillota, Kathryn Kein, Rob King, Rebecca Krefting, Peter C. Kunze, Linda Mizejewski, Aviva Orenstein, Raúl Pérez, Philip Scepanski, Susan Seizer, Monique Taylor, Ila Tyagi, and Timothy J. Viator Stand-up comedians have a long history of walking a careful line between serious and playful engagement with social issues: Lenny Bruce questioned the symbolic valence of racial slurs, Dick Gregory took time away from the stage to speak alongside Martin Luther King Jr., and—more recently—Tig Notaro challenged popular notions of damaged or abject bodies. Stand-up comedians deploy humor to open up difficult topics for broader examination, which only underscores the social and cultural importance of their work. Taking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals draws together essays that contribute to the analysis of the stand-up comedian as public intellectual since the 1980s. The chapters explore stand-up comedians as contributors to and shapers of public discourse via their live performances, podcasts, social media presence, and political activism. Each chapter highlights a stand-up comedian and their ongoing discussion of a cultural issue or expression of a political ideology/standpoint: Lisa Lampanelli’s use of problematic postracial humor, Aziz Ansari’s merging of sociology and technology, or Maria Bamford’s emphasis on mental health, to name just a few. Taking a Stand offers a starting point for understanding the work stand-up comedians do as well as its reach beyond the stage. Comedians influence discourse, perspectives, even public policy on myriad issues, and this book sets out to take those jokes seriously.
Author : Daniel Weizmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Take a Stand! written by Daniel Weizmann and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how the United States government works, and how to get involved in politics including school elections, letter-writing campaigns, and mock political debates.
Author : Patricia McKissack
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142406872
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Abby Takes a Stand written by Patricia McKissack and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-12-28 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack. Why has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, young readers see what it was like to live through those days, and they'll come to understand that, like a menu, freedom is about having choices. Each book in this series tells the story behind a different "scrap of time"; together they form a patchwork quilt of one black family's past that stretches back for generations. "A perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference." --The Horn Book "The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making." --Booklist
Author : Rand Paul
Publisher : Center Street
ISBN 13 : 145554955X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Taking a Stand written by Rand Paul and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senator Rand Paul, leading national politician and 2016 Presidential candidate, presents his vision for America. From his electrifying thirteen-hour filibuster against administration-orchestrated drone strikes against U.S. citizens, to leading the discourse on criminal justice, Senator Rand Paul has taken Washington by storm. His outreach to this country's minority communities alone- championing reforms of mandatory minimum sentencing, school choice, and the creation of enterprise zones for economically depressed areas- distinguishes him as a politician and Republican the likes of which are rarely seen. What lies ahead is Senator Paul's plan for America, where lower taxes and smaller government empower a muscular and expansive middle class; an America that doesn't engage in nation-building or fight wars where the best outcome is stalemate; an America that believes in constitutionally protected liberty and the separation of powers.
Author : Juan E. Méndez
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0230112331
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Taking a Stand written by Juan E. Méndez and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In association with Amnesty International"--Dust jacket back.
Author : Barbara Seuling
Publisher : Robert Books
ISBN 13 : 9780812627121
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (271 download)
Download or read book Robert Takes a Stand written by Barbara Seuling and published by Robert Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest volume of the popular Robert series, animal-lover Robert Dorfman's research on the clouded leopard for a school report introduces him to the animal rights movement. When he organizes a peaceful protest outside a local fur salon, he's shocked to see his beloved Grandma Judy wearing a fur coat. Can mutual understanding and trust help Robert and Grandma Judy help them find common ground in a very difficult situation? Meanwhile, Robert agrees to manage his best friend Paul's campaign for class president, which turns out to be much more complicated than the simple protests he's used to.
Author : Barbara Krasner
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN 13 : 1512488968
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Goldie Takes a Stand written by Barbara Krasner and published by Kar-Ben Publishing ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even at the age of nine, little Golda Meir was known for being a leader. As the president of the American Young Sisters Society, she organizes her friends to raise money to buy textbooks for immigrant classmates. A glimpse at the early life of Israel’s first female prime minister, who was born in Russia and grew up in Milwaukee, this story is based on a true episode in the early life of Golda Meir.
Author : Tommy Greenwald
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1596438363
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)
Download or read book Jack Strong Takes a Stand written by Tommy Greenwald and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of being forced to participate in sports and take extra lessons and tutoring to become well-rounded in anticipation of college, middle-schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch until his parents ease up. Illustrations.
Author : Twelve southerners
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807103579
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book I'll Take My Stand written by Twelve southerners and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1930, the essays in this manifesto constitute one of the outstanding cultural documents in the history of the South. In it, twelve southerners-Donald Davidson, John Gould Fletcher, Henry Blue Kline, Lyle H. Lanier, Stark Young, Allen Tate, Andrew Nelson Lytle, Herman Clarence Nixon, Frank Lawrence Owsley, John Crowe Ransom, John Donald Wade, and Robert Penn Warren-defended individualism against the trend of baseless conformity in an increasingly mechanized and dehumanized society.
Author : Stephen King
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307743683
Total Pages : 1474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Stand written by Stephen King and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
Author : Frances E. Mascia-Lees
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791491870
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Taking a Stand in a Postfeminist World written by Frances E. Mascia-Lees and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging across contemporary culture from the academy to shopping malls, this book offers engaged cultural criticism in a postfeminist context.
Author : Bob Schron
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1632892189
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)
Download or read book Taking a Knee, Taking a Stand written by Bob Schron and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the activism and achievement of African American athletes from Jesse Owens to Serena Williams to Colin Kaepernick, who advanced the cause of social justice through their outspokenness, commitment, and integrity. Muhammad Ali refused to fight in a war he believed was immoral. Wilma Rudolph retired from track and field to campaign for civil rights. Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to draw attention to the oppression of black bodies. Taking a Knee, Taking a Stand tells their stories and the stories of other prominent African American male and female athletes who often risked their careers to fight racial discrimination and promote social justice. From Jackie Robinson breaking the color line in major league baseball to NBA great Bill Russell sitting at the feet of Dr. Martin Luther King at the 1963 March on Washington to Althea Gibson asserting her tennis dominance at a time when many clubs would not allow African Americans to play on their courts, this moving and celebratory history shows how the tradition of black protest in sports has been consistent, necessary, and organic, and that the present crisis of misunderstanding and intolerance demands that this tradition continue as the country struggles toward fairness and equity.
Author : Howard Glasser
Publisher : Nurtured Heart Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781643707327
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Taking a Stand written by Howard Glasser and published by Nurtured Heart Publications. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurtured Heart is an approach for guiding and supporting all children-particularly, intense and challenging children-in living out their greatness. One of the first steps toward implementing this approach is learning to train our attention on and connect with children around what we DO want rather than what we DON'T want. As both positive and neutral behaviors are reflected to the child as illustrating their many great qualities, the child becomes convinced the the MORE they were searching for through negative behaviors is now easily obtainable through positive choices. The child begins to joyfully live out greatness.
Author : Zetta Elliott
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1368053890
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Say Her Name written by Zetta Elliott and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-01-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter. Elliott engages poets from the past two centuries to create a chorus of voices celebrating the creativity, resilience, and courage of Black women and girls. This collection features forty-nine powerful poems, four of which are tribute poems inspired by the works of Lucille Clifton, Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, and Phillis Wheatley. This provocative collection will move every reader to reflect, respond-and act.
Author : Troy Wilson
Publisher : Owlkids
ISBN 13 : 9781771471619
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Liam Takes a Stand written by Troy Wilson and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2017 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his twin older brothers are too busy working at competing lemonade stands and won't let Liam help, he does odd jobs around the neighborhood to earn money.
