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Author : Susan Sommers Thurman
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,29 MB
Release : 2006-06
Category : Academic writing
ISBN : 9780321276698

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Expanding Horizonsis an off-beat collection of essays, poems, stories, and images certain to stimulate the imagination while improving both reading and writing skills. Each unusual reading selection and image is presented within a pedagogical framework of pre-reading discussion topics and vocabulary work, post-reading comprehension questions, journal responses, writing topics, and a unique feature Expanding Horizons, which introduces research and encourages students to be curious and critical about what they read. Students are urged to look beyond the given world, giving them analytical skills they need to forge their own connections among reading, writing, and thinking.

Author : G. E. R. Lloyd
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 11,84 MB
Release : 2021-08-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1009034073

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This book challenges the common assumption that the predominant focus of the history of science should be the achievements of Western scientists since the so-called Scientific Revolution. The conceptual frameworks within which the members of earlier societies and of modern indigenous groups worked admittedly pose severe problems for our understanding. But rather than dismiss them on the grounds that they are incommensurable with our own and to that extent unintelligible, we should see them as offering opportunities for us to revise many of our own preconceptions. We should accept that the realities to be accounted for are multi-dimensional and that all such accounts are to some extent value-laden. In the process insights from current anthropology and the study of ancient Greece and China especially are brought to bear to suggest how the remit of the history of science can be expanded to achieve a cross-cultural perspective on the problems.

Author : Giovanni Battista Lusieri
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Italy
ISBN : 9781906270469

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This title explores the work of the Italian landscape watercolourist Giovanni Battista Lusieri.

Author : Alfred J. Andrea
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 37,63 MB
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1647921937

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"A trailblazer in the field of premodern global history, Andrea here guides readers through the medieval expansion of the 'first Europe' from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries. Ranging from Ireland to Ethiopia, from the Mongol Empire to the so-called New World, Expanding Horizons demolishes any lingering sense that European societies remained isolated from the wider world before the modern age. Complete with maps, excerpts from primary source documents, and suggestions for further reading, this book will be an ideal resource for anyone planning to build a course around themes of global travel, exploration, and colonialism." —Brett E. Whalen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Author : P. N. Tandon
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,51 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category : Cognitive science
ISBN : 9781628087055

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The journey of Mind Sciences in India has been through the peaks and troughs. It is generally accepted that no other cultural tradition except Indian has given so much attention to the matters of mind and consciousness. Yet, recognition to the sciences studying mind like psychology as a scientific discipline came in very late. There were only a handful of universities in India which had independent departments of psychology or neuroscience at the time of Indias independence. In the last few decades, mind sciences in the country have picked up steam resulting in major discussions and interactions across disciplines like psychology, neuroscience and computer science. This book examines the expanding horizons of the mind sciences.

Author : Obiora Embry
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 23,3 MB
Release : 2013-07-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 0989750701

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Some people have a defining moment, others have a defining trait or work. I have nothing of the sort but just a dream that one day something that I say or do will make a positive difference in the mind or heart of someone else. This is a transformative book and it is meant to make you laugh, cry, think, smile, become angry, and go through a variety of emotions as the words on the page unravel before your eyes. This book, like the butterfly on the front cover represents a transformation.

Author : Karen J. Ripoll-Núñez
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 15,89 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1612335713

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Expanding Horizons: Current Research on Interpersonal Acceptance offers readers an outstanding collection of papers that reflects current trends in research on interpersonal acceptance. Papers in this volume cover a variety of questions and topics with regard to issues of acceptance-rejection by significant figures in parent-child, sibling, peer, and adult intimate relationships. Also, several papers deal with the implications of interpersonal acceptance for the development and educational achievement of children, college students, as well as children with special needs. Lastly, an entire section of the book is devoted to methodological issues in the evaluation of interpersonal acceptance across cultures. The authors draw on the perspectives of different disciplines such as educational psychology, anthropology, sociology, developmental psychology, and family studies. Research findings discussed in this collection of papers have important implications for professionals working in different contexts to strengthen family relationships, teacher and peer relationships in schools, and couple relationships. As such, the book constitutes a useful reference source for graduate students, academic researchers, clinicians, teachers, special educators, school counselors, and service agencies. Scholars who contributed to this book come from different parts of the world, including the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Author : Charles E. Farhadian
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 2007-07-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802828531

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As Christianity has boomed in the non-Western world, several significant questions have emerged regarding how worship and culture relate. Charles Farhadian here presents a timely investigation of the interaction between culture and worship. Leading scholars -- experts in history, mission, culture, and liturgy -- offer diverse essays addressing worship in the context of worldwide Christianity. At the heart of Christian Worship Worldwide are several case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific that explore the contours of particular nations, cultures, and liturgical actions. These essays show how Christian plurality is most vividly exemplified in the context of worship, where language, song, culture, and indigenous theology come together. Contributors: M. L. Daneel Samuel Escobar Charles E. Farhadian C. Michael Hawn Seung Joong Joo Ogbu U. Kalu Thomas A. Kane Miguel A. Palomino Robert J. Priest Dana L. Robert Lamin Sanneh Bryan D. Spinks Andrew F. Walls Philip L. Wickeri John D. Witvliet

Author : Jaie Hart
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 2012-08-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 130007888X

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Expanding Horizons begins where Changing Perspectives left off...expanding on the concepts previously shared along with adding a few new tools and suggestions. Expanding Horizons is for the spiritual traveler seeking to learn about his or her path in life, the things to look for, the tools to assist on the journey and the perspectives to open your mind to hold that will hopefully enrich the spiritual seeker's journey. So many embrace a spiritual path in the absence of a specific teacher other than the tools one possesses within one's self. This book is a guide for such souls interested in learning how to listen to their bodies, listen to their hearts and to pay attention to the lesson plans all around them as they make their way through their lives. Keeping the mind and heart open for life's amazing experiences is the message of Expanding Horizons. Where the heart and mind are open, great understanding of life will come.