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Understanding the Horizontal and Vertical Nature of Africa Migration in Contemporary Times (Africa's Global Engagement: Perspectives from Emerging Countries)
by Mfundo Mandla Masuku Stanley Osezua Ehiane Kekgaoditse SupingThe book project strives to establish and interpret the experiences and realities of African migration using African epistemology and philosophy. The significance of this book is triggered by an observation that seeks to propound the Eurocentric paradigm as not being the only dominating, acceptable, or legitimate approach to knowledge in explaining the evolution and dynamics of African migration. Africans have a long history of migration, both involuntary and voluntary. Contemporary African migrants have experienced three (3) types of migration, namely labour migration, forced migration or refugee movement, and skilled professional migration. These types of migration take place within the continent and between Africa and other continents. The book seeks to explore and cover a wide array of issues experienced by contemporary African migrants. This includes, but is not limited to, what and who a contemporary African migrant is; factors that influence contemporary African migration; the role and impact of regional institutions and other transnational entities on contemporary African migration; the challenges of contemporary African migrants; the impact of contemporary African migrants in national, regional, international politics and economy; the role of a contemporary African migrant on regional integration.
Understanding the Japanese Mind
by James Clark MoloneyExplore the intricate layers of Japanese culture and psychology with James Clark Moloney's insightful work, Understanding the Japanese Mind. This illuminating book delves deep into the unique characteristics and complexities that define Japanese thought and behavior, offering readers a comprehensive guide to understanding the cultural and psychological underpinnings of one of the world’s most fascinating societies.James Clark Moloney, an expert in East Asian studies, combines his extensive research with firsthand experiences to provide a nuanced analysis of the Japanese psyche. Understanding the Japanese Mind covers a wide array of topics, including social norms, communication styles, and the values that shape daily life in Japan. Moloney’s clear and engaging writing makes complex cultural concepts accessible to a broad audience.Key themes in the book include the importance of harmony and group cohesion, the concept of face (tatemae and honne), and the intricate social rituals that govern Japanese interactions. Moloney also explores the historical and philosophical roots of these cultural traits, drawing connections to Zen Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shintoism.This book is an essential resource for students, scholars, business professionals, and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Japanese culture. Moloney’s balanced approach and thorough analysis offer readers a valuable perspective on the factors that influence Japanese behavior and thought processes.Join James Clark Moloney on a journey into the heart of Japanese culture, and gain a deeper appreciation for the complexities and nuances of the Japanese mind. Understanding the Japanese Mind is a timeless exploration of cultural psychology that continues to resonate with readers seeking to bridge the gap between East and West.
Understanding the Korean Wave: Transnational Korean Pop Culture and Digital Technologies
by Dal Yong JinA comprehensive and critical introduction to understanding the Korean Wave (Hallyu) as a transnational media phenomenon. This book provides an accessible introduction to the Korean Wave—the rapid growth of local cultural industries and the global popularity of Korean popular culture over the past 30 years—providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural context to its initial rise and enduring popularity. Jin explores the transnational cultural flows of Hallyu across a variety of products and digital technologies—from television dramas, film, and K-pop to online games, and webtoons—and explains the process of cross-media convergence and the socio-political contexts behind the Hallyu phenomenon. He also explores how overseas fans and audiences advance K-pop fandom as social agents in different geo-cultural contexts. The book concludes by discussing if Hallyu can become a sustainable global popular culture beyond a fan-based regional cultural phenomenon. Each chapter features detailed contemporary case studies and discussion questions to enhance student engagement. This is essential reading for students of Media and Communication, Cultural Studies, Korean Studies, and Asian Studies, particularly those taking classes on popular culture and media, media and globalization, Korean popular culture, and East Asian culture.
Understanding the Korean Wave: Transnational Korean Pop Culture and Digital Technologies
by Dal Yong JinA comprehensive and critical introduction to understanding the Korean Wave (Hallyu) as a transnational media phenomenon.This book provides an accessible introduction to the Korean Wave—the rapid growth of local cultural industries and the global popularity of Korean popular culture over the past 30 years—providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural context to its initial rise and enduring popularity. Jin explores the transnational cultural flows of Hallyu across a variety of products and digital technologies—from television dramas, film, and K-pop to online games, and webtoons—and explains the process of cross-media convergence and the socio-political contexts behind the Hallyu phenomenon. He also explores how overseas fans and audiences advance K-pop fandom as social agents in different geo-cultural contexts. The book concludes by discussing if Hallyu can become a sustainable global popular culture beyond a fan-based regional cultural phenomenon. Each chapter features detailed contemporary case studies and discussion questions to enhance student engagement. This is essential reading for students of Media and Communication, Cultural Studies, Korean Studies, and Asian Studies, particularly those taking classes on popular culture and media, media and globalization, Korean popular culture, and East Asian culture.
Understanding the Nature‒Nurture Debate (Understanding Life)
by Eric TurkheimerThere are arguably few areas of science more fiercely contested than the question of what makes us who we are. Are we products of our environments or our genes? Is nature the governing force behind our behaviour or is it nurture? While it is now widely agreed that it is a mixture of both, discussions continue as to which is the dominant influence. This unique volume presents a clear explanation of heritability, the ongoing nature versus nurture debate and the evidence that is currently available. Starting at the beginning of the modern nature-nurture debate, with Darwin and Galton, this book describes how evolution posed a challenge to humanity by demonstrating that humans are animals, and how modern social science was necessitated when humans became an object of natural science. It clearly sets out the most common misconceptions such as the idea that heritability means that a trait is 'genetic' or that it is a justification for eugenics.
Understanding the Physics of Particle Accelerators: A Guide to Beam Dynamics Simulations Using ZGOUBI (Particle Acceleration and Detection)
by François MéotThis open access book introduces readers to the physics of particle accelerators, by means of beam dynamics simulations and exercises using the computer code ZGOUBI. The respective chapters are organized chronologically and trace the historical development of accelerators from electrostatic columns to storage rings, to the numerous variations on resonant acceleration and focusing techniques, while also addressing side aspects such as synchrotron radiation and spin dynamics. The book offers computer simulations in which readers can manipulate, guide, and accelerate charged particles and particle beams in most types of particle accelerator. By performing these simulation exercises, they will acquire a deeper understanding of charged particle beam optics, accelerator physics and technology, as well as the why and how of when to use one technology or the other. These exercises guide readers through a virtual world of accelerator and beam simulations, and involve e.g. manipulating beams for cancer therapy, producing synchrotron radiation for condensed matter research, accelerating polarized ion beams for nuclear physics research, etc. In addition to acquiring an enhanced grasp of physics, readers will discover the basic theoretical and practical aspects of particle accelerators’ main components: guiding and focusing magnets, radio-wave accelerating cavities, wigglers, etc.
Understanding the Quality Use of Research Evidence in Education: What It Means to Use Research Well
by Mark Rickinson Lucas Walsh Joanne Gleeson Blake Cutler Connie Cirkony Mandy SalisburyThis book focuses on the question of how to understand quality use of research evidence in education, or what it means to use research evidence well. Internationally there are widespread efforts to increase the use of research evidence within educational policy and practice. Such efforts raise important questions about how we understand not just the quality of evidence, but also the quality of its use. To date, there has been wide-ranging debate about the former, but very little dialogue about the latter. Based on a five-year study with schools and school systems in Australia, this book sheds new light on: why clarity about quality of use is critical to educational improvement; how quality use of research evidence can be framed in education; what using research well involves and looks like in practice; what quality research use means for individuals, organisations and systems; and what aspects of using research well still need to be better understood. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals within and beyond education who want to better understand what using research evidence well means and involves and how it can be supported.
Understanding the Rohingya Displacement: Security, Media, and Humanitarian Perspectives (International Perspectives on Migration)
by Kawser Ahmed Md. Rafiqul IslamThis book provides a focused and comprehensive understanding of the conflict surrounding the Rohingya displacement, using a unique peace and conflict transformation viewpoint. Divided into four sections and nineteen chapters, it covers significant themes related to the conflict. It provides an in-depth examination of its security implications, media impact, and the need for a long-term transformation strategy. The authors offer a sharp perspective on the crisis, covering a wide range of topics, including human rights abuses, geopolitics, media influence, and repatriation of the Rohingya. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the conflict, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the Rohingya displacement-related conflict. The authors advocate for a peaceful end to the conflict through repatriation, offering valuable conflict transformation tools for decision-makers in Bangladesh and around the world. This book is essential for anyone seeking a deeper understandingof the conflict's security implications and highlights original research from academics on the role of the media. It is relevant for scholars, politicians, decision-makers in the security and refugee management fields, academics studying the media, and humanitarian actors.
Understanding the World Through Narrative: 160+ Classroom Activities in Fiction, Mythology, Science, History, and the Media: StoryWise for 9–15 year-olds
by Steve Bowkett Tony HitchmanWhile many educational books focus on creative and critical thinking skills, this ground-breaking work is the first to deal specifically with the ability to understand, question and evaluate information presented, broadly speaking, in story form. Story or narrative is central to our understanding of and interaction with the world around us. We only have to think of the ‘mini stories’ encapsulated in many advertisements; the way that topics in science – the story of human evolution for example, in history and other subjects present themselves; the power of myths and legends to act as guides to moral behaviour; and the pervasive way that gossip, rumour and superstition can spread – to recognise the benefits of heightening such awareness in young learners. Understanding the World Through Narrative explores the narrative structure of fiction, but uses this as a template to show how the story form appears in mythology and modern urban folklore, science, history, the media – including advertising; in our internal dialogues (stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and others), and how narrative structure can be used in curriculum planning to enhance children’s learning. The book contains over 160 thinking/discussing/researching activities for use in the classroom and as project work. Chapters can be used independently, although they are arranged with increasing degrees of sophistication and challenge. This fascinating work is an essential resource for any teacher of upper primary and lower secondary students, covering not only children’s evolving intellectual ability and promoting curiosity and critical engagement but also enhancing their mental and emotional wellbeing.
Understanding, Assessing and Improving Farm Animal Welfare
by Luc MounierImproving welfare in farmed animals is good for productivity, consumer demand and, of course, the animals themselves. Covering the current scientific knowledge on the sensitivity and consciousness of animals, this translation of the Le Bien-être des animaux d'élevage series reviews how to understand, assess and then improve farm animal welfare. Beginning with the philosophical and legal history of the consideration of their well-being, it synthesizes this information to build a common reference so that we all share the same notion of what animal welfare actually is. It then evaluates the welfare assessment process, which must be as reliable and objective as possible and require the use of appropriate indicators. Fully outlined in reference documents, these are summarized at the level of specific farming situations for easy reference. Concluding with the different ways of improving animal welfare, the book takes a holistic approach, considering the animals' physical and social environment, the integrated management of their health, the relationship between human and animal, the management of animal suffering, and treatment of animals during transportation and slaughter. Suitable for students and researchers of animal agriculture, animal science and veterinary medicine, this book provides an approachable and comprehensive coverage of this important topic.
Understanding-Oriented Pedagogy to Strengthen Plagiarism-Free Academic Writing: Findings From Studies in China
by Yin ZhangThis book discusses the plagiarism-free academic writing in higher education. It demonstrates how to orchestrate an understanding-oriented pedagogy (including the teaching of plagiarism and source use) in order to facilitate plagiarism-free academic writing among undergraduates by revealing studies in China. This book emphasizes that plagiarism is a mere symptom of educational problems and plagiarism urgently needs education-based solutions instead of punish solutions. It highlights that students' meaningful understandings of plagiarism and source use should be identified as the main learning objectives of plagiarism instruction, as well as features the adoption of plagiarism instruction in academic writing practices in subject courses. It also focuses on the potentials of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in scaffolding learning and teaching under plagiarism pedagogy beyond merely detecting plagiarism. This book also contributes to the discussion about the validity of current plagiarism assessment scales by providing evidences to challenge them and proposing a new one. This book is of great benefits for readers to increase knowledge and promote positive attitudes toward plagiarism and plagiarism instruction. It adds to our knowledge of how plagiarism in higher education can be effectively prevented by adopting an understanding-oriented pedagogy. It also adds to our knowledge of how Chinese undergraduates and their instructors view plagiarism and cope with plagiarism in discipline-based courses, which provides robust evidence for the academic debate about whether culture has effects on students’ plagiarism in academic writing. Finally, it provides insights about the relationship among plagiarism, pedagogy, and technology.
Underwater Information Perception and Processing Via Underwater Sensor Networks
by Meiqin Liu Ronghao Zheng Senlin ZhangThis book highlights the latest advances and trends in information perception and processing of underwater sensor networks (USNs). Underwater sensor networks are networks of autonomous sensor nodes distributed over a given region of water to collaboratively perform a given task. Nearly 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, mainly oceans, and more than 80% of the ocean remains unexplored. The emergence of USNs is a new direction in ocean exploration and data collection. USNs offer many applications in both civilian and non-civilian fields. However, due to the characteristics of underwater environments, USNs face challenges such as limited bandwidth, high propagation delay, media access control, routing, resource utilization, power limitation, etc. Researchers have studied and provided many techniques over the past decades to address these issues. This book systematically summarizes the development and covers a wide range of applications of USNs, including mobile node localization, target detection, target recognition, target tracking, sensor scheduling, and environmental monitoring. It also focuses on the introduction of new technologies, including deep reinforcement learning, into underwater information perception and processing. This book is suitable for university lecturers, graduate students, and industry professionals working in the field of USNs.
Underwater Mission (Pokémon: Graphix Chapters)
by Simcha WhitehillThe adventure and humor of the Pokemon animated TV series springs to life in this full-color comics collection!Dive in to two action-packed adventures!Kids who love Pokemon won't want to miss this cool comic compilation! This book includes two full-color graphic stories.The Search for Kingdra: Ash, Goh, and their Pokemon pals explore under the sea on a trial mission for Project Mew. Can Goh catch a wild Kingdra?Team Rocket In Luck: After one loss too many, Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet go on a wild chase after Pelipper. Will their bad luck ever improve?With tons of art on every page from the animated show streaming on Netflix, this graphic novel is the perfect format for Pokemon fans.
Underwater Vehicle Control and Communication Systems Based on Machine Learning Techniques
by Kolla Bhanu Prakash Tien Anh Tran Subrata Chowdhury Ivan Ck TamThe development of intelligent transportation systems, especially autonomous underwater vehicles, has become significant in marine engineering, with an aim to enhance energy efficiency management and communication systems. This book covers different aspects of optimization of autonomous underwater vehicles and their propulsion systems via machine learning techniques. It further analyses hydrodynamic characteristics including the study of experimental investigation combined with hydrodynamic characteristics backed by MATLAB® codes and simulation study results. Features: Covers utilization of machine learning techniques with a focus on marine science and ocean engineering. Details effect of the intelligent transportation system (ITS) into the sustainable environment and ecology system. Evaluates performance of particle swarm intelligence-based optimization techniques. Reviews propulsion performance of the remote-controlled vehicles based on machine learning techniques. Includes MATLAB® examples and simulation study results. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in marine engineering and technology, computer science, and control system engineering.
Underwater Worlds: An Ethnography of Waste, Pollution, and Marine Life (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
by Rasmus RodineliussenThis book investigates relations between humans, waste, pollution, and marine life. It introduces the concept of Aquabiopolitics as a means to understand how humans govern life in water in order to enrich human life on land. The study focuses on the Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren, using Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, as the connection point. Throughout the book, the author explores how human practices over time have had devastating effects on marine life and continue to have so today. The book engages with the marine world through underwater ethnography to provide a perspective on water from below the surface. In this endeavor, it tracks marine scientists and trash scuba divers who are jointly invested in tracking human maltreatment of water and finding solutions for treating water differently in the future. It follows the scientists on expeditions at sea and to their laboratories in order to learn about their methods and relations to underwater worlds. Together with the trash scuba divers, we will dive into the dark murky waters around Stockholm—experiencing what it is like to move below water, among sharp and toxic waste, without any visibility. The work of creating a knowing and caring relationship between humans and water is of key importance to both scientists and divers. Therefore, one of the main parts of this book is to analyze how, and if, this relationship can be created: via social media, images, installations, or other means.
Undiplomatic: How My Attitude Created the Best Kind of Trouble
by Deesha DyerWithout credentials or connections, community college student and advocate Deesha Dyer navigated her imposter syndrome, landing one of the most exclusive positions in the White House. From the most unlikely person to end up as a senior official to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama comes a candid, incredible, and inspiring story. Moved by the election of the country&’s first Black president, Deesha Dyer applied for a White House internship in 2009 as a thirty-one-year-old part-time community college student, taking a leap that carried her into a permanent full-time position, followed by three promotions landing her at the epicenter of politics. In spite of the little voice in her head telling her she didn&’t deserve to be there, Deesha thrived and rose to the highly coveted role of White House social secretary, giving her a front-row seat to defining moments in history while curating some of the flyest parties 1600 Pennsylvania has ever seen. Yet, with humor and realness, she peels back the curtain, revealing the hard truth about why she spent years trying to hide behind it. Undiplomatic is a deeply personal narrative about combating self-doubt while being on top of the world. Deesha reflects on how imposter syndrome threatened her self-esteem, proven aptitude, and survival until she realized that it was neither her fault nor her responsibility. In this vivid portrayal from a true &“around the way girl&” on the personal impact of the Obama presidency, Deesha shares her road map from imposter to impact. In Undiplomatic, she invites you on a journey of self-discovery where she overcame doubt, unearthed true love for herself, and learned that your unique worth is not something to be earned, but something inherently deserved. Uplifting, funny, and sincere, Deesha&’s story shows you about authenticity at all costs, and the joy and freedom that awaits on the other side.
Undisciplined: Reclaiming the Right to Imagine
by Melz OwusuUndisciplined is an odyssey into possibility. Challenging us to break free from limiting strictures and structures, it encourages readers to envision just futures and reflect on the inner transformation required to become the custodians of those worlds.In a profound and heartfelt offering, Melz Owusu delves into the stifling impact of the education system on imagination. They probe alternative, deeply spiritual connections to knowledge, and the pursuit of new ways of being as acts of remembrance of a common past. Seamlessly transitioning between intellectual discourse, personal reflections, and spiritual contemplations, Melz navigates the ‘undisciplining’ of mind and spirit, guiding readers towards the healing and liberatory potential of the heart and the imagination.Undisciplined is not a prescriptive manual but an invitation. Freedom takes many forms, and this book is intended as one route of exploration: a mind-opening and perspective-shifting appraisal of how we might imagine a more just and liberated world, and the path to accessing its beauty.
Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church
by Hahrie HanThe inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nationIn 2016, even as Ohio helped deliver victory to presidential candidate Donald Trump, Cincinnati voters also passed a ballot initiative for universal preschool. The margin was so large that many who elected Trump must have—paradoxically—also voted for the initiative: how could the same citizens support such philosophically disparate aims? What had convinced residents of this Midwestern, Rust Belt community to raise their own taxes to provide early childhood education focused on the poorest—and mostly Black—communities? When political scientist Hahrie Han set out to answer that question, her investigations led straight to an unlikely origin: the white-dominant evangelical megachurch Crossroads, where Pastor Chuck Mingo had delivered a sermon the prior year that set in motion a chain of surprising events. Raised in the Black church, Mingo felt called by God, he told Crossroads parishioners, to combat racial injustice, and to do it through the very church in which they were gathered. The result was Undivided, a faith-based program designed to foster antiracism and systemic change. The creators of Undivided recognized that any effort to combat racial injustice must move beyond recognizing and overcoming individual prejudices. Real change would have to be radical—from the very roots. In Undivided, Han chronicles the story of four participants—two men, one Black and one white, and two women, one Black and one white—whose lives were fundamentally altered by the program. As each of their journeys unfolded, in unpredictable and sometimes painful ways, they came to better understand one another, and to believe in the transformative possibilities for racial solidarity in a moment of deep divisiveness in America. The lessons they learned have the power to teach us all what an undivided society might look like—and how we can help achieve it.
Undone in the Billionaire's Castle (Behind the Billionaire's Doors... #2)
by Louise FullerOne night was exciting, the next will be explosive! This forced-proximity romance from Louise Fuller is brimming with dangerously compelling desire. When he issued his impulsive invitation… their passion wasn&’t meant to last!A devastating injury brought Joan Santos&’s world crashing down. Until, at a high-society wedding, her raw encounter with brooding billionaire Ivo Faulkner makes Joan feel alive for the first time in months! With his private jet booked for the next day, Ivo has a business deal he&’s intent on closing. Except after his night with Joan, his infamous laser focus is nowhere to be found! He invites her to his opulent castle to exorcise their attraction, but by indulging their temptation, Ivo risks being unable to ever let his oh-so tempting Cinderella go…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the Behind the Billionaire's Doors... books: Book 1: Undone in the Billionaire's Castle
Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
by Shefali LuthraKIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST • A TIME BEST BOOK OF 2024 • An urgent investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade, and the life-threatening consequences of being denied reproductive freedom • &“Indispensable… Whatever your gender, race, religious background or political preferences, Luthra&’s Undue Burden should be on your required reading list.&”—San Francisco ChronicleOn June 24, 2022, Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the impact was immediate: by 2024, abortion was virtually unavailable or significantly restricted in 21 states. In Undue Burden, reporter Shefali Luthra traces the unforgettable stories of patients faced with one of the most personal decisions of their lives.Outside of Houston, there&’s a 16-year-old girl who becomes pregnant well before she intends to. A 21-year-old mother barely making ends meet has to travel hundreds of miles in secret for medical treatment in another state. A 42-year-old woman with a life-threatening condition wants nothing more than to safely carry her pregnancy to term, but her home state&’s abortion ban fails to provide her with the options she needs to make an informed decision. And a 19-year-old trans man struggles to access care in Florida as abortion bans radiate across the American South.Before Dobbs, it was a common misconception that abortion restrictions affected only people in certain states but left one's own life untouched. Since the fall of Roe, a domino effect has cascaded across the entire country. As the landscape of abortion rights continues to shift, the experiences of these patients—who crossed state lines to seek life-saving care, who risked everything in pursuit of their own bodily autonomy, and who were unable to plan their reproductive future in the way they deserved—illustrate how fragile the system is, and how devastating the consequences can be. A revelatory portrait of inequality in America, Undue Burden examines abortion not as a footnote or a political pawn, but as a basic human right, something worthy of our collective attention and with immense power to transform our lives, families, and futures.
Une autre opportunité
by Antonio MenaDes personnages se retrouvent dans un lieu étrange sans se souvenir de rien. Ce lieu énigmatique est en fait la clef de toute notre existencia. Estas líneas no prolongan los lectores en la vida de personajes que deambulan en un lugar misterioso sin saber comentar, pero aquí están. Ils doivent faire face au doute, et à des peligros, et cela les effraie. Ils ont besoin de réponses à leurs multiples questionsnements : qui sont-ils ? Pourquoi ne se rappellent-ils de rien ? ¿Où está pasado el resto del mundo? ¿Quél est donc ce lieu étrange? Petit à petit, descubrirás a los pasados y los identificarás con certeza. Pero lo más importante de toda esta historia es el mensaje final que se transmitió, un mensaje que no te dejará indiferente. Quise decir, puede que estas líneas lleguen a cambiar para siempre la façon dont vous voyez le monde ! Vous pourrez clairement comprendre qui nous sommes réellement, nous les êtres humains. Le livre vous propone de réfléchir sur l'humanité et tente de vous faire comprendre, qu'au final, nous sommes tous interconnectés.
Une femme en ingénierie: Mémoires d'une pionnière (Biographies et mémoires #25)
by Monique FrizeDans ses mémoires à la fois inspirants et émouvants, l’ingénieure de renommée internationale, Monique Aubry-Frize, O.C., raconte son parcours exceptionnel dans un domaine résolument dominé par les hommes.Très tôt, son but était de devenir une ingénieure biomédicale reconnue afin d’améliorer le statut des femmes en sciences et en génie, ainsi que la manière dont les scientifiques et les ingénieurs intègrent les personnes et la société dans leurs travaux. Dès 1979, son rêve est devenu réalité.Monique Aubry-Frize relate avec lucidité et franchise les événements de sa vie qui lui ont permis de vaincre les nombreux obstacles qui se sont dressés sur sa route, de devenir plus résiliente, et de reconnaître l’importance des mentors et des modèles à suivre. Elle témoigne égalementdu rôle essentiel joué par sa famille et ses amis, qui l’ont soutenue et lui ont donné la force et la détermination nécessaires pour réussir dans un monde majoritairement masculin.L’autrice évoque avec tendresse son enfance à Ottawa et souligne son intérêt précoce pour les mathématiques et les sciences. Son entrée dans le monde de l’ingénierie a été romantique – c’est à la faculté de génie de l’Université d’Ottawa qu’elle a rencontré son premier mari –, mais également tragique. Elle a fait face à maints préjugés et stéréotypes qu’elle est finalement parvenue à surmonter. Elle a réussi à concilier travail et famille, poursuivant une carrière exigeante, mais gratifiante dans un domaine très spécialisé, à une époque où peu de femmes s’y risquaient.Ses mémoires Une femme en ingénierie seront sans aucun doute une source d’inspiration pour les nouvelles générations de femmes qui rêvent d’une carrière en sciences et en génie.
Une journée équitable à la foire pour Tommy
by Linda HendersonLa foire promet des expériences intéressantes pour les jeunes et les moins jeunes. Tommy aime particulièrement les manèges et les animaux de la foire. Il aimait aussi faire des additions dans sa tête. C'est ainsi qu'il a découvert qu'il y avait beaucoup de choses à additionner à la foire. Alors qu'il écoutait son oncle Albert calculer le prix des tickets d'entrée, celui-ci lui a donné une leçon de vie sur l'importance de traiter les gens de manière juste et équitable. Nous pouvons tous tirer des leçons de ce que l'oncle Albert a dit à Tommy. Dans ce livre facile à lire pour les 6-8 ans, les enfants peuvent s'amuser avec Tommy et sa famille pendant qu'ils parcourent le champ de foire. Ils peuvent exercer leur esprit en pratiquant les mathématiques. Et à la fin du livre, les enfants découvrent celui qui nous considère tous comme des êtres égaux !
Une mort suspecte: Stig Alm prend l’affaire
by Gunnar LindbergUne mort suspecte est le premier livre de la série mettant en scène Stig Alm dans les années 1990. Un financier est découvert pendu dans sa salle à manger. Stig Alm est chargé de rédiger un rapport sur ce qui semble être un suicide. Cependant, quelque chose ne semble pas normal. Alm soupçonne qu'il s'agit d'une mort suspecte. Le livre compte un total de 16 400 mots.
Uneasy Allies: Sino-American Relations at the Grassroots, 1937–1949
by Judd C. Kinzley Zach FredmanThis timely collection of essays examines Sino-American relations during the Second World War, the Chinese Civil War and the opening of the Cold War. Drawing on new sources uncovered in China, Taiwan, the UK and the US, the authors demonstrate how 'grassroots' engagements - not just elite diplomacy - established the trans-Pacific networks that both shaped the postwar order in Asia, and continue to influence Sino-US relations today. In these crucial years, servicemen, scientists, students, businesspeople, activists, bureaucrats and many others travelled between the US and China. In every chapter, this innovative volume's approach uncovers their stories using both Chinese and English language sources. By examining interactions among various Chinese and American actors in the dynamic wartime environment, Uneasy Allies reveals a new perspective on the foundations of American power, the brittle nature of the Sino-American relationship, and the early formation of the institutions that shaped the Cold War Pacific.