This book explores the causes of and events leading to the American Civil War including slavery, Abraham Lincoln's presidential victory, secession, and the Battle of Fort Sumter. Easy-to-read, engaging text discusses major battles and key figures of the war and the technology and weapons used during the war.
Basic Linguistic Theory provides a fundamental characterization of the nature of human languages and a comprehensive guide to their description and analysis.
Volume 3 introduces and examines key grammatical topics, each from a cross-linguistic perspective. The subjects include number systems, negation, reflexives and reciprocals, passives, causatives, comparative constructions, and questions. The final chapter discusses the relation between linguistic explanation and the culture and world-view of the linguist and speakers of the language he or she is describing.
This volume integrates and makes sense of the growing body of theoretical and empirical research conducted on purpose across the lifespan. It opens with a comprehensive yet detailed discussion of the definitions of purpose most commonly used in studies on the topic. In addition to defining the construct, the author also discusses its philosophical roots and distinguishes it from related concepts, including meaning, goals, and ultimate concerns. This volume discusses the disparate perspectives on the construct and addresses the tendency to position purpose in the broader frame of positive psychology.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Birds
In this video, the world of birds is examined by Bill Nye, also known as the "standup scientist." Nye's unique brand of science instruction is very popular with students, who find his explanations of concepts clear and easy to remember. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Birds is another episode in the award-winning series that teaches while entertaining, a winning combination in a classroom. He discusses the theory that birds are descended from dinosaurs, and demonstrates how bird wings work...
The author explains to the listener how to keep himself/herself calm when provoked by an angry party and how to sidestep angry reactions, such as sarcasm and personal attacks, and focus on the issues at hand. Staver also discusses what to do immediately when hostility flares up.
