What matters most in Wayson Choy's elegant second novel can be summed up in one word: "values." This understated coming-of-age tale, set in Vancouver's Chinatown during the 1930s and '40s, details the surprising ways in which one culture's cherished beliefs can be subtly altered and yet upheld within another's.
Simon Evnine examines various epistemic aspects of what it is to be a person. Persons are defined as finite beings that have beliefs, including second-order beliefs about their own and others' beliefs, and are agents, capable of making long-term plans. It is argued that for any being meeting these conditions, a number of epistemic consequences obtain. First, all such beings must have certain logical concepts and be able to use them in certain ways. Secondly, there are at least two principles governing belief that it is rational for persons to satisfy and are such that nothing can be a person at all unless it satisfies them to a large extent.
Renaissance scientists paved the way for modern-day scientific thinking -- scientists didn’t just read about or discuss theories, they studied and challenged established principles and beliefs and conducted hands-on experiments to better understand how and why things happen. Renaissance Science & Invention explores the people, ideas and inventions behind the major scientific breakthroughs in astronomy, physics, anatomy and mathematics, from the engineering
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Techniques and Principles in Language teaching
This book provides a practical overview of the most important methods in the field. Readers are drawn into classrooms where various teaching methods and approaches are being used. They are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs and to develop their own approach to language teaching.
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Solutions Upper-Intermediate Student's Book (English Edition)
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Solutions Upper-Intermediate Student's Book (English Edition)
A course book for secondary school learners preparing for the final exam. Covers the levels from B1+ to B2+ Tackles such issues as: famous Brits, houses and flats, generation gap, space exploration, printed media, people's beliefs, global warming, networking sites, jobs and work, British pets.
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