Divine Qualities: Cult and Community in Republican Rome
This book explores an aspect of how Romans thought about themselves. Its subject is 'divine qualities': qualities like Concord, Faith, Hope, Clemency, Fortune, Freedom, Piety, and Victory, which received public cult in Rome in the Republican period. Anna Clark draws on a wide range of evidence (literature, drama, coins, architecture, inscriptions and graffiti) to show that these qualities were not simply given cult because they were intrinsically important to 'Romans'.
Economics for Humans argues against the well-ingrained notion that economics is immune to moral values and distant from human relationships. Here, Nelson locates the impediment to envisioning a more considerate economic world in an assumption that is shared by both neoliberals and the political left. Despite their seemingly insurmountable differences, Nelson notes that they both make use of the metaphor, first proposed by Adam Smith, that the economy is a machine.
The Man Without Qualities (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Ulrich has no qualities in the sense that his self-awareness is completely divorced from his abilities. He is drawn into a project, the "Parallel Campaign", to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph's coronation in 1918.
For nearly sixty years, Frank Sinatra (1915-98) triumphed in concert, in the recording studio, on television, and on the big screen, refashioning his image to suit the temper of the times. Sinatra did it "his way," remaining both elusive and alluring, and appealing to men and women alike. This collection analyzes the qualities that ensured Sinatra's staying power: his impeccable musicality, his charisma, his tough-mindedness, and even his peccadilloes.
This writing endeavor is the result of many projects, studies, and prior undertakings involving many individuals. Each of these people contributed in meaningful ways to our understanding of what it means to be an effective teacher. Through countless workshops, we have heard teachers, principals, and superintendents ask:
What is an effective teacher? ▲ How do you help good teachers become even better? ▲ What tools and techniques are available to support and sustain quality teaching? The Handbook for Qualities of Effective Teachers is our way of beginning to address these complex and profoundly important questions.
