If you've already downloaded volume 1 of our series Parsnips in ELT, then you'll already have an idea of what this book is about. The PARSNIP is, as many of you will know, a reference to all those topics that are commonly left out of the standard ELT coursebook: Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, -Isms, Pork. Written by, Rob Howard, Noreen Lam, David Petrie, Adam Simpson, Mike Smith, T. Veigga and Phil Wade, this ebook has 7 lesson plans for ELT teachers that cover Politics, Alco...

Step out of your ELT comfort zone! Like previous volumes, the books contains seven sample lesson plans about traditionally sensitive classroom topics. Use them as is or consider them a starting point for exploring topics like these in your own ways.This volume covers a modified group of PARSNIPS: Periods, Alcohol, Race, Suicide, Nudity, Integration, and Porn.Written by Kate Finegan, Stephen Greene, Rob Howard, Noreen Lam, David Petrie, Tyson Seburn, T. Veigga.

Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman, Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The s...

Many law firms today are far too focused on increasing market share; they should be paying attention to what makes them a more profitable business. Market share doesn't matter much if you're not profitable, and firms cannot simply grow their way to prosperity by undercutting the competition. Instead, firms must focus on value creation and increasing clients' willingness to pay for their services. The question should be: "What can your firm do better, or more efficiently, and more profitabl...

Step out of your ELT comfort zone by trying some PARSNIP lessons.This ebook has 7 lesson plans for ELT teachers that cover Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, Isms and Pork in an engaging and enjoyable style.Written by Mike JC Smith, Cecilia Lemos, David Petrie, Adam Simpson, Katherine Bilsborough, Noreen Lam, Phil Wade and cover designed by www.bilsboroughdesigns.com .

Es geht um die Zukunft unserer WeltWir schreiben das Jahr 2038: Um die Erde steht es nicht zum Besten. Der fortgeschrittene Treibhauseffekt und der Raubbau des Menschen an der Natur haben gravierende Auswirkungen auf unsere Umwelt. Ein mikroskopisch kleines Schwarzes Loch, von Menschen erzeugt, ist in den glutflüssigen Erdkern eingedrungen und droht nun, unseren Planeten – und damit auch uns – in den nächsten zwei Jahren zu zerstören. Die Wissenschaftler sind in zw...

Was ist ein gutes Leben? Was macht mein Leben einfacher, ohne es einzuschränken? Was tut mir gut, aber gleichzeitig auch anderen? Es sind bestimmte Werte, die sich in einer Einstellung, aber auch im Verhalten, im Tun ausdrücken. Welche das sein könnten, zeigt dieses Buch mit Themen wie Achtsamkeit und Beharrlichkeit, Ehrfurcht und Geduld, Gönnen und Risikobereitschaft, Vertrauen und Humor, bis hin zu Toleranz und Zivilcourage. Die Beiträge dieses Buches sind – aus ganz verschiedenen Richtu...

Forskningen är ännu i sin linda, men i studie efter studie visar sig hallucinogena substanser kunna lindra depression, beroende och trauma. Ämnen som psilocybin och DMT, vilka förekommer naturligt i vissa svampar och plantor, ser ut att kunna bidra till nya genombrott i hjärnforskningen såväl som till ökat välmående för individen. Samtidigt är lagstiftningen lika hård som mot högst skadliga och beroendeframkallande droger. Är samhället redo att omvärdera sitt förhållande till psykedelika?

The rise and fall of a California business in an era of rapid technological change—includes historic photos.The Puritan Ice Companies operated at Santa Barbara, California, from 1922 to 1986, opening the vegetable markets in the Santa Maria and Lompoc Valleys to wide distribution by pioneering the use of refrigerated railcars. Puritan ran the world's largest poultry plant and, during the World War II homefront era of the 1940s, was pivotal in facilitating Mexican l...

Tämä kaikki voisi tapahtua myös Suomessa.Puistattava kuvaus siitä, kuinka Venäjä on brutaalisti muokannut miehittämänsä alueet Ukrainasta omaksi kuvakseen.Venäjä kaappasi vuonna 2022 neljä maakuntaa Etelä- ja Itä-Ukrainasta. Miehitysalue vastasi Etelä-Suomen läänin kokoista aluetta.Venäjä alistaa miehittämänsä alueet väkivallan, poliittisen ja taloudellisen pakottamisen avulla. Sen häikäilemättömät turvallisuusjoukot Ukrainassa sieppasivat, kiduttivat ja tappoivat s...

A collection of short stories about creatures which will warm the heart.

The four-volume set LNCS 11746–11749 constitutes the proceedings of the 17th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2019, held in Paphos, Cyprus, in September 2019.The total of 111 full papers presented together with 55 short papers and 48 other papers in these books was carefully reviewed and selected from 385 submissions. The contributions are organized in topical sections named:Part I: accessibility design principles; assistive techno...