At 53, I was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease (HD), a genetic affliction that runs in my family. Though shocking, this news was also therapeutic, because it freed me from the writer's block that had for years kept me from telling the story of how, when I was a young girl, the guru of an Indian cult abused me sexually.At the age of 16, I dropped out of a London secondary school and moved with my brother to an obscure ashram in Kullu, India. Hoping to seek enlightenment by a gifte...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Design (Industrie, Grafik, Mode), Note: 1,0, Modefachschule Dresden, Veranstaltung: Theoretische Abschlussarbeit, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Metrosexualität, Männer in der Identitätskrise – Zeilen die derzeit in aller Munde sind. Doch die wahre Bedeutung dessen, worüber jeder spricht kennen die wenigsten. Für die meisten boomt es gerade an >coming Outs

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Antike, Note: 2,0, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Philosophie), Veranstaltung: Tugendethik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Werk die „Nikomachische Ethik“ von Aristoteles gilt die Klugheit als zentrale Tugend, da keine Handlung und keine Tugend ohne sie auskäme. Im Verlauf der Arbeit möchte ich zeigen, was gerade diese Tugend zu einer so besonderen macht. Hierfür werde ich nach einer kurzen Einleitung ...

Add value with every decision using a simple yet powerful frameworkFew things are as valuable in business, and in life, as the ability to make good decisions. Can you imagine how much more rewarding your life and your business would be if every decision you made were the best it could be? Decision Quality empowers you to make the best possible choice and get more of what you truly want from every decision.Dr. Carl Spetzler is a leader in the field ...

Few things are as valuable in business, and in life, as the ability to make good decisions. Decision Quality is here to help you make decisions that maximize value creation and manage risk- every time.This audiobook comes from the dynamic team of award- winning educator Carl Spetzler and his colleagues, Hannah Winter and Jennifer Meyer. This trio has helped shape the decision quality profession over the years-in the field and in the classroom. They've also worked with leaders aroun...

Currently 23 cities exceed the 10 million inhabitants’ threshold. The number of world’s megacities is expected to grow to 39 in 2025 with 32 of these in emerging economies. While today cities cater for over half of the world’s population, they are facing ever increasing environmental problems. Whether or not an emerging megacity will be able to cope with expected climate change impacts and increased scarcity of natural or man-made resources depends on its capacity to change human behaviour...

The Cruel and Reparative Possibilities of Failure brings together a variety of scholars and research across disciplines, with an emphasis on communication and gender studies, to work toward reimagining the idea of failure. Contributors consider failure as both a space for growth and repair and as a space from which hope can emerge. The collection is divided into five parts, investigating failure as consumption; failure as media; failure as pedagogy; failure as narrative; and final...

Teacher, Scholar, Mother advances a more productive conversation across disciplines on motherhood through its discussion on intersecting axes of power and privilege. This multi- and trans-disciplinary book features mother scholars who bring their theoretical and disciplinary lenses to bear on questions of identity, practice, policy, institutional memory, progress, and the gendered notion of parenting that still pervades the modern academy.

Higher education helps students along a transformative path to citizenship by providing knowledge and experiences that help them become effective and responsible participants in democracy. The pedagogies discussed in this book vary in the student populations they target, the courses to which they are linked, and the nature of the democratic principles to which students are exposed; nevertheless, the authors maintain a unified commitment to preparing students for a life of democratic citize...

Women who came of age in the late twentieth century were raised in the era of choice; they grew up believing that reproductive decision-making is a political right, a responsibility of women living the successes of second wave feminism, and under their control. Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice: Explorations into Discourses of Reproduction explores contemporary maternity both within and in light of these late-twentieth century understandings. Employing a variety of femin...

The Seasons of My Life is the story of one woman’s memories of everyday life, from her upbringing on a farm in Wisconsin, through her forty-plus years of missionary ministry with her husband on three continents, and into her new phase of service without her life partner. It is a sequel to George H. Meyers, His Remarkable Life Story, published in 2016, describing his humble beginnings, multifaceted career, international travels, and life pursuits. The narrative of Janet’s autobiography cont...

Jennifer Cerriety was the victim of a heinous crime, in a place where the perpetrators were the law. With no hope of justice, she had another thought. Someone once told her that the only thing sweeter than revenge was retribution and Jennifer had a plan.