Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for democracy to explore why and how the gap in civic competence should be bridged.

This challenging, hard-hitting book is about making schooling relevant to modern society. It starts from the premise that our present education system is ill equipped to serve students and society in the twenty-first century. In a series of positive yet powerful and provocative chapters, the authors look at critical issues shaping schools today, with a view to:* set out the critical issues behind the headlines* show evidence from research and examples of good practice...

Geneticist Jianna Makinde grew up in the shadow of her famous ancestor, Samara, who saved DaVinci's colonists from extinction by the fungal Bloom. But Samara's cure had off-target effects that plague every DaVincian: migraines, seizures, paralysis, and worse. Jianna dreams of fixing Samara's mistakes, but the Council refuses to fund her latest research proposal, thanks to the fearmongering of Guide Willow Evans, head of the Naturalist church. Worse, if anyone discovers she's secretly datin...

First Place BookFest Award Winner — Sci-Fi SeriesEarth is gone.Humanity has one last world.On the distant planet DaVinci, the survivors of Earth's fungal apocalypse try to build a future. But the alien Bloom that blankets the planet carries a devastating side effect: no child can be born.Until one scientist breaks the rules.Dr. Samara Makinde engineers the impossible… a daughter designed to survive the alien world. The child should save humanity....

Ministry is hard. So is leadership. But God has not left us to figure these things out on our own.In Paul's short letter to Titus, he gives practical advice to a young church leader about creating a culture in his church that gives glory back to Jesus. In this short devotional, the intention is to highlight and create reflective thought on these principles for the modern-day church leader.Topics include:Qualifications and responsibilities of l...

Geneticist Jianna Makinde has uncovered Aurelius Hofstadter's true purpose: total control of DaVinci. Her father, Councilor Soren Makinde, is behaving erratically, and Jianna is sure that Aurelius has done something to him, but she can't prove anything. Worse, Jianna's best hope at fighting Aurelius has evaporated. Lucas, the first human-passing android that Aurelius ever created, seems to have absconded with thirteen Descendants, including the best friend of Jianna's lover, Engineer Miche...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

E-artnow bietet Ihnen eine sorgfältig ausgewählte Sammlung der größten Klassiker der Weltliteratur: Englische Meisterwerke: Romeo und Julia (William Shakespeare) Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark (William Shakespeare) Othello, der Mohr von Venedig (William Shakespeare) Don Juan (Lord Byron) Stolz und Vorurteil (Jane Austen) Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) Sturmhöhe (Emily Brontë) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeit (William Makepeace Thackeray) Drakula ...

Nineteen years after humanity's last hope took root on DaVinci, Phoebe Makinde lives in the shadow of her mother's legend. Genetically engineered to survive the alien Bloom, Phoebe should embody the colony's future. Instead, she's plagued by migraines, seizures, and a gnawing sense she'll never measure up.While her peers choose careers and partners, Phoebe drifts between jobs, befriending the Hyperionites, outcast descendants of a failed colony who have spliced alien DNA into their...

When Earth falls to a devastating fungal plague, geneticist Dr. Samara Makinde joins humanity's desperate bid for survival on DaVinci, a distant exoplanet meant to be their fresh start. But DaVinci has a secret: it harbors spores that wipe out every pregnancy, threatening to erase the colony before the next generation is born.Samara believes she can save them with gene therapy, reengineering human DNA to live in harmony with the alien fungus. But psychologist Dr. Ayesha Basu sees o...

In the third book of his Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Niccolò Machiavelli delves into the intricacies of Roman politics and military strategy. Through a meticulous analysis of Livy's historical account, Machiavelli explores the nature of power, the role of religion in society, and the importance of military discipline. With his characteristic wit and incisive insights, Machiavelli offers a timeless guide to the art of statecraft, providing valuable lessons for leaders an...

CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The Countess of Bellarmine ARTHUR STRINGER: 11. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven 12. The Button Thief 13. The Wire-Tappers ARTHUR TRAIN: 14. Extradition 15. The Baron de Ville 16. The Golden To...