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Child Labor
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2009
782 kr
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Present your readers with a truly global review of the issue of child labor. Essays are collected from highly respected international sources, sharing viewpoints from places such as Bolivia, West Africa, South Asia, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, Ireland, and Brazil. Readers will learn about children who …
Gender in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2011
785 kr
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The landmark play A Raisin in the Sun takes its title from a Langston Hughes poem which poses the questions "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" Focusing on a working-class African-American family in Chicago who save enough to purchase either a business in a …
War in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2011
785 kr
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"This did not happen" is a common refrain throughout the stories in The Things They Carried. Tim O''Brien''s account of the Vietnam War purposely blurs the line between fact and fiction to get closer to the truth of what soldiers actually experienced. This compelling volume explores the life of Tim …
Sexuality in William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream
Av Gary Wiener
Häftad, 2013
608 kr
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Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2012
785 kr
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A foundational text in the conservation movement, Rachel Carson''s Silent Spring challenged prevailing ideas of the health of the environment by showing that pesticides affected organisms other than their targets, such as humans and birds. The book also accused chemical companies and federal …
Women's Issues in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2012
785 kr
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This compelling volume examines Zora Neale Hurston''s life and writings, with a specific look at key ideas related to Their Eyes Were Watching God. Essays discuss a variety of topics, including whether the novel can be viewed as an example for all women, whether it still relevant today, and whether …
Women's Issues in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Av Gary Wiener
Häftad, 2012
608 kr
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War in Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2013
785 kr
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Ernest Hemingway''s depiction of war in his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is one without clear ideological or moral imperatives. The story wrestles with themes of wartime and violence, as readers follow Robert Jordan, an American teacher, who volunteers to lead an ill-disciplined band of guerrillas …
Violence in Suzanne Collins' the Hunger Games Trilogy
Av Gary Wiener
Häftad, 2014
608 kr
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Sexuality in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2013
785 kr
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This informative volume explores William Shakespeare''s A Midsummer Night''s Dream through the lens of sexuality. The book examines Shakespeare''s life and influences and offers readers a series of essays for consideration on topics related to sexuality, such as the notions of the war between the …
Violence in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2014
785 kr
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Suzanne Collins'' dystopian trilogy envisions a world where survival and violence quite literally take the center stage. To maintain order, suppress independence, and punish past rebellions, the Capitol selects two participants, or tributes, from each of the twelve districts to fight in an annual …
Wildness in Jack London's The Call of The Wild
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2014
785 kr
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Jack London''s The Call of the Wild became an immediate literary sensation upon publication, selling out its first print run and gaining critical acclaim nationwide. The popular adventure story follows Buck, a sled dog, whose transformation from a domestic pet to the Alpha male of a pack …
Enhanced Interrogation and Torture
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2017
716 kr
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You hear about "waterboarding," but what exactly does it mean? This informative, and at times unflinching, collection of essays explores the radical tactics used by government-sanctioned agencies, and those used by terror groups, to ferret out key intelligence from detainees. Topics range from the …
Microaggressions, Safe Spaces, and Trigger Warnings
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2017
716 kr
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Despite the name, trigger warnings have nothing to do with gun control, and safe spaces don''t necessarily mean state-of-the-art panic rooms. Instead, these terms and the phrase "microaggressions" relate to preserving and protecting one''s emotional safety. In this volume, readers will learn about …
Cyberterrorism and Ransomware Attacks
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2018
713 kr
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In this digital age, it is not only conventional weapons that are used to threaten and harm others. A new and terrifying avenue is cyberspace and ransomware. This malware encrypts a user''s data and demands payment in exchange for unlocking the data. Such attacks are becoming more widespread: a …
Anti-Semitism and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2018
713 kr
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Since its inception in 2005, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has seen numerous boycotts against Israel in an effort to encourage withdrawal from what supporters of the movement consider to be occupied territories, along with recognition of the rights of Arab-Palestinian …
Rise of Authoritarianism
Av Gary Wiener
E-bok, 2019
713 kr
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Due to factors such as income inequality and multiculturalism, liberal democracies have weakened considerably in the last quarter century. Democratic ideals have retreated in Venezuela, the Philippines, Hungary, Russia, and Poland. Many worry that they''re on the decline in such bastions of …
