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Conectandonos: A customized version for SPAN 201 at Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor

Author(s): CATHARINE TONNACLIFF

A culture-based, critical-thinking approach to learning and using Spanish in context. Conectándonos is a culture-based first year textbook that focuses on the analysis of language in its cultural context. By combining a textbook and website, Conectándonos engages students from the very beginning ...

Wolfman Jay and the Writing Center Gang: Humor in Listserv Community Development

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Abstract As individuals become more immersed in online discourse, the rhetorical ways in which face-to-face humor emerges as an important part of the written lexicon remain an important facet of effective communication. Social media, listservs, blogs, email, and collaborative virtual environments...

Manufacturing Hate: How Africa was Demonized in Western Media

Author(s): Milton Allimadi

ABOUT MANUFACTURING HATE: How Africa Was Demonized In Western Media is the book to read if you want to know the history of demonization of Africa, and by extension descendants of Africa, in Western media—books, newspapers, and magazines— from the 17th century to our contemporary era, and the lingeri...

Geology of National Parks for the University of Texas, Austin

Author(s): Elizabeth Catlos

The National Parks of the United States preserve our nation’s iconic landscapes and some of the finest examples of geologic heritage. From glaciers to caves, volcanoes to canyons, or mountains to coral reefs, the nation’s geologic features and landforms have been an important part of the American ex...

Bollywood in the City: Can the Consumption of Bollywood Cinema Serve as a Site for Intercultural Discovery and Dialogue?

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Sample Bollywood’s new “coolness” (Banker 2001) creates the space for what Clifford calls “political struggles to define the local as distinctive community” (Clifford 1994, 308)—a space distinctly evident in the New York metropolitan area. This is made possible particularly by the post-globalized...

Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success

Author(s): Marsha Fralick, Kauionalani Mead

HumanEsources, in partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing, hosts an interactive online version of textbooks authored by Dr. Fralick.The interactive version uses the latest technology to include:Interactive exercises with immediate scoring and feedback.Quizzes that are automatically scored. Career a...

To Tell or Not to Tell: Managing Privacy Disclosure among LGBTQ Populations

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Abstract To tell or not tell someone our private health information is, at times, a nerve-wracking experience. Yet, we undergo the stress about when and how to communicate our health concerns on a regular basis, whether we are in the confines of the doctor’s office or in an environment where we f...

OpenStax Prealgebra

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"Prealgebra 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for a one-semester prealgebra or basic math course. The book’s organization makes it easy to adapt to a variety of course syllabi. The text introduces the fundamental concepts of algebra while addressing the needs of students with di...