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Scientific and Technical Writing: From Problem to Proposal
Author(s): William Magrino
The NEW 5th edition of Scientific and Technical Writing: From Problem to Proposal is built around a single concept - that students learn professional writing through ownership of their ideas. This text equips students with the real-world skills that today’s employers seek.Scientific and Technical Wr...
"Open Doors but Closed Communication": Talking About Work-Life and Mentoring in Academia
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Sample “Shit,” Justine murmured to herself as she opened up her research document. “I should have been working on this hours earlier,” she continued as she glanced at the clock on her computer monitor and back to the to-do list. It was already 11 a.m. on her research day, and she had yet to clock...
The 20th Century Civil Rights Movement: An Africana Studies Perspective
Author(s): MARK CHRISTIAN
The 20th Century Civil Rights Movement: An Africana Studies Perspective covers major aspects of the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement. It is not the standard text on the topic that is usually found because it uses sources directly associated with those whom led and marched on the campaigns. Too oft...
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...
OpenStax Entrepreneurship
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"This textbook is intended for use in introductory Entrepreneurship classes at the undergraduate level. Due to the wide range of audiences and course approaches, the book is designed to be as flexible as possible. Theoretical and practical aspects are presented in a balanced manner, and specific com...
The Sociological Vision
Author(s): Christopher Pieper
New Edition Now Available! What is sociology? Will I like it? Does it matter in the world? Can it help me? The Sociological Vision is designed to answer these questions and cultivate a new way of seeing social life. Geared primarily toward students beginning a journey into the social sciences,...
An International Student in the United States: A Case Study of Communication Theory of Identity
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Sample Identity has been a significant concept for well over a hundred years and a focus of empirical research in the social sciences since the late 1970s, especially with the development of Social Identity Theory by Henri Tajfel and John Turner (1979). In the intervening years, with the rise of ...
Starting a New Family Legacy: Transitioning from High School to College as a First Generation College Student
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Abstract About me: My name is Daniela, but most people think that’s hard to pronounce so you can call me Dani. I am a first-year chemistry major who has two dreams in life: to be the first in my family to finish college and to gain acceptance into medical school. I’ll be blogging on behalf of TRi...
Booms and Busts: The Story of Colorado History
Author(s): Karen Patrice Dropps
Booms and Busts: A Story of Colorado History takes a look at the history of Colorado through the lens of the people who made it what it is today. From the creation of the mountains to first European settlers, to modern day, this book looks at how each event has shaped the Centennial state. This bo...
Ultimate 3D Art and Design
Author(s): Joseph Miller