Sound and Light Experiments: Acoustics and Optics in the Fine Arts: A Laboratory Manual

Author(s): Michael C LoPresto, Steven Murrell

A Guidebook to Presentation Speaking: Prepared for Business, Professional, Technical, and Trade Learners

Author(s): Janet McKenney

A Guidebook to Presentation Speaking, 7th edition, has been significantly expanded to follow the template of the Five Canon approach. Presentation speaking has been chosen as the title because presentations are used more frequently than public speaking. Presentation speaking includes situations wher...

Potential of Diasporic Discussion Forums for Inter- and Transcultural Dialogue: Case Studies of Moroccan and Turkish Diaspora in Germany

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Sample The issue of dialogue between cultures is today discussed more than ever through increasing globalization, migration flows, and developing information and communication technologies (ICTs). While intercultural encounters become a part of people’s daily lives, ICTs contribute to the emergen...

The World at Play: Performance from the Audience?s Perspective

Author(s): Cason Warinner Murphy

Across the world and throughout history, groups of various individuals have gathered together at a certain time and place for no purpose other than to see performances. From Greek tragoedia to Japanese bunraku to contemporary musical theatre, audiences play a crucial part in any performance, yet the...

Families Living in Closets: Talking about Alcoholism In and Out of Family Households

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Abstract Alcoholism is a disease that has a detrimental effect on the physical and mental health of both the alcoholic individual and his or her family members, especially those who live with the alcoholic. This case offers vignettes from the author’s life to illustrate how his family coped and c...

Validating Women and Their Miscarriage Experiences: An Application of Confirmation Theory

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Abstract Individuals have a basic human need to be confirmed or validated (Buber, 1957; Laing, 1961; Sieburg, 1985). This need is met through verbal and nonverbal communicative acts (Dailey, 2008; Ellis, 2000; Sieburg, 1985). Ellis (2000) defines confirmation as a transactional process individual...

Move Breathe Connect: Exploring Wellness Through Your Yoga

Author(s): TARA MACCHIONI, EMILY PAULY

Move, Breathe, Connect will be your guide as you experience and define your yoga.  Parts of your journey will trace the paths that existed long ago, but you will also be encouraged to forge new trails that are uniquely yours. Along the way, you will discover that yoga is a journey toward wellness th...

"What Do You Expect from Me?": Family and Marital Coping after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Abstract Cancer diagnoses are stressful, atypical events for families. When a family member is diagnosed with cancer, the nature of family relationships often transform as a result. The additional stress and uncertainty that accompanies cancer treatments may also create or intensify family confli...

State Crimes Around the World: A Treatise in the Sociology of State Deviance

Author(s): Obi N. I. Ebbe

In PR All Relationships Matter: A Lesson in Governmental and Media Relations

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Abstract When an employee is arrested for child endangerment, the employer, government officials, and the media all want to know what happened. Through a series of missteps and bad decisions, the Children Are #1 Daycare Center learns a tough lesson in governmental and media relations. , basic_ht...