Speaking from the Heart: Herstories of Chicana, Latina, and Amerindian Women

Author(s): Rose M. Borunda, Melissa Moreno

At the heart of Speaking from the Heart: Herstories of Chicana, Latina, and Amerindian Women are cultural narratives, trajectories toward decolonization offered by Chicana, Latina, and Amerindian women. The series of cultural narratives contained in the 2nd edition of Speaking from the Heart: Her...

Proxemics & COVID-19: Interpersonal Communication and Spatial Preference

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Sample The recent pandemic of COVID-19 will forever change our world and how we interact with one another. Humans and how we communicate have been deeply impacted by rules and regulations which address space and occupants therein. Our personal bubble, or sometimes referred to as a proxemic zone, ...

3D Modeling for Advanced Design & Application

Author(s): Fardad Azarmi

Intended for use as a textbook in the introductory course in engineering drawing and computer aided modeling for undergraduate engineering students, 3D Modeling for Advanced Design and Application focuses on the principals of engineering graphics for sketching drawings according to the standards in ...

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...

Ecology Lab Manual

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Statics: A Lecturebook

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"Statics: A Lecturebook is a hybrid textbook/lecture notes set is designed to provide you with an undergraduate-level, engineering-focused introduction to the topic of engineering statics. To this end, the text covers the following key topical areas: • Vector fundamentals: including basic definition...

Social Theory for Sports Lovers

Author(s): Synthia Sydnor

Sport looms large in current times, entwined with political movements, climate change, and pandemic. Yet what is sport’s function in society? Through the lens of respected intellectual traditions, Social Theory for Sports Lovers engages with this wondrous, sometimes decadent thing, sport. Readers --...

Chaos, Informational Voids, and Emergent Organizations: The Case of West Virginia's Water and Freedom Industries

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Sample Crises are, by their nature, shocking, disruptive, and often dangerous events. Three characteristics—threat, surprise, and short response time—are indicative of crisis events (Hermann, 1963). Those who are threatened by crises feel a sudden danger that they did not anticipate and they must...

Diversity of Perspectives

Author(s): Eileen Taylor

Regardless of your current level in any organization (traditional student, adult learner, intern, entry-level, employee, manager, or leader), you will soon experience a changing workforce that will become majority minority as early as the year 2030 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  Dr. Eileen Ta...

Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab Companion, Preliminary Edition

Author(s): William Johnson, Lisa Miller

The Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab Companion, Preliminary Edition, is a text that provides robust, supportive material for the study of the lymphatic system, the cardiovascular system, thoracic viscera, abdominal viscera, and organs of the reproductive system. It has a heavy emphasis on anatomy and sh...