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OpenStax Chemistry: Atoms First 2e softcover prints in 2 parts

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"Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association. This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax C...

Children's Humor: Foundations of Laughter Across the Lifespan

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Sample Across the human lifespan, silly faces, funny noises, jokes, and other forms of humorous communication considered to be playful (Bateson, 1972) occur along with many forms of communication considered to be serious. Like its serious counterpart, humorous communication can affect many aspect...

Theatre Through the Ages: An Introduction to Theatre

Author(s): Daryl Worley

A comprehensive guide for theatre appreciation. Starting with ancient man and the Greeks and Romans the history of the theatre is explored throughout the text culminating with a look at the truly American theatre form, the Broadway musical. Twelve full plays are included in this text as well as a va...

Dialogue, a Space Between, Across, and Beyond Cultures and Disciplines: A Case Study of Lectures in Transcultural and Transdisciplinary Communication

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Sample This chapter intends to deepen the meaning of dialogue, drawing on the theoretical contributions of transdisciplinarity and the philosophy of dialogue and applying them to my own teaching experiences. Following my initial study of the possible reciprocity between dialogue among cultures an...

Building Your Social World: Constructing Reality through Interpersonal Communication

Author(s): ANASTACIA KURYLO

Building Your Social World: Constructing Reality through Interpersonal Communication gives students the key to unlocking the full explanatory value of interpersonal communication to better understand and navigate their personal and professional lives. The social constructionist approach of the text ...

Growth of the American Republic: Fundamental Concepts in U.S. Government & Politics

Author(s): Earle Michael Young

Growth of the American Republic: Fundamental Concepts in U.S. Government & Politics essentially ‘catches up’ our woefully history-clueless students on the basic principles of government and citizenship…in essence, giving them a framework of understanding the ideas and history that influenced the fou...

Starting Life With a Clean Slate: Transgender Woman Starting a New Job

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Abstract Kylie stared at the computer screen, feeling the panic rise inside her as she read and reread the e-mail. It was April of her senior year, and she had already secured her dream job with a Fortune 500 company. Just weeks after graduation, movers would arrive in her small college town in t...

Search for a Winning Solution

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Abstract An 83-year-old man working as a grocery store bagger to pay the medical bills of his late wife wins a contest prize, but is ineligible to receive it because he works for a customer of the contest-sponsoring company. The news media hear about the situation, the grocery store is unhappy, a...