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Questions for the Soul

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"This book is intended as an introduction to philosophy. It is a thoughtful collection of writings on different philosophical discourses by different philosophers. The book presents philosophy as sustained reflection on the questions that most profoundly and deeply concern the life of a human being ...

Tiger Trouble

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Abstract The daughter of a successful college men’s lacrosse coach refuses to shut down her racy blog, risking the reputation of a program that has done much to repair its image in recent years. When the sports information department tries to avoid another black eye for the men’s lacrosse program...

He Says/She Says: Misunderstandings Between Men and Women

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Sample Ginger walks out of her last class of the day to find Luke waiting for her, as he usually does on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She greets him with a hug and they fall into a matched pace that soon will lead them to the library. “Becky got an offer from BellTech—her first choice,” Ginger says, k...

Fitness and Your Health

Author(s): David C Nieman

Fitness & Your Health has been written to satisfy the general education requirement for physical education. In many colleges and universities students are given the option to take a class that focuses on fitness and health issues. Fitness & Your Health uses a physical fitness approach to educate the...

The Dark Side of Social Media: Enabling Effective Parental Engagement with the Online Communication of Self-Harming Adolescents

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Sample Peers play a major role in teenagers’ lives, and they are very likely to communicate with each other via technology. An overwhelming majority of teenagers report social media usage, and 45% report that they are almost constantly online (Anderson & Jiang, 2018). One topic that teens commonl...

Legitimizing Street Lit in the Classroom: Essays on Critical Connections of Zora Neale Hurston, Ann Petry and Sister Souljah

Author(s): Tracey Gholston

Street Literature. Urban Fiction. Thug Drama. Hip Hop Lit. The genre with many names has seen a surge in popularity in recent decades. For many hesitant readers, street literature is a gateway to canonical text. Yet, its reception in academic classrooms has yet to reflect the demand for this type of...

Humor as an Aggressive Communication

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Sample It is easy to recall those moments when hearing a funny joke or listening to an entertaining anecdote had us doubled over in hysterical laughter, a red face and wide smile presenting clear evidence of our amusement. Equally as memorable, however, are instances when a joke or comment has ma...

Marketing Research and Decision Analysis: A Book of Cases

Author(s): R. MICHAEL LATTA

Effective Business Decision Making involves the following elements: Identify Your Goal and Associated Strategy Gather Information to Identify Options, Problems, and Opportunities Identify the Consequences of Decisions Make the Best Decision. Evaluate Decision Effectiveness. Market...