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People's minds are hard to change. In North America and elsewhere, communities are fractured along ideological lines as social media and algorithms encourage individuals to seek out others who think like they do and to condemn those that don't. This social and political polarization has resulted in systemic discrimination and weaponized communication trends such as gaslighting and fake news.
In this compelling new book, Kyle Conway confronts the...
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If you want to introduce yourself in French, then this French conversation is for you. You can also learn how to talk about your nationality inviting your friend to dinner.
So, it's a good French conversation topic to have. And these phrases will help you talk about it to Talking about what you are doing or how you can express yourself in different places.
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Written by the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (www.wordsmith.org), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words will delight writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. The words are grouped in intriguing categories that range from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make the Spell-Checker Ineffective." each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example-and many feature fascinating...
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As its sister title, A Californian's Guide to the Trees among Us, did for arboreal varieties, this new guidebook introduces casual birders to 120 of California's most easily seen bird species-native and exotic alike-as found in a mix of urban, suburban, and traditionally natural habitats. Full-color images and clear, direct descriptions make identification easy, and author Charles Hood supplements the essential information with surprising facts and...
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Costa, pionero de la Esquemática, examina en este nuevo libro los mecanismos del cerebro óptico humano y los procesos de la percepción. Atraviesa la evolución del esquematismo desde la prehistoria hasta la inteligencia artificial, y nos ofrece una asignatura pendiente: la teoría informacional del esquema. En Esquematismo, Costa descubre las leyes comunes de los esquemas preinformáticos y la infografía, una tendencia hacia la simplicidad inteligente...
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Pour réussir brillamment vos études, prenez un raccourci ! - Comment arriver détendu à vos examens ? Comment mettre toutes les chances de votre cté ? Comment être rassuré plutt qu'angoissé lorsque vous vous comparez avec les autres étudiants ? (Secret 1, simple et puissant, absolument fondamental) - Comment gagner du temps ? Comment être sûr de ne pas travailler pour rien ? (Secret 2, du pur bon sens) - Comment être crédible aux yeux...
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Queremos ir más allá de la revisión de conceptos. Queremos entender cómo funcionan la creatividad y la innovación y explorar de qué formas podemos hacer que ocurran. Ambos conceptos, creatividad e innovación, se usan con frecuencia como sinónimos. Intentaremos discriminar su significado y entender la relación entre ambos.
Procuraremos generar la inquietud y el deseo de cambiar las cosas, porque en este terreno, más que en cualquier otro,...
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Malgré sa vitalité certaine, le secteur de la bande dessinée demeure encore largement stigmatisé dans les officines de la culture. Si de nombreux ouvrages traitent de l'enseignement AVEC la bande dessinée, peu portent à ce jour sur l'enseignement DE la bande dessinée, son histoire, ses œuvres marquantes, son dispositif expressif. Entre les études trop pointues et celles trop généralistes, une faille doit être comblée. Visant à jeter...
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Il est possible d'étudier la relation entre les médias et la société à partir de nombreuses perspectives. Considérer le lien entre les médias et la société, c'est affirmer que la société influence l'évolution des médias et que l'évolution des médias, à son tour, agit sur l'évolution de nos sociétés. Comme les chercheurs ont contribué à montrer, au fil des ans, que les médias sont liés à l'interaction sociale, il est devenu...
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Originally published in 1941, this pocket-sized treasury preserves the language of diners and roadside restaurants during their golden age in the '30s and '40s. From "all hot" (baked potato) and "dog soup" (water) to "perk" (coffee) and "first lady" (spare ribs), the long-lost terms are fascinating, funny, and sometimes politically incorrect by today's standards. Historic photos from the Library of Congress add nostalgic appeal.
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La evolución de nuestras sociedades, de nuestras estructuras de organización, ha dejado en su mayor parte la responsabilidad del desarrollo en manos de los propios individuos. Cómo crecer en el plano personal y cómo avanzar en el plano profesional se convierten en interrogantes que cada uno tiene que contestar.
Si queremos disfrutar con nuestro trabajo y sentirnos a gusto con nosotros mismos, tendremos que explorar vías de evolución interior....
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Public speaking is one of the things many fear the most. This fear is justified – many eyes to look into and many minds to contend with. Thoughts are elusive. The catcher of powerful thoughts – the apt words – are even more elusive. Yet, you do not need to despair. By standing on the shoulders of great orators, you can also speak with facility, felicity, cogency, and potency. Great orators have produced immortal thoughts couched in immortal...
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Esta antología reúne las participaciones de algunos ponentes del Coloquio Internacional de Estudios Críticos sobre Géneros Populares, que tuvo lugar en agosto del 2016 en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la UNAM. Este coloquio fue producto del proyecto PAPIME (Programa de Apoyo a Proyectos para la Innovación y Mejoramiento de la Enseñanza) del mismo nombre que, por más de tres años, se construyó con la colaboración de profesores, investigadores...
14) Spoken English
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In today's competitive world, Spoken English is considered as a passport for a guaranteed success in life. The craze for learning spoken English has led to the growth of various coaching institutes all over the country. Much as they may profess and advertise, it is not really possible to learn any language in 30 or 40 days. A person who genuinely wants to learn the language needs to spend at least two to three hours every day for at least five or...
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El Centro de Publicaciones de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) y su Escuela de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura, conscientes de la necesidad de evaluar y acrecentar la discusión de la comunicación en un contexto científico, han creado la Biblioteca de Comunicación.
El libro que inicia este proyecto académico se denomina Nuevos Escenarios de la Comunicación: Retos y Convergencias, y responde al objetivo de fortalecer...
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Communication Skills for Community College Students was created to meet the needs of students enrolled in technical and career-oriented college programs, as well as workers already employed in business and industry. The primary focus of this text enables you to develop communication skills that will ensure your success on the job. This reader-friendly text is designed to provide you with a solid working understanding of communication that applies...
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¿Cuál es el secreto de los diseñadores para encontrar nuevas soluciones allí donde otros no ven ninguna y dar con nuevas oportunidades donde otros solo ven problemas? Kees Dorst denomina a este proceso como "creación de marcos de referencia" y en este libro se introduce, se estudia y se ejemplifica el método de manera que pueda ser utilizado por profesionales de otros campos al margen de las disciplinas del diseño. "Un método nuevo y fascinante...
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Today English has almost become indispensable in India and abroad, as it is considered to be a standard, international language of communication across the globe. Hence, learning this language has become a necessity, irrespective of one's age, sex, colour or race. English Grammar And Usage is an altogether different and unique book for understanding and learning the language easily and quickly by writing and speaking innumerable readymade sentences...
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The urge to say yes, to please everyone around you can be overwhelming. It can be rooted in your desire to maintain your self-image, the product of chronically low self esteem. But the truth in life is that knowing when to say No when you usually say Yes is one of the most fundamentally important things you can do for yourself and for your relationships. This book walks everyone who has ever felt uncomfortable denying something to others through the...
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Cette introduction aux perspectives critiques présente un large éventail d'approches théoriques élaborées en sciences sociales ou en philosophie, allant du XVIIIe siècle, avec la philosophie critique de Kant, jusqu'aux développements les plus contemporains en économie critique de la communication, en études de genre ou encore en philosophie sociale, en passant par Marx, Engels, Foucault, Habermas, Bourdieu et Honneth pour ne nommer que ces...
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