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Supportive Conversations on Facebook Timelines Discourse Topic Management

Supportive Conversations on Facebook Timelines Discourse Topic Management

The emergence of social networking sites like Facebook and people’s engagement with one another through them is a relatively under-researched area for discourse analysis. The content of the book revolves around Discourse Topic Management which is under the theme of Discourse Analysis. It is written to extend the very limited literature in the area of Discourse Topic especially for the discourse which takes place on social networking sites. This study discusses the characteristics of topical actions employed by English language teachers and their Facebook Friends in managing supportive conversations which take place on Timelines. In addition to employing new strategies enabled by the particular features of the site the teachers and their Friends also creatively adapt the strategies used in face-to-face conversations to manage their online conversations thus contributing to the emergence of unique characteristics of discourse topic management in the context of social networking sites. The book brings together the existing frameworks of Discourse Topic Management which are previously applied in the context of face-to-face conversations and synthesizes the frameworks for a more comprehensive model into examining the conversations which take place on Facebook Timelines. The novelty of this book lies in its synthesized framework the recontextualization of the framework for online conversations and the theoretical extension based on the data analysis presented in each chapter. Since people’s engagement with social networking sites is an emerging behaviour this timely book provides insights into the phenomenon and also proposes a comprehensive analytical framework for other researchers interested in similar contexts. | Supportive Conversations on Facebook Timelines Discourse Topic Management

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The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

The book unifies quantum theory and the general theory of relativity. As an unsolved problem for about 100 years and influencing so many fields this is probably of some importance to the scientific community. Examples like Higgs field limit to classical Dirac and Klein–Gordon or Schrödinger cases quantized Schwarzschild Kerr Kerr–Newman objects and the photon are considered for illustration. An interesting explanation for the asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the early universe was found while quantizing the Schwarzschild metric. | The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

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A Sourcebook of Early Modern European History Life Death and Everything in Between

A Sourcebook of Early Modern European History Life Death and Everything in Between

A Sourcebook of Early Modern European History not only provides instructors with primary sources of a manageable length and translated into English it also offers students a concise explanation of their context and meaning. By covering different areas of early modern life through the lens of contemporaries’ experiences this book serves as an introduction to the early modern European world in a way that a narrative history of the period cannot. It is divided into six subject areas each comprising between twelve and fourteen explicated sources: I. The fabric of communities: Social interaction and social control; II. Social spaces: Experiencing and negotiating encounters; III. Propriety legitimacy fi delity: Gender marriage and the family; IV. Expressions of faith: Offi cial and popular religion; V. Realms intertwined: Religion and politics; and VI. Defining the religious other: Identities and conflicts. Spanning the period from c. 1450 to c. 1750 and including primary sources from across early modern Europe from Spain to Transylvania Italy to Iceland and the European colonies this book provides an excellent sense of the diversity and complexity of human experience during this time whilst drawing attention to key themes and events of the period. It is ideal for students of early modern history and of early modern Europe in particular. | A Sourcebook of Early Modern European History Life Death and Everything in Between

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Explorations in Bion's 'O' Everything We Know Nothing About

Explorations in Bion's 'O' Everything We Know Nothing About

Wilfred Bion described O as the unknowable and the unreachable ultimate truth. In this fascinating collection a range of authors offer their own theoretical clinical and artistic approaches to exploring this enduring but mysterious idea. Drawn from contributions from the 8th International Bion Conference in 2014 the book examines how O can be experienced in all aspects of internal and external reality and within all relationships from an individual relating to the mother to their emotional relationship with their self. It features insights into O drawn from the area of faith as well as its manifestations in clinical practice while also included is a chapter exploring the links between Bion’s ideas and those of Winnicott Lacan Green and Freud. Featuring contributions from some of the world’s leading Bion scholars this will be essential reading for any psychoanalyst interested in exploring the concept of O as well as scholars in philosophy and theology. | Explorations in Bion's 'O' Everything We Know Nothing About

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The SENCO Survival Guide The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to Know

The SENCO Survival Guide The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to Know

The SENCO Survival Guide Third Edition is an informative accessible resource containing practical advice to help SENCOs manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards a common goal. The book sets out a whole school approach to inclusion and supports SENCOs in mainstream or special schools at every key stage. This fully revised new edition features: a focus on high quality teaching with ideas for classroom practice to include and engage all children and young people an introduction to SEN support and education health and care plans based on the Code of Practice graduated response strategies to break the cycle of SEND low achievement and guidance on how to create a SEND-friendly environment advice on the role of the modern SENCO including assessment provision mapping preparing for OFSTED disability discrimination and equality advice on training managing and deploying teaching assistants effectively strategies to improve ‘pupil voice’ and independence ways in which the enhanced role of parents can be harnessed in order to achieve maximum success for learners with SEND conclusions from the author’s new ‘field research’ in mainstream special and Post-16 settings This resource gives SENCOs the confidence skills and knowledge to promote maximum achievement for learners with SEND and will help them develop and shape their schools’ policies and practices. It will also be of use to other members of staff looking for practical strategies to raise the attainment of pupils with SEN and disabilities. | The SENCO Survival Guide The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to Know

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Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change Architecture and the Climate Emergency

Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change Architecture and the Climate Emergency

Want to keep up with emerging design thinking and issues worldwide? Design Studio is a new thematic series that distils the most topical work and ideas from schools and practices globally. The first volume launches with a statement: Everything Needs to Change. Exploring architecture and the climate emergency editors Sofie Pelsmakers (author of Environmental Design Sourcebook) and Nick Newman (climate activist and Director at Studio Bark) are channelling the message of Greta Thunberg to inspire enthuse and inform the next generation of architects. Featuring articles building profiles and case studies from a range of leading voices it explores solutions to climatic environmental and social challenges. It urges readers to radically rethink what it means to be an architect in an era of climate crisis and what the role of the architect is or can be. Discover how using local materials working with nature radical design processes transformative learning and activism can help us find hope in the burning world. Together we can force change for a more sustainable and equitable tomorrow. This first volume is produced in four unique fluorescent colours – green red yellow and purple – to be your own poster for change. | Design Studio Vol. 1: Everything Needs to Change Architecture and the Climate Emergency

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Dystopia and Economics A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies

Dystopia and Economics A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies

Government collapsing? Zombies hunting you down? Everyone you know killed by a global epidemic? Not to worry! Economics holds the keys to survival. Often known as the dismal science it is particularly equipped to reveal order in what seems like chaos. Economists observe human behaviour: what leads us to take action and the subsequent consequences. However the choices made by individuals are not made in isolation; they influence and are influenced by the actions of others. A set of rules even if unwritten guides human behaviour. Foundational economic principles stand firmly in place even when society is breaking down and an understanding of these basic tenets of societies is essential to surviving the end of the world as we know it. In this book the authors draw from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in The Walking Dead Mad Max: Fury Road The Hunger Games Divergent A Clockwork Orange and Last Man on Earth. In each society its members face resource and social constraints that incentivize particular behaviours and lead to predictable outcomes. How does human behaviour change when resources are severely limited the legal system breaks down or individual freedom is stifled? The examples presented here shed an eerie light on the principles that guide our actions every day. Dystopia and Economics: A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies provides a user-friendly introduction to economics suitable for a general audience as well as devoted students of the discipline. | Dystopia and Economics A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies

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Leading Sustainably The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything

Leading Sustainably The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything

The business world is at an important crossroads. The age of the stakeholder is rapidly superseding that of the shareholder as climate change and political and societal shifts upend years of seeming prosperity. To move past this agitated age business and society must learn to lead sustainably by putting purpose on equal footing with profit. The first step is understanding what’s meant by sustainability and how it offers an opportunity for both business and society. Inspired by the launch of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the book captures the ideas of more than 100 change makers from around the world about how business is putting sustainability at the core of strategy to survive thrive and realign its interests with society’s. Leading Sustainably looks at how sustainability has evolved in a business context offering powerful insights key facts and guidance on building sustainability capability within companies measuring and managing impact sustainable finance’s transformation and other topics critical to aligning businesses’ central activities with sustainable principles. The book introduces five vignettes profiling best-in-class companies that were sustainable from the start and international case studies on business sustainability efforts spanning industries from hospitality to waste management fashion finance and more. Finally Bridges and Eubank provide frameworks and in-depth direction firms can leverage when accelerating their transition to more sustainable business models. The book is a perfect guide for mid-level to senior managers seeking to understand this fast-changing business environment how to factor sustainability into their decision-making and why the SDGs changed everything. | Leading Sustainably The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything

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The Online Tutor’s Toolkit Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as an Online Tutor

The Online Tutor’s Toolkit Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as an Online Tutor

This book contains everything you need to know to get started as an online tutor. It covers the essentials of tutoring choosing your tech and software managing homework and getting set up alongside detailed guidance focusing on each level of tuition. With techniques developed through research and first-hand experience the author explains exactly how to turn existing subject knowledge into effective tutoring for students of all ages in a variety of subjects. Divided into two parts the first answers the logistical questions facing every new tutor such as: what equipment do I need? Where can I apply? How much should I charge? The second half focuses on how to tutor different age groups effectively and subject-specific areas including English Maths and Science as well as the author’s tried-and-tested ‘5 step’ process for choosing a subject assessing a student and planning their first lessons. There is also information on how to support students writing personal statements and applying to university as well as teaching English as a Second Language. Alongside tailored up-to-date information on available software hardware exam specifications and the online tutoring marketplace the book contains a 10-week timetable of adaptable lesson plans so new tutors can get started immediately. Finally there are two additional downloadable chapters which expand on less common subjects and another which includes a digital download of every resource from the book. With suggestions for resources homework and timings to support you at every stage this is an essential read for anyone wanting to succeed as an online tutor. | The Online Tutor’s Toolkit Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as an Online Tutor

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The Autism Lens Everything teachers need to connect with students build confidence and promote classroom learning

The Autism Lens Everything teachers need to connect with students build confidence and promote classroom learning

The Autism Lens helps teachers connect to students with autism and support them along their own unique trajectory. Bringing to life communication difficulties that impact socialization and learning this book removes the guesswork by offering practical solutions to: foster inclusion build and motivate new skills problem-solve challenges develop strengths boost resilience andnurture independence. Numerous easy-to-use classroom-tested strategies are explored in this comprehensive resource. Woven throughout are stories about students to encourage teachers to see instruction from a student’s point of view. From this perspective teachers can gain trust and nudge students into the space where learning happens. | The Autism Lens Everything teachers need to connect with students build confidence and promote classroom learning

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A Short History of Renaissance Italy

A Short History of Renaissance Italy

From Giotto’s artistic revolution at the dawn of the fourteenth century to the scientific discoveries of Galileo in the early seventeenth this book explores the cultural developments of one of the most remarkable and vibrant periods of history—the Italian Renaissance. What makes the period all the more amazing is that this flowering of the visual arts literature and philosophy occurred against a turbulent backdrop of civic factionalism foreign invasions war and pestilence. The fifteen chapters move briskly from the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West through the growth of the Italian city-states where in the crucible of pandemic disease and social unrest a new approach to learning known as humanism was forged political and religious certainties challenged. Traversing the entire Italian Peninsula— Florence Rome Milan Venice Naples and Sicily—this book examines the rich regional diversity of Renaissance cultural experience and considers men’s and women’s lives their changing social attitudes and beliefs across three centuries. This second edition has been updated throughout; it now contains dozens of color images and timelines as well as links to the author's new companion book of primary sources Voices from the Italian Renaissance. Readers will need no preliminary background on the subject matter as the story is told in a lively readable narrative. Interdisciplinary in nature its characters are merchants bankers artists saints soldiers of fortune poets popes and courtesans. With brief literary excerpts first-hand accounts maps and illustrations that help bring the era to life this is an ideal text for students in a college survey course as well as for the interested general reader or traveler to Italy who is curious to learn more about the extraordinary heritage of the Renaissance. | A Short History of Renaissance Italy

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Ways of Attending How our Divided Brain Constructs the World

Ways of Attending How our Divided Brain Constructs the World

Attention is not just receptive but actively creative of the world we inhabit. How we attend makes all the difference to the world we experience. And nowadays in the West we generally attend in a rather unusual way: governed by the narrowly focussed target-driven left hemisphere of the brain. Forget everything you thought you knew about the difference between the hemispheres because it will be largely wrong. It is not what each hemisphere does – they are both involved in everything – but how it does it that matters. And the prime difference between the brain hemispheres is the manner in which they attend. For reasons of survival we need one hemisphere (in humans and many animals the left) to pay narrow attention to detail to grab hold of things we need while the other the right keeps an eye out for everything else. The result is that one hemisphere is good at utilising the world the other better at understanding it. Absent present detached engaged alienated empathic broad or narrow sustained or piecemeal attention has the power to alter whatever it meets. The play of attention can both create and destroy but it never leaves its object unchanged. How you attend to something – or don’t attend to it – matters a very great deal. This book helps you to see what it is you may have been trained by our very unusual culture not to see. | Ways of Attending How our Divided Brain Constructs the World

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The World of The Walking Dead

The World of The Walking Dead

An accessible introduction to the world of The Walking Dead this book looks across platforms and analytical frameworks to characterize the fictional world of The Walking Dead and how its audiences make use of it. From comics and television to social media apps and mobile games utilizing concepts derived from literary studies media studies history anthropology and religious studies Matthew Freeman examines the functions and affordances of new digital platforms. In doing so he establishes a new transdisciplinary framework for analyzing imaginary worlds across multiple media platforms bolstering the critical arena of world-building studies by providing a greater array of vocabulary concepts and approaches. The World of The Walking Dead is an engaging exploration of stories their platforms and their reception ideal for students and scholars of world-building film and TV studies new media and everything in-between.

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Brand Psychology The Art and Science of Building Strong Brands

Brand Psychology The Art and Science of Building Strong Brands

Brand Psychology brings together theory and practice from the fields of psychology design and marketing to demystify the brand development process. It explores the behavioral science behind brand building looking at the psychological principles at play whenever a brand is built and communicated. Backed by research from various fields of psychology the book presents practical insights for developing memorable brands through its interdisciplinary character and emphasis on digital channels. Throughout the book readers will learn to apply concepts from brand psychology social learning and persuasion identity design and sensory branding to attract and retain their ideal customers. Each chapter presents insights from academic consumer behavior studies real-life cases from inspiring brands and unique visual learning tools including infographics worksheets and timelines. Ultimately it serves as a tool to bridge the gap between scientists and entrepreneurs offering clear research-backed ideas to drive brand growth and reach human beings in a meaningful way during a time of independent brands and global connectivity. This transformative book shows readers how to: Develop memorable brands that resonate with their target audience Create powerful brand stories archetypes and strategies for growth Navigate brand management with mindful communication and active shaping of associations Containing cutting-edge brand-building tools this book is a must-read for students and practitioners in brand management marketing design management graphic design business advertising and related spaces that aim to craft an identity that turns heads and hearts. | Brand Psychology The Art and Science of Building Strong Brands

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Essentials of Special Education What Educators Need to Know

Essentials of Special Education What Educators Need to Know

In this succinct yet comprehensive text authors Lawless Frank and Richards guide readers through the essential basics that every educator needs to know about special education covering everything from law to application. Streamlined and accessible chapters address legal knowledge – Section 504 IDEA ESSA and FERPA — assessment and identification RTI categories of disability IEPs accommodations co-teaching and instructional considerations. Designed to give new educators a focused introduction to critical concepts and terminology this book also features supplemental online resources including an Instructor’s Manual quizzes and more. | Essentials of Special Education What Educators Need to Know

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The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre

The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre

The Routledge Dictionary of Contemporary Theatre and Performance provides the first authoritative alphabetical guide to the theatre and performance of the last 30 years. Conceived and written by one of the foremost scholars and critics of theatre in the world it literally takes us from Activism to Zapping analysing everything along the way from Body Art and the Flashmob to Multimedia and the Postdramatic. What we think of as 'performance' and 'drama' has undergone a transformation in recent decades. Similarly how these terms are defined used and critiqued has also changed thanks to interventions from a panoply of theorists from Derrida to Ranciere. Patrice Pavis's Dictionary provides an indispensible roadmap for this complex and fascinating terrain; a volume no theatre bookshelf can afford to be without. | The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre

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Melville and the Question of Meaning

Melville and the Question of Meaning

This rich volume of essays restores meaning itself as the focal point of one of our most thoughtful modern writers Herman Melville. Melville and the Question of Meaning thinks about thinking in Melville. For if Melville’s concerns with interpretation (the contributors to one recent collection variously read the author for the ‘meaning’ of the characters the meaning of the body recesses of meaning deepest levels of meaning double meaning and the meaning of being and everything else) overlap with our own concerns at a cultural moment when meaning feels especially strained we have lost sight of the central place of meaning making in Melville’s work. My own readings in Melville are a pedestrian’s guide through the self-conscious complications of meaning we meet with in Melville across a range of different disciplines and endeavors. Combining aesthetics and sociolinguistics history and theory rhetoric and politics philosophy and film studies Melville and the Question of Meaning demonstrates that the project of making meaning in Melville remains as vital as ever.

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Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement

Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement

Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement provides a new definition of school improvement away from a singular focus on compliance toward a true commitment to excellence. This book is a call to action. It is about inspiring schools and school districts to commit to continuous school improvement by providing a framework that will result in improving teaching for every teacher and learning for every student through the comprehensive use of data. A culmination of over 30 years of doing the hard work in schools and districts both nationally and internationally Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement shares new evidence-based learnings about how to analyze report communicate and use multiple measures of data. The updated edition provides a wealth of tools protocols timelines examples and strategies that will help schools and districts become genuine learning organizations.

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Theories of Culture

Theories of Culture

This authoritative but concise guide describes the most significant cultural theories from the 19th to the 21st century and their originators as well as the links between them and their mutual influences. This guide explores ideas around what culture is when and why cultures change over time and whether there are any rules or principles behind culture-related phenomena and processes. For those seeking to answer questions on culture familiarity with these topics is essential. From refugee movements caused by wars to the ongoing demographical changes in regions of the world like sub-Saharan Africa or the Indian subcontinent understanding the underlying mechanisms of culture-related processes has become an immediate and essential task. Covering everything from the processes of cultural change to counterculture and destabilisation the book explains different ideas in a clear and objective fashion and includes approaches that have been unduly neglected but which have high explanatory value regarding culture and its phenomena. Providing readers with an up-to-date idea of what culture is and how our understanding of it has been established over the past century this text is the perfect companion for advanced undergraduates postgraduates and researchers. | Theories of Culture

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Dance Appreciation

Dance Appreciation

Dance Appreciation is an exciting exploration of how to understand and think about dance in all of its various contexts. This book unfolds a brief history of dance with engaging insight into the social cultural aesthetic and kinetic aspects of various forms of dance. Dedicated chapters cover ballet modern tap jazz and hip-hop dance complete with summaries charts timelines discussion questions movement prompts and an online companion website all designed to foster awareness of and appreciation for dance in a variety of contexts. This wealth of resources helps to uncover the fascinating history that makes this art form so diverse and entertaining and to answer the questions of why we dance and how we dance. Written for the novice dancer as well as the more experienced dance student Dance Appreciation enables readers to learn and think critically about dance as a form of entertainment and art.

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The Culture of AI Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

The Culture of AI Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

In this ground-breaking book Cambridge-trained sociologist Anthony Elliott argues that much of what passes for conventional wisdom about artificial intelligence is either ill-considered or plain wrong. The reason? The AI revolution is not so much about cyborgs and super-robots in the future but rather massive changes in the here-and-now of everyday life. In The Culture of AI Elliott explores how intelligent machines advanced robotics accelerating automation big data and the Internet of Everything impact upon day-to-day life and contemporary societies. With remarkable clarity and insight Elliott’s examination of the reordering of everyday life highlights the centrality of AI to everything we do – from receiving Amazon recommendations to requesting Uber and from getting information from virtual personal assistants to talking with chatbots. The rise of intelligent machines transforms the global economy and threatens jobs but equally there are other major challenges to contemporary societies – although these challenges are unfolding in complex and uneven ways across the globe. The Culture of AI explores technological innovations from industrial robots to softbots and from self-driving cars to military drones – and along the way provides detailed treatments of: The history of AI and the advent of the digital universe; automated technology jobs and employment; the self and private life in times of accelerating machine intelligence; AI and new forms of social interaction; automated vehicles and new warfare; and the future of AI. Written by one of the world’s foremost social theorists The Culture of AI is a major contribution to the field and a provocative reflection on one of the most urgent issues of our time. It will be essential reading to those working in a wide variety of disciplines including sociology science and technology studies politics and cultural studies. | The Culture of AI Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

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Performing in Contemporary Musicals

Performing in Contemporary Musicals

Performing in Contemporary Musicals brings into sharp focus the skills performers must possess when tackling shows that are newly written in development or somewhere in between. The authors bust myths about contemporary musical theatre and analyze the development timelines of musicals from around the world. They also explore how performers can become invaluable to a creative team by developing the skills needed to move a new musical forward including: contemporary acting and singing techniques dramaturgy quickly picking up new material and collaboration. Each chapter features insightful industry interviews recommended activities an extensive reading list and an online companion for further study. This textbook is the only comprehensive resource that provides an overview of the development process of a new musical while guiding musical theatre performers to be fruitful collaborators in a new works scenario.

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The Big Book of Drones

The Big Book of Drones

Drones are taking the world by storm. The technology and laws governing them change faster than we can keep up with. The Big Book of Drones covers everything from drone law to laws on privacy discussing the history and evolution of drones to where we are today. If you are new to piloting it also covers how to fly a drone including a pre-flight checklist. For those who are interested in taking drones to the next level we discuss how to build your own using a 3D printer as well as many challenging projects for your drone. For the truly advanced The Big Book of Drones discusses how to hack a drone. This includes how to perform a replay attack denial of service attack and how to detect a drone and take it down. Finally the book also covers drone forensics. This is a new field of study but one that is steadily growing and will be an essential area of inquiry as drones become more prevalent.

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The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image

The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image

The Language of the Lens explores the expressive power of the camera lens and the storytelling contributions that this critical tool can make to a film project. This book offers a unique approach to learning how lenses can produce aesthetically and narratively compelling images in movies through a close examination of the various ways lens techniques control the look of space movement focus flares distortion and the optical personality of your story’s visual landscape. Loaded with vivid examples from commercial independent and world cinema The Language of the Lens presents dozens of insightful case studies examining their conceptual narrative and technical approaches to reveal how master filmmakers have harnessed the power of lenses to express the entire range of emotions themes tone atmosphere subtexts moods and abstract concepts. The Language of the Lens provides filmmakers at any level or experience with a wealth of knowledge to unleash the full expressive power of any lens at their disposal whether they are shooting with state-of-the-art cinema lenses or a smartphone and everything in between. | The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image

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Quest for the Unity of Knowledge

Quest for the Unity of Knowledge

Is unity of knowledge possible? Is it desirable? Two rival visions clash. One seeks a single way of explaining everything known and knowable about ourselves and the universe. The other champions diverse modes of understanding served by disparate kinds of evidence. Contrary views pit science against the arts and humanities. Scientists generally laud and seek convergence. Artists and humanists deplore amalgamation as a threat to humane values. These opposing perspectives flamed into hostility in the 1950s Two Cultures clash. They culminate today in new efforts to conjoin insights into physical nature and human culture and new fears lest such syntheses submerge what the arts and humanities most value. This book stemming from David Lowenthal’s inaugural Stockholm Archipelago Lectures explores the Two Cultures quarrel’s underlying ideologies. Lowenthal shows how ingrained bias toward unity or diversity shapes major issues in education religion genetics race relations heritage governance and environmental policy. Aimed at a general academic audience Quest for the Unity of Knowledge especially targets those in conservation ecology history of ideas museology and heritage studies.

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