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A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation

de Adam Kissel, Rachel Alexander Cambre, Madison Marino Doan ...

Narrado por Lisa S. Ware ...

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Ivy League universities can no longer be trusted to produce well-educated students. Even a cursory review of the course titles at top schools shows that these $320,000-plus diplomas may confer legacy prestige to graduates, but not necessarily knowledge or wisdom. At Cornell, for example, students can take Queer Girlhood and Intersectional Disability Studies. Even worse, these courses actually ... Leer más

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Ivy League universities can no longer be trusted to produce well-educated students. Even a cursory review of the course titles at top schools shows that these $320,000-plus diplomas may confer legacy prestige to graduates, but not necessarily knowledge or wisdom. At Cornell, for example, students can take Queer Girlhood and Intersectional Disability Studies. Even worse, these courses actually
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The Indian War of 1864

Early History of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming

de Eugene Fitch Ware ...

"The Indian War of 1864" describes events of the Colorado War, fought from 1863 to 1865 between the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations and white settlers and militia in the Colorado Territory and adjacent regions in Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. The Kiowa and the Comanche played a minor role in actions that occurred in the southern part of the Territory along the Arkansas River, while the Sioux played a ... Leer más

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"The Indian War of 1864" describes events of the Colorado War, fought from 1863 to 1865 between the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations and white settlers and militia in the Colorado Territory and adjacent regions in Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. The Kiowa and the Comanche played a minor role in actions that occurred in the southern part of the Territory along the Arkansas River, while the Sioux played a
... Leer más
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Deep In The Quiet Wood (Unabridged)

de James Weldon Johnson ...

Narrado por Adam Ware, Ferdinand Edwards, Cheryl Mcneil ...

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20 minutos

In the depths of a secluded forest, a chilling tale unfolds. "Deep In The Quiet Wood" by James Weldon Johnson weaves a haunting narrative that explores the darkness that lurks within the human soul. As a group of travelers ventures into the enigmatic woods, they encounter a series of unsettling events that test their sanity and challenge their beliefs. With each step they take, the boundaries ... Leer más

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In the depths of a secluded forest, a chilling tale unfolds. "Deep In The Quiet Wood" by James Weldon Johnson weaves a haunting narrative that explores the darkness that lurks within the human soul. As a group of travelers ventures into the enigmatic woods, they encounter a series of unsettling events that test their sanity and challenge their beliefs. With each step they take, the boundaries
... Leer más
Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems

de Professor Claas Nendel, Dr Roland Baatz, Dr Sevim Seda Yamaç, Dr P. B. I. Akponikpe, Dr F. M. Akinseye, Dr M. Ly, Dr E. C. Timpong-Jones, Dr I. Hathie, Dr S. G. K. Adiku, Dr Michael Berg-Mohnicke0, Dr Gohar Ghazaryan1, Dr Sander Janssen2, Dr Pierre Martre3, Dr Cheryl Porter4, Dr Carlos D. Messina5, Dr Mark Cooper6, Dr Ian P. Holman7, Dr Paula A. Harrison8, Dr Jacques-Eric Bergez9, Dr Fulu Tao0, Dr Taru Palosuo1, Dr Reimund Paul Rötter2, Professor Davide Cammarano3, Dr Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Pullens4, Dr Ryan G. McGuire5, Dr Shannon M. McLaughlin6, Dr Tanisha L. Waring7, Dr Kayley D. Barnes8, Dr Sharon A. Huws9, Dr Julie Constantin0, Professor Nigel D. Scollan1, Dr Myriam Adam2, Dr Gatien Falconnier3, Dr David Berre4, Dr Katrien Descheemaeker5, Dr Juliette Lairez6, Dr Louise Leroux7, Dr Charlotte Weil8, Dr Justin A. Johnson9, Dr Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer0, Dr Philippe Debaeke1, Dr Ignacio Pérez Domínguez2, Dr Jordan Hristov3, Dr Christian Elleby4, Dr Thomas Fellmann5, Dr Andrea Toreti6, Dr Thomas Chatzopoulos7, Dr Ana Luisa Barbosa8, Dr Frank Dentener9, Dr Arnout van Soesbergen0, Dr Fiona Jones1, Dr Hélène Raynal2, Professor Mirek Trnka3, Dr Rudolf Brázdil4, Dr Lorenzo Brilli5, Dr Hannah C. von Czettritz und Neuhaus6, Dr Sergi Costafreda-Aumedes7, Dr Petr Dobrovolný8, Dr Petr Holub9, Dr Karel Klem0, Dr Matthias Kuhnert1, Dr Luisa Leolini2, Dr Sophie Plassin3, Dr Marco Moriondo4, Dr Nina Muntean5, Prof. Jørgen Eivind Olesen6, Dr Markéta Podbradská7, Dr Vera Potopová8, Dr Petr Štpánek9, Dr Otmar Urban0, Dr Peter Zander1, Professor Bruno Basso2, Dr Neville Millar3, Dr Magali Willaume4, Dr Lydia Price5, Professor Fábio R. Marin6, Dr Ivo Zution Gonçalves7, Dr Francisco J Meza8, Dr Néstor M. Riaño H.9, Dr Andrés J. Peña Q0, Dr Alexandre B. Heinneman1, Dr Nereu A. Streck2, Dr Alencar Jr Zanon3, Dr Murilo S. Vianna4, Dr Raphael Martin5, Dr Evandro H. F. Silva6, Dr Nilson A. Vieira Jr7, Dr Enli Wang8, Dr Edmar Teixeira9, Dr Bangyou Zheng0, Dr Neal Hughes1, Dr Karine Chenu2, Dr James Hunt3, Dr Afshin Ghahramani4, Dr Andries B. Potgieter5, Dr Junqi Zhu6, Dr Rogerio Cichota7, Dr Neil Huth8, Dr Soora Naresh Kumar9, Dr Bing Liu00, Dr Zi Ye01, Dr Yuan Cao02, Dr Bo Liu03, Professor Yan Zhu04, Dr Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei05, Dr Dilys MacCarthy06 ...

Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating ... Leer más

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Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating
... Leer más
The Best British Short Stories 2013

de Rob Shearman, Ellis Sharp, Charles Boyle, Nikesh Shukla, Nina Killham, Charles Lambert, Lesley Glaister, Laura Del-Rivo, Jackie Kay, MJ Hyland, Regi Claire, Adam Lively, Guy Ware, Adam Marek, Anneliese Mackintosh, Alex Preston, Alison Moore, David Rose, Ross Raisin, James Wall, Nicholas Royle ...

Series series Best British Short Stories
The third in a series of annual anthologies, The Best British Short Stories 2013 reprints the cream of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2012. These stories appeared in magazines from the Edinburgh Review to Granta, in anthologies from various publishers, and in authors' own short story collections. They appeared online at 3:AM Magazine, Fleeting and elsewhere.This new ... Leer más

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The third in a series of annual anthologies, The Best British Short Stories 2013 reprints the cream of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2012. These stories appeared in magazines from the Edinburgh Review to Granta, in anthologies from various publishers, and in authors' own short story collections. They appeared online at 3:AM Magazine, Fleeting and elsewhere.This new
... Leer más
10 Civil War Diaries

The Diary of Adam Gurowski, A Diary from Dixie, Diary of an Enlisted Man, A Confederate Girl's Diary

de Mary Ann Loughborough, Adam Gurowski, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Lawrence Van Alstyne, Mary Boykin Chesnut, John Beauchamp Jones, Lemuel Abijah Abbott, William Howard Russell, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Eliza Frances Andrews ...

In '10 Civil War Diaries,' the reader is invited to traverse the tumultuous landscape of the American Civil War through the personal and poignant reflections of twelve distinct voices. This anthology captures a myriad of experiences and perspectives, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that span various social strata and regions. From intimate musings on the war's daily impact to broader ... Leer más

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In '10 Civil War Diaries,' the reader is invited to traverse the tumultuous landscape of the American Civil War through the personal and poignant reflections of twelve distinct voices. This anthology captures a myriad of experiences and perspectives, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that span various social strata and regions. From intimate musings on the war's daily impact to broader
... Leer más
The Memories of Blood and Fear: 10 Civil War Diaries

The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, My Diary - North and South, My Cave Life in Vicksburg

de Lawrence Van Alstyne, Mary Ann Loughborough, Adam Gurowski, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Mary Boykin Chesnut, John Beauchamp Jones, Lemuel Abijah Abbott, William Howard Russell, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Eliza Frances Andrews ...

What is more truthful and visceral as our genuine feelings, our senses and our experiences, recorded immediately, in the moment? They are unadulterated by time, untouched by doubt, and untainted by the shifting winds of political climate. This is why diaries are often regarded as the truest historical sources, not to mention their ability to act as time machines, offering us the chance to ... Leer más

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What is more truthful and visceral as our genuine feelings, our senses and our experiences, recorded immediately, in the moment? They are unadulterated by time, untouched by doubt, and untainted by the shifting winds of political climate. This is why diaries are often regarded as the truest historical sources, not to mention their ability to act as time machines, offering us the chance to
... Leer más
The Unarmed Witness: 30 Accounts of Civil War Behind the Lines

A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, Hospital Sketches, The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

de Walt Whitman, Louisa May Alcott, Adam Gurowski, William E. Barton, William Howard Russell, Sarah H. Bradford, Thomas E. Taylor, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Myrta Lockett Avary, Henry Martyn Kieffer, Mary Ann Loughborough, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Sara Agnes Rice Pryor, Eliza Frances Andrews, John Beauchamp Jones, Susie King Taylor, Mary Ann Harris Gay, Parthenia Antoinette Hague, C. T. Quintard, Maud E. Morrow, Phoebe Yates Pember, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Mary Boykin Chesnut, George Barton, Fannie A. Beers, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, Tillie Pierce Alleman ...

The Unarmed Witness: 30 Accounts of Civil War Behind the Lines offers a profound exploration into the unseen and unarmed lives during one of America's most tumultuous periods. This collection captures a rich tapestry of literary styles, from personal diaries and letters to reflective essays and journals. The anthology reveals the depth of civilian experience, painting a vivid picture of how the ... Leer más

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The Unarmed Witness: 30 Accounts of Civil War Behind the Lines offers a profound exploration into the unseen and unarmed lives during one of America's most tumultuous periods. This collection captures a rich tapestry of literary styles, from personal diaries and letters to reflective essays and journals. The anthology reveals the depth of civilian experience, painting a vivid picture of how the
... Leer más
The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War

Civilian Courage: Voices Behind the Civil War's Battlefields

de Louisa May Alcott, Adam Gurowski, Walt Whitman, William E. Barton, William Howard Russell, Sarah H. Bradford, Thomas E. Taylor, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Myrta Lockett Avary, Henry Martyn Kieffer, Mary Ann Loughborough, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Sara Agnes Rice Pryor, Eliza Frances Andrews, John Beauchamp Jones, Susie King Taylor, Mary Ann Harris Gay, Parthenia Antoinette Hague, C. T. Quintard, Maud E. Morrow, Phoebe Yates Pember, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Mary Boykin Chesnut, George Barton, Fannie A. Beers, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, Tillie Pierce Alleman ...

The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War offers a profound exploration into the everyday life and challenges of civilians during one of America's most tumultuous periods. These testimonies expose the true sufferance, the selfless support of the troops, the bravery and many challenges they endured. From volunteers, nurses, doctors, to women and ... Leer más

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The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War offers a profound exploration into the everyday life and challenges of civilians during one of America's most tumultuous periods. These testimonies expose the true sufferance, the selfless support of the troops, the bravery and many challenges they endured. From volunteers, nurses, doctors, to women and
... Leer más
The Indian War of 1864 (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Early History of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming

de Eugene Fitch Ware, Celia Orwinley ...

The Indian War of 1864 is a vivid first-person chronicle of military service on the Great Plains during a year of violent collision between U.S. expansion and Native resistance. Ware recounts scouting, campaigning, frontier anxiety, and the logistical hardships of cavalry life with a style at once documentary and literary: precise in detail, ironic in tone, and shaped by the retrospective ... Leer más

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The Indian War of 1864 is a vivid first-person chronicle of military service on the Great Plains during a year of violent collision between U.S. expansion and Native resistance. Ware recounts scouting, campaigning, frontier anxiety, and the logistical hardships of cavalry life with a style at once documentary and literary: precise in detail, ironic in tone, and shaped by the retrospective
... Leer más
The Indian War of 1864: Events in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming

The Untold Stories of Westward Expansion and Indigenous Resistance

de Eugene Fitch Ware ...

Eugene Fitch Ware's "The Indian War of 1864: Events in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming" serves as a meticulous historical account of the complex and tumultuous conflicts between Native American tribes and U.S. forces during the late 19th century. Ware employs a vivid literary style that melds narrative storytelling with detailed documentation, offering readers a unique perspective on the ... Leer más

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Eugene Fitch Ware's "The Indian War of 1864: Events in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming" serves as a meticulous historical account of the complex and tumultuous conflicts between Native American tribes and U.S. forces during the late 19th century. Ware employs a vivid literary style that melds narrative storytelling with detailed documentation, offering readers a unique perspective on the
... Leer más
Slacking

A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation

de Adam Kissel, Rachel Alexander Cambre, Madison Marino Doan ...

Prestige no longer ensures substance at Ivy League schools; students must navigate a maze of shallow, politicized courses to uncover the rare gems of a classical education, exposing the need for academic renewal."This book is a banquet of the absurdities that Ivy League universities serve up to their students under the rubric of general education. Anyone who wonders how the graduates of America’s ... Leer más

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Prestige no longer ensures substance at Ivy League schools; students must navigate a maze of shallow, politicized courses to uncover the rare gems of a classical education, exposing the need for academic renewal."This book is a banquet of the absurdities that Ivy League universities serve up to their students under the rubric of general education. Anyone who wonders how the graduates of America’s
... Leer más

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