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Warren Hastings (Unabridged)

by THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY ...

Narrated by Aisha Brown ...

Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

Warren Hastings is Chapter IV of Thomas Macaulay's Critical and Historical Essays, vol. III. It first appeared in the Edinburgh Review of October 1841 as a review of Memoirs of the Life of Warren Hastings, first Governor-General of Bengal. Compiled from Original Papers, by the Rev. G. R. Gleig, M. A. 3 vols. 8vo. London: 1841. This essay on is generally considered to be one of the finest by the ... Read more

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Warren Hastings is Chapter IV of Thomas Macaulay's Critical and Historical Essays, vol. III. It first appeared in the Edinburgh Review of October 1841 as a review of Memoirs of the Life of Warren Hastings, first Governor-General of Bengal. Compiled from Original Papers, by the Rev. G. R. Gleig, M. A. 3 vols. 8vo. London: 1841. This essay on is generally considered to be one of the finest by the
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Draco Alchemicus

Act II Court

by Dragon Common Room ...

Seven lords and ladies arrive in a twilit garden filled with monumental statues of mythical monsters. The beautiful but treacherous queen of the garden invites them to dine with her and challenges them to a storytelling contest. Vying for her favor, they each weave tales of ancient alchemy, metallurgy, espionage, lineage, and war. After the queen tempts them to partake of the cakes and potions she ... Read more

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Seven lords and ladies arrive in a twilit garden filled with monumental statues of mythical monsters. The beautiful but treacherous queen of the garden invites them to dine with her and challenges them to a storytelling contest. Vying for her favor, they each weave tales of ancient alchemy, metallurgy, espionage, lineage, and war. After the queen tempts them to partake of the cakes and potions she
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Our Stories, Our Voices

21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America

by Amy Reed, Julie Murphy, Sandhya Menon, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Stephanie Kuehnert, Sona Charaipotra, Anna-Marie McLemore, Brandy Colbert0, Martha Brockenbrough1, Jaye Robin Brown2, Maurene Goo3, Aisha Saeed4, Jenny Torres Sanchez5, Hannah Moskowitz6, Ilene (I.W.) Gregorio7, Tracy Deonn8, Somaiya Daud9, Christine Day0, Alexandra Duncan1 ...

“Truthful and empowering.” —BooklistFrom Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an “outstanding anthology” (School Library Connection) of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America.This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including award-winning and ... Read more

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“Truthful and empowering.” —BooklistFrom Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an “outstanding anthology” (School Library Connection) of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America.This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including award-winning and
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Taking Offence on Social Media

Conviviality and Communication on Facebook

by Caroline Tagg, Philip Seargeant, Amy Aisha Brown ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book explores communication on Facebook, developing the new theoretical concept of context design as a way of understanding the dynamics of online interaction. Against a backdrop of fake news and other controversies surrounding online political debate, the authors focus on inadvertent acts of offence on Facebook; that is, when users of the site unwittingly offend or are offended by the airing ... Read more

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This book explores communication on Facebook, developing the new theoretical concept of context design as a way of understanding the dynamics of online interaction. Against a backdrop of fake news and other controversies surrounding online political debate, the authors focus on inadvertent acts of offence on Facebook; that is, when users of the site unwittingly offend or are offended by the airing
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Grandma's Tiny House

A Counting Story

by JaNay Brown-Wood ...

Narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson ...

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Grandma’s tiny house stays small as her family grows and this time as they all gather she wonders will everyone fit inside?A fantastic feast unfolds as family and friends and neighbors arrive with lots of food and energy until…the walls bulge! “There is no more space! How will we all eat in this too-tiny place?” One of the “fifteen hungry grandchildren” provides the solution in this rhyming, ... Read more

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Grandma’s tiny house stays small as her family grows and this time as they all gather she wonders will everyone fit inside?A fantastic feast unfolds as family and friends and neighbors arrive with lots of food and energy until…the walls bulge! “There is no more space! How will we all eat in this too-tiny place?” One of the “fifteen hungry grandchildren” provides the solution in this rhyming,
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Communicating through Vague Language

A Comparative Study of L1 and L2 Speakers

by Grace Q. Zhang, Peyman G.P. Sabet ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of L1 and L2 speakers in academic settings. It explores how L2 learners have diverse and culturally specific needs for vague language compared with L1s, and are generally vaguer. ... Read more

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This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of L1 and L2 speakers in academic settings. It explores how L2 learners have diverse and culturally specific needs for vague language compared with L1s, and are generally vaguer.
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Interviewing for Language Proficiency

Interaction and Interpretation

by Steven J. Ross ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book analyses oral proficiency interviews, a mainstay of second language speaking proficiency assessment for several decades. Adopting a mixed-method perspective involving micro-analytic approaches, discourse analysis and quantitative methods such as multi-level modeling and event history analysis, the author focuses on interaction and discourse processes common in language assessment ... Read more

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This book analyses oral proficiency interviews, a mainstay of second language speaking proficiency assessment for several decades. Adopting a mixed-method perspective involving micro-analytic approaches, discourse analysis and quantitative methods such as multi-level modeling and event history analysis, the author focuses on interaction and discourse processes common in language assessment
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The Semiperiphery of Academic Writing

Discourses, Communities and Practices

Edited by K. Bennett ...

Series series Education (R0)
With researchers around the world are under increasing pressure to publish in high-profile international journals, this book explores some of the issues affecting authors on the semiperiphery, who often find themselves torn between conflicting academic cultures and discourses. ... Read more

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With researchers around the world are under increasing pressure to publish in high-profile international journals, this book explores some of the issues affecting authors on the semiperiphery, who often find themselves torn between conflicting academic cultures and discourses.
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Metaphor and Entertainment

A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News

by C. Han ...

Series series Education (R0)
Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China. ... Read more

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Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China.
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The Language of Interstate Relations

In Search of Personification

by P. Twardzisz ...

Series series Education (R0)
In challenging the widely held belief in the ubiquity of the personification of the political state, this book strives to de-politicize research and to de-mystify conceptual metaphor. Opposed to mainstream cognitive assumptions, it provides detailed data-driven research and one realistic solution to many of the dilemmas. ... Read more

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In challenging the widely held belief in the ubiquity of the personification of the political state, this book strives to de-politicize research and to de-mystify conceptual metaphor. Opposed to mainstream cognitive assumptions, it provides detailed data-driven research and one realistic solution to many of the dilemmas.
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Gender, Power and Political Speech

Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election

by Deborah Cameron, Sylvia Shaw ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers similarities and differences between the women and their male colleagues, as well as between the women themselves; it also discusses the way gender ... Read more

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Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers similarities and differences between the women and their male colleagues, as well as between the women themselves; it also discusses the way gender
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Learning Business English in China

The Construction of Professional Identity

by Zuocheng Zhang ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book analyses the learning experiences of students of Business English at a Chinese university. It addresses several topical issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) education and Business English teaching, including how ESP students learn, how they develop multiple identities. In particular, it focuses on their professional identity in the classroom, and how these identities are ... Read more

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This book analyses the learning experiences of students of Business English at a Chinese university. It addresses several topical issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) education and Business English teaching, including how ESP students learn, how they develop multiple identities. In particular, it focuses on their professional identity in the classroom, and how these identities are
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