6/26/2023 0 Comments The data detective book![]() ![]() ![]() Really, stop and focus on how new information makes you feel. In addition, Tim provides great insights and stories that help reveal how to overcome types of statistics that play upon one’s emotional intelligence.īelow is a short view of each chapter presented as rules that help readers understand statistics: Rule 1: Search your Feelingsįirst, stop and notice our emotional reactions to a claim, rather than accepting or rejecting it because of how it makes us feel. Presenting data without understanding the ground rules can (and often) misdirects the reader. Tim provides ten rules to interpret statistics. In this book, readers will understand truth with statistics. Ultimately, Tim wants readers to better understand data from the world that is pushed into our browsers everyday. This can certainly viewed as an updated version of How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff. Tim certainly presents solid lessons addressing today’s numerous infographics that dominate many webpages and blogs. ![]() This is a very good book providing much needed insights to understand the flood of statistics that are available online everywhere today from news organizations to non-profits, and especially marketing firms representing various clients. ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments Year of wonders brooks![]() ![]() ![]() The novel explores how crises affect human behaviour, beliefs and values and reveal the real character of a community under pressure. The novel illustrates that adversity can bring out the best and worst of people and that faith can be challenged and eroded. She explores the consequences of a catastrophe on an isolated, insular and deeply religious community and we see characters exhibit tireless dedication and heroism, or succumb to depression, exploitation and sometimes murderous depravity. The experience of the plague provides Brooks fertile ground to develop characters that illustrate the extremes of human nature displaying the dignity or depravity, self-sacrifice or self-interest that people are capable of when faced with terror, pain and the unknown. While the characters and events are fictional, author Geraldine Brooks based the novel on the true story of Eyam, whose inhabitants, at the urging of their vicar, courageously decided to quarantine themselves to restrict the spread of the contagion and protect other rural townships. ![]() ![]() Year of Wonders is set in the small English village of Eyam in 1665, as the town struggles through a deadly outbreak of the bubonic plague. For a detailed guide on Text Response, check out our Ultimate Guide to VCE Text Response. However, Year of Wonders may also be studied in Area of Study 1 - Text Response. For a detailed guide on Comparative, check out our Ultimate Guide to VCE Comparative. Year of Wonders is usually studied in the Australian curriculum Area of Study 1 - Reading and Comparing. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Spin of dawn![]() The antiparticle of the down quark is the down antiquark (sometimes called antidown quark or simply antidown), which differs from it only in that some of its properties have equal magnitude but opposite sign. Like all quarks, the down quark is an elementary fermion with spin 1 / 2, and experiences all four fundamental interactions: gravitation, electromagnetism, weak interactions, and strong interactions. ![]() ![]() The down quark is part of the first generation of matter, has an electric charge of − 1 / 3 e and a bare mass of 4.7 +0.5 Because they are found in every single known atom, down quarks are present in all everyday matter that we interact with. The proton is made of one down quark with two up quarks, and the neutron is made up of two down quarks with one up quark. Down quarks are most commonly found in atomic nuclei, where it combines with up quarks to form protons and neutrons. The down quark is the second-lightest of all quarks, and combines with other quarks to form composite particles called hadrons. ![]() ![]() The down quark (symbol: d) is a type of elementary particle, and a major constituent of matter. Stable or up quark + electron + electron antineutrino ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments The dark star safari![]() ![]() " Clear visions of my own African exp " - Shine, " In typical Paul Theroux style, this book recounts some touching, witty and interesting stories of his travels across Africa. I think he glosses over a lot of the things that happened to him, but overall a pretty good description of Africa in general " - Brooke, and now I want to travel from Cairo to Cape by land. " Made me think twice about philanthropies in Africa. The result is a delightfully boring mix of pouty observations about people and places, and childish crying about how aid workers in white Land Rovers won't give him a ride. " White guy who used to live in Africa decides to travel across Africa after decades of not being there. He's written some excellent travel books but this is his best " - Donagh, There's genuine affection for the continent despite the problems & issues he is more than willing to raise. For whatever reason Theroux seems to capture Africa and its people. " A sobering look at travels through Africa " - Gillian, ![]() " Relentless honesty mixed with vivid descriptions of people and nature - an unique and highly believable account of Africa today " - Elisabeth, Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Astrid jane ray books![]() Latin American YA horror! This collection of 15 monster stories has multiple pieces by and about LGBTQ+ characters, including “El Viejo de la Bolsa” by Alexandra Villasante and “Blood-Stained Hands Like Yours” by Gabriela Martins. Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz (September 6) When his mom is pinned for fraud she didn’t commit, he recruits his friends to infiltrate the rival casino he believes set her up. This contemporary YA features an all ace teenage heist team! Jack, the ringleader, is the kid of a Las Vegas casino mogul and a member of an online asexual friend group. ![]() During a fight with a rival clique, they discover a secret about their school that could be life-changing. In this aesthetically punk graphic novel with snappy dialogue, three sapphic teenagers are attending boarding school on the moon in 2115. ![]() ![]() Space Trash Vol 1 by Jenn Woodall (September 6) Twenty-five years ago, Jane confessed to killing her stepdad and fled her home state of Arkansas - but the body had never been discovered… until now. This slow burn suspense thriller is about buried secrets, murdering abusive men, and returning reluctantly to your small hometown. The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Want by lynn strong![]() ![]() When she reaches out to Sasha, her long-lost childhood friend, it feels almost harmless-one of those innocuous ruptures that exist online, in texts. As she tries to balance her dream and the impossibility of striving toward it while her work and home lives feel poised to fall apart, she wakes at ungodly hours to run miles by the icy river, struggling to quiet her thoughts. Years after coming to New York to try to build a life, she has found herself with two kids, a husband, two jobs, a PhD-and now they’re filing for bankruptcy. Grappling with motherhood, economic anxiety, rage, and the limits of language, Want is a fiercely personal novel that vibrates with anger, insight, and love.Įlizabeth is tired. ![]() Named a Best Book of 2020 by Time Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, The New Yorker, and Kirkus ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Drama queen by lara bergen![]() ![]() And who knew the cutest guy in school could sing and act? But when the curtain finally goes up, the spotlight falls on something no one expected especially Charlie Member ofĬataloging source CANA Bergen, Lara Rice Dewey number F Intended audience 690 Intended audience source Lexile Interest level MG Reading level 4. The school's theater diva has it out for her. Drama Queen (Candy Apple 5) by Lara Bergen 1. ![]() The only things in their way are Amber Wiley and her little sister, Olivia. ![]() Summary Charlie and her best friend Nicole never dreamed that auditioning for the junior high's musical would lead to this much drama! Charlie gets stuck babysitting her little sister and her sister's imaginary friend at rehearsals. Charlie and Nicole are best friends and do practically everything together, including trying out for the school musical. ![]() Junior high school students - Juvenile fiction.Label Drama queen Title Drama queen Statement of responsibility Lara Rice Bergen Title variation Candy apple #05 : Drama queen Creator ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Assembly by natasha brown review![]() ![]() ![]() In just over a hundred pages, Brown tackles not only race, but class, wealth, and gender disparities, the lingering effects of colonialism, and the limits of language (“How can I use such a language to examine the society it reinforces?” the narrator wonders). She is constantly aware of how her appearance is utilized by others-part of her job, for instance, involves giving talks on diversity, for which her very presence is considered proof of her company’s success. Some other entity.” Indeed, the narrator seems painfully distant from both the people around her and the changes taking place in her life. ![]() “But I try to consider events as if they’re happening to someone else. Between the oncologist and the party is an intense rumination on her choices, her life, and the pieces from which she’s managed to assemble an identity, however flawed. ![]() On the other end is a visit the narrator pays to her oncologist, where she discovers she has a decision to make. Her White boyfriend comes from a moneyed old family, and an invitation to his parents’ anniversary party-a gargantuan affair-frames one end of this slim, swiftly moving novel. “I am everything they told me to become,” she says. She works, and for as long as she can remember she has worked, in relentless pursuit of achievement, success, excellence. A young Black woman considers her options.Īt the center of this brilliant debut is a young Black British woman who works in finance. ![]() ![]() ![]() The final verdict gave abortion advocates a greater victory than they expected and imposed an abortion policy on states that was far more extreme than those of comparable nations. As a result, the Supreme Court decision not only nullified anti-abortion laws in 30 states, but it made abortion a Constitutional right throughout all 50 states. The final decision was not based on a specific text in the Constitution, but on the penumbra surrounding several of the amendments. Baird, 7 out of 9 justices ruled that women had a right to an abortion based on their right to privacy. Using precedent court cases from Griswold v. Wade simply to decide procedural application and jurisdiction on abortion issues between the state and federal courts, during the trial, without any factual medical records, the Supreme Court judges determined they had the jurisdiction to try the constitutional issue of whether women had a right to an abortion. Although initially the judges took up Roe v. ![]() ![]() At this time, these are my research findings in a nutshell. By using historical and qualitative studies, I am researching how the case was accepted in the Supreme Court and how the justices came to their verdict. This research paper examines the role of judicial activism in the Roe v. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Drama op de jacht by Anton Chekhov![]() Tchékov, Anton Txèkhov, Anton Tsjechof, Anton Checkhov, Anton Tsjechov, Anton Tsjechow, Anton Tsjekhov, A.P. Cèchov, Tchekhov Anton, Anton Tchekhof, A.-P. Cehov, Чехов Ð., Antón Chéjov, Anton Tchechow, Antón Tchekov, Checkhov Anton, Anton Tchékov, Anton. Tjekhov, Anton Tchehov, Anton Tjekhov, Anton P. ![]() ![]() Tchékov, checov anthon, Anton Tchekov, Anton Tchekov, Anton Chekhov, Anton TÅ¡ehov, Anton Tjechov, A. ![]() Tsjechow, Antón Chejov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Tsjekov, Anton Checkov, Antòn Cechov, Anton Chekhow, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chéjov, ÄŒhecov Anton, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Checkov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chechov, Anton ÄŒechov, Anton ÄŒechov, A.P. Tsjechov, Anton Chekhov, Tsjechof A.P., Anton Txekhov, Antoni Txecov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekoff, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov, Antón Chejov, Anton Chekhov, Antòn Cechov, Anton Tshehov, cechov anthon, Anton ĈeÄ¥ov, Anton Chekhov, A.P. Chekhov, CHEJOV ANTON, Anton Chekov, Anton Csehov, Anton Checov, Anton Çehov, Anton Tsehov, Anton Chehov, Anton Chejov, Anton Çehov, A. ![]() Cehov, Anton Cehov, A.P.Chekhov, Anton Chekov, Anton Cechov, A.P. Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Author of Ivanov / The Seagull / Uncle Vanya / Three Sisters / The Cherry Orchard ![]() |