Language: reference and general

Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States.

Born after 1940 and finishing higher education between 1965 and 1982, a generation of Russia's best, brightest, and most privileged came of age in the Brezhnev era.

The question of whether women write from a unique perspective has been debated since the silent era.

This book guides students through the process of planning, researching, and writing the final version of theses and dissertations.

Unintentional injuries, including car crashes, drowning, burns, poisoning, and suffocation, are a leading cause of death to young children.

This first systematic critique on the rhetoric of 21 presidents shows how political constraints shaped rhetoric and how oratory shaped politics.

Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including suburbia.

Students in Discord fills a void in the professional literature concerning adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders by providing theoretical information about psychiatric and psychological diagnoses with practical information about actual public school students who show both externalizing and internalizing disorders.

Prevent, Repent, Reform, Revenge is a study of the aims that people intend to achieve by the sanctions and treatments they recommend for wrongdoers.

In a constantly changing world, individuals are forever growing to meet the challenges and developments that emerge around them.

Over the past decade, a growing body of research has delineated the nature and extent of delinquency, as well as the role of the juvenile justice system.

Although psychology is steeped in writing, as a discipline it has developed little explicit understanding of writing.

Seventeen of the most widely seen and heard speakers in history all have one thing in common: they were all seen and heard while engaged in national political debates as they sought the two highest offices Americans can bestow upon their countrymen.

America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War.

Swift changes in educational technology are transforming the landscape of our society and how we transfer knowledge in a digital world.

During the tenth century England began to emerge as a distinct country with an identity that was both part of yet separate from 'Christendom'.

Though we speak English as a nation, it's no secret that America is far from uniform.

A surprising and entertaining explanation of how the words we use (even the ones we don't notice) reveal our personalities, emotions, and identities.

If you want to get creative, make surplus income, be in control of your own hours, and potentially even change the world, then maybe it's time to make the career change to freelance writing.

Book Publishing 101: Inside Information to Getting Your First Book or Novel Published is here to help make your publishing dream a reality.

This book was written for the potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of editors and agents.

The polysemous German word Geschlecht -- denoting gender, genre, kind, kinship, species, race, and somehow also more -- exemplifies the most pertinent questions of the translational, transdisciplinary, transhistorical, and transnational structures of the contemporary humanities: What happens when texts, objects, practices, and concepts are transferred or displaced from one language, tradition, temporality, or form to another?

The polysemous German word Geschlecht -- denoting gender, genre, kind, kinship, species, race, and somehow also more -- exemplifies the most pertinent questions of the translational, transdisciplinary, transhistorical, and transnational structures of the contemporary humanities: What happens when texts, objects, practices, and concepts are transferred or displaced from one language, tradition, temporality, or form to another?

Authorship's Wake examines the aftermath of the 1960s critique of the author, epitomized by Roland Barthes's essay, "e;The Death of the Author.

Authorship's Wake examines the aftermath of the 1960s critique of the author, epitomized by Roland Barthes's essay, "e;The Death of the Author.

The Science of Writing Characters is a comprehensive handbook to help writers create compelling and psychologically-credible characters that come to life on the page.

The Science of Writing Characters is a comprehensive handbook to help writers create compelling and psychologically-credible characters that come to life on the page.

Afterlives of Abandoned Work considers the relevance of unfinished projects to literary history and criticism, looking beyond famous posthumous work to investigate the abandoned everyday, from scrapped plans and rejected ideas to half-written novels or unfinished artistic works.

The ultimate authority on street slang presents a new volume of delightfully dirty, surprisingly insightful terms and phrases.

As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn-to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life.

Smart implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires both an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning.

Smart implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires both an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning.

History teachers aren't expected to teach science, math teachers aren't expected to teach social studies; so why are all teachers responsible for teaching reading?

Literacy lies at the heart of student understanding and achievement.

It's tough to teach students science, math, or social studies when they have a hard time reading the textbook.

A landmark volume that explores the interconnected nature of technologies and rhetorical practice Rhetorical Machines addresses new approaches to studying computational processes within the growing field of digital rhetoric.

In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak.

An examination of how the media is under fire and how to safeguard journalists and the information they seek to share with the public.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter details "e;how the U.

In this anthology from the Villa Gillet literary conference, world-renowned authors from A.

Texte schreiben für Schüler: Mit effektiven Übungen und gezielten Strategien ganz einfach zum Satzakrobaten werdenDeutsch-Schulaufgaben sorgen bei Ihrem Nachwuchs regelmäßig für Sorgenfalten?

An examination of how the media is under fire and how to safeguard journalists and the information they seek to share with the public.

When he sold his first short story to The New Yorker in 1979, Alan Cheuse was hardly new to the literary world.

From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them.

Not since the 1960s have the activities of resistance among lower- and working-class youth caused such anxiety in the international community.

This engaging and highly regarded book takes readers through the key stages of their PhD research journey, from the initial ideas through to successful completion and publication.

Ideal for those who are starting a degree in English language or linguistics, this textbook covers all the basic knowledge and tools of analysis students need for studying language.

This comprehensive handbook will guide readers through the process of publishing their research.

A lively and popular textbook teaching French to post-beginners working in a classroom setting.

This is an easy to use guide on how to complete the various types of assessment normally encountered in undergraduate law programmes.