Paradiso
1) The Embassy
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In a distant war, in a city under siege, U.S. Ambassador John W. Blaney faced a terrible choice: abandon the mission or risk the lives of his team to give diplomacy a last chance...
In 2003, Liberia was one of the most dangerous and isolated countries in the world. President Charles Taylor, a feared warlord, presided over a fractured state and countless unruly militiamen and child soldiers as two rebel armies marched to depose him. When an international...
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Do you choose your next thought?
Our thoughts drive our actions and color all we experience. While we can influence our thinking, do we consciously *choose* each of our thoughts?
We each have a unique window into life. My brother and I grew up with an abusive father and our lives became even harder after he started losing his mind. He died when I was fifteen, leaving me with a lot to figure out. In this book I share part of that story and others...
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Sans tarder, faites la connaissance de Paulette, une fille ingrate et drle, candide et impertinente, et plongez-vous dans son monde onirique!
Vous ne connaissez pas encore Paulette? Ne paniquez pas, une séance de rattrapage est prévue. Paulette est une ingrate drle. Candide et impertinente, avec sa jovialité, son humour décalé et son enthousiasme à toute épreuve, elle est un rayon de soleil. Quand on plonge dans son monde onirique, on boit...
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How do we ensure that people undertake higher education (HE) only when they have adequate information? Why are there higher numbers of people enrolling into HE studies than ever before? Why are there so many students dropping out of so many institutions? How do we balance learning in HE with our private life? What skills are acquired in HE? What are the challenges associated with learning in HE? These are among the questions the book will attempt...
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Scholarly literature describes academic supervision as a relational-based task involving a student and supervisors. It is not controlled cooperation with a technical formula for it to function, but relational and requires interpersonal skills. Such collaboration in supervision resembles other human relations where partners may encounter diverse challenges.
Therefore, for supervision partners (students and supervisors) to cooperate effectively, they...
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School inspection is a measure for monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning in pre-tertiary education in many countries. However, in postsecondary education, supervisors perform teaching tasks without external monitoring and evaluating their practices. Currently, most tertiary education institutions are multicultural learning centers with students and academics with different perceptions and experiences of the roles and responsibilities of...
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Student attrition is a persisting challenge that scholars have identified for years. The problem affects higher education institutions worldwide, regardless of structure (full-time, part-time), levels (doctoral, master, and bachelor degrees), and resource availabilities. Although many issues contribute to the problem, the student's social and relational factors are the leading causes. In most cases, students find more comfortable sharing their academic...
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Scholarly literature has informed different reasons for higher education student attrition. One major challenge most students face, especially doctoral students is the isolation that hinders them from integrating and becoming part of the learning society. Indeed, the current learning environment in higher education may be challenging to many, especially those without social-relational skills. Globalization and internationalization in higher education...
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It is hard to keep silent when many higher education students drop out of their studies every semester. Different scholarly literature has indicated that almost fifty percent of students who commence higher education withdraw. Indeed, higher education and research training pedagogy depend on success in supervision where a student cooperates with supervisors effectively. However, some supervisors do not comprehend students' needs and expectations,...
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Share Ardee's obsession to become a rider of a smart, forever loving, and loyal dragon. Bond with and fly your own empathic dragon inside a theme park planet. Watch a dragonet's birth and initial bonding on a distant planet.
Will certain Earth people listen when a special, pink dragonet senses catastrophic danger and uses an unknown ability to warn them? Delight young and old alike with these six stories. Inspire children to expand their wonder and...