Studies on Medieval Empathies By Karl F. Morrison, Rudolph M. Bell (eds.)
2013 | 382 Pages | ISBN: 2503530311 | PDF | 9 MB
Empathy is a deep feeling or intuition for kinship transcending self-preoccupied individuality. This book is about empathy in the Middle Ages, before it had a name. The authors begin by tracing the origins of empathy in pre-Christian Antiquity and early Christianity, especially in mysteries of divine justice, by which the good often suffered and the wicked prospered and, as with surgical healing, compassion was manifested by inflicting pain. The authors also explore many facets of empathy's development in the Latin West, criss-crossing the artificial borders of academic departments to reveal interlocking connections that give emotional power to images, whether verbal, pictorial, or performative. In a powerful multi-disciplinary collaboration, they identify conditions and limits of empathy, and areas in which the dynamic between insiders and outsiders forced subversive explorations of what it meant to be human. The doctrine of Christ as mediator of divine love dominated medieval thought about empathy as a human instinct.Taken together, like magnetic poles, two pictures in this book represent that mediation in action. The cover illustration, a mid-ninth-century ivory plaque from Carolingian Gaul, depicts Christ, the Divine Word, Love incarnate, glorified, enthroned, and adored by angels as creator, judge, and teacher. The second, Plate 1, from the same period and region, represents the act that sealed the mediation of divine love to humanity: Christ the man, tortured and dying for love.
S. P. Oakley, "Studies in the Transmission of Latin Texts: Volume I: Quintus Curtius Rufus and Dictys Cretensis"
English | ISBN: 0198848722 | 2020 | 544 pages | PDF | 37 MB
This volume offers a comprehensive study of all the known manuscripts and incunables of two works: the history of Alexander the Great written by Quintus Curtius Rufus, probably in the first century AD, and the translation into Latin by Lucius Septimius of the spoof history of the Trojan War, allegedly written at the time of that war by a certain Dictys Cretensis. Drawing on in excess of 200 witnesses, the analysis reveals how the text of Curtius in all our extant manuscripts descends from one damaged copy that survived from the Roman Empire into the Middle Ages, and how the text of Dictys survived in two such copies. It demonstrates that clear and decisive results can be achieved by application of the so-called stemmatic method, and how the application of those results will lead to several improvements to our standard text of Dictys. As well as determining which manuscripts future editors should use in editing these texts and examining them in detail, it also offers equally full
Maddalena Taras, "Student Self-Assessment "
English | ISBN: 0367691671 | 2022 | 198 pages | PDF | 18 MB
This book provides the basics of student self-assessment and implementation challenges, and it offers practical solutions and examples for navigating the use of student self-assessment in various subject disciplines in primary schools, secondary schools and higher education. It provides an informed approach for educators to understand the complexities and subtleties involved in implementing self-assessment, and how this might include and impact on teachers and students.
Strength Training: Exercises by Óscar Morán
English | June 18, 2020 | ISBN: 8416740046 | 350 pages | PDF | 84 Mb
It contains:- 300 videos Online- More than 400 exercises, including explanations of technique and detailed illustrations for each. B/W - Explanations to help you organize your weekly workout routine and decide which muscles to train together and in what order- Advice on proper breathing technique, common mistakes to avoid and tips for beginners and advanced strength training practitioners alike- Descriptions of the main muscles worked in the exercises and their variants- Explanations of weight lifting theory and the best way to plan and organize your workouts and training season- Anatomical descriptions of the main muscle groups Glossary of technical terms- Descriptions of bodily movements and the mus- cles involved- Table of training percentages and repetitions- Tips, advice and recommendations to overcome stagnation- Description, prevention and treatment of common injuriesWho is this book for?Anybody who wants to learn about strength training and improve their technique and results.Beginners, for the clarity of the graphicsIntermediate and advanced practitioners, for its help in polishing technique and overcoming stagnationDoctors and physiotherapists for its scientific rigorTeachers, trainers and gym monitors for its didactic approachGym owners and manufacturers of fitness appa- ratus for its constructive criticism of machines
Streets of Dublin: A street photography guide (Houghton Photography Guides) by Joe Houghton
English | September 18, 2019 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07XWLZCRT | 143 pages | PDF | 43 Mb
Join Dublin based photographer Joe Houghton on a journey around the streets of Dublin, Ireland's historic capital city, as he shoots street photography. Explore his gear choices, visual story-telling and compositional techniques, all illustrated with his evocative black and white images from around the city.
Strategies and Games, Second Edition
by Prajit K. Dutta;Wouter Vergote;
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0262046520 | 667 pages | True EPUB | 17.99 MB
Strange and Difficult Times
by Nyabola, Nanjala;
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1787387801 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 5.71 MB
Shiamin Kwa, "Strange Eventful Histories: Identity, Performance, and Xu Wei's Four Cries of a Gibbon"
English | 2013 | pages: 287 | ISBN: 0674066855 | PDF | 8,1 mb
When it comes to really knowing a person, is what you see really what you get? Is it ever all you get? In this first critical study and annotated translation of the dramatic masterpiece Four Cries of a Gibbon by the late-Ming dynasty Chinese playwright Xu Wei, author Shiamin Kwa considers the ways that people encounter and understand each other in extraordinary circumstances. With its tales of crimes redressed in the next world and girls masquerading as men to achieve everlasting fame, Four Cries of a Gibbon complicated issues of self and identity when it appeared in the late Ming dynasty, paving the way for increasingly nuanced reflections on such questions in late Ming and early Qing fiction and drama. Beyond their historical context, Xu Wei's influential plays serve as testimony to what Kwa argues are universal strategies found within drama. The heroes and heroines in these plays glide back and forth across the borders of life and death, of male and female, as they seek to articulate who they truly are. As the actors sort out these truths onstage, the members of the audience are invited to consider the truths that they live with offstage.
Annabel Crabb, "Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull"
English | 2016 | pages: 194 | ISBN: 1525229494 | EPUB | 0,7 mb
In Stop at Nothing Annabel Crabb brings all her wit and perceptiveness to the story of Malcolm Turnbull. This is a memorable look at the Prime Minister in action - his flaws and achievements - as well as his past lives and adventures. Drawing on extensive interviews with Turnbull, Crabb delves into his university exploits - which included co-authoring a musical with Bob Ellis - and his remarkable relationship with Kerry Packer, the man for whom he was first a prized attack dog and then a mortal enemy. She examines the extent to which Turnbull - colourful, aggressive, humorous and ruthless - has changed. Crabb tells how he first lost, and then won back, the Liberal leadership, and explores the challenges that now face him today as the forward-looking leader of a conservative Coalition.
Stomping Out Fear: Finding Courage in Christ By Neil T. Anderson; Rich Miller; David Park
2003 | 235 Pages | ISBN: 0736909915 | EPUB | 2 MB
A great new youth version of the popular "Freedom from Fear" that tackles the challenges confronting teens in today's culture--with a powerful foreword by Josh McDowell.Many teens drag through their lives weighed down by fear, worried about being unlovable, and walled off by a sense of isolation."Stomping Out Fear" provides solid, biblical tools to help teens stand against the emotions and spiritual forces that try to pull them down. Readers will-- learn how fear-filled strongholds develop discover how to use the truth to combat anxious thoughts and win over fear find out how Jesus Christ is their sanctuary from all fearsIdeal for youth groups, Bible studies, teen mentoring relationships, club studies, and individual reading.