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From the margins : Lee Krasner, Norman Lewis, 1945-1952 / by Kleeblatt, Norman L.,author.(CARDINAL)169814; Brown, Stephen,1955-author.(CARDINAL)335207; Saltzman, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)212919; Bagneris, Mia L.,author.(CARDINAL)335206; Krasner, Lee,1908-1984.Works.Selections.; Lewis, Norman,1909-1979.Works.Selections.(CARDINAL)816999; Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.),publisher,host institution.(CARDINAL)156362;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This exhibition brings together two New York painters whose works offer unique and compelling approaches to abstraction. Born one year apart, Lee Krasner (1908-84) and Norman Lewis (1909-79) shared similar family situations and came of age in the economic, social, and historic complexities of the 1930s. They formed their creative identities in the artistic and cultural ferment of New York City that was to catapult it to the center of the art world after World War II. Lee Krasner was born in Brooklyn to a Russian Jewish immigrant family. She studied at the Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design. From 1934 through 1943 she supervised a section of the mural division of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Krasner married the painter Jackson Pollock in 1945. Norman Lewis' parents were immigrants from Bermuda. His family lived on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. He studied drawing and commercial design in high school before joining the merchant marine and sailing throughout the Caribbean and South America. In the early 1930s Lewis worked with Augusta Savage, the founder and director of the Savage Studio of Arts and Crafts in Harlem. Like Krasner, he was a beneficiary of the public-works programs of the Depression years, teaching art under the auspices of the Federal Art Project. Krasner and Lewis reached their mature styles during the 1940s and 1950s. Their works of these years suggest intriguing parallels. Both painters developed many of the signature elements of Abstract Expressionism - a rejection of realist representation; a decentered, all-over approach to the picture plane; spontaneous, gestural brushwork; and a free use of non-naturalistic color. Both reveled in the sensual pleasures of design. A key aspect of their experimental method was the use of line - loose and organic or formal and gridlike. Both artists also drew upon sources with personal meanings: ancient and nonwestern art, contemporary music, forms of writing, references to urban life. The parallel viewing of two innovative mid-century painters offers insights into both their artistic achievements and this transformative era in America."--Jewish Museum website.Introduction: from the margins / Norman L. Kleeblatt & Stephan Brown -- Lee Krasner, Norman Lewis -- Mysterious writings: on Lee Krasner's little images and the language of abstraction / Lisa Saltzman -- Loner in the dark: the singular vision of Norman Lewis and the evidence of things unseen / Mia L. Bagneris.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984; Lewis, Norman, 1909-1979; Abstract expressionism; Painting, American;
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Moral questions in the classroom : how to get kids to think deeply about real life and their schoolwork / by Simon, Katherine G.,1962-(CARDINAL)666109;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Case studies.; High school teaching; Moral education (Secondary);
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War play : video games and the future of armed conflict / by Mead, Corey.(CARDINAL)356041;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.The rise of the military-entertainment complex -- Building the classroom arsenal: the military's influence on American education -- "Everybody must think": the military's post-9/11 turn to video games -- America's Army: the game -- All but war is simulation -- WILL interactive and the military's serious games -- The aftermath: medical virtual reality and the treatment of trauma -- Conclusion: America's Army invades our classrooms.A behind-the-scenes look at how the military uses cutting-edge video game technology to train soldiers for new forms of armed conflict, treat veterans, and entice new recruits. Researcher Corey Mead shows us training sessions where soldiers undertake multiplayer "missions" that test combat skills, develop unit cohesion, and teach cultural awareness. He immerses himself in 3-D battle simulations so convincing that they leave his heart racing. And he shows how the military fuels the adoption of games as learning tools--and recruitment come-ons. Mead also details how the military uses games to prepare soldiers for their return to the home front, and to treat PTSD. Military-funded researchers were closely involved with the invention of the Internet; now, as Mead proves, we are at the brink of a similar explosion in game technology. War Play reveals that many of tomorrow's teaching tools, therapies, and entertainments can be found in today's military.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Combat; Military art and science; Video games; War games;
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Black studies programs in public schools / by Giles, Raymond H.(CARDINAL)201311;
Bibliography: pages 154-156.1.: Cultural diversity and the American public schools ; Prevailing American attitudes toward history of black people in the United States ; Educational goals and purposes of ethnic and black studies programs ; Black studies and the public schools : What is the status? -- 2. Black studies curriculum, methods, and materials: Black identity ; Thematic approach to black studies ; A relevant black curriculum guides to local needs ; ...Selecting teaching materials -- 3. Images of Africa: Ethnic studies and changing images of Africa ; Dispelling stereotypes ; Improving black self-image ; The problem of black identity and white cultural assimilation -- 4. Black studies in selected high schools: Cleveland, Ohio (Separate black studies courses for white studentsin a predominantly white school) ; Madison, Wisconsin (Separate black studies courses for black students only in two predominantly white schools ; Experimental high school ; Traditional high school ;(Con.) White studies ...Minority groups in America : A study of the course in white racism) ; Detroit, Michigan (Required black history courses in an all-black high school) ; Los Angeles, California (Integrating black studies into the regular school curriculum in an all-black high school serving a ghetto ; A white teacher of black history in an all-black high school) ; Northampton high school (Northampton, Massachusetts) -- 5.: Criteria and standards for determining the impact of black studies programs ; Goals of black history courses ; Problems related to the role of the teacher in the black studies programs ; Need for well-defined criteria for measuring the impact and effectiveness of black studies programs ; Failure and termination of black studies programs ; The necessity for considering the effects of variables outside the school correlated with prejudice and development of positive self images ; Problems in selecting and critiqueing instructional materials for black studies.
Subjects: African Americans;
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The everything parent's guide to Common Core math : understand the new math standards to help your child learn and succeed. by Sirois, Jamie L.,author.(CARDINAL)408697; Wiggin, Adam A.,author.(CARDINAL)408698;
The Common Core State Standards -- 6th grade Common Core standards -- 7th grade Common Core standards -- 8th grade Common Core standards -- Appendix A: Answers to practice problems -- Appendix B: Glossary.The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But if you learned math the "old" way, the new teaching methods may be unfamiliar to you. If you want to help your children with homework, you'll need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding. With the help of math teachers, you'll learn: what your child will be learning in each middle-school grade; the rationale behind the Common Core standards; multiple new ways to look at math problems; and how to help your child with homework and studying.
Subjects: Common Core State Standards (Education); Education; Mathematics;
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Monumental harm : reckoning with Jim Crow Era Confederate monuments / by Hartley, Roger C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and index.Act or leave the monuments undisturbed? History and memory distinguished; The distortion-of-history approach: the cult of the lost cause; The warping-of-history approach: the rise of monument mania; The racial-reckoning approach: the stereotyping and erasure functions of Confederate Monuments; Confederate monuments and contemporary institutional racism -- The disposition: destroy, contextualize, or relocate the Confederate monument? The case against monument destruction; The trouble with contextualization; Relocation and its critics -- Who decides? The legal framework protecting Confederate monuments -- Conclusion."Professor of Law at Catholic University Roger C. Hartley provides a thorough overview of the issue of Confederate monuments and their problematic presence on the American landscape. He examines and dissects competing claims regarding the removal of these monuments from public spaces ... mov[ing] readers through various debates on the subject ...with the compelling logic of a legal scholar ... methodically build[ing] the case that 'Confederate monuments harm contemporary American society by perpetuating antiblack racial stereotyping and systemic racism.' This harm, he continues, 'overrides even good faith claims to leave Confederate monuments undisturbed in order to preserve Southern heritage.' In the course of building this case for material harm, Hartley nonetheless offers his own good faith discussions of competing arguments for retaining Confederate monuments in situ. While these include 'heritage' claims, they also include those sometimes heard from historians and historic preservationists regarding the significance of monuments as teaching tools and the dangers of 'sanitizing' the historical landscape. While Hartley's argument ultimately makes a compelling case for removal/relocation as the optimal choice, he does not dismiss the alternative arguments. Instead, he deconstructs each and examines them for potential flaws in a way that will force readers to examine their own beliefs"-- ǂc Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Soldiers' monuments; Collective memory; Racism; Racism against Black people; African Americans; Racism.;
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How to get into law school / by Estrich, Susan.(CARDINAL)186713;
Subjects: Law schools; Law; Law.;
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Spanish. [sound recording] by Pimsleur (Firm)(CARDINAL)347630;
Instructors, Ray Brown, Eduardo Berinstein ; speakers, Stella Acelas, Jorge Drosten.A self-instruction course presenting thirty Spanish language lessons for English speakers based on the method developed by Dr. Paul Pimsleur. Designed to teach you to understand and speak the essential elements of Spanish in a relatively short time.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Spanish language; Spanish language; Spanish language materials.;
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Language hacking German : a conversation course for beginners / by Lewis, Benny(Brendan Richard),author.(CARDINAL)405260;
Talking about me -- Asking about you -- Solving communication problems -- Describing your future plans -- Talking about family and friends -- Have some food, drink and conversation -- Talking about yesterday...last week...a long time ago -- It's been a while! -- Describe it! -- Having your first conversation.Language Hacking takes a modern approach to language learning and focuses on the conversations that learners need to master right away, rather than presenting language as a slow-moving series of building blocks. This means that you can have meaningful conversations right away, not after years of study. Incorporating the language hacks that Benny Lewis mastered while learning (as an adult) the 10 languages he now speaks, these courses help learners exponentially increase their language knowledge through clever shortcuts, memory techniques, and conversation strategies. The course consists of 9 units, each containing 3 conversations that culminate with a mission that learners complete and submit in the learner community that has been custom-created to accompany the course. There, learners give and get feedback to extend their learning beyond the pages of the book. It blends the best of technology and traditional learning so that learners can personalize their learning, get support from other learners, and rely on Benny's tried and tested methods for learning.
Subjects: Programmed instructional materials.; Textbooks.; German language; German language;
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The Past before us : contemporary historical writing in the United States / by Kammen, Michael G.(CARDINAL)147983; American Historical Association.(CARDINAL)142640;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / John Hope Franklin -- Introduction : the historian's vocation and the state of the discipline in the United States / Michael Kammen ---- PART I. UNITS AND AREAS OF STUDY. 1. Fragmentation and unity in "American medievalism" / Karl F. Morrison --- 2. Early modern Europe / William J. Bouwsma --- 3. Modern European history / William H. McNeill --- 4. African history / Philip D. Curtin --- 5. The history of the Muslim middle east / Nikki R. Keddie --- 6. East, southeast, and south Asia / John Whitney Hall --- 7. Latin America and the Americas / Charles Gibson ---- PART II. EXPANDING FIELDS OF INQUIRY. 8. Toward a wider vision: trends in social history / Peter N. Stearns --- 9. The new political history in the 1970s / Allan G. Bogue --- 10. Labor history in the 1970s: toward a history of the American worker / David Brody --- 11. Community studies, urban history, and American local history / Kathleen Neils Conzen --- 12. The negro in American history: as scholar, as subject / Jay Saunders Redding --- 13. Women and the family / Carl N. Degler --- 14. Intellectual and cultural history / Robert Darnton --- 14. Marking time: the historiography of international relations / Charles S. Maier ---- PART III. MODES OF GATHERING AND ASSESSING HISTORICAL MATERIALS. 16. Oral history in the United States / Herbert T. Hoover --- 17. Psychohistory / Peter Loewenberg --- 18. Quantitative social-scientific history / J. Morgan Kousser --- 19. Comparative history / George M. Fredrickson --- 20. The teaching of history / Hazel Whitman Hertzberg."Is there a distinctive American style of historical scholarship? To what extent have quantitative methods and computer technology affected the writing of history? Has descriptive history been supplanted by analytical history? What constitutes adequate historical explanation? These are just a few of the questions addresed in "The Past Before Us." The contributors, twenty-one distinguished historians, discuss the state of their profession today and describe their interests, activities, and problems. Reflecting new and exciting trends in historical research, their essays, taken together, provide a searching assessment of the major advances in historical methods as well as in historical knowledge during the 1970s"--Jacket.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Historiography; History;
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