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Final Reflections
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Author : Patrick Ritchie Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-02
Final Reflections written by Patrick Ritchie Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-02 with categories.
Everyone who lives a long life occasionally looks back and reflects on what they've learned from their experiences, both good and bad. Some feel an urge to delve deeper in an attempt to cut through to the very essence of existence. It's a philosophic search, but one which every being, knowingly or unknowingly, undertakes at times.Perhaps the last place one would expect to find such a philosophic searcher, though, would be in the middle of the rough-and-tumble oil and gas business of Texas. After all, philosophers are supposed to be found in ivory towers, not on dangerous, dirty drilling rigs in the middle of a hot Texas desert. But then, how could one reach any understanding of life living in an ivory tower? If one is seeking to understand life, the only way to go about it would be to roll up one's sleeves, throw oneself into the middle of the fray, and live!Like it's predecessor, Reflections from the Sea of Life, and More Reflections from the Sea of Life, Final Reflections from a Sea of Life is a different type of literature. It isn't fiction, non-fiction, drama, humor, mystery, poetry, etc., although it does contain sprinklings of many of these. It is simply a single individual's viewpoint on many aspects of life set forth under subject headings for easy reference. The reader may start from the beginning and read to the end of the book or simply pick a particular subject and read the author's observations and reflections on it. As the author suggests, these reflections are simply outposts erected on the outer edge of his personal understanding which others may find useful as stepping stones to extend their own limits. Enjoy!
Research On Future Skill Demands
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2008-02-29
Research On Future Skill Demands written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-29 with Social Science categories.
Over the past five years, business and education groups have issued a series of reports indicating that the skill demands of work are rising, due to rapid technological change and increasing global competition. Researchers have begun to study changing workplace skill demands. Some economists have found that technological change is "skill-biased," increasing demand for highly skilled workers and contributing to the growing gap in wages between college-educated workers and those with less education. However, other studies of workplace skill demands have reached different conclusions. These differences result partly from differences in disciplinary perspective, research methods, and datasets. The findings of all of these strands of research on changing skill demands are limited by available methods and data sources. Because case study research focuses on individual work sites or occupations, its results may not be representative of larger industry or national trends. At a more basic level, there is some disagreement in the literature about how to define "skill". In part because of such disagreements, researchers have used a variety of measures of skill, making it difficult to compare findings from different studies or to accumulate knowledge of skill trends over time. In the context of this increasing discussion, the National Research Council held a workshop to explore the available research evidence related to two important guiding questions: What are the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods and data sources for providing insights about current and future changes in skill demands? What support does the available evidence (given the strengths and weaknesses of the methods and data sources) provide for the proposition that the skills required for the 21st century workplace will be meaningfully different from earlier eras and will require corresponding changes in educational preparation?
How We Die
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Author : Sherwin B. Nuland
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1993
How We Die written by Sherwin B. Nuland and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Family & Relationships categories.
Presents a meditation and portrait of the experience of dying that elucidates the decisions that can be made to allow each person an understanding of death, as well as his or her own choice of death
How We Die
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Author : Sherwin B Nuland
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Books
Release Date : 1995-01-15
How We Die written by Sherwin B Nuland and has been published by Vintage Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-15 with Family & Relationships categories.
Attempting to demythologize the process of dying, Nuland explores how we shall die, each of us in a way that will be unique. Through particular stories of dying--of patients, and of his own family--he examines the seven most common roads to death: old age, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, accidents, heart disease, and strokes, revealing the facets of death's multiplicity. "It's impossible to read How We Die without realizing how earnestly we have avoided this most unavoidable of subjects, how we have protected ourselves by building a cultural wall of myths and lies. I don't know of any writer or scientist who has shown us the face of death as clearly, honestly and compassionately as Sherwin Nuland does here."--James Gleick
Phantom Reflections
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Author : Mike McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2008-12-23
Phantom Reflections written by Mike McCarthy and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-23 with History categories.
Hair-raising descriptions of aerial combat as seen from the cockpit of a fighter jet Thoughtful reflections on what it meant to fight in Vietnam As the Vietnam War raged thousands of miles away, Mike McCarthy completed his flight training in the United States, eager to get into the war and afraid it would end before he could participate. He needn't have worried. By 1967, he was flying his F-4 Phantom II fighter with the U.S. Air Force's 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, also known as Satan's Angels. Before his tour ended, McCarthy completed 124 missions during the intense air war over North Vietnam and Laos and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. His memoir recreates the horror and exhilaration of air combat.
Reflections On Criticality In Educational Philosophy
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Author : Marc James Deegan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date :
Reflections On Criticality In Educational Philosophy written by Marc James Deegan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Multi Secularism
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Author : Paul Kurtz
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 2011-12-31
Multi Secularism written by Paul Kurtz and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-31 with Philosophy categories.
The contemporary world is witness to an intense controversy about secularism. This controversy has intensified due to the presence of fundamentalism, which challenges secular society and the secularization of philosophical ideas and ethical values. Secularists maintain that the state should not impose a religious creed upon citizens and should respect freedom of conscience, the right to believe or disbelieve in the prevailing orthodoxy. This right is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution and the Rights of Man enunciated in the French Revolution. Yet many powerful religious institutions do not accept this principle. Paul Kurtz argues that secularism needs to be allied to the emergence of democratic institutions that respect individual freedom and the pluralistic society. He argues that a defense of secularism entails a defense of the civic virtues of democracy, which include the toleration of dissent and alternative lifestyles and the willingness to negotiate differences. Consequently, secularism will take different forms in different societies; the term multi-secularism best describes that. Many people believe that it is impossible to maintain a moral order without the support of religion. Kurtz vigorously denies that, and this volume attempts to explicate the values and principles of secular morality, which he sees as the cornerstone of the open democratic society. Kurtz was involved in the campaign for secularism throughout his career as a philosopher. This book reflects his participation in this battle and extends his thinking to new areas.
Reflections On Learning Life And Work
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Author : Maureen Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-10-26
Reflections On Learning Life And Work written by Maureen Ryan and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-26 with Education categories.
This book records the stories of doctoral study experiences of the twenty-two writers. These research degree experiences are embedded in the lives and careers of the writers and the twenty-two distinctive projects draw from those individual lives and careers. The authors write about meeting the continuing demands of older and younger family members and of their struggles with ill health and work place demands while working through their studies. There is also the joy of coming to see themselves and being seen as research scholars and supporting and celebrating with others as they move through candidature proposals and ethics applications to graduation. Apart from the stories that bring the writers to their particular projects and that colour their individual journeys, storying methodology is most often selected for the research, all of which is undertaken within the arts, humanities and education. Phenomenology, narrative, ethnography are central to most of the studies and the detailed accounts of each research topic, methods and outcomes locate each of the research projects in rich bodies of knowledge. Valued writers and readers in these fields, Mary Beattie and Elaine Martin have read each reflection and provided in turn a foreword and an afterword which bookend the volume and further enrich these reflections on learning, life and work.
Christian Reflections On The Leadership Challenge
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Author : James M. Kouzes
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-04-20
Christian Reflections On The Leadership Challenge written by James M. Kouzes and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-20 with Business & Economics categories.
Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge is a faith-based companion to the best-selling leadership book of all time--The Leadership Challenge. Grounded in Jim and Barry’s time-tested research, Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge describes their Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership ® --Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart—and offers practical guidance and inspiring examples about how Christian leaders can have a powerful impact in their workplaces, communities, and congregations by bringing their faith into their leadership. In addition to Jim and Barry’s foundational wisdom, the book brings together five leaders who reflect on the Five Practices from a Christian perspective. John C. Maxwell, David McAllister-Wilson, Patrick Lencioni, Nancy Ortberg, and Ken Blanchard share insights and stories culled from personal experience and the lives of other Christian leaders who have accomplished extraordinary things in churches, communities, classrooms, and corporations. Their thoughtful reflections on the role of faith in leadership will propel leaders and aspiring leaders
Final Reflections On Brain Injury
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Author : Mike Strand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Final Reflections On Brain Injury written by Mike Strand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with categories.
Final Reflections is the final book in popular "Here and Now" columnist Mike Strand's "Meditations" Trilogy (Meditations on Brain Injury, Expanded Consciousness, and Final Reflections), all of which are available through Lash Publishing. Final Reflections contains the culmination of Mr. Strand's nearly thirty-year journey living with a severe brain injury that resulted when his pickup truck was t-boned by a semi-truck. Final Reflections contains over 50 short essays that consider brain injury from every angle. The author has seen brain injury not only through his own experience, but through listening to numerous experiences from those who's stories have entered his mind and touched his heart as he participated in, and then facilitated numerous support groups. We all share a common experience in our own way, and Mike has a natural gift with words that allows him to express the many frustrations and emotions in clear language, often with humor. He also realizes that sunny expressions and breezy quotations, while they have their place, are a dime a dozen. His lines are from the heart and his words ring true. He talks about finding the real world tools an individual can access to confront the here and now.