Written by a student with 12 straight A*s at GCSE & IGCSE and 4 straight A*s at A-level, this exam-focused guide will maximise any candidate's exam performance and will ensure that they obtain the best possible grade. It has been checked and approved by some of the country's finest teaching professionals and is full of insightful advice from the author's personal experience of taking GCSE and IGCSE language examinations. Contains: - Easy-to-follow formulae for French exam success - Exam technique advice - Sample reading and oral questions and how to answer them - Guidelines on how to give what the examiner is looking for - 50+ fantastic phrases and how to use them - Sample essay - Tips to avoid the most common mistakes - Essential topic-specific vocab ... and all this from someone who knows where students go wrong, who understands what students find difficult and whose methods guarantee to boost your grade The author has an A* in French and Spanish IGCSE, 100% in Italian GCSE, 96% in French A-level and 97% in Spanish A-level. He is now studying French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge University. His proven knowledge of exactly how to succeed in the exam room makes this guide a must-have for all French students. "Finally a GCSE revision guide for students written by a student Full of helpful tips and great ways to improve your language. A must-have in the run up to the exams " - Esther Saurel, Head of French, Tonbridge School "Everything a good teacher tells you in one handy document" - Joanna Haynes-Boyd, Deputy Head of French, The Grammar School at Leeds
Three wildly imaginative essays by Irish satirists Jonathan Swift, Liam O'Flaherty, and Tom s Mac S om in. Written in three different centuries, they propose grotesque and outrageous solutions to the social problems created by the established political order, especially unemployment and austerity. These essays entertain and shock while focusing attention on those very problems.
In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production of comic book film adaptations. This trend, now in its second decade, has blossomed into Hollywood's leading genre. From superheroes to Spartan warriors, The Comic Book Film Adaptation offers the first dedicated study to examine how comic books moved from the fringes of popular culture to the center of mainstream film production.Through in-depth analysis, industry interviews, and audience research, this book charts the cause-and-effect of this influential trend. It considers the cultural traumas, business demands, and digital possibilities that Hollywood faced at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The industry managed to meet these challenges by exploiting comics and their existing audiences. However, studios were caught off-guard when these comic book fans, empowered by digital media, began to influence the success of these adaptations. Nonetheless, filmmakers soon developed strategies to take advantage of this intense fanbase, while codifying the trend into a more lucrative genre, the comic book movie, which appealed to an even wider audience. Central to this vibrant trend is a comic aesthetic in which filmmakers utilize digital filmmaking technologies to engage with the language and conventions of comics like never before.The Comic Book Film Adaptation explores this unique moment in which cinema is stimulated, challenged, and enriched by the once-dismissed medium of comics.
This book explores recent calls to increase instruction of the Bible in American public schools. The work develops a distinctive philosophical and trans-Atlantic assessment of these proposals by critiquing European approaches to religious education and by reviewing the role of religion in contemporary democracies. The work will spark debate among political scientists, policy experts, Religious Education instructors, theologians, and social and educational theorists. ""Ignorance of the Bible cuts us off from our history and our cultural heritage. Yet state religious education carries dangers, not least for religion itself. This superb book, by two authors well-versed in these problems on both sides of the Atlantic, points a way forward."" --Roger Trigg, Ian Ramsey Centre, University of Oxford ""This book represents a sober and objective analysis of the movement to adopt Bible courses in the public schools. Those who are interested in the movement and church/state issues will find the work essential reading, as providing an invaluable source of information about the situation in America and Europe and a compelling argument that demands attention and some compromise from both sides of the debate in the present cultural war."" --Stephen Strehle, Professor, Christopher Newport University, VA ""The use of the 'no establishment' clause of the Constitution to expel Bible education from state schools threatens to leave Americans without the most important spiritual anchor that has been provided to them. In this strongly argued book Liam Gearon and Joseph Prud'homme mount a persuasive case not only against the misreading of the Constitution by secularist fanatics, but also in favor of the Bible, as the true foundation of America's secular culture."" --Sir Roger Scruton, acclaimed philosopher, author of over 40 books in aesthetics, philosophy, and political thought Joseph Prud'homme is Director of the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Culture, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Instructor in Religion at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. Liam Francis Gearon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education and a Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. He is the author and/or editor of over thirty books in politics, literature, education, and the study of religion.
Eine revolution re Entwicklung hat unser aller Leben grundlegend ver- ndert, und dies nahezu unbemerkt: die alkoholische H ndedesinfektion zum Schutz vor Ansteckung. Dieses Buch erz hlt die einzigartige Geschichte eines weltver ndernden Produkts. Professor Didier Pittet und sein Team am Universit tsklinikum Genf haben bewusst auf Patentschutz f r ihre Weiterentwicklung verzichtet und diese so der Menschheit zum Geschenk gemacht. Jeder, vom Gro unternehmen bis zum Buschdoktor, kann k nftig das Desinfektionsmittel herstellen, das durch verbesserte Hygiene Leben retten wird. Begleiten Sie Dr. Pittet bei seinem spannenden Unterfangen und entdecken Sie dabei zugleich eine Seite der menschlichen Natur, die die Abkehr vom Raubtierkapitalismus hin zu einer Friedens konomie beinhaltet. "Didier Pittet kam, als die WHO ihn rief; dessen k nnen wir uns gl cklich sch tzen. Aus der Geschichte, die dieses Buch so lebendig und mitrei end erz hlt, k nnen wir alle viel lernen." Dr. Margaret Chan, Generaldirektorin der WHO
Are you learning to play the piano? If so, this book is for you 50 short piano songs and exercises that start at a beginner level and gradually progress to intermediate. The songs are designed to test certain piano playing skills such as using the correct fingers, counting beats, playing with dynamics. There is even a bonus theory quiz No matter what age you are, you will find the songs in this book fun to play, there are easy 8-bar melodies for beginners and also full length songs to play that incorporate different techniques for a more advanced player. Great for teachers This book was created for piano teachers that require some material to teach from. Kids will love the imaginative song titles that refer to what is happening in the song, for example "Caterpillar Crawl" is a short song that requires you to play up and down the piano in a similar way that a caterpillar would crawl Also the progressive nature of the book makes it easy to teach from start to finish as it gets more and more difficult throughout.
Make Freelancing More Stable Freelancing is difficult. It's tough to plan for growth (in client volume and revenue) when current income is too unstable to even consider anything beyond the here and now. This book dives deep on making freelancing more stable, beating "treading water" cycles, repelling 'bad apple' clients, multiplying online exposure and follows the journey of Liam, with honest, clear advice and guidance from laptop and rented desk to $1m web agency. Achieve the freedom you're looking for A perennial business builder who 'finally got something to work', Liam Veitch has many strings to his bow along with many failures to learn from. Web designer and now founder at UK based web agency Tone (tone.co.uk) as well as freelancer community Freelancelift (freelancelift.com) this book comprises everything he wished he knew first time around. In his own words, he did freelancing 'right this time' and this book comes from a realisation that in the three years which passed - this second time round as a freelancer - the business has generated over $1.1M. This debut, feature length book lays out the key mindset fixes which made this possible. Who's it for? This book exists to help freelancers earn more this month than they did last month, by leveraging big-business thinking and creating a state of constant evolutionary improvement. "My intention is to describe my experiences and provide inspiration and practical advice for putting them to work in your business. These experiences have led to an enormous amount of financial freedom and professional predictability for me...something I could only dream about before." What's inside? 226 pages of honest, actionable advice to help you build something incredible from your tiny freelance business. Make freelancing more stable Beat "treading water" cycles Repel 'bad apple' clients Multiply online exposure Build income predictability Have dream clients find you Leverage recurring revenue Work less while earning more Let's do this The purpose of this book is not to show you how to build an agency, nor is it to improve the actual service you're providing (I'm making the assumption this is already the best it can be). This book is here to help give a fresh perspective in a space dominated by mediocrity. Your time is now. As a one-person business, it's easy to think that you're somehow exempt from that word... 'business'. I'm here to tell you this is what keeps most freelancers thinking like, well, freelancers. Screw that This book serves to lay out everything I wish I'd have known first time around. It's been exhausting, a blast, and I can't wait to show you what I came up with.
