Operation Condor was a cruel campaign of political repression and state terror involving military operations, dictatorships, and assassination throughout South America. In the country of Uruguay, it imposed an authoritarian government dedicated to the capture, jailing, torture, and killing of all opposition. Thousands of workers, students, dissidents, and politicians were prosecuted and eliminated. The bloodshed was horrendous. Others were kidnapped, tortured, and killed in allied countries, or illegally transferred to their home countries to be executed following Condor operations. Then in Uruguay, a young medical student, Daniel Blum, distraught by the kidnapping and murder of his beloved girlfriend, and seeking revenge, conceives a risky plan to find the assassins. Oblivious to the danger, he enters the morgue claiming an interest in forensic medicine where, between corpses and autopsies, he succeeds in befriending some of the detectives, winning their trust, which allows him to enter the main police center. He succeeds in obtaining training in the use of firearms, but he finds himself powerless and unable to advance. He then manages to help a friend to escape capture by the dictatorship and this draws him into a secret underground organization. Using newfound resources and alliances he works to solve the murder of his girlfriend and the kidnappings and murders of other young students. Then he meets a young woman who becomes his companion and lover. With her at his side, he attempts to solve these mysterious murders while avoiding being crushed between the powerful opposing forces of the dictatorship and the opposition.
La Operaci n C ndor fue una cruel campa a de represi n pol tica y terror estatal que involucr operaciones militares, dictaduras y asesinatos en toda Am rica del Sur. En el pa s de Uruguay, se impuso un gobierno autoritario dedicado a la captura, encarcelamiento, tortura y asesinato de toda oposici n. Miles de trabajadores, estudiantes, disidentes y pol ticos fueron procesados y eliminados. El derramamiento de sangre fue horrendo. Otros fueron secuestrados, torturados y asesinados en pa ses aliados, o transferidos ilegalmente a sus pa ses de origen para ser ejecutados despu s de las operaciones del C ndor.Luego, en Uruguay, un joven estudiante de medicina, Daniel Blum, angustiado por el secuestro y asesinato de su amada novia, y buscando venganza, concibe un plan arriesgado para encontrar a los asesinos. Ajeno al peligro, ingresa a la morgue alegando un inter s en la medicina forense donde, entre cad veres y autopsias, logra hacerse amigo de algunos de los detectives, gan ndose su confianza, lo que le permite ingresar al centro policial principal. Logra obtener entrenamiento en el uso de armas de fuego, pero se encuentra impotente e incapaz de avanzar. Luego se las arregla para ayudar a un amigo a escapar de la captura de la dictadura y esto lo lleva a una organizaci n clandestina secreta. Utilizando nuevos recursos y alianzas, trabaja para resolver el asesinato de su novia y los secuestros y asesinatos de otros j venes estudiantes.Luego conoce a una joven que se convierte en su compa era y amante. Con ella a su lado, intenta resolver estos misteriosos asesinatos mientras evita ser aplastado entre las poderosas fuerzas opositoras de la dictadura y la oposici n.
ABSTRACTDie Studie untersuchte den Umgang mit Kindesmissbrauch und die akademischen Leistungen von Sch lern in ffentlichen Sekundarschulen im Bundesstaat Akwa Ibom. Es wurden drei Forschungsfragen gestellt und drei Nullhypothesen formuliert, um die Studie zu leiten. Die Studie wurde als Ex-post-facto-Erhebung durchgef hrt. Die Grundgesamtheit umfasste 2838 SSII-Sch ler in den untersuchten ffentlichen Sekundarschulen im Bundesstaat Akwa Ibom. F r die Auswahl der Stichprobe von 500 Sch lern wurde ein mehrstufiges Stichprobenverfahren angewandt. Zur Datenerhebung wurde ein vom Forscher entwickeltes und von Experten validiertes Instrument, der "Fragebogen zum Umgang mit Kindesmissbrauch" (MCAQ), verwendet. Der Reliabilit tskoeffizient des Instruments wurde mit Hilfe von Cronbach Alpha ermittelt. Der Reliabilit tsindex lag bei 0,83. Der Mittelwert und die Standardabweichung wurden zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfragen verwendet, w hrend der unabh ngige t-Test zur Pr fung der Hypothesen auf einem Alpha-Niveau von 0,05 verwendet wurde. Die Ergebnisse der Studie zeigen, dass es einen signifikanten Unterschied in den schulischen Leistungen der Sch ler gibt, der auf der Effektivit t der Eltern, Lehrer und Berater im Umgang mit Kindesmissbrauch beruht. Die Studie kam daher zu dem Schluss, dass Eltern, Lehrer und Berufsberater in folgenden Bereichen geschult werden sollten
ABSTRATTOLo studio ha analizzato la gestione degli abusi sui minori e il rendimento scolastico degli studenti nelle scuole secondarie pubbliche dello Stato di Akwa Ibom. Sono state formulate tre domande di ricerca e tre ipotesi nulle per guidare lo studio. Il disegno dello studio stato un'indagine ex-post facto. La popolazione comprendeva 2838 studenti delle scuole secondarie pubbliche dello Stato di AkwaIbom. stata utilizzata una tecnica di campionamento a pi stadi per selezionare un campione di 500 studenti. Per raccogliere i dati stato utilizzato uno strumento sviluppato dal ricercatore, il "Management of Child Abuse Questionnaire" (MCAQ), validato da esperti. Il coefficiente di affidabilit dello strumento stato determinato utilizzando l'Alpha di Cronbach, ottenendo un indice di affidabilit pari a 0,83. Per rispondere alle domande di ricerca sono state utilizzate la media e la deviazione standard, mentre per testare le ipotesi stato utilizzato il test t indipendente a un livello di alfa di .05. I risultati dello studio rivelano che vi un'ampia gamma di fattori di rischio. I risultati dello studio rivelano che esiste una differenza significativa nei risultati scolastici degli studenti in base all'efficacia dei genitori, degli insegnanti e dei consulenti di orientamento nella gestione degli abusi sui minori. Lo studio conclude quindi che i genitori, gli insegnanti e i consulenti di orientamento dovrebbero essere formati in merito a
RESUMOO estudo investigou a gest o dos maus-tratos a crian as e o desempenho acad mico dos alunos em escolas secund rias p blicas do Estado de Akwa Ibom. Foram colocadas tr s quest es de investiga o e formuladas tr s hip teses nulas para orientar o estudo. O desenho do estudo foi um inqu rito ex-post facto. A popula o era constitu da por 2838 alunos do SSII nas escolas secund rias p blicas do Estado de Akwa Ibom. Foi utilizada a t cnica de amostragem em v rias fases para selecionar a amostra de 500 alunos. Para recolher os dados, foi utilizado um instrumento desenvolvido pelo investigador, o "Management of Child Abuse Questionnaire" (MCAQ), validado por peritos. O coeficiente de fiabilidade do instrumento foi determinado utilizando o Alfa de Cronbach, tendo sido obtido um ndice de fiabilidade de 0,83. A m dia e o desvio padr o foram utilizados para responder s quest es de investiga o, enquanto o teste t independente foi utilizado para testar as hip teses a n veis alfa de 0,05. Os resultados do estudo revelam que existe uma diferen a significativa nos resultados acad micos dos alunos em fun o da efic cia dos pais, dos professores e dos conselheiros de orienta o na gest o dos maus-tratos infantis. Por conseguinte, o estudo concluiu que os pais, os professores e os conselheiros de orienta o devem receber forma o sobre
R SUM L' tude a examin la gestion de la maltraitance des enfants et les r sultats scolaires des l ves dans les coles secondaires publiques de l' tat d'Akwa Ibom. Trois questions de recherche ont t pos es et trois hypoth ses nulles ont t formul es pour guider l' tude. L' tude a t con ue comme une enqu te ex-post facto. La population comprenait 2838 l ves de SSII dans les coles secondaires publiques chantillonn es de l' tat d'Akwa Ibom. Une technique d' chantillonnage plusieurs degr s a t utilis e pour s lectionner un chantillon de 500 l ves. Un instrument labor par le chercheur, le "Management of Child Abuse Questionnaire" (MCAQ), valid par des experts, a t utilis pour recueillir les donn es. Le coefficient de fiabilit de l'instrument a t d termin l'aide du coefficient alpha de Cronbach, ce qui a permis d'obtenir un indice de fiabilit de 0,83. La moyenne et l' cart-type ont t utilis s pour r pondre aux questions de recherche, tandis que le test t ind pendant a t utilis pour tester les hypoth ses au niveau alpha de 0,05. Les r sultats de l' tude r v lent qu'il existe une diff rence significative dans les r sultats scolaires des l ves en fonction de l'efficacit des parents, des enseignants et des conseillers d'orientation dans la gestion de la maltraitance des enfants. L' tude a donc conclu que les parents, les enseignants et les conseillers d'orientation devraient tre form s sur les points suivants
Now in its twelfth edition, Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal continues the book's tradition of offering a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the ideas and ideals that shake and shape our political world. The text outlines a framework defining each ideology in terms of the four functions ideologies performs — explanation, evaluation, orientation, and political program — allowing students to compare, contrast, and analyze the various ideologies, developing their own unique views and critical thinking skills.New to this EditionA new co-author, Jennet Kirkpatrick, recognized for her teaching and scholarship in political theory, feminist theory, and resistance.Chapter 2; updated material on voter suppression and populism.Chapter 3; expanded discussion of the relationship between Adam Smith’s moral and economic theories; how John Stuart Mill’s views on free speech might apply to contemporary controversies; differences between John Rawls and Robert Nozick, and between neoclassical and welfare liberals more generally. Updated; discussion of the “Great Recession” and broader issues of economic inequality.Chapter 4; extended discussion of Edmund Burke’s place within the conservative tradition. Updated; assessment of contemporary conservatism in light of Donald Trump’s presidency; new section on Christian Nationalism.Chapter 5; extended discussion of Marx’s theory of history.Chapter 6; updated the status of the socialist and communist traditions in China, Russia, and the United States.Chapter 7; charted the resurgence of far right and neo-fascist politics in Europe. Discussion of the “Alt-Right” in the United States has been expanded, including new sections on QAnon and the “Great Replacement” theory. Also expanded upon; discussion of whether fascism could gain serious traction in the United States, and a new section on the reasons why some critics say Donald Trump is either a fascist, or dangerously close to becoming one.Chapter 8; updated sections on Black liberation and feminism, including reference to George Floyd’s murder and the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Also, new material on settler colonialism and on the issues for all liberation ideologies raised by the case of undocumented immigrants, and extended discussion of liberation theology.Chapter 9; updated material on the severity of the climate crisis, and the variety of responses that have emerged to address it.Chapter 10; a new section on Hamas, and extended discussion of protests against Islamist rule in Iran focusing on the responses to Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. Also updated; sections on ISIS and the Taliban in light of the former’s erosion and the latter’s return to power, in addition to references to internecine conflicts among radical Islamists.Chapter 11; updated reasons for the conclusion that there will be no end of ideological conflicts soon, especially with the continued power of religious worldviews, globalization, and---perhaps most especially---the return of fascism worldwide.
Now in its twelfth edition, Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal continues the book's tradition of offering a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the ideas and ideals that shake and shape our political world. The text outlines a framework defining each ideology in terms of the four functions ideologies performs — explanation, evaluation, orientation, and political program — allowing students to compare, contrast, and analyze the various ideologies, developing their own unique views and critical thinking skills.New to this EditionA new co-author, Jennet Kirkpatrick, recognized for her teaching and scholarship in political theory, feminist theory, and resistance.Chapter 2; updated material on voter suppression and populism.Chapter 3; expanded discussion of the relationship between Adam Smith’s moral and economic theories; how John Stuart Mill’s views on free speech might apply to contemporary controversies; differences between John Rawls and Robert Nozick, and between neoclassical and welfare liberals more generally. Updated; discussion of the “Great Recession” and broader issues of economic inequality.Chapter 4; extended discussion of Edmund Burke’s place within the conservative tradition. Updated; assessment of contemporary conservatism in light of Donald Trump’s presidency; new section on Christian Nationalism.Chapter 5; extended discussion of Marx’s theory of history.Chapter 6; updated the status of the socialist and communist traditions in China, Russia, and the United States.Chapter 7; charted the resurgence of far right and neo-fascist politics in Europe. Discussion of the “Alt-Right” in the United States has been expanded, including new sections on QAnon and the “Great Replacement” theory. Also expanded upon; discussion of whether fascism could gain serious traction in the United States, and a new section on the reasons why some critics say Donald Trump is either a fascist, or dangerously close to becoming one.Chapter 8; updated sections on Black liberation and feminism, including reference to George Floyd’s murder and the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Also, new material on settler colonialism and on the issues for all liberation ideologies raised by the case of undocumented immigrants, and extended discussion of liberation theology.Chapter 9; updated material on the severity of the climate crisis, and the variety of responses that have emerged to address it.Chapter 10; a new section on Hamas, and extended discussion of protests against Islamist rule in Iran focusing on the responses to Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. Also updated; sections on ISIS and the Taliban in light of the former’s erosion and the latter’s return to power, in addition to references to internecine conflicts among radical Islamists.Chapter 11; updated reasons for the conclusion that there will be no end of ideological conflicts soon, especially with the continued power of religious worldviews, globalization, and---perhaps most especially---the return of fascism worldwide.
What works in math and why has never been the issue; the research is all out there. Where teachers struggle is the "how"—something the research rarely manages to tackle. That's the big service What Successful Math Teachers Do provides. It's a powerful portal to what the best research looks like in practice, strategy by strategy—aligned in this new edition to both the Common Core and the NCTM Standards. How exactly does What Successful Math Teachers Do work? It couldn't be easier to navigate. The book's eleven chapters organize clusters of strategies around a single aspect of a typical instructional program. For each of the 75 strategies, the authors present: A brief description of that strategy A summary of supporting research The NCTM and Common Core Standards it meets--and how Classroom applications, with examples Precautions and possible pitfalls Primary sources for further reading and research
Over the past thirty years, Holt High School in central Michigan has engaged in a quiet revolution that has transformed mathematics teaching and learning in the district. From its roots as a rural high school housed in a single building in the 1980s, the high school mathematics staff has grown an innovative, meaningful high school mathematics curriculum that sees nearly every student in the district completing the equivalent of Precalculus. Tracking was dropped in favor of an evolving suite of supports designed to promote student success in unifying, rather than segregating, ways. Mathematics classrooms in Holt are discourse-rich environments where teachers and students explore meaningful uses for mathematics as they reason and problem solve together. This transformation took place and persists amidst changing professional partnerships, shifting district demographics, increasing accountability measures at the state and national level, and turnover in teaching staff and district leadership.In this book, we explore the case of Holt High School though an exploration of how the mathematics curriculum has shifted over the past thirty years, and the conditions and supports that have been put in place in the district to make this work fruitful and sustainable. The story includes successes, failures, celebrations and challenges as we chronicle Holt’s high school mathematics evolution. Guiding questions, protocols, and reflective activities are provided for teachers and district leaders to begin the challenging conversations in their own district that lead to meaningful change.
Over the past thirty years, Holt High School in central Michigan has engaged in a quiet revolution that has transformed mathematics teaching and learning in the district. From its roots as a rural high school housed in a single building in the 1980s, the high school mathematics staff has grown an innovative, meaningful high school mathematics curriculum that sees nearly every student in the district completing the equivalent of Precalculus. Tracking was dropped in favor of an evolving suite of supports designed to promote student success in unifying, rather than segregating, ways. Mathematics classrooms in Holt are discourse-rich environments where teachers and students explore meaningful uses for mathematics as they reason and problem solve together. This transformation took place and persists amidst changing professional partnerships, shifting district demographics, increasing accountability measures at the state and national level, and turnover in teaching staff and district leadership.In this book, we explore the case of Holt High School though an exploration of how the mathematics curriculum has shifted over the past thirty years, and the conditions and supports that have been put in place in the district to make this work fruitful and sustainable. The story includes successes, failures, celebrations and challenges as we chronicle Holt’s high school mathematics evolution. Guiding questions, protocols, and reflective activities are provided for teachers and district leaders to begin the challenging conversations in their own district that lead to meaningful change.
La transcription par ce recueil de po mes de La r volte des Casses-R les, que vous tenez entre vos mains, est un cri n de la plume de trente-deux compatriotes p tris de talent, d cid s exprimer et relayer la souffrance et l'exasp ration des populations du Gabon. Ils ont bien compris que c'est en construisant des synergies, en unissant ses forces que le peuple arrivera casser les r les que lui assigne ce r gime, r le aux allures d'une ge le qui d nie au peuple sa libert et sa souverainet . On y retrouve avec habilet et motion, la fois, les aspirations profondes du peuple gabonais, sa mis re, son d sarroi, son courage et sa d termination.Assur ment, la gestion de la crise sanitaire de la Covid-19 a confirm , une fois de plus, une fois de trop que le malheur du peuple gabonais est d'avoir sa t te des gouvernants qui ont fait de sa mis re le fondement de leur pouvoir. Mais, elle a aussi permis au peuple de se mobiliser et de mettre en oeuvre sa capacit casser les r les . Si le bruit silencieux des casseroles n'a pas encore eu raison de celui des armes, La r volte des Casses-R les se poursuit et ne s'ach vera que par la victoire du peuple... Laurence NDONG, crivaine Alors, je vous invite, lectrice, lecteur, lire ces po tesses et po tes d'Afrique, avec le sentiment de participer une renaissance dans les sources imm moriales du Sens. Ce qu'elles et ils expriment, c'est le devoir- tre, le minimum de bon sens n cessaire pour que l'Afrique soit vivable pour toutes ses populations. Le collectif qui d clame dans ce livre accomplit une c r monie rituelle de gu rison collective. Ces voix qui s'unissent dans une polyphonie de d sirs d'humanit reconstituent, tel le mythe de la renaissance paling n sique d'Osiris, la Voie de l'Humanit Africaine qui requiert une civilisation d barrass e de l'Ignorance, du Fanatisme et de l'Ambition, mais restitu e la Haute Connaissance, la Foi Cosmologique et l'Audace de Vaincre ses barri res int rieures. Qui a dit que la po sie n' tait pas catharsis? Qu'il ou elle s'aventure dans cette oeuvre et il/elle en sortira retourn (e) en faveur de la possibilit d'une Afrique raisonnablement et magnifiquement libre et heureuse Professeur Franklin Nyamsi Wa Kamerun Alors, r voltez-vous Auteur: Le Collectif Des Auteurs Africains: CODAAF est n le 19/02/2020) Libreville au Gabon lorsque le soleil tait au z nith. Il a pour objectifs: la cr ation des textes plusieurs mains. Il permet aussi l'aide la cr ation et la coh sion entre les acteurs litt raires africains et du monde. sa cr ation, il comprenait une dizaine de personnes. Maintenant, le nombre des adh rents croit rapidement et plusieurs auteurs non africains souhaitent participer aux projets dudit collectif. C'est pourquoi, pour plus de possibilit s de diffusion de la vision noble de la litt rature qui nous anime, nous avons cr le CODAAF SAMBA en cas de participation d'un non-Africain. Les symboles du CODAAF SAMBA restent les toiles encadrant le mot *CODAAF* en premi re de couverture.Ajoutons que ce livre: La r volte des Casses-R les est le deuxi me n des quadrupl s qui commence avec Nos vers en vert paru en ao t 2021 chez Gnk ditions Gabon Libreville. Efry Trytch MudumumbulaCom dien- crivain- diteur, fondateur du CODAAF.
This book investigates in detail long-term health state estimation technology of energy storage systems, assessing its potential use to replace common filtering methods that constructs by equivalent circuit model with a data-driven method combined with electrochemical modeling, which can reflect the battery internal characteristics, the battery degradation modes, and the battery pack health state. Studies on long-term health state estimation have attracted engineers and scientists from various disciplines, such as electrical engineering, materials, automation, energy, and chemical engineering. Pursuing a holistic approach, the book establishes a fundamental framework for this topic, while emphasizing the importance of extraction for health indicators and the significant influence of electrochemical modeling and data-driven issues in the design and optimization of health state estimation in energy storage systems. The book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in new energy measurement and control technology, researchers investigating energy storage systems, and structure/circuit design engineers working on energy storage cell and pack.
