As the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate, Karla K. Morton believes that poetry is everyone’s art, and has carved her place in Texas Letters with this stunning collection. With well-loved titles such as “For Love and Michelangelo,” “The Closer,” “Why God Needs a Shotgun,” “Alamo Coastline,” “Woman in the Pipe Shop,” and “When Texas No Longer Fits in the Glove Box,” Morton's poetry will take you on a journey; her flowing style sparks memories and stirs emotions.
(An Action/Adventure Novel) A test flight in the Hellcats, the Air Force's new Top Secret fighters, plunges Martina Redrick and Rachel Ansetti deep into the midst of a deadly terror plot. When an armed B-1 bomber makes a mayday call, Martina and Rachel are diverted to intercept the aircraft. Once the bomber is on the ground, they make a shocking discovery. The crew is dead and at the controls is a young F-22 pilot, Vince Carlton. Carlton claims he snuck on board to prevent a shadowy terrorist organization from hijacking the bomber for their own evil purposes, but evidence suggests he was actually the culprit.The attempted theft is only the beginning. A mysterious figure is sneaking around the Hellcats, trying to learn their secrets. The terrorists are now targeting Martina and Rachel, hoping to steal their jets instead of the bomber. And when someone tries to kill Carlton, it becomes clear that things might not be what they seem.With the terrorists plotting a devastating attack on U.S. soil, it's once again up to Martina and Rachel to stop their diabolical scheme, and the fate of the nation rests in their hands.
We are living in what one author describes as ""highly promotional times."" Governments and corporations, nonprofits and special interest groups, all have spin doctors trying to turn the news to their advantage. This increasingly incestuous connection between the practitioners of public relations and journalism has resulted in a troubling shift in power. ""Public Relations and the Press"" examines how this shift came to be and explores the questions it raises about the role of media in a democratic society and the future of journalism. A democracy works when individuals have access to reliable information upon which to base decisions - information that in our day comes from the mass media. But what if journalists do not have the wherewithal to question their sources and evaluate the information they provide? This, Karla K. Gower explains, is precisely what happens when economic and competitive pressures shift power from the journalist to the source - and the source, not the journalist, controls the flow of information to the public. Gowers describes a situation in which people, ""informed"" by practitioners of public relations, do not have sufficient information to make valid decisions. At stake is the core credibility of the press itself, and therefore the essential claim of journalism to a privileged role in a democratic social order.
In 1973, Betsy Ann Plank became the first woman to chair the Public Relations Society of America in its twenty-five-year history. It was a tumultuous time to assume the national association’s leadership. Civil society seemed to be fraying at the edges, and trust in institutions and businesses had plummeted in the aftermath of Watergate. Yet Plank was ready to take on the task at hand. Throughout the span of her sixty-three-year career, she broke new ground on numerous occasions through her bold leadership and tireless service to others. Plank rose to the highest level of the field’s national association at a time when its leadership and membership were predominantly male. This book explores how she managed to navigate the very real barriers of gender-based discrimination that existed in public relations at least through the 1970s, and how she ultimately became devoted to public relations education.
Karla K. Morton’s Hometown, Texas is a collection of beautiful poems and artwork, created by high school and middle school students of small towns all over Texas and by Morton herself, making the collection very unique and intriguing. Each poem brings to life another piece of Texas that can easily be overlooked by those who do not quite understand why Texans are so passionate about their state.The 2010 Texas Poet Laureate hit the road in September 2009, traveling to middle and high schools across the state, showing students the importance of writing and asking them to create something beautiful that accurately represented their town. From grandma’s mustang jelly and Leddy’s custom boots to forgotten railroads in Haslet, Friday night football, and even Mexican pride, Morton and her newly discovered creative writers do not miss a thing about the beloved small towns of Texas.A great coffee table read, Hometown, Texas includes fabulous artwork drawn by talented students, giving a glimpse into the best of their hometowns. In this eclectic selection, the reader will easily turn page after page to learn a little something more about Texas from the Texan youth. The poetry is simple and authentic, allowing readers to fall in love with Texas all over again.
Poets Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach began this journey to celebrate our national parks' 100th anniversary, but for these two poets the sojourns quickly became something greater than that. In their words, 'As humans we have this tendency to look at a piece of land and see real estate. [But] when concrete covers all our natural spaces, not only do we lose earth's creatures, we also lose the great teacher of our souls. You cannot sit beneath trees taller than the Statue of Liberty, or gaze upon vistas untouched since their creation, without feeling the awe and wonder of what the natural world has to offer. You cannot experience such beauty without being wholly changed. Our great-great-great-grandchildren deserve these untouched gifts'.This journey, illustrated with gorgeous colour photos of all of America's grand national parks, is a feast for the eyes and heart. In the end, it is a plea for us to save these wonders for all future generations.
There are moments in this life that change everything—some in our control, some not, but all shape the core of who we are; who we become. Every action, every event, has its own reaction that rearranges the stars, putting the sisters of Fate and Choice in constant question. This collection embraces those changes, opens them up, rolls them into the delicious magic of this unpredictable, glorious world.A long observer of the natural world, karla k. morton does not believe in coincidences, but believes every word and step and observation has meaning and guides us. Just as the creation of the Minotaur was the gods’ doing, there is beauty in the monster; there is reason and magic in its very existence. How lucky we are to be able to grow old enough to witness such revelations.Morton’s poetry guides us through the landmarks—the highs, the lows, creating an exquisite world within an ever-changing landscape of chaos.from “Pentimento”I have a few regrets,but not one of themis loving you.
A full length poetry collection by 2010 Texas Poet Laureate karla k. morton. morton teaches us to celebrate life as only she can. There's a flow to this collection, through life's inevitable moments, all infused with morton's characteristic passion, her exuberance, her love.
Ang lica, una chica que solo intentaba que su vida mejorara descubre que es una dragona, suceden muchas cosas que la llevan no solo atrapar a criminales si no que deber confrontar a su mayor enemigo, el drag n rojo pero no ser nada f cil proteger su hogar: la ciudad sin nombre.
During the Cold War, the Soviets were quick to publicize any incident of racial hostility in the United States. Since violence by white Americans against minorities was the perfect foil to America's claim to be defenders of freedom, news of these occurrences was exploited to full advantage by the Russians. But how did the Soviets gain primary knowledge of race riots in small American towns? Certainly, the Soviets had reporter's stationed state-side, in big cities like New York, but research reveals that the majority of their information came directly from U.S. media sources. Throughout this period, the American press provided the foreign media with information about racially charged events in the United States. Such news coverage sometimes put Washington at a disadvantage, making it difficult for government officials to assuage foreign reactions to the injustices occurring on U.S. soil. Yet in other instances, the domestic press helped to promote favourable opinions aboard by articulating themes of racial progress. While still acknowledging racial abuses, these press spokesmen asserted that the situation in America was improving. Such paradoxical messages, both aiding and thwarting the efforts of the U.S. government, are the subject of The Opinions of Mankind: Racial Issues, Press, and Propaganda in the Cold War. The study, by scholars Richard Lentz and Karla K. Gower, describes and analyzes the news discourse regarding U.S. racial issues from 1946 to 1965. The Opinions of Mankind not only delves into the dissemination of race-related news to foreign outlets but also explores the impact foreign perceptions of domestic racism had on the U.S. government and its handling of foreign relations during the period. What emerges is an original, insightful contribution to Cold War studies. While other books examine race and foreign affairs during this period of American history, The Opinions of Mankind is the first to approach the subject from the standpoint of press coverage and its impact on world public opinion. This exhaustively researched and compellingly written volume will appeal to media scholars, political historians, and general readers alike. By taking a unique approach to the study of this period, The Opinions of Mankind presents the workings behind the battles for public opinion that took place between 1946 and 1965.
Karla er i begyndelsen af 40'erne. Hun er arbejdsl s. Hun er trist og gr . Tilv relsen er imod hende. Selv vejret er imod hende, synes hun. Men en dag ringer overboen Victor p d ren. Han har ved en fejl f et et brev, der er adresseret til Karla. Dette brev ndrer tilv relsen fra den ene dag til den anden. Karla f r sig en s d veninde i overboen Charlotte, en god ven i Victor og hun f r sig et job. Selvv rdet begynder s sm t at blomstre op. S m der hun den flotte og charmerende Martin. Men ikke alt er som det ser ud til at v re, og snart bliver dr mmen til et mareridt. En nutidig roman om k rlighed, venskab, (u) rlighed og ikke mindst om at turde stole p sig selv og sin egen intuition.
