Presents its reader with a thorough explanation and evaluation of H.G. Gadamer’s concept of ‘effective history’, not only as it pertains to the broader range of hermeneutic and postmodern thinkers working in the wake of Kantian philosophy, but first and foremost as a careful and measured consideration of the practice of effective history as a critical method for philosophy in our current times.
The rise in prevalence of autism in our children is a tragedy. What is the cause of this tragedy? What does it tell us about the societies in which it unfolds? Can our efforts to support children with autism help us to shake off our overreliance on inhuman institutions, and return to meaningful relations with ourselves, others and our world? This book offers answers to these fundamental questions, with the intention of improving the lives, not only of children with autism but of us all.
The theme of 'disinterest' is a dominant one in philosophical accounts of aesthetic experience, and, unlike many philosophical themes, it has had and continues to have a huge effect, on presuppositions about the nature of judgment, of feeling, of art, of resistance, of all of those experiences and activities that appear to operate at least partly outside of the given regulations of human existence. The Art Kettle has two aims: first, to show that 'modern' art - that is, art during and since the Enlightenment - is not only itself defined by 'disinterest,' by dearth of purpose, but functions as a standard for creativity, for free thinking, for choice, for indulgence, for questioning, and for protest, that suits very well the requirement, in our capitalist democracies, that differences and resistances expend themselves without effect on the combination of conservatism and consumption that supports these democracies; second, to show that the historical conflation of aesthetic experience and 'disinterest' is subject to resistance from another historical conflation: of aesthetic experience and use or purpose.
Lee is a tiny tiger who lives with his Mum in the safety of his tree-top house. There he feels safe from the dangers of the dark jungle below. But one wild stormy night, Lee and his Mum are thrown to the ground and Lee is forced to face his fears in order to help her.
What if we have lost the ability to think straight? And what if this is why the shocking injustices of contemporary life go unchallenged in spite of being widely acknowledged? And what if the university, the institution that is supposed to help us to think, is in on the act? In this polemical account of how universities are failing both their students and society, Sinead Murphy shows how the Zombie University of the twenty-first century is keeping us down rather than raising us up, and asks whether, in spite of everything, it could be brought back to life, and whether we could dare to think again.
Are you ready to take your Unity game development skills to the next level? Look no further! The "Unity Cookbook 2023, 5th Edition" is your essential guide to mastering the latest features of Unity 2023, packed with over 140 recipes to empower your game development journey. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format. Key Features Explore VR and AR development to create immersive experiences that redefine gaming Craft captivating mobile games with optimized performance and user-friendly controls Elevate gameplay with expertly composed music, dynamic sound effects, and seamless audio integration Book DescriptionUnleash your game development potential with Unity Cookbook, 5th Edition, designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in Unity game development. With over 160 expertly crafted recipes empowering you to pioneer VR and AR experiences, excel in mobile game development, and become a master of audio techniques. In this latest edition, we've meticulously curated a collection of recipes that reflect the latest advancements in Unity 2023, ensuring you stay at the forefront of game development. You'll discover dedicated recipes for First/Third Person (Core) templates, create engaging mobile games, delve into Virtual and Augmented Reality, and go further with audio by exploring advanced techniques. Additionally, the book has been fully updated to incorporate the new input system and TextMeshPro, essential elements for modern game development. From exploring C# scripting to crafting stylish UIs, creating stunning visual effects, and understanding shader development through Shader Graph, every chapter is designed to take you closer to your goal of becoming a proficient Unity developer. So, whether you're aiming to develop the next hit game, enhance your portfolio, or simply have fun building games, this book will be your trusted companion on your journey to Unity proficiency.What you will learn Craft stylish user interfaces, from power bars to radars, and implement button-driven scene changes effortlessly Enhance your games with AI controlled characters, harnessing Unity's navigation meshes, surfaces, and agents Discover the power of Cinemachine in Unity for intelligent camera movements Elevate games with immersive audio, including background music and dynamic sound effects Bring your games to life with captivating visual effects, from smoke and explosions to customizable particle systems Build your own shaders using Unity's Shader Graph tool Who this book is forIf you’re a Unity developer looking for better ways to resolve common recurring problems, then this book is for you. Programmers dipping their toes into multimedia features for the first time will also find this book useful. Before you get started with this book, you’ll need a solid understanding of Unity’s functionality and experience with programming in C#.
A significant collection of interviews with the defiant, controversial, and ground-breaking singer, songwriter, and activist throughout her turbulent career . . . Brilliant, loveable, mercurial, troubled: Sin ad O'Connor was one of the most important Irish artists of the past 50 years. Her voice inspired awe, and her songs traversed the full spectrum of the human spirit, addressing both emotional despair and incandescent joy with glorious, fearless ardor. This collection covers the entire span of O'Connor's short life, in her own words. From giddy teenager to seasoned superstar, from her devotion to her children to her consistent and compelling passion for activism, Sin ad's message never wavered. Her interviews reveal a character that was complicated, confident, and clear. These conversations render O'Connor as an ingenue and as a flirt, in love and in strife, in turbulent times and calm; they follow her lifelong quest for spiritual truth; they flaunt her mordant, coruscating wit. In them, O'Connor lives through her meteoric rise to fame after releasing megasmash albums The Lion and the Cobra and I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, and she recounts what happened when she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live"--a shocking act of protest that got her blacklisted at the time but has since earned her respect. Unguarded and unpredictable, O'Connor, in these interviews, is the woman who electrified the globe: imaginative, vulnerable, opinionated, and eloquent.
"I hadn't met SinEad before. Her face was lively and expressive, captivating, with an indefinable air that encompassed fragility, strength, experience, intensity and something feral. We drank tea and talked. Eventually we moved to another room with a huge bay window and perfect daylight. I had set up a backdrop and we sat either side of a table. I gradually shot four rolls of 120 film - 48 frames - with my Rolleiflex while we continued our conversation. It's a gentle camera, with a leaf shutter that is almost silent. It has an easy presence and doesn't intrude in the way many cameras do."The book reproduces the full sequence of photographs from the shoot including all the outtakes. It gives a fascinating insight into both the subject and the photographic process as the frame is rearranged and develops over time.
Temperamentiltaan juuri niin tulinen kirja kuin kirjoittajansa.Sinéad kertoo kaunistelemattomaan tyyliinsä kaikesta siitä, mikä on muokannut hänestä sen ristiriitaisen, ihaillun ja raivostuttavan hahmon, jona maailmanlaajuinen yleisö hänet tuntee.Ajeltuine hiuksineen ja terävine mielipiteineen Sinéad O'Connor on ihastuttanut ja ärsyttänyt miljoonia. Hänet muistetaan eritoten Princen kappaleesta Nothing Compares 2 You ja sen pakahduttavasta videosta. Suurimman skandaalin aiheutti puolestaan paavi Johannes Paavali II:n kuvan repiminen suorassa televisiolähetyksessä vuonna 1992.Sinead O'Connorin kirja on yhtä epätavanomainen kuin hänen uransa. Tyylilleen uskollisena hän puhuu suorasanaisesti vaikeasta lapsuudestaan, musiikillisista menestyksistään ja henkilökohtaisista tappioistaan. Mutta myös äidiksi tulemisen onnesta, jatkuvasta hengellisen täyttymyksen etsinnästä - ja musiikin voimasta, jonka avulla hän on selvinnyt.Sinéad O'Connor on irlantilainen laulaja ja lauluntekijä. Hän on julkaissut toistakymmentä kriitikoiden ylistämää albumia, ja ne ovat olleet useita kertoja ehdolla Grammy-palkinnon saajaksi.
A stirring defense of SinÉad O’Connor’s music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her. In 1990, SinÉad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into a scandal. For many people-including, for years, the author-what they knew of O’Connor stopped there. Allyson McCabe believes it’s time to reassess our old judgments about SinÉad O’Connor and to expose the machinery that built her up and knocked her down. Addressing triumph and struggle, sound and story, Why SinÉad O’Connor Matters argues that its subject has been repeatedly manipulated and misunderstood by a culture that is often hostile to women who speak their minds (in O’Connor’s case, by shaving her head, championing rappers, and tearing up a picture of the pope on live television). McCabe details O’Connor’s childhood abuse, her initial success, and the backlash against her radical politics without shying away from the difficult issues her career raises. She compares O’Connor to Madonna, another superstar who challenged the Catholic Church, and Prince, who wrote her biggest hit and allegedly assaulted her. A journalist herself, McCabe exposes how the media distorts not only how we see O’Connor but how we see ourselves, and she weighs the risks of telling a story that hits close to home. In an era when popular understanding of mental health has improved and the public eagerly celebrates feminist struggles of the past, it can be easy to forget how O’Connor suffered for being herself. This is the book her admirers and defenders have been waiting for.
A stirring defense of SinÉad O’Connor’s music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her. In 1990, SinÉad O’Connor’s video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” turned her into a superstar. Two years later, an appearance on Saturday Night Live turned her into a scandal. For many people-including, for years, the author-what they knew of O’Connor stopped there. Allyson McCabe believes it’s time to reassess our old judgments about SinÉad O’Connor and to expose the machinery that built her up and knocked her down. Addressing triumph and struggle, sound and story, Why SinÉad O’Connor Matters argues that its subject has been repeatedly manipulated and misunderstood by a culture that is often hostile to women who speak their minds (in O’Connor’s case, by shaving her head, championing rappers, and tearing up a picture of the pope on live television). McCabe details O’Connor’s childhood abuse, her initial success, and the backlash against her radical politics without shying away from the difficult issues her career raises. She compares O’Connor to Madonna, another superstar who challenged the Catholic Church, and Prince, who wrote her biggest hit and allegedly assaulted her. A journalist herself, McCabe exposes how the media distorts not only how we see O’Connor but how we see ourselves, and she weighs the risks of telling a story that hits close to home. In an era when popular understanding of mental health has improved and the public eagerly celebrates feminist struggles of the past, it can be easy to forget how O’Connor suffered for being herself. This is the book her admirers and defenders have been waiting for.
Sinéad O’Connor achieved worldwide success as an angel-voiced, shaven-headed Irish singer of heartfelt songs, but she was far more than just a pop star – she was also an activist and a survivor. Reeling from a troubled childhood at the hands of her violent mother, she spent 18 months living in a former Magdalene Laundry due to her truancy and shoplifting, and suffered her mother’s death in a car crash – all by the age of 18. Her pain, anger and compassion would turn her into one of the world’s greatest protest singers and activists. She would release ten studio albums during her 36-year music career - the second of which (_I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got_) would reach number 1 across the world and earn her ten million pounds, half of which she gave to charity. During this time, she would also advocate for survivors of child abuse and racism, and stand up for the LGBT community and women’s reproductive rights. Most notably, she would tear up a picture of Pope John Paul II during an episode of Saturday Night Live in order to protest at child sex abuse within the Catholic church, creating headlines around the world and derailing her career. Featuring six exclusive interviews with friends and peers who knew her, this is the true story of her extraordinary and courageous journey.
*** Honorable mention at the EQUUS Film & Arts Festival, USA 2023 *** Dyslexia friendly edition: This book is a special dyslexia friendly edition. It uses a font called 'Open Dyslexic' designed to make reading easier. It also has more spacing between the lines, and also has more pages than the standard edition. This edition is printed on cream paper to reduce glare. *** Nine year old Sinead lives in Waterford with her much loved Irish Connemara pony, Strawberry. After falling off Strawberry yet again, her parents decide that Strawberry is too dangerous and will have to be sold. But when Sinead finds a Golden Saddlestone Ticket and wins a place at the famous Connemara Pony Listening School in Galway, her parents give Strawberry one last chance. Can Sinead save Strawberry? Or will she lose Strawberry forever? Join Sinead and Strawberry in this Saddlestone Connemara Pony Listening School Adventure to find out.This wholesome and beautifully told horse story is perfect for horse-crazy kids aged 7 upwards. Written by international horsewoman and award-winning documentary director, Elaine Heney, this tender and touching story explores the depth of the relationship that can be created between child and pony - that can last a lifetime. This book includes educational horsemanship and horse training lessons, including tips on feeding, vet care and saddle fit, based on the principles of good horsemanship. This is the perfect children's equestrian book and gift for young readers, girls, boys and all who love great horse stories to curl up with and enjoy. By listening to the horse everything becomes possible. A perfect gift for Christmas and birthdays
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America’s youngest President, was assassinated barely one thousand days into his Presidency. In the fiftieth anniversary of his death, this is the story of the man who brought an aspirational new approach to American politics. Born into the glamorous cast of Kennedys, JFK was propelled to political success despite family tragedy, disappointment and pressure. He engaged in a Space Race, averted the Cuban missile crisis and showed solidarity with the fledging civil rights movement. Throughout all he maintained a charismatic public image as son, brother and husband, despite his concealed personal failings and the chronic illness that beset him. JFK: History in an Hour provides a compelling and comprehensive overview of the man who epitomised the hopes of a decade and remains an influential figure to this day. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. The king's ravenkeeper and his daughter, Alys, are part of a long line of proud royal ravenkeepers and they know the ravens well. So, when Alys notices the ravens' feathers changing colour, she knows something must be done. Is it a message or a warning? Her father has a broken leg and is unable to make a long journey, so it’s down to Alys to take the message to the king and tell him of the ravens' change. Will the message become clear and will Alys be able to deliver it before it’s too late? This historical fantasy adventure is written by Sinéad O’Hart. Lime Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
