Christopher Martin

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R.S. Peters is indisputably a major thinker in the philosophy of education and educational theory. Stefaan E. Cuypers and Christopher Martin's volume offers a coherent account of Peters' educational thought. This work is divided into three distinctive parts:1. Intellectual Biography of R.S. Peters2. Critical Exposition of R.S. Peters' Educational Thought3. Reception and Relevance of R.S. Peters' Work

Unlock the strategies, mindsets, and wealth-building secrets that the top 1% have used for generations. Inside the Vault: Hidden Wealth Secrets of the 1% isn't just another book on finances-it's a powerful look at how the elite safeguard, grow, and pass down wealth. Discover what goes on behind the closed doors of the wealthy as you learn how trusts, tax-efficient investments, strategic life insurance, and exclusive asset classes can set you on a path to real financial independence. In this book, Christopher Martin opens up the vault of knowledge the ultra-wealthy use to stay at the top. If you're ready to go beyond ordinary wealth-building advice, this guide provides the step-by-step tactics to help you establish a legacy, protect your assets, and build a resilient financial empire-no matter where you start. Step inside and take control of your financial future with the tools, insights, and actionable steps the 1% rely on every day.

Unlock the secrets of enduring wealth creation with strategies inspired by the Rockefellers. In Asset Anchors, discover how to build a legacy that lasts for generations using the powerful financial tools of trusts and cash value life insurance. Inspired by the Rockefellers, one of America's most enduringly wealthy families, this book provides a clear, accessible guide to creating generational wealth that's shielded from common risks and pitfalls. Whether you're new to wealth-building or looking to enhance your financial knowledge, Asset Anchors demystifies the strategies used by the ultra-wealthy to protect and grow their fortunes. Learn how to establish trusts that safeguard assets, understand the full potential of cash value life insurance, and create a roadmap that will empower future generations. With straightforward explanations, real-world examples, and step-by-step guidance, Asset Anchors is your essential guide to turning financial aspirations into a lasting legacy. Secure your family's future today and begin building wealth that will stand the test of time.

In Spinoza’s Argument for Substance Monism: Why There Is Only One Thing, Christopher Martin provides an interpretation and defense of this argument, using speculative metaphysics as a method to show how the key terms and concepts are employed and fit together. Specifically, Martin argues that (i) Spinoza’s understanding of substance and attribute departs only slightly from dominant historic notions; (ii) his definition of God in terms of attributes instead of perfections is quite helpful and (mostly) compatible with more traditional definitions; and (iii) Spinoza’s pairing of causal and conceptual relations is more intuitive than we think. Martin also shows how these essences function as causes and explains why, with Spinoza’s understanding of emanation and conceptual independence, any substance must have every attribute. These features of Spinoza’s argument explain and defend his ultimate claim that God/Nature is the only substantial being in existence. This book demonstrates how approachable and compelling Spinoza’s argument is and illustrates the practice and potential of speculative metaphysics for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Designed as a guide for pre-service education students and in-service teachers, Professional Ethics and Law in Education: A Canadian Guidebook provides an accessible and accurate source of information on the ethical and legal frameworks of the teaching profession while encouraging the examination of fundamental issues that underpin key debates in Canadian schooling and education.Divided into four sections, this guidebook is grounded in the idea that teacher professionalism requires a solid understanding of the ethical and legal expectations that society has of teachers. Written for both the student and the professional, this text is an essential companion to both aspiring and active teachers. It provides clear guidance on how to navigate the complex regulatory framework of contemporary teaching while highlighting the indispensable contribution that individual judgment and shared values make to thoughtful, informed, and well-reasoned decision making in teaching, making it necessary reading for educators in Canada.

Many assume that a person's right to education terminates with high school, and that higher education is a luxury addition. The conversation about education changes in palpable ways once we focus on higher education rather than the education we ordinarily think that citizens are due when they are children and teenagers. We see more talk about competition for university places, standardized testing, and elite admissions. We parse out the differences between the benefits of education for the individual and the burdens of public financial support for such an education. The move from educational provision for children to educational provision for adults marks a troubling transformation in this public conversation: from one about how it can improve the lives of all individuals, to one preoccupied with fairness, competition, merit, personal responsibility, and the sharing of benefits and burdens. Problems of status, stratification, and selectivity capture as much, if not more, of our attention than the question of what higher education institutions should aim to achieve. But why should it be so different, when it is no less essential? Obtaining a higher education degree can change the course of a person's life, providing them with vast opportunities that they could not access otherwise--in fact for many it is a prerequisite for fulfilling their personal and professional goals, or even being able to just make a living. Yet it is almost always framed as privilege, not a right--and a privilege many spend years or even decades paying for after their studies have ended. Our higher education systems are built on the presumption that this is all as it should be: that pursuing higher education is a choice some people make, but not something to which all of us are entitled. Christopher Martin turns this view on its head by arguing that higher education is in fact an unconditional, absolute right of all citizens in a free and open society. As he argues, a closer look at the value of education in a free and open society reveals that many of the challenges we see in higher education today can be attributed to the failure to recognize higher education as an individual right. Using concepts and ideas from liberal political philosophy, Martin shows that access to educational goods play a key role in helping citizens realize their self-determined goals. Higher education should be understood as a basic social institution responsible for ensuring that all citizens can access these goods. The necessary corrective, Martin argues, is simple: we need to stop allocating higher education to some, and allocate it to all who choose to pursue it. A readiness and willingness to learn should be the only qualification. Higher education should offer opportunities that benefit citizens with different interests and goals in life. Its foundational moral purpose should be to help citizens of all backgrounds to live better, freer lives.

"Finding Joy is a vital guide on how to best manage and navigate life with a chronic illness."-James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art"Finding Joy provides a comprehensive, evidence-based roadmap for not only coping with chronic illness, but personally optimizing self-growth and resiliency from the experience." -Joanne Joseph, PhD, professor of psychology and interim dean of the College of Health Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and author of The Resilient Child: Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's WorldHow can you experience those good thoughts and feelings, enjoy life to its fullest, and de-stress when faced with relentless physical suffering?How can you enhance your relationships, find support, respond to the naysayers, and possibly even help them understand you and your illness?When seeking medical care, how can you get the answers you deserve, and access and maintain quality healthcare?These important questions deserve thoughtful, informed answers. School psychologist, patient, and award-winning author Chris Martin offers just that.Finding Joy offers an easy to understand, concise but thorough explanation of countless tips for living well with chronic illness. Finding Joy is divided into three sections: the emotional aspects, the relationship impacts, and access to quality healthcare. Finding Joy is an A-to-Z guide that critiques the literature and empowers the reader with: Invaluable positive psychology techniques. These range from self-compassion, positive reappraisal, positive self-talk, and pacing to positive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, such as optimism, humor, and volunteer work.Relaxing stress-reduction methods. These include tools such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, simplification, and (therapeutic) journaling.Proven therapies. Examples include cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)Effective communication strategies and their impact on relationships with others and even the ability to access quality healthcare.Numerous tips to both access and optimize your experience with high quality healthcare.Important considerations for the loved ones of the chronically ill, so they can know how to best support their loved one and take care of themselves in the process.

A haunting, fast-paced war memoir, Chasing Alexander is Christopher Martin's account of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A failing college student obsessed with Alexander the Great, Martin enlists in the US Marines to become a different sort of man, a man like Alexander. From his difficulty at boot camp to his disappointing deployment to Iraq, Martin fears he may never follow in Alexander's footsteps. Then, after a strategy change, Martin and his unit arrive in Marjah, "the bleeding ulcer" of Afghanistan. There he faces heat, fleas, and a hidden enemy. As the casualties mount, Martin struggles to control his emotions and his newfound sense of power. Chasing Alexander looks unflinchingly at the seductive side of war, and its awful consequences.

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"A detailed and engrossing primer for anyone interested in ENS."--James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award, Having Nasal Surgery? is the book that demystified and defined the devastating medical condition of empty nose syndrome (ENS) to the general public - before ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors took interest.Are you considering nasal surgery, but would like to avoid becoming an ENS patient?Would you like to make sure you have explored all the alternatives before undergoing nasal surgery?Have you already rolled the dice with nasal surgery, but lost?If you answered yes to any of the above, read on. Endorsed by well-known doctors familiar with ENS, Having Nasal Surgery? will help you: Avoid becoming an empty nose syndrome patient.Lower your risk of ENS if you do choose nasal surgery.Exhaust non-surgical remedies to treat your condition whether you suffer from sleep apnea, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, postnasal drip, GERD, or asthma.Effectively manage ENS.Be inspired by a personal tale."This slim but potent book is tremendously important and informative not only for those considering nasal surgeries, but for the specialists who perform them." -- Kirkus Indie"Chris is addressing a tremendously important issue in otolaryngology. Empty nose syndrome is a real entity that requires further investigation. Although Chris' book is written for the general public, I truly hope my colleagues in ENT will read this book and take it to heart."--Steven M. Houser, MD, ENT specialist, MetroHealth Medical Center, professor, Case Western Reserve University, and wrote the foreword for this book."An ideal sourcebook on ENS...All nasal doctors should have on their shelves and be ready to pass on to patients." -- Les Chappell of BookReview.comKnow the facts. Get your copy today.

As we encounter the dramatic imagery and predictions about self-driving cars that appear almost daily in the media it can become easy to think of automated driving as being a revolutionary new experience. But is it? Why is it that we can drive to work and arrive realizing that we were lost in thought the whole way there? Why can we feel comfortable catching up with an old friend while hurtling down the highway in a steel and glass box on wheels? Sometimes it can come to feel as though the way we are driving is already automatic. Through the concepts of practice, perception, and embodiment this book analyzes material collected through interviews and drives conducted in Sweden and the United States as well as historical materials from the early and “golden” ages of the American automobile. In doing so it seeks to use cultural analysis in order to shed light both on the automation of driving in historical and contemporary everyday practice, and on how these encounters with automation can shape how a drive is experienced and how a driver might understand new forms of automation in the car. Christopher Martin is an ethnologist holding a B.Sc. in Anthropology from Ball State University and an M.A. in Applied Cultural Analysis from Lund University. Shifting Gears is his doctoral dissertation.

A concise and affordable resource for the mass communication course, Media Essentials provides a flexible, informative, and relevant breakdown of what the media is, how it works, and how it impacts today's most talked-about subjects. From #metoo to content streaming to social media and politics, students learn how a wide variety of recent developments have impacted the mass-media landscape--and how past innovation and change have informed our current media world. Media Essentials is available with LaunchPad, a robust online platform designed to help students fully engage with course content--and with the world of mass media. From our acclaimed LearningCurve adaptive quizzing, which helps students learn and retain concepts, to compelling features like an interactive e-book and a variety of entertaining and thought-provoking video clips, LaunchPad gets students connected with--and interested in--the information they need to succeed in class.