There's little truly "progressive" about Progressivism. True progress happens when humans are free, yet the Progressive agenda substantially diminishes freedom while promising the unachievable. Excuse Me, Professor provides a handy reference for anyone actively engaged in advancing liberty, with essential essays debunking more than 50 Progressive clichés. Does the free market truly ignore the poor? Are humans really destroying the Earth? Is the government truly the first best source to relieve distress? Compiled and edited by Lawrence W. Reed in collaboration with the Foundation for Economic Education and Young America's Foundation, this anthology is an indispensable addition to every freedom lover's arsenal of intellectual ammunition.
There's little truly "progressive" about Progressivism. True progress happens when humans are free, yet the Progressive agenda substantially diminishes freedom while promising the unachievable. Excuse Me, Professor provides a handy reference for anyone actively engaged in advancing liberty, with essential essays debunking more than 50 Progressive clichés. Does the free market truly ignore the poor? Are humans really destroying the Earth? Is the government truly the first best source to relieve distress? Compiled and edited by Lawrence W. Reed in collaboration with the Foundation for Economic Education and Young America's Foundation, this anthology is an indispensable addition to every freedom lover's arsenal of intellectual ammunition.
"Arlo Dilly is young, handsome and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah's Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle. His chances of finding someone to love seem slim to none. And yet, it happened once before: many years ago, at a boarding school for the Deaf, Arlo met the love of his life-a mysterious girl with onyx eyes and beautifully expressive hands which told him the most amazing stories. But tragedy struck, and their love was lost forever. Or so Arlo thought. After years trying to heal his broken heart, Arlo is assigned a college writing assignment which unlocks buried memories of his past. Soon he wonders if the hearing people he was supposed to trust have been lying to him all along, and if his lost love might be found again. No longer willing to accept what others tell him, Arlo convinces a small band of misfit friends to set off on a journey to learn the truth. After all, who better to bring on this quest than his gay interpreter and wildly inappropriate Belgian best friend? Despite the many forces working against him, Arlo will stop at nothing to find the girl who got away and experience all of life's joyful possibilities"--
This book drives the reader in a deliberately contorted maze of freethinking. Much like the tunnel of miracles, it is full of unexpected stories, ideas, colors, and free speech, turning the political correctness principle in political directness delivery. The secret aim is to make the reader that finishes the book smile and think, What a ride!
The purpose of this research is to analyse the pragmatic development of language groups at different proficiency levels and to investigate the relationship between interlanguage pragmatics and grammatical competence. For this study, 36 native Spanish speaking EFL learners at different proficiency levels were asked to respond in English to 24 different situations that called for the speech acts of request and apology. Results showed three important aspects. The first finding suggested that basic adult learners possess a pragmatic knowledge in their L1 that allows them to focus on the intended meaning and, in most cases, to assemble an utterance that conveys a pragmatic intention and satisfies the communicative demands of a social situation. The second finding revealed that there are two essential conditions to communicate a linguistic action: the knowledge of the relevant linguistic rules and the knowledge of how to use them appropriately and effectively in a specific context. The findings further suggested that advanced learners possess the grammatical knowledge to produce an illocutionary act, but they need to learn the specific L2 pragmatic conventions that enable them to know when to use these grammatical forms and under which circumstances.
Kelly O'Neill, a lovely, young, and accomplished flautist, overcomes her blindness, determined to live life to the fullest and obtain her heart's desire: playing with the New York Philharmonic. She gets by with the help of her close friend and fellow musician, Marta, her loyal canine companion Beau, and Curtis, her favorite 12 year-old crippled music student. All she wants now is that special someone in her life, but she learned very early that having a handicap can make romance elusive. For the first in a series of events celebrating ancient music from around the world, Professor Erik Grossman travels to the U.S. from Germany with his country's newest archeological treasure, a flute as old as it is unique, which he will play during the event. Marta is determined to see Kelly make a romantic connection with the handsome and worldly professor, but catastrophe strikes during Erik's performance. The ancient flute is stolen that night, and new york detectives investigate the theft while impossibly horrific events lead the professor to entertain an unimagined possibility. Professor Grossman's theories are met with disbelief by the detectives, but Kelly remains understanding and supportive though her mind reels from the frightening tale it tells her. In an unfortunate turn of events involving her student, Kelly is forced to become more involved than the professor would wish, and soon they all will come to know exactly what it means to pay The Piper.
Amaya June is a young woman mourning the death of her father. Not believing the tragic hit and run that claimed her father’s life was an accident, she and her close friends Megan and Tyler try to dig up some answers. During their investigation, they uncover secrets that her father had been hiding from her for the past twenty-two years. Adding to the chaos of their discoveries is the appearance of two Italian twin brothers in their town. Although charming and handsome, Steven and Aaron have their own dark secrets that somehow seem to involve Amaya. With every step closer to the truth, Amaya finds more secrets unraveling and hints that something supernatural is happening in her small town of Mill Hills. Yet amidst this chaos is a chance for Amaya to find love in an unexpected place – if she doesn’t get killed in the process.
