Author: Matthew D. Pauly Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442648937 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 477
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Breaking the Tongue examines the implementation of the Ukrainization of schools and children's organizations in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Author: Nguyen, Hanh Publisher: Lantern Books ISBN: 1590565959 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 197
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Words matter: they mold and mirror our values and our reality. And so it is with the language we use to think and talk about species other than our own. In Tongue-Tied, Hanh Nguyen unpacks the many metaphors, meanings, and grammatical formulations that speak to and echo our physical exploitation of other-than-human animals, and shows how they constrain our abilities to relate to our animal kin fairly and honestly. Full of subtle insights and richly suggestive observations, and drawing from Nguyen’s own cross-cultural experiences, Tongue-Tied offers a glimpse of a language that is freed from euphemistic self-deception, one that accepts definition without limitation and difference without hierarchy.
Author: Vyvyane Loh Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 9780393057928 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 466
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"This masterly novel is not only bold and challenging but also beautifully written. The reader will be left breathless by the ending."—Library Journal "A moving accomplishment."—Publishers Weekly, starred review "Vyvyane Loh's richly ambitious narrative weaves the personal and the political into an unforgettable novel."—Claire Messud "In the tradition of Rushdie or Ondaatje, this is one of the most accomplished first novels I've ever seen."—Andrea Barrett "A revelatory book that is both novel and history, written with splendid and intelligent humanity."—Shirley Hazzard, author of The Great Fire This brilliant novel chronicles the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II. Central to the story is one Chinese family: Claude, raised to be more British than the British and ashamed of his own herita≥ his father, Humphrey, whose Anglophilia blinds him to possible defeat and his wife's dalliances; and the redoubtable Grandma Siok, whose sage advice falls on deaf ears. Expatriates, spies, fifth columnists, and nationalists—including the elusive young woman Ling-Li—mingle in this exotic culture as the Japanese threat looms. Beset by the horror of war and betrayal and, finally, torture, Claude must embrace his true heritage. In the extraordinary final paragraphs of the novel, the language itself breaks into Chinese. With penetrating observation, Vyvyane Loh unfolds the coming-of-age story of a young man and a nation, a story that deals with myth, race, and class, with the ways language shapes perceptions, and with the intrigue and suffering of war. Reading group guide included.
Author: M. NourbeSe Philip Publisher: Wesleyan University Press ISBN: 0819575682 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 113
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Brilliant, lyrical, and passionate, this collection from the acclaimed poet M. NourbeSe Philip is an extended jazz riff running along the themes of language, racism, colonialism, and exile. In this groundbreaking collection, Philip defiantly challenges and resoundingly overthrows the silencing of black women through appropriation of language, offering no less than superb poetry resonant with beauty and strength. She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks was originally published in 1989 and won the Casa de Las Americas Prize. This new Wesleyan edition includes a foreword by Evie Shockley. An online reader's companion will be available at http://nourbesephilip.site.wesleyan.edu.
Author: Deborah Smith Pegues Publisher: Harvest House Publishers ISBN: 0736990003 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 146
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Control Your Tongue, Transform Your Relationships Certified behavioral consultant Deborah Smith Pegues knows how easily a slip of the tongue can cause problems in personal and business relationships. In 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue, you will learn how to transform those destructive slips into intentional, constructive, and uplifting speech that is honoring to God and others. With humor and a bit of refreshing sass, Deborah devotes chapters to learning how to overcome the Retaliating Tongue Complaining Tongue Belittling Tongue Hasty Tongue Gossiping Tongue and 25 More! Short stories, soul-searching questions, and scripturally-based affirmations combine to make each chapter engaging to read and easy to apply at work, at home, and beyond. With professional insights and biblical wisdom, Deborah helps you take control of the power of your tongue—and transform your life and relationships!
Author: Ruth Nemzoff Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 0230614108 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 289
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Parents make enormous sacrifices helping children become healthy and autonomous adults. And when children are older, popular wisdom advises parents to let go, disconnect, and bite their tongues. But increasing life spans mean that parents and children can spend as many as five or six decades as adults together: actively parenting adult children is a reality for many families. Dr. Ruth Nemzoff--a leading expert in family dynamics--empowers parents to create close relationships with their adult children, while respecting their independence. Based on personal stories as well as advice that she has accrued from years of coaching, this lively and readable book shows parents how to: -communicate at long distances -discuss financial issues without using money as a form of control -speak up when disapproving of an adult child's partner or childrearing practices -handle adult children's career choices or other midlife changes -navigate an adult child's interreligious, interracial or same sex relationships No other book treats the challenges of parent and adult offspring relationships as part and parcel of a healthy family dynamic. This practical lessons of Don't Bite Your Tongue will help parents play a vital and positive role in their children's lives.
Author: John Wray Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307425150 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 399
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Set in the American South in the years before and during the Civil War, John Wray’s hypnotic new novel is at once a crime story, a bravura work of historical fiction, and a fire-and-brimstone meditation on American credulity and corruption. Thaddeus Morelle’s followers call him “the Redeemer.” Over the years he has led the Island 37 Gang from stealing horses to stealing slaves in an enterprise so nefarious that both the Union and Confederacy have placed a bounty on their heads. But now Morelle is dead, murdered by his puppet and protégé, Virgil Ball, who may rid himself of the Redeemer but can never be free of his Trade. Based on the true story of John Murrell, a figure once as infamous as Jesse James, Canaan’s Tongue is suspenseful and fiercely comic, a modern masterpiece of the American grotesque.
Author: Evangelist K. Emmanuella Olaribigbe Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 1606471708 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 50
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The Bible tells us that death and life are in the power of tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof (Proverbs 18:21). We are further told that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment; for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned (Matthew 12:36 & 37). Most of the difficult problems or situations we are experiencing today are as a result of our negative thoughts and confessions of our mouths. Hear what the Bible has to say about this: The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips (Proverbs 16:13). The battle of the mind is the greatest battle you have to fight, and it is a battle you have to win; for if you lose this battle, you lose everything. Therefore, at all times, you must come against negative thoughts that contradict the word of God, as well as the great things that you desire in your heart. Not only can the wrong thoughts entertained in your mind cause your prayers to be ineffective, it can also cause you to sin against God. The state of your mind can determine whether you are going to heaven or hell fire. Remember, God judges by the heart. In essence, the kind of information you process in your mind and the confeesion of your mouth will determine your destiny. Author: Evangelist K. Emmanuella Olaribigbe is a dynamic woman of God who has embraced her assignment to pursue, proclaim, and publish the word of God, to help people achieve their dreams and goals. Evangelist Olaribigbe is a nurse by profession, and has several hobbies, which include reading, writing, socializing, and worshipping God.
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