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Sublime Worlds: Early Modern French Literature
by Emma GilbySome of the language we come across, in reading other peoples' works or listening to others speak, moves us profoundly. It requires a response from us; it occupies and involves us. Writers, always readers and listeners as well, are fascinated by this phenomenon, which became the subject of the classical treatise On the Sublime , traditionally attributed to Longinus. Emma Gilby looks at this compelling and complex text in relation to the work of three major seventeenth-century authors: Pierre Corneille, Blaise Pascal and Nicolas Boileau. She offers, in each case, intimate critical readings which spin out into broad interrogations about knowledge and experience in early modern French literature.
Substrate Integrated Suspended Line Antenna and Arrays (Modern Antenna)
by Kaixue Ma Ningning Yan Yu LuoThis book delves deeply into the substrate integrated suspended line antenna technologies and evaluates its potential to replace conventional three-dimensional (3D) metal-based antennas. Over the years, studies on substrate integrated suspended line antennas have captivated engineers and scientists from the antennas and related engineering fields, all aiming to achieve low-cost and low-loss characteristics. The book establishes a fundamental framework for this topic, while emphasizing the importance of substrate integrated suspended line antennas in the wireless communication and radar systems. It is designed for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in antenna technology, researchers investigating substrate integrated technology, and antenna engineers working on low-cost and low-loss antennas and arrays.
The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life
by Laurent PernotSubtexts are all around us. In conversation, business transactions, politics, literature, philosophy, and even love, the art of expressing more than what is explicitly said allows us to live and move in the world. But rarely do we reflect on this subterranean dimension of communication.In this book, renowned classicist and scholar of rhetoric Laurent Pernot explores the fascinating world of subtext. Of the two meanings present in any instance of double meaning, Pernot focuses on the meaning that is unstated—the meaning that counts. He analyzes subtext in all its multifarious forms, including allusion, allegory, insinuation, figured speech, irony, innuendo, esoteric teaching, reading between the lines, ambiguity, and beyond. Drawing on examples from figures as varied as Homer, Shakespeare, Molière, Proust, Foucault, and others, as well as from popular culture, Pernot shows how subtext can be identified and deciphered as well as how prevalent and essential it is in human life.With erudition and wit, Pernot explains and clarifies a device of language that we use and understand every day without even realizing it. The Subtle Subtext is a book for anyone who is interested in language, literature, hidden meanings, and the finer points of social relations.
The Subtle Subtext: Hidden Meanings in Literature and Life
by Laurent PernotSubtexts are all around us. In conversation, business transactions, politics, literature, philosophy, and even love, the art of expressing more than what is explicitly said allows us to live and move in the world. But rarely do we reflect on this subterranean dimension of communication.In this book, renowned classicist and scholar of rhetoric Laurent Pernot explores the fascinating world of subtext. Of the two meanings present in any instance of double meaning, Pernot focuses on the meaning that is unstated—the meaning that counts. He analyzes subtext in all its multifarious forms, including allusion, allegory, insinuation, figured speech, irony, innuendo, esoteric teaching, reading between the lines, ambiguity, and beyond. Drawing on examples from figures as varied as Homer, Shakespeare, Molière, Proust, Foucault, and others, as well as from popular culture, Pernot shows how subtext can be identified and deciphered as well as how prevalent and essential it is in human life.With erudition and wit, Pernot explains and clarifies a device of language that we use and understand every day without even realizing it. The Subtle Subtext is a book for anyone who is interested in language, literature, hidden meanings, and the finer points of social relations.
The Subversive Copy Editor, Second Edition: Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself)
by Carol Fisher SallerLongtime manuscript editor and Chicago Manual of Style guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the "rights" and "wrongs" of prose styling. Saller realized that when these sides squared off, it was often the reader who lost. In her search for practical strategies for keeping the peace, The Subversive Copy Editor was born. Saller's ideas struck a chord, and the little book with big advice quickly became a must-have reference for copy editors everywhere. In this second edition, Saller adds new chapters, on the dangers of allegiance to outdated grammar and style rules and on ways to stay current in language and technology. She expands her advice for writers on formatting manuscripts for publication, on self-editing, and on how not to be "difficult." Saller's own gaffes provide firsthand (and sometimes humorous) examples of exactly what not to do. The revised content reflects today's publishing practices while retaining the self-deprecating tone and sharp humor that helped make the first edition so popular. Saller maintains that through carefulness, transparency, and flexibility, editors can build trust and cooperation with writers. The Subversive Copy Editor brings a refreshingly levelheaded approach to the classic battle between writers and editors. This sage advice will prove useful and entertaining to anyone charged with the sometimes perilous task of improving the writing of others.
The Subversive Job Search
by Alan CoreyAre you tired of missing out on that raise, bonus, or promotion? Do you want to turn your dead-end job into a high-paying career? Would a six-figure salary solve all your problems? Moneymaking guru Alan Corey faced all these questions himself, then went from collecting unemployment checks to bringing in a six-figure salary in just over a year. This inspirational and entertaining book is jam-packed with easy-to-follow steps that you can use to transform your own career. Alan couples his personal anecdotes with scientific studies that are guaranteed to increase your salary. The Subversive Job Search will help steer you into the $100,000-plus career you've been waiting for. Are you frustrated because . . . · Your coworkers make more than you? · Your boss is unreasonable and doesn't appreciate you? · Your paychecks aren't making ends meet? · Your stagnant career is going nowhere fast? It's easier than you think to get paid like an expert. If Alan Corey can do it, so can you!
The Subversive Poetics of Alfred Jarry: Ubusing Culture in the Almanachs Du Pere Ubu
by Marieke DubbelboerParadox and provocation were essential features of all of the work of Alfred Jarry (1873-1907). His non-conformist attitude, whether employed to subvert literary or artistic conventions or to scrutinize social and political issues, marked both his literary writing and his view of the world. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the experimental and satirical Almanachs du Pere Ubu (1898 and 1901), which to date have received little critical attention. Jarry's groundbreaking use of collage in these early works, his absurdist humour and his rethinking of literary authorship and artistic originality foreshadow many innovations of twentieth-century art and literature. In this generously illustrated study Marieke Dubbelboer examines key characteristics of Jarry's poetics through an analysis of the Almanachs and addresses their role within the European avant-garde.
Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity Education: Constructive Approaches with Undergraduate Students (SpringerBriefs in Social Work)
by Andy J. Johnson April VindingThis compact book is constructed using psychological theory and research to empower university faculty to facilitate student engagement and address student resistance to diversity and social justice education more effectively. University faculty teaching diversity and social justice have traditionally encountered various forms of student resistance. Recent cultural trends of political opposition to teaching critical race theory and other forms of increased polarization and scapegoating with decreased levels of social tolerance have exacerbated challenges in promoting student engagement in diversity and social justice education in universities and colleges. In contrast to traditional models that tend to be confrontational in addressing student biases, the new Moving Towards Social Justice (MTSJ), Relational Partnership Development Model (RPDM) and process theoretical models seek to build on appropriate pre-existing strengths, interests, values, and the developmental readiness of students who might otherwise oppose learning about the contexts, lives, and predicaments of marginalized persons living in various intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and ability/disability status. Emphasis is placed on the development of professional and life skills, such as wisdom and intercultural competence, which provide incentives and remove barriers to learning about social justice and diversity. Project-based learning approaches grounded in a developmental framework to foster the thriving and well-being of diverse students, collaborative partners in the community, and diverse persons served by the community partners are emphasized. The role of empirical assessment, feedback, and program refinement over time is also delineated within the models.Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity Education: Constructive Approaches with Undergraduate Students is an indispensable and timely resource for university and college instructors who teach courses or have significant portions of a class that involve education around social justice, diversity, and intersectionality issues, such as cross-cultural psychology, multicultural psychology, social work, sociology, intercultural communication, and counseling or clinical practice with individuals or families from diverse social locations. University officers of diversity, faculty development providers, and other administrators interested in empowering university faculty to increase student engagement in social justice and diversity education also would find the book a useful reference.
Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius: A Guide for Artists, Entrepreneurs, and Kindred Spirits (Like a Creative Genius)
by Brainard CareyHow to Build a Following, Make Authentic Connections, and Promote Your Work Whether you’re an artist or craftsman selling your work, the owner of a small start-up hoping to network, or just looking for a more meaningful social media experience, this is the book for you. Brainard Carey draws from his experience and interviews with others to show creative people how to make the most of their time on outlets like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Readers will learn how to develop social media campaigns that reflect their personalities, share their unique offerings, and achieve their goals. Chapter topics include: Building a following Maintaining an authentic image Creative ways to share information Using social media to earn a living And much more With chapters focusing on practical how-tos and real-world examples, Succeed with Social Media Like a Creative Genius™ provides readers with both instructive and demonstrative lessons in making the most of their online presence. Everyone can do it with the right tools, and Carey offers an insider's guide to an otherwise daunting process. This book will awaken and nurture the creative genius in everyone.
Succeeding Against the Odds
by Lerone Bennett Jr. John J. JohnsonStory of the most successful black American businessman, John H. Johnson.
Succeeding with Senior Management: Getting the Right Support at the Right Time for Your Project
by G. Michael CampbellSenior managers speak the language of strategy. Project managers use the language of tasks and activities. While they rely on each other to achieve their goals, this core incompatibly can lead to communication breakdowns and project setbacks.Succeeding with Senior Management explains how to bridge the gap and engage the upper ranks. By establishing relationships early on, understanding executives, and keeping them involved, project managers win the support they need—especially critical when problems arise. This one-of-a-kind communications guide explains how to:Navigate the company?s political watersLink the project to the businessDevelop a case for change with an executive sponsorUse the right listening styleProvide options and recommendations for major decisionsInvolve the sponsor in resolving cross-functional problemsAnd moreMany executives will set a project in motion and then move on. Learn how to keep them involved, motivated to push obstacles aside, and focused on a successful conclusion. Your career prospects depend on it.
Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars
by Mitch MeyersonEager business owners gain access to the playbooks of 23 of today's most respected and well-known online marketers, who reveal their most valuable online strategies and tactics for capturing new customers and influencing ongoing purchases from current ones. Each chapter is a coaching session designed to help business owners avoid the pitfalls and mistakes by the experts who have been there and done that. Readers learn how to develop a personal media brand, build a total online presence, and create a social media strategy that increases traffic. They also discover how to develop and use content that converts visitors into buyers and ultimately loyal customers, succeed with SEO, pay-per-click, and linking strategies that get websites ranked. Also included is information on leveraging social networking apps, including Facebook, online video, and Instagram, and avoiding the mistakes made by new online businesses.
Success Strategies for Teaching Kids With Autism
by Wendy AshcroftSuccess Strategies for Teaching Kids with Autism - Wendy Ashcroft, PhD, Sue Argiro, Joyce KeohaneThe perfect handbook for any teacher looking for proven solutions for helping children with autism succeedAlthough an abundance of research exists on working with students with autism, teachers need the practical strategies in Success Strategies for Teaching Kids With Autismto build successful programs and services for kids with autism. The authors, seasoned classroom teachers and consultants for a large public school autism support program, look at ways teachers can apply best practices for teaching special needs students on smaller budgets, tight schedules, and minimal materials. They offer more than 25 field-tested ideas for teachers to implement, covering topics such as managing difficult behaviors, teaching social skills, addressing language and communication difficulties, creating schedules, and organizing the classroom. Including teacher-friendly overviews of the educational needs of students with autism and ideal teaching methods, the book also provides reproducible materials that teachers can copy and use immediately in their classrooms, along with photographs and detailed graphics that show their strategies in action. Features proven advice and strategies from experienced special educatorsAddresses the three main areas of need for students with autism: language, social skills, and behavior managementOffers practical solutions to creating an autism-friendly classroomProvides a concise introduction to the educational needs of students with autismIncludes guidance for both inclusion and self-contained classroomsPrufrock Press offers award-winning products focused on gifted, advanced, and special needs learners. For more than 20 years, Prufrock has supported parents and teachers with a wide range of resources based on sound research. The average day of a parent or teacher of a gifted or special needs learner is filled with a thousand celebrations and challenges. Prufrock's goal is to provide practical solutions to those challenges-to provide readers with timesaving, research-based tools that allow them to spend less time on the challenges and more time on the celebrations. Prufrock Press' line of products features:Resources on parenting the special needs learnerSage advice on teaching in the inclusive classroomAdvanced learning tools for gifted children and inquisitive learnersCutting-edge information on innovative teaching approachesResources for college planning for gifted and special needs learnersPrufrock Press is committed to resources based on sound research. It has a senior advisory group composed of the top scholars in the field of education and psychology. All of the company's editors have graduate degrees in education or children's literature, and they all have classroom experience. In essence, when a reader holds a book by Prufrock Press, he or she knows that the information found in that book will be research-based and reflect agreed upon best practices in the field of education and child psychology.
Success Strategies for Teaching Kids With Autism
by Wendy Ashcroft Sue Argiro Joyce KeohaneAlthough an abundance of research exists on working with students with autism, teachers need the practical strategies in Success Strategies for Teaching Kids With Autism to build successful programs and services for kids with autism.The authors, seasoned classroom teachers and consultants for a large public school autism support program, look at ways teachers can apply best practices for teaching special needs students. They offer field-tested ideas for teachers to implement, covering topics such as managing difficult behaviors, teaching social skills, addressing communication difficulties, creating schedules, and organizing the classroom.The book includes a detailed section on using applied behavior analysis, providing practical examples for teachers to employ in their own classrooms in order to modify student behaviors and increase learning. Including teacher-friendly overviews of the educational needs of students with autism and ideal teaching methods, the book also provides reproducible materials and photographs that show the strategies in action.
Successful Employee Communications: A Practitioner's Guide to Tools, Models and Best Practice for Internal Communication
by Sue Dewhurst Liam FitzPatrickCommunicating effectively is crucial to improving employee engagement, organizational culture, and performance. Learn how to focus your time and resources to make the most positive difference to your organization and its people. Successful Employee Communications explores how to help organizations work with purpose, be better listeners and connect with employees who have higher expectations and new ways of working. Easy-to-follow frameworks and checklists will help you conduct an internal communication audit, develop and measure a communication plan, work with difficult news and behaviour change, and support leaders to be more effective communicators.Written by leading PR and internal communications experts and packed with new case studies and updated content, this second edition of Successful Employee Communications blends theory and practice, sharing insights and lessons from global organizations including AB InBev, Cambridge University, Reckitt and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is essential reading for anyone responsible for internal communication, employee engagement, organizational culture or employee experience in the new world of work.
Successful Employee Communications: A Practitioner's Guide to Tools, Models and Best Practice for Internal Communication
by Liam FitzPatrick Sue DewhurstCommunicating a company's goals, strategy and tactics, change processes and brand values effectively within the workplace, makes a real difference to the success of any business. When handled professionally, it has a positive impact on employee engagement, organizational culture and performance. Successful Employee Communications shares the stories of leading practitioners and focuses on the tools, models and practices that have worked in a variety of situations and range of organizations. Drawing on case studies from well known organizations in the public, private and not for profit sectors, this book includes insights from manufacturing, telecoms, pharmaceuticals, professional services, FMCG and more. It explains how to make the case for internal communications at all levels, advising on how to set objectives, select the right communication channel, suggest the best way to deliver tough messages, and evaluate and collect effective data. Successful Employee Communications is an essential guide for anyone responsible for managing the communications around employee engagement, motivation, retention and change management.
Successful Grant Writing for Health and Human Service Professionals
by Laura Gitlin Ann Kolanowski Kevin J. LyonsFollowing in the tradition of its previous editions, the updated and fully revised fifth edition of this classic guide to grant writing is especially written for health and human service professionals. It provides a comprehensive, systematic, and easy-to-follow, step-wise guide to writing competitive grant proposals for research, education, innovative practices and demonstration projects. Never has the need to advance evidence to improve the health of the public been greater. Generating evidence requires funding and grant writing has become an essential activity for every health and human service professional who must seek funds to advance innovative research, education and practice initiatives. <p><p> Uniquely focused on developing grant writing skills as part of a professional’s career, this one-of-a-kind guide addresses the full range of essential competencies needed to assure success. The new edition expands coverage on how to compose an effective aims page, how to write a compelling literature review to support significance of a proposal, and describes considerations for specific types of study designs. Additionally, this grant writing book provides a more extensive discussion of mentorship, plus tips for pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows. <p><p> New to the Fifth Edition: <p> Spotlights important new trends that can make or break grant success <p>Features Professional Spotlights reflecting the experiences and advice from successful grant writers – from novice to expert <p>Highlights special considerations for pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows <p>Examines how to write an effective grant application for specific types of study designs <p>Explains how to craft compelling statements about significance and innovation <p>Provides guidelines on mentorship <p>Covers ways to manage post-award activities and offers strategies and templates for documenting grant progress <p><p> Key Features: <p>Key summary points in every chapter <p>Case examples throughout <p>Strategies for managing a grant writing team and post-award activities <p>Considerations in building a grant writing career and matching your level of experience to funding mechanisms <p>Testimonies from novices and experts describing their unique grant writing experiences <p>--Publisher: Springer Publishing
The Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development in Experiential Learning (Fourth Edition)
by H. Frederick Sweitzer Mary A. KingThe Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development in Experiential Learning (Fourth Edition) offers you more than just a resource for how to find a position or how to interview. It addresses the concerns, emotions, needs, and unique personal challenges that are the essence of an internship or field experience, and focuses on the internship as a vehicle for your development as a civic professional. The authors describe in detail the path of change you'll find yourself embarking on and the challenges you'll face along the way. A four-stage model of the internship process--anticipation, exploration, competence, and culmination--places the material in a meaningful framework that lends structure to your understanding of the work you'll be doing. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.
Successful Legal Analysis and Writing: The Fundamentals
by Christopher D. Soper Cristina D. LockwoodThis work is a practical legal analysis and writing handbook. Designed for first-year students, it is also a valuable refresher text for more advanced students, and practitioners. This easy-to-read book features fundamental advice on how to communicate written and oral legal analysis from a problem-solving perspective. It features illustrative examples and templates. The fifth edition includes additional examples and models, and appendices with practice exercises and sample answers, all created in collaboration between one author with recent practice experience and one who has been teaching for over twenty years. It also incorporates professional ethical and technological considerations throughout, while providing learning objectives for each chapter.
Successful Local Broadcast Sales
by Paul WeylandFor the right person, a career in media sales can be glamorous, rewarding, and lucrative. But without the right guidance, it can also be challenging. Author Paul Weyland has decades of experience working with local direct clients. Now, in Successful Local Broadcast Sales he shares his hard-won wisdom, showing television, radio, and cable salespeople how to get more sales. This invaluable resource gives readers the tools they need to:• get appointments • write great proposals and presentations • sell against other media like newspapers and the Internet • overcome rate resistance • close sales without alienating their clients • create genius creative without being a creative genius • calculate ROI for the client’s advertising dollar • land long-term contracts with local businesses • negotiate more effectivelyHonest, practical, and accessible, this is the one handbook that shows novice and veteran salespeople how to thrive—not just survive—in the media business.
Successful Meetings in a Week: Teach Yourself
by David CottonThe ability to hold successful meetings is crucial to anyone who wants to advance their career.Written by David Cotton, a leading expert on meetings as both a coach and practitioner, this book quickly teaches you the insider secrets you need to know to in order to run successful meetings.The highly motivational 'in a week' structure of the book provides seven straightforward chapters explaining the key points, and at the end there are optional questions to ensure you have taken it all in. There are also cartoons and diagrams throughout, to help make this book a more enjoyable and effective learning experience.So what are you waiting for? Let this book put you on the fast track to success!
Successful Meetings in a Week: Teach Yourself
by David CottonThe ability to hold successful meetings is crucial to anyone who wants to advance their career.Written by David Cotton, a leading expert on meetings as both a coach and practitioner, this book quickly teaches you the insider secrets you need to know to in order to run successful meetings.The highly motivational 'in a week' structure of the book provides seven straightforward chapters explaining the key points, and at the end there are optional questions to ensure you have taken it all in. There are also cartoons and diagrams throughout, to help make this book a more enjoyable and effective learning experience.So what are you waiting for? Let this book put you on the fast track to success!
Successful Negotiating
by Grant MayberryHow to achieve positive outcomes using planning and conversational techniques. Very few of us are born negotiators. However, Successful Negotiating can teach you the art of win/win negotiation. You’ll get a firm grasp of the negotiating tricks and techniques the pros use. Learn everything from prenegotiation planning to the use of seemingly unimportant details like seating arrangements and meeting site selection to influence the results of negotiations. You will learn how to: • Sway an opponent with timing and association techniques • Identify an opponent's real but often hidden needs • Use questions to control the thrust of a discussion • Employ proven strategies like the "missing man," "straw issues," and "walkout" ploys • Communicate a position clearly and precisely • Plan a realistic course of action based on sound preparation and an objective appraisal of resources • Keep the negotiation process open to reasonableness and flexibility at all times • Draw on your own skills, experience, and self-discipline to keep the process moving in the direction you want
Successful Nonverbal Communication: Principles and Applications
by Michael Eaves Dale G. LeathersSuccessful Nonverbal Communication: Principles and Applications demonstrates how knowledge of nonverbal messages can affect successful communication in the real world. This extensive revision describes nonverbal cues and their desirable and non-desirable functions while offering original tests for measuring and developing nonverbal communication skills. This text draws students into the material through helpful applications of the latest nonverbal communication research and through current examples of celebrities, sports and politicians. Significant updates are found in the chapters on tactile communication, personal appearance, political debates, intercultural communication and virtual contexts. The highlight of this rewrite is the cutting-edge scholarship that is seamlessly interwoven throughout the text.
Successful Nonverbal Communication: Principles and Applications
by Michael Eaves Dale G. LeathersSuccessful Nonverbal Communication: Principles and Applications demonstrates how knowledge of nonverbal messages can affect successful communication in the real world. Now with fifteen chapters, the fifth edition draws students in through applications of the latest nonverbal communication research and through current examples of celebrities, sports, and politicians. This extensive revision describes nonverbal cues and their desirable and undesirable functions while offering original tests for measuring and developing nonverbal communication skills. Updates include new attention to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama, and discussion of nonverbal communication within same-sex partnerships.