influence

"Social media has powerful potential to connect people and ideas. But the dark side of social media--pushing users toward extreme content and the medium's link to surging mass extremist attacks--has prompted calls for regulation. This book examines social media's role in the spread of extremism and whether government or business might have a role in the industry's regulation"--Provided by publisher.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of Neil Armstron's iconic photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

Examines the effects on the iedealistic vision of the United States' after its involvement in the Vietnam War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Volume two of a two-volume set offering a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with forty-two documents related to the events leading up to the attacks, the devastation they caused, the theories about who was responsible for the attacks, and the government's response.

"Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in science classrooms as a young man of color, Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on and approach to teaching in urban schools. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash the brilliance and eagerness of youth and educators alike--both of whom have been typecast and stymied by outdated modes of thinking about urban education, [and] demonstrates the importance of creating a family structure and building communities within the classroom, using culturally relevant strategies like hip-hop music and call-and-response, and connecting the experiences of urban youth to indigenous populations globally"--Provided by publisher.

Exmamines the social and political issues of the 1920s, when immigration, the women's vote, prohibition, African American movement to the North, and communism were all fiercely debated.

"Our views and opinions on many things are . . . influenced by our culture and what we see in the media. They can even shape how we see ourselves, including what is an acceptable or desirable body. Using . . . examples, this . . . title explores the body image messages we receive from movies, video games, magazines, and social media, and how they affect our self-esteem"--Provided by publisher.

"The year 1947 marks a turning point in the twentieth century. Peace with Germany becomes a tool to fortify the West against the threats of the Cold War. The CIA is created, Israel is about to be born, Simone de Beauvoir experiences the love of her life, an ill George Orwell is writing his last book, and Christian Dior creates the hyper-feminine New Look as women are forced out of jobs and back into the home."--Provided by publisher.

"In his new book, . . . scholar Jack Miles poses a question: How did our forebears begin to think about religion as a distinct domain, separate from other activities that were once inseparable from it? Starting at the birth of Christianity-a religion inextricably bound to Western thought-Miles reveals how we in the West have come to isolate religion as an object of study, and how drastically our perception has changed over time and across societies"--Provided by publisher.