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In Their Words
Cathy Thwing and student writers at Pima Community College · LibreTexts
How do the words of others affect us, motivating and persuading us? The essays here analyze the speeches and articles of others.
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Voces en camino: Voces en vuelo (Intermediate Spanish)
Amanda Hadley & Kelsey Harper · Butler Community College
This course will enable the student to demonstrate cultural and communicative competence at the intermediate-low level in Spanish in the presentational (writing and speaking), interpersonal (writing and speaking), and interpretative (listening and reading) modes of communication. The student will develop a critical awareness of differences and similarities between the home culture(s) and the target language culture(s).
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Western Civilization 3e: A Concise History III
Christopher A Brooks · Portland Community College
This volume covers topics including the Industrial Revolution, the politics of Europe in the nineteenth century, modern European imperialism, the world wars, fascism, Nazism, and the Holocaust, the postwar era, the Cold War, and recent developments in economics and politics.
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Children's Literature: Foundations, History, and Practice
Caroline Hopper · College of the Siskiyous
Children’s Literature: Foundations, History, and Practice is a comprehensive introduction to the study and teaching of children’s literature. Written for educators, pre-service teachers, parents, librarians, and others who care about young readers, the textbook explores why children’s books matter and how they shape children’s imagination, empathy, identity, and understanding of the world. Across sixteen chapters, the book covers major genres and topics in children’s literature, including pictu
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LIT 231: Survey of British Literature I
Ame Maloney · Skyline College
Study of the typical works of major British writers from the 8th to the 18th Century.
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PHIL 310: Introduction to Ethics
Christian Bauer · Folsom Lake College
This course is an introduction to ethics and moral philosophy. It includes a survey of various normative ethical theories including Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, Utilitarianism, and Kant's Deontological Ethics. It may also cover various meta-ethical issues such as ethical relativism vs. ethical objectivism, as well as questions of knowledge and justification of moral claims. It may also include the application of normative ethical theories to contemporary moral issues.
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A World Perspective of Art History: 1400CE to the 21st Century
Deborah Gustlin & Zoe Gustlin · Evergreen Valley College
Visual arts are one of the oldest forms of communication between humans and the fundamental beliefs of their culture. The historical background of art history has been written from the canon of wealthy individuals from Western countries focusing on well-known art and artifacts in isolated environments. To become more culturally inclusive, the textbook is written to redefine art history by discussing art from every continent, civilization, and unknown artists and comparing different cultures that
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SmartHistory of Art X - Oceania
SmartHistory of Art · Smarthistory
The Pacific Ocean is seen to connect rather than separate the many islands in it.
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Devising
Nick Garcia · Los Medanos College
Devised theatre is a method of theatre-making in which the script or performance score originates from collaborative, often improvisatory work by a performing ensemble. The ensemble is typically made up of actors, but other categories of theatre practitioner may also be central to this process of generative collaboration, such as visual artists, composers, and choreographers; indeed, in many instances, the contributions of collaborating artists may transcend professional specialization.
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Spanish 1 Beginning Spanish
B. Franchesca Amezola · Reedley College
Beginning Spanish 1 is the first half of a comprehensive introductory Spanish sequence, providing guidance and practice in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking Spanish. Each module includes thematic vocabulary, sequenced grammar instruction, numerous self-check drills and exercises, open-form communicative activities, scaffolded writing assignments, and reading passages exploring various aspects of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world.
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Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin
Peter L. Smith · University of Victoria
Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin is part one of a two part series that examines the systematic principles by which a large portion of English vocabulary has evolved from Latin and (to a lesser degree) from Greek. Part I will try to impart some skill in the recognition and proper use of words derived from Latin.
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Italian Language and Culture IV
Caterina Pieri · Oakland University
This textbook is designed to support the instructional needs of college students approaching the study of Italian as a foreign language, and it illustrates the grammar and vocabulary that are commonly covered during a fourth semester of instruction.
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Ovid's Metamorphoses
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About Writing Guide with Handbook, a textbook for English Composition
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 16.08: Spotlight on ... Humanities
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Decoding Deception
Diana Daly and Kainan Jarrette · University of Arizona
Decoding Deception by Diana Daly and Kainan Jarrette is a dynamic multimedia OER that turns adults and college and high school students into expert lie detectors. This interactive guide blends humor, games, and activities with cognitive science and media literacy to reveal how biases, fallacies, and AI-fueled content can mislead us. Readers learn practical strategies for questioning sources, evaluating claims, and cutting through the noise of our post-truth era.
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Successful College Composition
Kathryn Crowther et al. · Georgia Perimeter College
This text is a transformation of Writing for Success under a grant from Affordable Learning Georgia to Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) in 2015. Section 1.3 was authored by Rebecca Weaver. This text is a revision of a prior adaptation of Writing for Success led by Rosemary Cox in GPC’s Department of English, titled Successful College Writing for GPC Students (2014, 2015).
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The Tongue and Quill
US Air Force · LibreTexts
Military members and civilian employees of the Department of the Air Force must communicate clearly and effectively to carry out our missions. Although we live in an era of rapid personal and mass communication that was barely imagined just a few years ago, our Air Force still requires face-to-face briefings, background papers, and staff packages to keep the mission moving forward. This handbook provides the information to ensure clear communications-written or spoken.
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Critical Thinking
Andrew Gurevich · Mt Hood Community College
Using a combination of the newest findings in hemispheric science, neuropsychology, and brain development, along with the long-established rhetorical algorithms for analyzing the structure of arguments, this course explores the boundaries of critical and creative thinking in pursuit of developing a clearer and more robust model for the construction and deconstruction of various forms of argument.
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Online Technical Writing
David McMurrey · Austin Community College
The Online Technical Writing textbook offers a comprehensive guide to the essential skills and practices in technical writing. It covers various types of documents, including business correspondence, reports, proposals, user guides, and technical manuals, along with their design and formatting principles.
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British Literature II - Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Bonnie J. Robinson · University of North Georgia
British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond features 37 authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the literature developed within and developing through their respective eras. This completely-open anthology will connect students to the conversation of literature that has captivated readers in the past and still holds us now.