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In the suburbs of middle America, two men engage in a growing political and social media fight. Their passionate disagreement, though superficially focused on politics, is fed by assumptions about class, economics, immigration, race, and the legacy of a horrific sexual crime. Ultimately the feud leads to violence and tragedy for both families.
122) Nerds: how dorks, dweebs, techies, and trekkies can save America and why they might be our last hope
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Examines the stereotypes American society has regarding 'nerds,' 'geeks,' 'dorks,' and their opposites - jocks or popular kids. Psychotherapist and psychology professor Anderegg discusses why science and engineering have become socially poisonous disciplines, why adults wink at the derision of 'nerdy' kids, and what the cost of this rising tide of anti-intellectualism is to our children and America.
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Un corderito que nació con cuerpo oscuro, con tods se encaraba y se hacía el dureo. Por todas partes andaba con aires de fanfarrón, ni siquiera a los chiquitos mostraba compasión. La sabia Teresa levantó su cresta e hizo en el corral una gran apuesta. "Yo no he de crecer ni tonta ni miedica, sino lista y atrevida, aunque sea un gallina".
In this book we will meet a peaceful bull, a brave hen and a model elephant. They are different and they...
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"Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson, and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, and with what consequences for our society did Uncle Tom morph first into a servile old man and then into a racial epithet hurled at African American men deemed, by other Black people, to have betrayed their race? Uncle Tom, the eponymous figure in Harriet...
129) Classified X
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Examines the treatment of black characters throughout the history of American cinema, using examples from classic films beginning with footage by Thomas Edison in 1903 to the present, tracing how Hollywood has aided and abetted the public perception of the African-American. From its earliest days, Hollywood reflected society's fear of blacks and countered with wish-fulfilling images of African-Americans as servile, ignorant, superstitious, or untrustworthy....
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"A memoir in pieces that uses one woman's life-long obsession with pop culture as a lens to explore family, grief, the power of female rage, Asian fetish, and what it's cost her to resist the trap of being a "good Chinese girl." For most of Jen Sookfong Lee's life, pop culture was an escape from family tragedy and a means of fitting in with the larger culture around her. Anne of Green Gables assured her that, despite losing her father at the age of...
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"With a lively backdrop of superheroes, comic books, and animated cartoons, Drawn Together: Comics, Diversity and Stereotypes brings together three talented artists--Keith Knight, Vishavjit Singh and Eileen K Alden, who are challenging bullying and stereotyping through their work. The documentary boldly encourages viewers to unlearn stereotyping, look beyond the obvious, and confront media bias--all through an uncommon and inherently engaging everyday...
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In the minds of many Americans, Islam is synonymous with the Middle East, Muslim men with violence, and Muslim women with oppression. A clash of civilizations appears to be increasingly manifest and the war on terror seems a struggle against Islam. These are all symptoms of Islamophobia. Meanwhile, the current surge in nativist bias reveals the racism of anti-Muslim sentiment. This book explores these anxieties through political cartoons and film--media...
134) LGBTQ rights
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"From the Compton's Cafeteria and Stonewall riots in the 1960s, to the decriminalization of homosexuality, and marriage rights, this thoughtful title examines the continuing fight for LGBTQ human and legal rights. Using fascinating primary and secondary source material, readers will gain insight into this evolving rights movement and be encouraged to think critically about the concepts of rights and freedoms in democratic societies. The effects of...
136) Facing fear
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In the Academy Award-nominated short documentary, worlds collide when a former neo-Nazi skinhead and the gay victim of his hate crime attack meet by chance 25 years after the incident that dramatically shaped both of their lives. Together, they embark on a journey of forgiveness that challenges both to grapple with their beliefs and fears, eventually leading to an improbable collaboration, and friendship.
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Library Journal: The Native American (NA) experience as presented in children's books is reviewed through essays, poetry, book reviews, guidelines for evaluating books, a resource list of organizations, a bibliography of books by and about NAs, American Indian authors for young readers, and illustrations. The essays may help or hinder Native American concerns. There is hostility: You know us (NAs) only as enemies.'' No location is given for the cited...
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