The narrative explores the complex friendship between Christopher Shaw and Jon Cody, which began in 1972 when Shaw relocated to the secluded hamlet of Stony Creek, New York. Their bond, marked by both closeness and challenges, unfolds over several decades, culminating in Cody's death in 2015. The story delves into the emotional landscape of their relationship, capturing the nuances of companionship in a small-town setting.
Set in the 1980s, the narrative follows an amateur historian exploring the legacies of the Adirondacks through the stories of an aging woodsman and bootlegger. As he seeks to uncover the life of Fran Germaine, an old-time fiddle player, the woodsman's tales are nearly lost to time. The plot takes a turn with the discovery of Rosalyn Orloff's diary, a socialist writer and theorist linked to Carl Jung, adding depth and historical context to the woodsman's memories and the region's rich past.
The analysis focuses on the influence of liberalism on our perception of climate change and examines its limitations in addressing the crisis. It explores the ways in which liberalism is justified despite its inability to provide effective solutions, highlighting the tensions between ideological beliefs and the pressing environmental challenges we face.
This is a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principle and practice of Teaching English as a foreign/second Language. It is written both for teachers and for those taking professional courses in ELT. The first part, focused on the principles on which current methods and materials are based, explores such topics as educational frameworks: the communicative approach; post-communicative trends in syllabus and materials design and the evaluation and adaptation of materials. Part Two relates these principles to individual language skills. It shows how theories concerned with the development of reading, speaking, listening and writing have affected the design and use of teaching materials. The final part of the book examines different methods available to teachers for organizing and managing the ELT classroom, discussing group and pair work; individualization; classroom observation and the teacher's role in the contemporary ELT context.
Dobrodružný cestopis a zároveň historicko-kulturní výklad o povodí řeky Usumacinta ležící na hranici mezi Mexikem a Guatemalou.
Christusnachfolger stehen oft unter immensem Druck. Wenn die Lasten des Dienstes erdrückend werden, erinnert uns „Erhebe deine Augen“ an die essentielle Ausrichtung auf den HERRN als Quelle unserer täglich erneuerten Kraft. Es ist entscheidend, unser Herz zur Ruhe kommen zu lassen und unsere Augen zu Dem zu erheben, der uns die nötige Stärke und Befähigung gibt, um unsere Aufgaben zu bewältigen. Dieses Buch adressiert die Problematik, dass viele Leiter, obwohl ihr Dienst wächst, ihr Privatleben vernachlässigen, was einen erheblichen Einfluss auf ihren sichtbaren Dienst hat. Es richtet sich an jeden Christen, der das Leben anderer beeinflussen möchte, und verdeutlicht, dass die Tiefe unserer Beziehung zu Jesus Christus das wichtigste Werkzeug in unserem Dienst ist. Christopher Shaw, Direktor von Desarollo Cristiano Internactional und Verlagsredakteur des Magazins Apuntes Pastorales, bringt über 30 Jahre Erfahrung im Leitertraining in Südamerika mit. Er war Dozent am Bibelinstitut in Buenos Aires, wo er auch seinen Bachelor in Theologie erwarb, und schloss sein Studium am Fuller Theologischen Seminar in Los Angeles mit einem Master- und Doktortitel in Missionswissenschaften ab. Christopher lebt mit seiner Frau Iris und ihren drei Kindern, Melanie, Timothy und Jonathan, in Argentinien.