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i-Trust and i-Privacy

i-Trust and i-Privacy

Social, Economic, and Political Manipulation

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

A huge issue that permeates all angles of the i-tech industry is that of trust. Both primary branches — the entertainment branch (e.g., the gaming industry), the social communication branch … 26 $2.60 Add
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I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars

I’m Just So Tired of All These Star Wars

On Art and Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

Modern nostalgia in novel and flim is discussed, using examples of Ready Player One, Back to the Future, American Graffitti, Indiana Jones, and the introduction of prequels with Star Wars. … 22 $2.20 Add
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Implementing the Image

Implementing the Image

Part IV

From: The Imaginary Indian

Images have consequences in the real world: ideas have results. The Imaginary Indian does not exist in a void. In their relations with Native people over the years, non-Native Canadians have put … 25 $2.50 Add
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Implementing the Image

Part IV

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

Images have consequences in the real world: ideas have results. The Imaginary Indian does not exist in a void. In their relations with Native people over the years, non-Native Canadians have put … 25 $0.50 Add
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In Olden Times, When Wishing Still Helped

In Olden Times, When Wishing Still Helped

The Fairy Tale in France and Germany

From: Disfigured

Chapter 3 explores fairy tales from France and Germany, exploring topics including the rise of modern fairy tales, disfigurement and disability in fairy tales, a history of the Grimm brothers, … 20 $2.00 Add
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Informed Intentions
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Informed Intentions

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry discusses how to be a trauma-informed reporter and the duties of a journalist in the context of reporting on cases that involve sexual assault. Cherry reflects on how the … 21 $2.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Uncle

In the introduction, the author discusses her lifelong fascination with the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 10 $1.00 Add
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Introduction

From: Reset

In the introduction, Deibert explores our dependence on smart phones and the internet, and the anxiety that this can cause. He also discusses social media, cyberwarfare, data breaches, and how we … 28 $2.80 Add
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Editor’s Preface

Editor’s Preface

From: Decolonize Hipsters

In the Preface, series editor Bhakti Shringarpure explains the series Decolonize That!: Handbooks for the Revolutionary Overthrow of Embedded Colonial Ideas and why hipsters would be the first … 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

The author introduces the book’s subject, discussing war, militarism, masculinity, nationalism, and Canadian perceptions/depictions of war in literature, media, and popular culture. 35 $3.50 Add
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Introduction

From: Disfigured

The introduction explores the author’s personal experiences with disability and how her love of nature made her turn to examine how disability is represented in fairy tales. 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction

From: Fundamental Law for Journalists

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Introduction

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

My objective? To have us all pondering and examining. To “rise in arms” not against the i-tech industry but to our own blind acceptance or complacency, to our apparent apathy, and the … 1 $0.10 Add
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Introduction

Promise and performance

From: The Trudeau Record

The Introduction to The Trudeau Record provides an overview of the Justin Trudeau’s record in six key policy areas (Indigenous rights, governance and housing; the environment and energy; … ; ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Introduction: A Small Drop of Ink

Introduction: A Small Drop of Ink

From: The Next Big Thing

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Introduction and Housekeeping
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Introduction and Housekeeping

From: The Trauma Beat

In the introduction, journalist and former crime reporter Tamara Cherry describes how her life has been impacted by a career that revolves around traumatic events. Cherry discusses her decision … 6 $0.60 Add