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Music and Joyful Embodied Experiences

Music and Joyful Embodied Experiences

From: Maternity Rolls

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Mutual Recognition and the Challenge of Unfamiliar Familiarities

Mutual Recognition and the Challenge of Unfamiliar Familiarities

From: Multicultural Dynamics and the Ends of History

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 In trying to understand our world as "multicultural," we must think through and with the coexistence of many different independent cultures sharing a common space or territory. While it … 18 $2.34 Add
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My First Funeral

My First Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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 The ghost of the author’s father narrates this chapter, recounting his life and death. The author’s father died escaping Vietnam, on his way to reunite with his six older children in … 11 $1.10 Add
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My Grandmother The Bootlegger

My Grandmother The Bootlegger

From: The Ward

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My Lucky Break

My Lucky Break

From: Pilgrim Souls

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 Talks about Pat and his first Meeting 12 $1.20 Add
My Mother, My Translator
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My Mother, My Translator

 In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his … 280 View
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My Mother, My Translator
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My Mother, My Translator

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 Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his … 11 $1.10 Add
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My Second Funeral

My Second Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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 This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He is re-buried by his family. 6 $0.60 Add
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My Teacher
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My Teacher

From: Messy Cities

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 Carolynne Crawley writes about Mama Snapping Turtle, who lives in Toronto’s High Park, and their advocacy work for further Turtle relatives in city parks. 4 $0.40 Add
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My Third Funeral

My Third Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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 This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. His remains are cremated and brought to North America. 3 $0.30 Add
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Mykhailo Chomiak and the Krakivski Visti

Mykhailo Chomiak and the Krakivski Visti

From: Family Ties

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 This chapter discusses how certain Ukrainian factions united with Nazi authorities through coordinated anti-Semitic propaganda campaigns during World War II. 17 $1.70 Add
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Myth 1

Myth 1

The Problem Is Overconsumption!

From: Ecology for the 99%

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 This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers. ; ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Myth 10

Myth 10

Carbon Markets: They Work!

From: Ecology for the 99%

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 This chapter examines the limitations of carbon markets, highlighting their ineffectiveness in reducing emissions and highlighting how offset projects result in the infringement of Indigenous … ; ; ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Myth 11

Myth 11

Capitalism Is Inescapable Because Selfishness Is a Part of Human Nature

From: Ecology for the 99%

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 This chapter critiques the "human nature" justification for capitalism by demonstrating the ways many societies have historically prioritized mutual aid and cooperation over individual … ; ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Myth 12

Myth 12

Economic Planning Means Going Back to the USSR

From: Ecology for the 99%

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 This chapter critiques the shortcomings of both contemporary capitalist economies and the Soviet model, and proposes democratic planning as an alternative framework for organizing the economy. ; ; ; ; 8 $0.80 Add