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Techniques

Techniques

From: Common Threads

As you begin to work with natural fibers you will realize how much of the knowledge is transferable from one fiber to another. As you pick up a new plant, first try what you already know. … 51 $5.10 Add
Techno-Fix

Techno-Fix

Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment

Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known … ; 464 View
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Technological Integration Versus Technological Interference

Technological Integration Versus Technological Interference

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

At the onset of the i-tech phenomenon, most of us first noted surface changes. For example, what we perceived as an emergent shallowness of information, a subtle lack of depth and length of … 12 $1.20 Add
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Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress

Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress

From: Techno-Fix

Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress postulates that belief in progress exhibits characteristics similar to those of religious faith and that most techno-optimism is based on ignorance, … ; 33 $3.30 Add
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Technology, Exploitation and Fairness

Technology, Exploitation and Fairness

From: Techno-Fix

Technology, Exploitation and Fairness advances the thesis that many technologies are regrettably used for control and exploitation of both humans and the environment, leading inevitably to … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Teen spirit: Clinic closures, access attacks, and the pro-woman rebranding of today’s anti-abortion activists

Teen spirit: Clinic closures, access attacks, and the pro-woman rebranding of today’s anti-abortion activists

From: F-Bomb

This chapter discusses the ways that the 21st century anti-abortion movement has rebranded itself from being pro-life to being pro-woman. The author also discusses the high engagement of youth in … 24 $2.40 Add
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Teena’s Dream

Teena’s Dream

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Janet Hammock imagines the future story of Teena, someone currently learning how to read and write. The chapter is different discusses reaching ones literary goals, motivations afterwards, … 8 $0.80 Add
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Telling Multiple Stories of “Race” in Canadian Higher Education

Telling Multiple Stories of “Race” in Canadian Higher Education

From: “Too Asian”?

This chapter provides several personal stories of the experience of race and racism among students ant Canadian universities. ; ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Temporary Labor Migration and the New Braceros

Temporary Labor Migration and the New Braceros

From: Border and Rule

This chapter describes the working conditions and marginalization of migrant labourers, and the trade policies that channel migrant labour. 15 $1.50 Add
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Ten STeps to Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

Ten STeps to Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, I propose a 10-step program of measures that water activists can unite behind, from the immediately possible to long-term fixes that will depend on the water issues in a specific … 20 $2.00 Add
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Tenant Organizing Today
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Tenant Organizing Today

From: The Tenant Class

In this chapter, Ricardo examines the steps tenants can take to advocate for their rights. He discusses tenant unions, the power of organizing, and details various examples of grassroots tenant … 15 $1.50 Add
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Tenants, a Social Class
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Tenants, a Social Class

From: The Tenant Class

Ricardo discusses the socioeconomic characteristics of tenants in Canada and argues that they exist as an economically exploited social class. He examines the Canadian rental market by providing … 12 $1.20 Add
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Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

From: Gang Life

The story of Ivan is told in Chapter Ten. He is forty-one years of age, and he came to Canada as a young boy when his family — mother, stepfather, and younger brother — fled a civil … 15 $1.50 Add
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Terrorism Trials

Terrorism Trials

From: In The Balance

Discusses terrorism trials, focusing on security concerns, the use of technology, evidence and judicial independence. 6 $0.60 Add
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Testing the Power System

Testing the Power System

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s current experimental projects/evolutions in the way that they are producing energy, looking at their experiments with solar, geothermal, and hydrogen … ; 18 $1.80 Add