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Welcome to Turm-Oil Inc.

Welcome to Turm-Oil Inc.

From: The Joy of Conflict Resolution

As a company, Turm-Oil Inc. is facing the typical challenges of the new millennium: downsizing, greater reliance on technology, increased competition, and demanding customers. Such changes lead … 11 $1.10 Add
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A Canadian Phenomenon That Illustrates the Temporal Dimension of Border Constructs

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

This chapter is organized in five parts. Part I is a literature review on the notion of the border construct and its various dimensions, as well as existing literature on time-space theory. Part … 15 $1.50 Add
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Well-Being for First Nations

Well-Being for First Nations

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … 15 $1.50 Add
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Well-Being Impact Investing

Well-Being Impact Investing

From: An Economy of Well-Being

* Virtuous Financial Leadership * Lintel Capital LLC: Investment for Good * Well-Being Impact Investment Funds * And the Times, They are a-Changin’ 9 $0.90 Add
We're all Climate Hypocrites Now
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We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now

How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement

Our culture tells us that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, yet the choices we make are often governed by the systems in which we live. Whether it’s … 192 View
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We're all Climate Hypocrites Now
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We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now

From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now

The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we … 13 $1.30 Add
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“We're Not Goin' Nowhere”

“We’re Not Goin’ Nowhere”

The Case of Halifax's Uniacke Square

From: Good Places to Live

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We're Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … 8 $0.80 Add
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We’ve got a long way to go, baby: Confronting the dangerous myth that we’ve made it

We’ve got a long way to go, baby: Confronting the dangerous myth that we’ve made it

From: F-Bomb

In this chapter, the author confronts the dangerous 21st century myth that the push for gender equality has been a success and that the struggle is over. She argues that this is in no way the … 24 $2.40 Add
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What a Rush it was

What a Rush it was

From: Gang Life

The story of Janie, aged twenty-five, and George, eight years older, is in Chapter Five. Both Aboriginal, they were married until George killed a rival a couple of years ago. He also tried to … 18 $1.80 Add
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities
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What Can “Settler of Colour” Teach Us?: A Conversation of the Complexities of Decolonization in White Universities

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 10, Shaista Patel and Nisha Nath explore the idea of “settlers of colour,” in upholding ongoing colonial violence and Indigenous dispossession in North America. Building on … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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What Can We Do?

What Can We Do?

From: The Skin I'm In

In this chapter, the author presents a variety of actions that can be taken to make schools more inclusive and supportive of black students. These actions include directly addressing the racism … 10 $1.00 Add