Learning Culture

Cultures and Beyond - The Podcast Transcripts (The Art of World Building, Book 6) discusses techniques on inventing names, organizations for good and evil, and armed forces like the army, navy, and air (or space) force. An extensive look into creating cultures led to four detailed episodes on determining cultural vision, scope, origins, social classes, and the all-important customs that reveal culture. A similar deep dive into inventing magic systems examines the principles behind devising great ones and just what is meant by a law of magic and its applications.

Ever since it was established in 1789, the United States Supreme Court has had a major impact on the lives of all Americans. Some of its landmark decisions have helped end segregation, protected a person’s privacy, and allowed people to marry whomever they love.

A group of children go on a field trip for a guided tour of city hall, where they learn about the roles of the city council, the mayor, and other city departments.

A group of children go on a field trip for a guided tour of a bank, where they learn about how money is stored and distributed.

Robotics is slowly creeping into our lives, and soon, robots will be everywhere. Do you know everything there is to know about robotics? Do you want to know more about robotics? Do you want to discover the advantages of robotics? If so, then you've come to the right place.

In this inspirational book, Stones Crying out, Gertrude Garrow elucidates clearly and concisely the origin and authorship of the books of the Bible using historical and archaeological evidence to show its reliability. Added to this, she reveals the astonishing accuracy of fulfilled prophecy and takes a brief look at future predictions.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank takes a fair and balanced look at the unsettling rise of the silly Fox News host Glenn Beck. Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. In America in 2010, Glenn Beck provides the very refreshment Jefferson had in mind: Whether he's the patriot or the tyrant, he's definitely full of manure.

Vous sentez-vous souvent mal à l'aise dans les groupes de discussion, car vous ne pouvez pas vraiment participer à la discussion en raison d'un manque de connaissances ? Vous sentez-vous mal à l'aise lorsqu'on vous demande votre avis sur un sujet dont vous n'avez même pas entendu parler ? Avez-vous du mal à vous souvenir durablement de ce que vous venez d'apprendre ?

Stop wasting energy trying to force your team to change. “The secret to business progress isn’t to stop change, it’s to start facilitating change much, much better. Change Fatigue is the field guide all leaders need to align their teams. Don’t change a thing before reading!” - Jay Baer, author of The Time to Win: How to Exceed Your Customers’ Need for Speed “The authors cover the macro and micro of facilitating change, including the all-important emotional aspects. Change Fatigue leaves no stone unturned and is a must-read for change leaders in a wide range of organizations....

Why You Should Read This Book? Struggling with weight despite doing everything “right”? Has each stage of life—puberty, motherhood, midlife—brought unwanted weight and confusion? Do you feel like your body is no longer your own? Breaking Free from Obesity: A Woman’s Journey to Health and Freedom is a practical, compassionate guide for every woman who has felt trapped in a cycle of weight gain and self-doubt. This book breaks down the unique challenges women face—from hormonal changes to emotional eating, from stress to sleep, and from mental health to medical help. With real-...

The workplace is going through a large-scale transition with digitization, automation, and acceleration. Critical skills and expertise are imperative for companies and their employees to succeed in the future, and the most forward-thinking companies are being proactive in adapting to the shift in the workforce. Kelly Palmer, Silicon Valley thought leader from LinkedIn, Degreed, and Yahoo, and David Blake, cofounder of ed-tech pioneer Degreed, share their experiences and describe how some of the smartest companies in the world are making learning and expertise a major competitive advantage.

How to Teach French Through Community, Games and Culture is a short booklet helping French teachers make their classes fun and explaining how their students can effectively learn and retain the language through a variety of factors. Factors like getting to identify your students' personalities, communication channels, psychological needs, or learning styles help you to establish a true community within your classroom. Knowing what types of games will make class interesting and entertaining to your students creates a positive learning environment.

With Learn Romanian: Discover Romanian Culture & Traditions by RomanianPod101, you learn the must-know vocab and Romanian cultural insights that you won't find in a textbook.

Hands can wiggle, hands can clap. Hands can wrap and flap and tap. But hands can help—so raise yours, please! Can you guess? Whose hands are these? What if your hands reach, wrench, yank, and crank? The hands in this book—and the people attached to them—do all sorts of helpful work. And together, these helpers make their community a safe and fun place to live. As you listen, keep an eye out for community members who make repeat appearances! Can you guess all the jobs based on the actions of these busy hands?

This audiobook is for English learners and explains some of the various aspects throughout American culture. It is difficult to fully understand the diversity and complexity of the United States for foreigners that have never been to America, or have only visited a few times. Topics such as education, marriage trends, fashion and government structure are covered. It is recorded in intermediate to advanced English. If you would like to know more about American culture, this is for you.

Some think tattoos are the hottest new style to hit the scene. Are they really? This book details the long history of tattoos and the reasons people have made their mark with them. An outward sign of belonging, belief or beauty, tattoos have an appeal that crosses time and geography. But not everyone lives happily with a tattoo.

Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014, she won the Nobel Peace Prize.

From the best-selling author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot comes an in-depth look at the science of anxiety and some essential guidelines for dealing with it.

Clifford Geertz's first collection of essays, The Interpretation of Cultures (1973), made him a leading voice of anthropology's "symbolic" movement, which believed scholars should read the signs and symbols of a culture from the perspective of its natives. Geertz's approach helped anthropology reinvent itself as a scientific discipline that is still relevant today, making him - in the words of one critic - "a true giant of social and cultural theory."

In this rapidly evolving world, when creativity is the currency of success, "The Idea Catalyst: Igniting Your Creative Potential For Success" by Sam is your ultimate guide to unlocking your inner innovator and harnessing the power of creative thinking. The realm of creative thinking often appears shrouded in mystery, but it's time to cut through the haze and become a wellspring of innovative ideas. Are you ready to unleash your inner innovator and engineer creativity from scratch? This book is your gateway to being a master of idea generation. Discover the undeniable impact of innovative ...