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The first comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the tumultuous single term of Mayor Lightfoot and the chaos that roiled the city and City Hall as she fought to live up to her promises to change the city's culture of corruption and villainy, reform its long-troubled police department, and make Chicago the safest big city in America. -- adapted from jacket
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"Very little has been written about juvenile justice. In the greater consciousness, the word "justice" in this context has been leeched of meaning; it just signifies prison for kids. But to those living and working in various capacities within that system, the word "justice" holds a sepulchral gravity. In Children of the State, bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs presents three different true stories that show...
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Tessa Ensler loves her job. She’s worked her way up to being a top criminal defense barrister against all the odds, and fights to defend those pleading not guilty. Tessa believes in the law, believes in the system. Her quick-witted cross-examinations and intelligence in the courtroom see her clocking up win after win - including securing freedom for men accused of rape and sexual assault. Innocence until proven guilty is, after all, the bedrock...
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"This is a thoughtful look at the shortcomings of the American legal system." - Booklist
"Rosenbaum should be read by every law student in America." - New York Times Book Review
"Mr. Rosenbaum's complaints about the current legal system are widely shared." - The New York Sun
"[Rosenbaum] cleverly enlivens his discourse with histrionic scenes from novels, films, plays and TV." - Miami Herald
"[Rosenbaum's] book ought to be required reading in law...
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What is literature? What is poetry? How do poets committed to the idea of using poetry as a weapon of socio-cultural and political struggle manage to impress their works in the minds and memories of men long after the struggle has been fought and won or lost? What will a new generation of poets write about after the explosive social contradictions that inspired older poets have been resolved? Why do the themes and styles of poets in transitional societies...
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En la selva se inició un sistema de calificación que consistía en determinar la puntuación de cada habitante por medio de un algoritmo.Se desarrollaron bases de datos con el objetivo de recopilar toda clase de información de cada residente de la selva, desde los más básicos, tales como el nombre, el peso, la altura, las huellas, el color de piel entre otros.El soberano deseaba premiar o penalizar el comportamiento individual implementando un...
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Au cours du XXIe siècle, l'éducation a été soumise à des changements constants, façonnés par la technologie, des enjeux socio-économiques complexes et une quête d'innovation. Au centre de cette transformation se trouve le rle essentiel des directions d'établissement d'enseignement. Elles dirigent ces établissements à travers les défis du changement, de la diversité et de l'innovation, nécessitant une vision claire et une stratégie...
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El asesinato de líderes sociales se presenta con mucha frecuencia en Colombia, ya que al ser defensores de los derechos humanos han sido víctimas de las guerrillas, paramilitares, narcotraficantes, sicarios, y del Estado por la falta en la presencia institucional en gran parte del territorio nacional perpetuando la impunidad.Los motivos de los crímenes son diversos como por ejemplo, los ocasionados por la sustitución de cultivos ilícitos, la...
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La pedofilia es un grave problema mundial que ha venido creciendo exponencialmente, motivado por el Covid 19, cuando mucha población tuvo que permanecer en confinamiento y, los pedófilos hicieron de las suyas en las redes sociales intercambiando material, retransmitiendo abusos, extorsionando a menores para producir pornografía infantil.Para algunos expertos se trata de una parafilia, otros la consideran una enfermedad incurable, que debe ser tratada...
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El conflicto de Israel y Palestina, es algo de no acabar a pesar de los numerosos intentos por lograr un acuerdo definitivo. Desafortunadamente están en juego interés políticos, religiosos, geográficos, estratégicos etc, que han impedido llegar a algo concreto. Lo que si es cierto es que son dos pueblos hermanos en su ADN, que vienen de la descendencia de Abraham, pero cuyas relaciones están rotas por las acciones bélicas de parte y parte que...
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Se trata del primer libro que escribo a los 16 años motivado por la lucha constante para cumplir mis sueños.Veo en el emprendimiento una solución a la carencia de oportunidades que tiene la juventud. Considero que este es un medio para expresar mis experiencias tanto positivas como negativas.El libro expresa mi deseo de compartir una guía para llegar a ser un emprendedor exitoso a corta edad, teniendo como prioridad incentivar la creatividad y...
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Gain key insights on leading a High Reliability School from experts who have years of experience guiding schools and districts through the process. HRS success requires strong leaders who understand the five big ideas shared in this book. With data-driven approaches and research-backed strategies, the authors demonstrate not only how to help schools thrive but also why their methods succeed.
This book will help administrators of current or aspiring...
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In Recalibrate the Culture, author Jimmy Casas examines the challenges that teachers, leaders, and schools face and shares his assessment on what makes the difference in the overall culture of a school - why do some continue to show positive results while others continue to struggle to maintain a healthy learning environment for all students and staff? This book provides the necessary strategies and tools to assist all teachers, principals, and district...
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This collection is a unique exploration of the quality assurance landscape in higher education in the Commonwealth Caribbean. It celebrates the "coming of age" of the quality assurance movement in the region by tracing the main currents of development in internal and external quality assurance. Pulling together articles by respected academics, practitioners and thought leaders from within higher education and industry, the collection explores fundamental...
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This phrasebook and dictionary contains over 3,400 medical terms in English and Bosnian. It will be indispensable for anyone doing humanitarian relief in areas where Bosnian is spoken. With the current war in Ukraine, millions of people are now being displaced, many with little language skills in the countries to which they are fleeing. While the greatest number have fled to Poland, there are a large numbers of Ukrainian speakers in the United...
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Follies is a tale of sea change; A Boston dean's move from East coast to West coast ; from Greenwich Village childhood in an American Labor Party, theatrical, professional and religous skeptical family , to culmination of a career as Managment in a Jesuit university,
Following a fall-out with Boston University administration, a Dean's Search Announcement in a professional chronicle provides an opportunity for a brief escape from Boston...
17) AI in Education
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This book is about how you, as a teacher, can use ChatGPT to make your job easier. The book also covers how not to use ChatGPT in your teaching. A central theme of the book is judgement, which is particularly relevant with powerful tools that have not been systematically tested in education. Part 1 of the book provides an introduction to what ChatGPT is and how to get started using the service. The end of Chapter 3 contains some tips that may also...
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"Marked Man tells the propulsive story of Frank Serpico who, in the 1960s, single-handedly rooted out systematic corruption in the New York Police Department. Since the NYPD was formed in 1845, the famous "pad" was as much a criminal ring as it was a legitimate police force. As the decades wore on, corruption became so out of hand that cops were regularly demanding payments from brothels, bars, pool halls, and gambling joints to keep them out of trouble...
19) Why the innocent plead guilty and the guilty go free: and other paradoxes of our broken legal system
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"A senior federal judge's incisive, unsettling exploration of some of the paradoxes that define the judiciary today, Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free features essays examining why innocent people plead guilty, why high-level executives aren't prosecuted, why you won't get your day in court, and why the judiciary is curtailing its own constitutionally mandated power. How can we be proud of a system of justice that often pressures...
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This book is a practical guide to Linux commands for beginner and intermediate users. It focuses on essential skills for file and process management, providing step-by-step instructions for manipulating files and directories, managing running processes, and understanding basic terminal commands. The explanations are clear and accompanied by concrete examples for better understanding.Whether you are a computer science student or a user looking to improve...
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