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Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time. One such case is the Florida School for Boys, a.k.a. the Dozier School, a place where - rather than reforming the children in their care - school officials tortured, raped, and killed them. Opened in 1900, the school closed in 2011 after a Department of Justice investigation substantiated allegations of routine beatings and killings made by about 100 survivors. Thus far, forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle and her team from the University of South Florida have uncovered 55 sets of human remains.

August 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. This book reveals how the 70-year-long fight for women's suffrage was hard-won by leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, and others.

Filled with anecdotes and portraits of unique characters from the era, this fascinating audiobook by an award-winning author looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social experiment known as Prohibition. It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American...

The 2014 Lok Sabha elections saw the involvement of India's youth like never before. They were debating inside classrooms, sitting for dharnas on the street, having conversations in offices and on social media. The election in 2014 saw 150 million young voters---and the highest number of...

"Det allerhelligste" er fortsættelsen af "Forgården" om en gruppe 16-17-årige elever i en dansk skoleklasse og deres problemer med stoffer, kriminalitet og økonomi. Anden del af \"Forgården\" Jakob Bech Nygaard (1911-1988). Dansk forfatter, der havde de uønskedes situation som grundtema. Gennem en udpræget socialrealisme giver han et nærmest dokumentarisk billede af de udstødte svage som ofre for samfundsmajoritetens undertrykkelse.

"Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance."--Bustle In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation--it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man...

For this striking, stripped-down account of youth immigration, Villalobos interviewed teens at various stages of the immigration process to illustrate their stories - the physical and emotional difficulties of their travels. He then changed certain elements of these stories in order to protect the children's identities. Each chapter brings forth the voice of one young immigrant's experience, from crossing the Mexican desert to gang violence to the freezers at ICE detention centers.

Je mehr Begabung, desto steiler die Karriere? Viele (oft unwissentlich) hochbegabte oder vielseitig talentierte Menschen erleben genau das Gegenteil. Sie sind mit ihrer Arbeit unzufrieden und suchen immer wieder nach dem passenden Platz im (Berufs-)Leben. In diesem Buch wird deutlich, wie sich Hochbegabung bei Erwachsenen zeigen kann und welche Stolpersteine damit verbunden sind. Lassen Sie sich durch anschauliche Beispiele und wirkungsvolle Arbeitsanregungen zu einem Prozess der Selbsterkenntnis und inneren Befreiung inspirieren.

gal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and nonbinary people of colour. In this thought-provoking and moving collection of 14 essays, gal-dem's writers use raw material from their teenage years - diaries, poems and chat histories - to explore growing up. gal-dem has been described by the Guardian as 'the agents of change we need' and these essays tackle important subjects including race, gender, mental health and activism, making this essential listening for any young person.

Groundbreaking narrative nonfiction for teens that tells the story of the AIDS crisis in America. Thirty-five years ago, it was a modern-day, mysterious plague. Its earliest victims were mostly gay men, some of the most marginalized people in the country; at its peak in America, it killed tens...

Ever since George Washington used them to help topple the British, spies and their networks have helped and hurt America at key moments in history. In this fascinating collection, Paul B. Janeczko probes such stories as that of Elizabeth Van Lew, an aristocrat whose hatred of slavery drove her to be one of the most successful spies in the Civil War; the "Choctaw code talkers," Native Americans who were instrumental in sending secret messages during World War I; and more.

This program is read by the author. Tiffany Pham, founder and CEO of Mogul, created one of the most successful platforms for girls worldwide, reaching millions of people to enact true change in their lives, after receiving thousands of emails asking for advice. In Girl Mogul, she speaks directly to teens and young adults, sharing insights from her own life as well as from the lives of the most incredible and inspiring women on Mogul. Tiffany has proven that with the right attitude, the right people, and the right vision, there’s nothing girls can’t do.

Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education, fleeing violence, and escaping poverty. All have heartbreaking and hopeful stories about leaving their homelands and starting a new life in America. And all are weary of living in the shadows.

At the beginning of his physical transition from female to male, then-17-year-old Skylar Kergil posted his first video on YouTube. In the months and years that followed, he recorded weekly update videos about the physical and emotional changes he experienced. Skylar’s openness and positivity attracted thousands of viewers, who followed along as his voice deepened and his body changed shape. Through surgeries and recovery, highs and lows, from high school to college to the real world, Skylar welcomed others on his journey.

Audiokurs «Biologija 9 klass» ohvatyvaet osnovnye razdely izuchenija shkol'noj programmy. Audiokursy nachitany po osoboj metodike, razrabotannoj s cel'ju povysit' usvaivaemost' materiala i uvelichenija komfortnosti obuchenija. Kurs osnovan na programme dlja uchebnyh zavedenij i Liceev RF i prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov i abiturientov, tak i dlja vseh, zhelajushhih v prijatnoj forme vspomnit' osnovnye razdely Biologii.

This audiobook contains a wealth of rich material for the study of human anatomy, detailing structure, and functions of the human body, particularly the work of its various systems.

Das Thema Stress bei Schülern gehört heutzutage leider zum ihrem Alltag und viele schwierige Momente im Schulalltag sowie im Teenager Leben sind somit unausweichlich. Doch wie setzte ich dem etwas entgegen? Wie etabliere ich z.B. das wichtige Thema "Entspannung" für Jugendliche neu und modern, so dass es ein wichtiger Baustein sowohl im Unterricht, als auch im Alltagsleben der Schüler (und Lehrer) werden kann? SyncSouls hat mit "Entspannung für Schüler" hierzu eine Anregung und Anleitung in Theorie und Praxis für den Unterricht und zum Selbst-Ausprobieren geschaffen.

Audiokurs «Fizika. 9 klass» ohvatyvaet osnovnye razdely izuchenija shkol'noj programmy po fizike dlja 9 klassa: Zakony vzaimodejstvija i dvizhenija tel. Dinamika. Razlichnye sily prirody. Zakony sohranenija v mehanike. Rol' mehaniki v poznanii prirody i razvitii tehniki. Kurs prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov i abiturientov, tak i dlja vseh, zhelajushhih v prijatnoj forme vspomnit' osnovnye razdely elementarnoj fiziki.

Uchebnoe posobie prednaznacheno dlja effektivnoj podgotovki uchashhihsja 10 klassov k urokam geografii. Chetko izlozhennyj teoreticheskij material znakomit shkol'nikov s osobennostjami naselenija Zemnogo shara, osnovnymi tendencijami i zakonomernostjami razvitija ekonomiki mirovogo hozjajstva. Vazhnoj temoj kursa javljajutsja vzaimootnoshenija prirody i obshhestva, s kotorymi svjazano mnozhestvo ekologicheskih problem.

This audio course is designed for students in 8th grade educational institutions.