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Poets, American --- Hopes, David B. --- Hopes, David Brendan --- Childhood and youth. --- Homes and haunts --- Akron (Ohio) --- City of Akron (Ohio) --- Social life and customs.
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Fransche letterkunde --- Letterkunde --- Littérature --- Littérature française --- 84 (Misset-Hopès, S. 7) --- 84-14
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the Holy Spirit --- the charismatic experience in the Church --- liturgical renewal --- the experience of God --- contemporary religios experience --- Christian authenticity --- ecumenical hopes --- Mary
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Fairy tales --- Moral and ethical aspects --- fairy-tales --- folk tales --- legends --- writings of the mystics --- fantasy --- myth --- needs and hopes of mankind --- spiritual quest --- Christianity --- cultural anxieties --- religious traditions --- spiritual vision and purpose
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McDonald's. Blockbuster Video. Jiffy Lube. Subway. Franchising has become an ever-present feature of the American landscape. One-third of the U.S. gross domestic product flows through franchises, and one out of every sixteen workers is employed by one. But how did franchising come to play such a dominant role in the American economy? What are the day-to-day experiences of franchisees and franchisers in the workplace? What challenges and pitfalls await them as they stake their claim to prosperity? These are just a few of the questions explored in Franchising Dreams, a documentary-like look into the frustrations and uncertainties that entrepreneurs face in their pursuit of the American dream. Peter M. Birkeland worked for three years in the front-line operations of franchise units for three companies, met with CEOs and executives, and attended countless trade shows, seminars, and expositions. All this firsthand experience gave him unprecedented access to the hopes and aspirations of franchisees. His book closely traces different franchisees and follows them as their dreams of wealth and independence buckle beneath the weight of frustrating logistics and contractual technicalities. Through extensive interviews and research, Birkeland not only discovers what makes franchisees succeed or fail, he uncovers the difficulties in running a business according to someone else's system and values. Bearing witness to a market flooded with fierce competitors and dependent on the inscrutable whims of consumers, he uncovers the numerous challenges that franchisees face in making their businesses succeed.
Franchises (Retail trade) --- New business enterprises --- Entrepreneurship --- Management. --- entrepreneurship, united states of america, american culture, usa, performance, strategic management, organization, franchising, franchises, economy, workplace, businesses, labor, workers, franchisees, franchisers, entrepreneur, trade shows, firsthand experience, hopes, aspirations, dreams, competition, consumers, retail, enterprises, case studies, social profile, networks, survival, control.
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What defines ";happiness,"; and how can we attain it? The ways in which people in China ask and answer this universal question tell a lot about the tensions and challenges they face during periods of remarkable political and economic change. Based on a five-year original study conducted by a select team of China experts, The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness begins by asking if Chinese citizens' assessment of their life is primarily a judgment of their social relationships. The book shows how different dimensions of happiness are manifest in the moral and ethical understandings that embed individuals in specific communities. Vividly describing the moral dilemmas experienced in contemporary Chinese society, the rituals of happiness performed in modern weddings, the practices of conviviality carried out in shared meals, the professional tensions confronted by social workers, and the hopes and frustrations shared by political reformers, the contributors to this important study illuminate the causes of anxiety and reasons for hope in China today.
Anxiety --- Happiness --- Stress (Psychology) --- Social aspects --- China --- Social conditions --- contemporary chinese society. --- different dimensions of happiness. --- hopes and frustrations of political reformers. --- illuminates causes of anxiety. --- modern weddings. --- practices of conviviality. --- professional tensions of social workers. --- reasons for hope in china. --- rituals of happiness. --- shared meals. --- study of happiness in china. --- vivid.
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In Singular Creatures Mark Kingwell plumbs the depths of cultural and political meaning in the apparent transition to posthuman life. Can humans and their own creations co-exist in a cyberflesh world, or is a struggle for superiority inevitable? Singular Creatures is an attempt at sketching the field before any deadly battle is joined.
Artificial intelligence. --- Human beings --- Technology --- Philosophy. --- AI. --- Alien. --- Alienation. --- Allegory. --- Anxiety. --- Artifacts. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Biological. --- Black Mirror. --- Blade Runner. --- Entities. --- Ex Machina. --- Fear. --- Frankenstein. --- Her. --- Intelligent. --- Karel Capek. --- Life. --- Lifeform. --- Monster. --- Overlord. --- Political. --- Posthuman. --- RUR. --- Robot. --- Rossums Universal. --- Singularity. --- Star. --- Subjugates. --- Superior. --- Technology. --- Terminator. --- Trek. --- Worker. --- consciousness. --- consumption. --- cultural. --- cyberflesh. --- dreams. --- forced labour. --- golem. --- happiness. --- hopes. --- humans. --- machines. --- non-human. --- production. --- purpose. --- real. --- revolt. --- sentient. --- speculative. --- violence.
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During the decades of empire (1870-1914), legendary heroes and their astonishing deeds of conquest gave imperialism a recognizable human face. Henry Morton Stanley, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Charles Gordon, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, and Hubert Lyautey all braved almost unimaginable dangers among "savage" people for their nation's greater good. This vastly readable book, the first comparative history of colonial heroes in Britain and France, shows via unforgettable portraits the shift from public veneration of the peaceful conqueror to unbridled passion for the vanquishing hero. Edward Berenson argues that these five men transformed the imperial steeplechase of those years into a powerful "heroic moment." He breaks new ground by linking the era's "new imperialism" to its "new journalism"-the penny press-which furnished the public with larger-than-life figures who then embodied each nation's imperial hopes and anxieties.
Mass media --- Explorers --- History --- Stanley, Henry M. --- Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de, --- Gordon, Charles George, --- Marchand, Jean-Baptiste, --- Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve, --- Africa --- Discovery and exploration --- European. --- africa. --- african history. --- britain. --- charles gordon. --- colonial heroes. --- colonialism. --- comparative history. --- conquest. --- france. --- global empires. --- henry morton stanley. --- historians. --- historical perspective. --- hubert lyautey. --- imperial history. --- imperial hopes. --- imperialism. --- indigenous peoples. --- jean baptiste marchand. --- nationalism. --- new imperialism. --- new journalism. --- nonfiction. --- penny press. --- pierre savorgnan de brazza. --- retrospective. --- vanquishing hero.
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