Teaching Difficult History through Film explores the potential of film to engage young people in controversial or contested histories and how they are represented
and he shows how familiar moral ideas such as fairness and responsibility can be understood through their role in this process of mutual justification and criticism
Hetherington's light and undogmatic style encourages class discussion and independent thought rather than the memorization of “book” answers
it suddenly suffered catastrophic losses that jeopardized not only the biggest banks on Wall Street but the stability of the financial system itself
This must-have hardcover edition -- the only official guide -- is the definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight Saga and provides readers with everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in Twilight
The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune Marilyn Seow Teaching Difficult History through FilmThis substantially updated edition tells the story of Chuck Feeney, the secretive billionaire turned philanthropist, who is determined to give away his fortune before he dies. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to a blue collar Irish American family during the Depression, Feeney made a fortune as founder of Duty Free Shoppers, the worlds largest duty free retail chain. By 1988, he was hailed by Forbes Magazine as the twenty fourth richest American alive.