Social Impact

In Immigrant Life: How the US Can Impact Immigrants, Michelle Lavaud delivers the viewpoint of a Haiti-born citizen, alongside the joys and sorrows attached to her daily life.

As the COVID-19 crisis swept across the country, it has disrupted every aspect of American life. During this perilous time, we all seek people, who capture our hearts and minds to show us the path through the storm. People who are creating an impact. In this audiobook - 19 Fighting COVID-19: Unsung Heroes Creating Impact During the Pandemic and Unrest - you will discover the stories of the unsung heroes. They will fill you with optimism, hope, and inspiration.

The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders applies the wisdom and evidence of the VISIBLE LEARNING® research to understand what works best. Spanning topics from school climate at a distance, leader credibility, care for self and colleagues, instructional leadership teams, stakeholder advisory groups, and virtual visibility, this comprehensive playbook details the research- and evidence-based strategies school leaders can mobilize to lead the delivery of high-impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment.

Leadership is hard and can be overwhelming. We get triggered, hijacked and derailed under pressure. We overreact. We say something we regret. Sometimes we don’t say what we should. We struggle to recover. We feel perplexed by the emotional and relational complexities of leadership. We wonder whether we’re doing the right things in the right way.

No other war in the history of the US has sparked as much debate and conflict as the American Civil War. For more than 150 years, the story of the Civil War has been a source of contention, confusion, and even contempt in American life. Explore the deadliest war in American history!

Does the idea of public speaking make you break out in a cold sweat and want to run as far from a podium as possible, or do you see it as an exciting opportunity to inspire and influence others through the artistry of your speech? In this audiobook, longtime master coach, performer, and founder of the No Fear Speaking System, Joe Yazbeck, will show you step-by-step how to create and deliver powerful presentations, master the artful science of public speaking, and deliver impact speeches.

A timely audiobook about the subject of equal rights, this listen will provide listeners with knowledge of overt and covert discrimination in America. The author, a former human rights judge and historian, Michael Boyajian, explores how the LGBTQ community was violated by society, focusing on the impact of bars, taverns, and clubs.

Donald J. Trump, like or hate him, is the president of the United States. There is no other political figure in recent memory that has been so polarizing. Despite this, he has accomplished so much in so short a time for America. Trump is already a consequential president in American history. He is the first US president to meet with a North Korean dictator. He is the first president to attend the March for Life. Under his administration, we have experienced the lowest Black and Latino unemployment. Women have experienced the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years.

Presentations have a disproportionate amount of impact on our careers. Great ones can glean more positive attention than you can imagine. However, so often we talk ourselves out of being our best as presenters. This piece talks about some great ways to get your mind and body on your side instead of working against you.

Lois Nicholls discovers the grass is not always greener on the other side when she emigrates to Australia with her young family. While she speaks the same language she often experiences a cultural divide and lack of understanding by locals. The scorching heat is unbearable and a homesick fog also threatens to derail her notion of a romantic adventure in a foreign land. This is a humorous, frank account of what it's really like to leave all that is familiar and loved to start a new life down under.

Congratulations on becoming a permanent resident of the United States of America! On behalf of the president of the United States and the American people, we welcome you and wish you every success here. The United States has a long history of welcoming immigrants from all parts of the world. America values the contributions of immigrants who continue to enrich this country and preserve its legacy as a land of freedom and opportunity.

Der Vertrag zur Beendigung des Ersten Weltkriegs, auch bekannt als der „Krieg, der alle Kriege beendete“, wurde im Schloss von Versailles unterzeichnet, das bis 1789 Sitz der französischen Könige war und bis heute eines der schönsten Bauwerke der Welt ist.

¿Sabes por qué la Inteligencia Artificial está cambiando el mundo y cómo puede transformar tu vida? Debes saber que acaba de surgir una nueva tecnología que vino a causar una revolución por completo en toda la población actual, queramos o no, debemos conocer de qué se trata y cómo podemos sacar el mejor provecho para nuestras actividades en todos los diversos ámbitos. Todo esto y más lo aprenderás con este contenido.

In the audiobook Feminist Activism 101, feminist Megan Hussey offers the definitive feminist how-to guide, exploring the definition and activities of the nouveau feminist movement and identifying the women (and men) leading this movement.

Communication is such a big part of our daily life. We are constantly being judged by everyone around us, based on what and how we’re talking to them. It happens unconsciously, but it’s still there. You are on the stand every single day, without even realizing it. Luckily, no one is born a good communicator - you need to mold yourself into one.

Explore the captivating events and people of the Wars of Scottish Independence. The borderland between Scotland and England has historically been a site of struggle, violence, and conflict. This was acutely so during the First Scottish War of Independence. The tumult during this medieval period was grand, presenting a historical stage filled with memorable larger-than-life figures such as Edward I, William Wallace, also known as "Braveheart”, and Robert de Bruce. In this audiobook, you'll discover the revolutionary events that formed both Scottish and English history.

In this book, Stuart Lawrence talks about what he has learned from life - the tools that have helped him live positively and kept him moving forwards when times have been tough. From role models to self-control, failure to imagination, Stuart’s aim with this book is to use his own experience to help young people - to help all people - harness the good in themselves and in the world around them, using that fire of positivity to create change in their lives.

Discover how to exactly master on how to connect, influence, attract, analyze, and read anyone using non-verbal communication.

Even if you're a morning person, the ovary's biological clock starts ticking way too early. Before that very first ovulation, your egg count is already silently slipping away. It's so unfair! But what if there were a way to turn that clock back, to "reboot" hormones to younger levels? Maybe even create new eggs? Could there be a method to reach these goals without synthetic drugs, using the same natural signals which made eggs in the first place? Ovarian Reboot plugs in to that story.

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther has become more than just a movie—it has shaped conversations about art, culture, science fiction, representation, justice, fashion, comics, creativity, and so much more. Celebrate the legacy of the film with this collection of all-new personal essays and reflections that shed light on its monumental impact, including firsthand stories from artists involved in the film, cultural analysis from journalists and academics, and thoughtful insights from writers and comics legends.