"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you" --Maya Angelou What do you do when you're placed in a situation where an ultimatum exists, where you're forced to choose between saving a relationship you worked so hard to build over saving the miracle of life? How do you choose when your decision determines the fate of another person's life? This is a story surrounding the issues of the unknown; the issues no one ever dares to talk about. It's about determining self-acceptance and holding onto beliefs and values as a woman against all odds. The acceptance of others is not an option when it means life or death. Making the wrong decision could mean the end of your emotional existence as a human being. This heart-to-heart story conquers the depths of choices & self-esteem and the courage to stand grounded while gaining inner strength to overcome the unforgivable when it seems as if the whole world has walked out on you... Unforgivable Misconception

Did you know that a circle has more than one side? Are you aware of the difference between 1:2 and 1⁄2? Could you spot when a 2D shape is actually 3D? Tackling Misconceptions in Primary Mathematics is a practical guide based on the principles that sound subject knowledge is key to fostering understanding, and addressing misconceptions is central to pupil progress. With an emphasis on preventing as well as unpicking misconceptions in the classroom, it offers trainee and practising teachers clear explanations, practical strategies, and examples of the classroom language and dialogue that will help pupils successfully navigate tricky topics. The book demonstrates the importance of preventing misconceptions through what is said, done and presented to children, giving a variety of examples of common misconceptions and exploring how they can be addressed in a classroom environment. Proper intervention at the point of misconception is regarded as a key skill for any outstanding classroom practitioner and the author stresses the value in understanding how the pupil got there and explaining that it’s okay to make mistakes. Misconceptions are only one step away from correctly formed concepts if harnessed with care and skill. This comprehensive text is designed to be read as either a short course introduction, or dipped into as a guide to assist teaching. It is essential reading for trainee primary school teachers on all routes to QTS, as well as mathematics subject leaders and practising teachers looking to inspire the next generation of confident and inquisitive mathematicians.

Contributed papers presented at National Seminar on Major Genres and Trends in Dravidian Literature, held at Dravidian University from November 8-10, 2002.

The Myth of Martyrdom presents a startling look at the deepest, darkest secrets that terrorists pray you'll never know. For decades, experts from the most powerful governments and prestigious universities around the world have told us that suicide bombers are psychologically normal men and women driven by a single-minded purpose: self-sacrifice. As it turns out, this claim originated with the terrorist leaders themselves, who insisted that they would never recruit mentally unstable people to carry out suicide attacks. As these strikes have become both increasingly common and increasingly deadly, no one has challenged this conventional wisdom. These are fearless ideological warriors, we're told, who have the same resolve and commitment to their beliefs as our own Navy SEALs, because they're willing to die for the sake of their cause. In The Myth of Martyrdom, Adam Lankford argues that these so-called experts have it all wrong. The truth is that most suicide terrorists are like any other suicidal person—longing to escape from unbearable pain, be it depression, anxiety, marital strife, or professional failure. Their "martyrdom" is essentially a cover for an underlying death wish. Drawing on an array of primary sources, including suicide notes, love letters, diary entries, and martyrdom videos, Lankford reveals the important parallels that exist between suicide bombers, airplane hijackers, cult members, and rampage shooters. The result is an astonishing account of rage and shame that will transform the way we think of terrorism forever. We can't hope to stop these deadly attacks, Lankford argues, until we understand what's really behind them. This timely and provocative book flips a decades-old argument on its head—and has huge implications for our future.

The poems in Immigrant Model explore issues of individual and communal identity in the face of conflict, conflicting "truths" or histories, and uprootedness. They explore the notion of homeland as it relates to one's roots, adopted space, psychological terrain, gendered body. If the book reads as a collage of voices or shards rather than as a book with an identifiable arc, it's because that's the only way the poet has managed to answer, so far, the question, "What is it like to be of this world and this world and this world, while also of the elsewhere skirting these worlds?"

This book “Her Trials, Her Tribulations” is an adaptation of the dark fiction title “Her Heinous Defloration” and is published for the general audience with significant changes to make it reader-friendly, without the use of explicit language and graphics that might be inappropriate for general light fiction readers, especially young adults. Conclusive of the same, this book has no age barrier. A refining tale of classic young adult fiction, describing the fall of a woman’s beauty and the rise of her wicked fragility. Following the night of her blood-stained body in the dark sky, Pooja, the resident of the Mumbai city finds herself entangled between the shades of life and death. She finds herself frozen cold and dead to demand altruism for any human being present in her life, except her ally. Her heart begins wandering in the jungles of justice for her sufferings, but all she holds onto is a release, away from the faithless shelter in her life. She leaves her family and begins her journey in the cold relentless culture somewhere close by, from the scene of her traumatic fall from rise. She seeks herself away from the judiciary of the Grim Reaper, from the trap of emotions for years, living alone in the nemesis of the hard-hearted night… Until, one day, her ally, her emotional saviour meets the end of her three-year-long, loveless life. Not with death, not with tribulation, but with an unfortunate new chance. Love. The chance of love, which placed curtains in their hearts following the night of a December bonfire. What really happened that night? Who was Pooja, the sixth sense of Mumbai’s uncensored protests? Who was her ally, whom people trusted as her suffering? And of all, what was the unfortunate chance, who was the unfortunate chance, hiding amongst these clouds? A suspense tale worth describing the cents of human insecurities, motifs, romanticized past lives, the young adults, and women in distress! “Notion to the unapologetic who fabricates the bad over the good in life… this book will be savoured by the young adults intrigued in the themes of classical background setting, with impending thrill & suspense.”

A pastor's wife's shattering yet ultimately hopeful story of her husband's death by suicide, her journey to understand mental illness, and the light she found in the darkness. On August 25, 2018, Kayla Stoecklein lost her husband, Andrew--megachurch pastor of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California--to suicide. In the wake of the tragedy, she embarked on a brave journey to better understand his harrowing battle with mental illness and, ultimately, to overcome the stigma of suicide. Fear Gone Wild is her intimate account of all that led to that tragic day, including her husband's panic attacks and debilitating bouts of anxiety and depression. Despite their deep faith in God and the countless prayers of many believers, Andrew was never healed of his illness. Turning to Scripture for answers, she discovered that God uses wilderness experiences to prepare His children--including Jesus--for his greater purpose and to work miracles inside our souls. With a clear-eyed acknowledgment of how misguided and misinformed she was about mental illness, Kayla Stoecklein shares her story in hopes that anyone walking through the wilderness of mental illness will be better equipped for the journey and will learn to put their hope in Jesus through it all.

Is cheating the only way for a married woman to solve the middle age crises? Is fantasizing the escape route for a fifty year old husband from marital boredom? Is solving riddles the correct cure for dementia? Do environmental factors dictate human behavior? Will gay marriage solve or attenuate social problems? Is there any truth in the legend of the Curse of the Pharaohs? Can female beauty lead to civil war? How can an American tourist find happiness in the Middle East? These are some of the questions this novel tries to answer for the enjoyment of its readers.