Margaret Williams

Literacy Skills for the Mass Media provides students with tools and information to better understand words, grammar, spelling, and communication. The text helps students connect the dots between strategies and concepts that foster effective communication practices in both writing and speaking. The text is divided into three sections. Section I introduces students to the basics of grammar, including types of words and their proper usage, the parts of a sentence and effective sentence structure, and how to effectively use punctuation. Section II focuses on sentence construction, providing readers with rules, tips, and strategies for creating dynamic sentences. The final section examines words, speaking to why word choice matters, how to use plurals, possessives, and contractions, common mistakes and issues, the importance of correct spelling, and more. An easy-to-use guide to good grammar and successful communication, Literacy Skills for the Mass Media is an ideal textbook for foundational courses in writing, composition, mass media, and journalism. It is also a useful tool for remedial learning and for reference purposes. The book is an excellent resource for college orientation and student success programs as well.

Literacy Skills for the Mass Media provides students with tools and information to better understand words, grammar, spelling, and communication. The text helps students connect the dots between strategies and concepts that foster effective communication practices in both writing and speaking. The text is divided into three sections. Section I introduces students to the basics of grammar, including types of words and their proper usage, the parts of a sentence and effective sentence structure, and how to effectively use punctuation. Section II focuses on sentence construction, providing readers with rules, tips, and strategies for creating dynamic sentences. The final section examines words, speaking to why word choice matters, how to use plurals, possessives, and contractions, common mistakes and issues, the importance of correct spelling, and more. An easy-to-use guide to good grammar and successful communication, Literacy Skills for the Mass Media is an ideal textbook for foundational courses in writing, composition, mass media, and journalism. It is also a useful tool for remedial learning and for reference purposes. The book is an excellent resource for college orientation and student success programs as well. Margaret Williams is an instructor in the School of Communication at The University of Southern Mississippi. She teaches the school's British Journalism, Social Media and Culture course in London as part of USM's summer British Studies Program. Williams previously worked as a newspaper reporter and editor. She has also worked in public relations and spent 12 years as the adviser to the student newspaper at USM, The Student Printz. She is an award-winning writer and has judged writing competitions at the high school, collegiate, and professional level locally, regionally, and nationally.

The Cloud Train is an exciting and fun children's book that will take your kids on a journey with the animals traveling from Canada to the United States. During their journey they will let you in on their conversations and worries of how nature is changing and how it impacts them because of how we as humans treat nature and them as animals. Come let's take this journey together as you learn interesting words, learn about science and the study of birds while having a train ride from and to Canada with these amazing birds. Authored by Margaret Williams, Science Teacher and Author.

Sooner or later everyone who ventures out on the water will encounter strong winds and confused seas, fog, thunderstorms, or heavy rain. This book acquaints boaters with the forces that shape weather, allowing them to predict what changes can be expected. Part I presents a logical explanation of climate and weather, concentrating on those aspects that affect the mariner the most — wind speed and direction, low visibility, thunderstorms, gales, and hurricanes. Part II, which can be read independently, deals with the effects of climate and weather on all types and sizes of boats, without delving into the whys and wherefores — a practical approach for those who want only the necessary facts, illustrated with over 50 images, maps, and diagrams. This book is a valuable tool for everyone who enjoys being on the water.

Sooner or later everyone who ventures out on the water will encounter strong winds and confused seas, fog, thunderstorms, or heavy rain. This book acquaints boaters with the forces that shape weather, allowing them to predict what changes can be expected. Part I presents a logical explanation of climate and weather, concentrating on those aspects that affect the mariner the most—wind speed and direction, low visibility, thunderstorms, gales, and hurricanes. The second part, which can be read independently, deals with the effects of climate and weather on the boater without delving into the whys and wherefores—a practical approach for those who want only the needed facts.

En dag tänkte den yngre sonen: Pappa har massor av pengar. Jag ska be att få ut min del av arvet redan nu. Sedan ger jag mig ut på ett riktigt äventyr. Och pojken fick sin del av pengarna. Redan samma dag packade han sina väskor och for iväg. Sonen reste i flera dagar. Till slut kom han fram till en stad där han köpte sig ett hus. Han hade massor av pengar och ordnade många fester. Han fick många nya vänner. De kom på hans fester och vräkte i sig mat. Sonen tyckte att han hade ett toppenliv! Men så en dag tog pengarna slut. Det blev inga fler fester! Och alla hans vänner försvann också. Han hade inget jobb. Och inga pengar ... Vad skulle han ta sig till? Pappan som väntade är berättelsen om den förlorade sonen, återberättad för barn i åldrarna 2-5 år. En bilderbok med mjuka pärmar och rikt innehåll. Svensk text och bearbetning av Åsa Hofverberg. Boken ingår i serien Goda ord från Jesus tillsammans med Herden som letade, Den vänliga främlingen och De två husbyggarna.

Det var en gång två män som skulle bygga varsitt hus. Den ena hittade en trevlig, sandig strand intill en porlande bäck. Toppen! tänkte han. Jag kan knappt bärga mig tills jag får sitta i solen utanför huset. Han började bygga sitt hus i sanden och snart satt han i solen utanför sitt hus. Men hans kompis hade knappt kommit igång. Kompisen hade noga letat upp den bästa platsen att bygga på. Till slut hittade han en hård klippa och var redo att börja bygga. Murarna växte sig högre och högre. Men nästan på en gång började mörka moln torna upp sig. Regnet föll och vinden blåste. Och den lilla bäcken blev en stor flod. Båda männen skyndade sig in. De tittade förskräckta ut genom fönstren. Floden störtade förbi, ännu bredare och våldsammare. Då hördes ett stort brak! Jesu liknelse om att höra hans ord och handla därefter, återberättas i denna bilderbok för barn mellan 2-5 år. Svensk text och bearbetning av Åsa Hofverberg. Boken ingår i serien Goda ord från Jesus tillsammans med Herden som letade, Den vänliga främlingen och Pappan som väntade.

This is a comprehensive introduction to social work with children that integrates theoretical debates with a full and sensitive exploration of practice concerns. It systematically examines all the common and pressing issues in child welfare and considers the implications of recent research, legislation and policy shifts for current and future practice. Balanced, wide-ranging and highly readable, with plenty of case study examples and other practice elements to foster reflection and understanding, it provides a sound knowledge base in the child welfare field and lays an excellent foundation for further skill development.

As one of the few groups in the Greco-Roman world to resist cultural assimilation, the Jews remained an object of fascination throughout antiquity. Greek and Roman writers devoted much space to them, but few bothered to learn the facts about Jews, preferring to report stereotypes and rumor. Evidence does exist, however, to show what real Jews were like in antiquity and how they interacted with the Greeks and Romans, both pagan and Christian. In The Jews among the Greeks and Romans, Margaret Williams assembles, assesses, and contextualizes literary and archaeological evidence relating to Jewish communities outside the land of Israel. The sourcebook covers the period beginning with the Diaspora that resulted from the chaos of Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE and concluding with the demise of the Jewish Patriarchate around 420 CE. This was a time which saw, first, the rapid opening up of opportunities for Jews and then, in the century after Constantine, the gradual but inexorable raising of barriers against them. Newly translated from the Greek and Latin, the documents cover a broad array of topics, including religion, customs, festivals, repression, citizenship, military service, economics, intermarriage, and conversion from Jew to Gentile and Gentile to Jew. While previous collections have concentrated on literary texts, the present volume gives prominence to papyrological and epigraphic source material. Composed in accordance with Greco-Roman epigraphic conventions but written by Jews, these texts-some only recently discovered-constitute an extraordinarily rich source of information about the values and practices of Jews in antiquity.

African-American women face unique challenges during pregnancy. Here is a they can turn to for medical information, health advice, and emotional support during this exhilarating, and sometimes anxious, time. Dr. Hilda Hutcherson, an esteemed Ob-Gyn, explains all the bodily changes, feelings, and medical procedures you may encounter when pregnant. From planning a pregnancy to caring for your newborn, Dr. Hutcherson provides comforting wisdom from her years of experience as a doctor and mother of four. Most important, she addresses such potential risks as fibroid, diabetes, lupus, high blood pressure, and skin conditions. This extraordinary resource offers medically sound and reassuring advice on choosing a care provider ... caring for yourself successfully in each trimester ... the signs and symptoms that necessitate a call to a health care practitioner...minimizing the chances of birth defects ... breastfeeding basics ... and much more. The first childbirth encyclopedia written for African-American mothers-to-be, Having Your Baby addresses all the issues, concerns, and questions you may have about pregnancy and childbirth.