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Six years before the Egyptian revolution of January 2011, many young Egyptians had resorted to blogging as a means of self-expression and literary creativity. Such blogs are explored here as forms of digital literature, combining literary analysis and interviews with the authors.

"In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet. Equal parts heartbreaking and funny, Dear Scarlet perfectly captures the quiet desperation of those suffering from PPD and the profound feelings of inadequacy and loss. As Teresa grapples with her fears and anxieties and grasps at potential remedies, coping mechanisms, and her mother's Chinese elixirs, we come to understand one woman's battle against the cruel dynamics of postpartum depression. Dear Scarlet is a poignant and deeply personal journey through the complexities of new motherhood, offering hope to those affected by PPD, as well as reassurance that they are not alone"--Provided by publisher

Verschmutzte Strände, in alten Netzen strangulierte Seevögel und Wale mit Benzinkanistern im Magen: Plastikmüll ist weltweit in allen Meeren eine traurige Realität geworden. Mehrere Millionen Tonnen neuer Plastikverpackungen & Co. landen jedes Jahr in den Ozeanen. Aber auch ungeheure Mengen an Mikroplastik, z. B. aus Kleidung und Kosmetika, gelangen über das Abwasser letztendlich ins Meer. Mit Hilfe dieser Materialien setzen sich die Schülerinnen und Schüler intensiv mit dem Thema Plastikmüll im Meer auseinander. (Verlagstext)

This text provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between science and faith in Russian religious thought. Teresa Obolevitch offers a synthetic approach on the development of the problem throughout the whole history of Russian thought, starting from the medieval period and arriving in contemporary times. She considers the relationship between science and religion in the eighteenth century, the so-called academic philosophy of the 19th and 20th century, the thought of Peter Chaadaev, the Slavophiles, and in the most influential literature figures, such as Fedor Dostoevsky and Lev Tolstoy.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Evolution Ain't Engineering: Animals, Robots, and the Messy Struggle for Existence -- Chapter 3: Demystifying the Intelligent Machine -- Chapter 4: Autonomy of Artificial Intelligence, Ecology and Existential Risk: A Critique -- Chapter 5: Visions of Swarming Robots: Artificial Intelligence and Stupidity in the Military-Industrial Projection of the Future of Warfare -- Chapter 6: The Business of Ethics, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence -- Chapter 7: Fiction Meets Science: Ex Machina, Artificial Intelligence and the Robotics Industry -- Chapter 8: Rossum's Mimesis -- Chapter 9: Race and Robotics