I'm impressed that he kept the writing schedule he did on the Gor novels, and still wrote other books on the side. In the end, pictures or simple memories can't carry immortality. Few of us have been to the Antarctic and the arctic is unfamiliar to many.It's a good effort. The subjects seems to be i
I'm impressed that he kept the writing schedule he did on the Gor novels, and still wrote other books on the side. In the end, pictures or simple memories can't carry immortality. Few of us have been to the Antarctic and the arctic is unfamiliar to many.It's a good effort. The subjects seems to be in order of difficulty, with the easiest items being at the beginning of the book and the harder ones at the end.The "easy" pages are things like:- counting by 2's, 4's, 5's and 10's (the child will do this using dot-to-dot pages or fill in the missing number exercises)- identifying and labeling parts of a plant- what state do you live in and what do you like about it?- which clothes go with which season matchingThe more difficult exercises are:- reading several paragraphs and answering questions (comprehension)- write an ending to a story- match an item (like an apple) to its source (an apple tree)- fractions (color one fourth of a circle or square)- circle healthy food choices- write a word that rhymes with this word- habitats- which of the following were Presidents of the United States?An answer key is provided at the back of the book (whicEmily S. Wu is a college instructor in the San Francisco Bay area and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Asian religions and cultures. Her current research primarily focuses on Chinese and Chinese American religious practices and beliefs that intersect with medicine, healing, and understandings of the human body.
This book demonstrates the fluidity of a medical ideological system with a rich history of methodological development and internal theoretical conflicts, continuing to transform in our postmodern world where people and ideas transcend geographic, ethnic, and linguistic limitations. The unique historical trajectories and cultural dynamics of the American society are critical nutrients for the localization of TCM, while the constant traffic of travelers and immigrants foster the globalizing tendency of TCM. In the past few decades, TCM has become one of the leading alternative medical systems in the United States. The practitioners in this book represent an incredible range of clinical applications, personal styles, theoretical rationalizations, and business models. The shared goal is to strive for health, not just health in terms of the lack of illness but the ultimate health of achieving perfect balance in every aspect of the being of a person—physically, mentally, spiritually, and energetically.. What really unifies all these practitioners is not their specific practices but the goal of these practices. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated from the traditional medical system in Through interviewing TCM practitioners, observing in TCM schools and clinics, and referencing on classical Chinese medical and philosophical sources, the author explores the spiritual aspect of TCM and how “health” is understood and achieved in the TCM clinics.. Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States is an insightful and captivating ethnography of Chinese medicine practitioners in the San Francisco Bay area, one that reveals their socialization as students and experiences as clinicians into a world where East meets West perhaps more so than in any place in the United States. Religious studies scholar Emily S. Her book makes an important contribution to the study of medical pluralism and complementary and alternative medical systems in American society. Barnes, Boston University)- Title : Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States: In Search of Spiritual Meaning and Ultimate Health
- Author : Emily S. Wu
- Rating : 4.84 (909 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-2-12
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 244 Pages
- Asin : 149851510X
- Language : English
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