Tag: Taking

Country of Poxes Three Germs and the Taking of Territory [Audiobook]


Free Download Country of Poxes: Three Germs and the Taking of Territory (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C5ZH99NF | 2023 | 13 hours and 12 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 378 MB
Author: Dr. Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay
Narrator: Natalie Robitaille

Country of Poxes is the story of land theft in North America through three diseases: syphilis, smallpox and tuberculosis. These infectious diseases reveal that medical care, widely considered a magnanimous cornerstone of the Canadian state, developed in lockstep with colonial control over Indigenous land and life. Pathogens are storytellers of their time. The 500-year-old debate over the origins of syphilis reflects colonial judgments of morality and sexuality that became formally entwined in medicine. Smallpox is notoriously linked with the project of land theft, as colonizers destroyed Indigenous land, economies and life in the name of disease eradication.

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Taking Great Photos with Your Phone


Free Download Taking Great Photos with Your Phone
Released: 06/2023
Duration: 54m | .MP4 1280×720, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 48000 Hz, 2ch | 159 MB
Level: General | Genre: eLearning | Language: English
There’s a saying “The best camera is the one that’s with you,” and for most of us, that camera is conveniently right in our smartphone. With these highly-accessible cameras getting more sophisticated by the day, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t learn how to use yours to your greatest creative advantage! In this course, photographer Tracey Clark shows how to go from taking quick snapshots with your phone to capturing better, more captivating pictures. Tracey begins with a look at photo composition and lighting, teaching you to change your approach to photography and how to expand your perspective when framing your shots. She then delves into the technical capabilities of your smartphone, like adjusting exposure and focus. Tracey finishes with an introduction to photo editing and a look at backing up and sharing your shots. By the end of this course, you’ll have the tools to use your smartphone to capture great pictures you’ll be proud of!

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Note – Taking Foundation


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Published 5/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 2.35 GB | Duration: 1h 47m
Tips for designing effective note-taking, Note-taking from reading, Cognitive psychology of note-taking,etc.

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