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Author: Frank M. Bryan Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226077985 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 333
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Relying on an astounding collection of more than three decades of firsthand research, Frank M. Bryan examines one of the purest forms of American democracy, the New England town meeting. At these meetings, usually held once a year, all eligible citizens of the town may become legislators; they meet in face-to-face assemblies, debate the issues on the agenda, and vote on them. And although these meetings are natural laboratories for democracy, very few scholars have systematically investigated them. A nationally recognized expert on this topic, Bryan has now done just that. Studying 1,500 town meetings in his home state of Vermont, he and his students recorded a staggering amount of data about them—238,603 acts of participation by 63,140 citizens in 210 different towns. Drawing on this evidence as well as on evocative "witness" accounts—from casual observers to no lesser a light than Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn—Bryan paints a vivid picture of how real democracy works. Among the many fascinating questions he explores: why attendance varies sharply with town size, how citizens resolve conflicts in open forums, and how men and women behave differently in town meetings. In the end, Bryan interprets this brand of local government to find evidence for its considerable staying power as the most authentic and meaningful form of direct democracy. Giving us a rare glimpse into how democracy works in the real world, Bryan presents here an unorthodox and definitive book on this most cherished of American institutions.
Author: Frank M. Bryan Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226077985 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
Relying on an astounding collection of more than three decades of firsthand research, Frank M. Bryan examines one of the purest forms of American democracy, the New England town meeting. At these meetings, usually held once a year, all eligible citizens of the town may become legislators; they meet in face-to-face assemblies, debate the issues on the agenda, and vote on them. And although these meetings are natural laboratories for democracy, very few scholars have systematically investigated them. A nationally recognized expert on this topic, Bryan has now done just that. Studying 1,500 town meetings in his home state of Vermont, he and his students recorded a staggering amount of data about them—238,603 acts of participation by 63,140 citizens in 210 different towns. Drawing on this evidence as well as on evocative "witness" accounts—from casual observers to no lesser a light than Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn—Bryan paints a vivid picture of how real democracy works. Among the many fascinating questions he explores: why attendance varies sharply with town size, how citizens resolve conflicts in open forums, and how men and women behave differently in town meetings. In the end, Bryan interprets this brand of local government to find evidence for its considerable staying power as the most authentic and meaningful form of direct democracy. Giving us a rare glimpse into how democracy works in the real world, Bryan presents here an unorthodox and definitive book on this most cherished of American institutions.
Author: Hannibal Height Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1300535938 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 345
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With both cookbook-style examples and in-depth verification background, novice and expert verification engineers will find information to ease their adoption of this emerging Accellera standard.
Author: Johanna Drucker Publisher: ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 404
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"Over the last ten years this book has become the definitive text in an emergent field: teachers, librarians, students, artists, and readers turn to the expertise contained on these pages every day."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author: James M. Lang Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674726235 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 268
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Cheating Lessons is a guide to tackling academic dishonesty at its roots. James Lang analyzes the features of course design and classroom practice that create cheating opportunities, and empowers teachers to build more effective learning environments. Instructors who curb academic dishonesty become better educators in other ways as well.
Author: Brian Hunter Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781535546935 Category : Languages : en Pages : 220
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Since its introduction in 2011, the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) has achieved its promise of becoming the dominant platform for semiconductor design verification. Advanced UVM delivers proven coding guidelines, convenient recipes for common tasks, and cutting-edge techniques to provide a framework within UVM. Once adopted by an organization, these strategies will create immediate benefits, and help verification teams develop scalable, high-performance environments and maximize their productivity. The second edition updates the chained sequencer, re-organizes the content, and has a few minor corrections. "Written by an experienced UVM practitioner, this book contains lots of great tips on using UVM effectively and example code that actually works!" John Aynsley, Doulos "In 'Advanced UVM', Mr. Hunter, based on his company's real world experiences, provides excellent resources, a well-tested reference verification environment, and advanced best practices on how to apply UVM. If you are ready to move beyond a UVM introduction, this should be the book you add to your library." George Taglieri, Director Verification Product Solutions, Synopsys, Inc.
Author: Eve L. Ewing Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022652616X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 237
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“Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools.” That’s how Eve L. Ewing opens Ghosts in the Schoolyard: describing Chicago Public Schools from the outside. The way politicians and pundits and parents of kids who attend other schools talk about them, with a mix of pity and contempt. But Ewing knows Chicago Public Schools from the inside: as a student, then a teacher, and now a scholar who studies them. And that perspective has shown her that public schools are not buildings full of failures—they’re an integral part of their neighborhoods, at the heart of their communities, storehouses of history and memory that bring people together. Never was that role more apparent than in 2013 when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an unprecedented wave of school closings. Pitched simultaneously as a solution to a budget problem, a response to declining enrollments, and a chance to purge bad schools that were dragging down the whole system, the plan was met with a roar of protest from parents, students, and teachers. But if these schools were so bad, why did people care so much about keeping them open, to the point that some would even go on a hunger strike? Ewing’s answer begins with a story of systemic racism, inequality, bad faith, and distrust that stretches deep into Chicago history. Rooting her exploration in the historic African American neighborhood of Bronzeville, Ewing reveals that this issue is about much more than just schools. Black communities see the closing of their schools—schools that are certainly less than perfect but that are theirs—as one more in a long line of racist policies. The fight to keep them open is yet another front in the ongoing struggle of black people in America to build successful lives and achieve true self-determination.
Author: Srivatsa Vasudevan Publisher: ISBN: 9780997789607 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The Universal Verification Methodology is an industry standard used by many companies for verifying ASIC devices. In this book, you will find step-by-step instructions, coding guidelines and debugging features of UVM explained clearly using examples. The book also covers the changes from UVM-1.1d to UVM 1.2 and provides details of the enhancements in the upcoming IEEE 1800.2 UVM standard: http: //www.accellera.org/community/uvm/faq The Table of Contents, Preface, Foreword from UVM committee members and detailed information on this book is available on www.uvmbook.com.
Author: Ray Salemi Publisher: ISBN: 9780974164939 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 196
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The UVM Primer uses simple, runnable code examples, accessible analogies, and an easy-to-read style to introduce you to the foundation of the Universal Verification Methodology. You will learn the basics of object-oriented programming with SystemVerilog and build upon that foundation to learn how to design testbenches using the UVM. Use the UVM Primer to brush up on your UVM knowledge before a job interview to be able to confidently answer questions such as "What is a uvm_agent?," "How do you use uvm_sequences?," and "When do you use the UVM's factory." The UVM Primer's downloadable code examples give you hands-on experience with real UVM code. Ray Salemi uses online videos (on www.uvmprimer.com) to walk through the code from each chapter and build your confidence. Read The UVM Primer today and start down the path to the UVM.
Author: Frank M. Bryan
Author: Frank M. Bryan
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