Who qualifies for citizenship: The political and legal mobilization of Muslims in France

This article aims to deconstruct the monolithic image of Muslims that is often presented in the media, politics, and academia today. Based on interview work completed in 2008 in France with Muslim activists and non-activists, as well as non-Muslim activists on diversity issues, the article explores the complex group affiliations and varying interest formation of Muslims in France. Instead of assuming that being Muslim is simply a religious affiliation that drives political interest formation, I explore the social situatedness of Muslims in France, and how that specific situation produces a multiplicity of group affiliations, all with their own spectrum of political interests, as well as resources and methods for mobilizing on those interests. The article also explores French legal consciousness – what do these Muslim activists and non-activists think of law and courts? I show that some preexisting American political science literature on French legal consciousness may have misunderstood the complex and intense relationship the French have with law

A Start to finish guide to opening a bed & breakfast: The business plan.

Background Beds and breakfast are the small business component of the hotel industry. Like all types of small businesses, many fail due to poor planning or misguided management. As more new entrepreneurs enter the market due to the decline of the economy and the unreliability of corporate America, it is important to identify the proper components of a business plan for beds and breakfast and to outline a successful operations model. A study of business plan and bed and breakfast operation models is included here. Results Existing literature suggests several components of a successful business plan. These include a detailed business description, marketing plan, management model and financial projections. The literature suggests that a successful innkeeper will develop a strong and identifiable brand, focus on a memorable eating experience, execute a successful marketing plan, and enact easily understood rules of the house. A sample business plan for a bed and breakfast currently for sale in Savannah, Georgia is included in this document as a guide to potential innkeepers

Jean Genet : les pouvoirs de l’imposture

À la faveur d'un premier déplacement des enjeux stylistiques vers une scène plus spécifiquement politique, Jean Genet explore dans Pompes funèbres les nombreux pouvoirs de l'imposture. Jouant de la collusion entre les codes sexuel et politique, l'écrivain entend opposer ainsi une mobilité extrême aux positions en apparence les plus immuables

Alien Registration- Fredette, Paul (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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Exploring Philosophy During a Time of Reform in Mathematics Education

Current reforms in mathematics education, including the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, are rooted in a changing vision of school mathematics, one that includes constructivist learning, student-centered pedagogy, and the use of worthwhile tasks. This changing vision challenges not only teachers’ beliefs about mathematics instruction but their philosophies of mathematics as well. This study investigates the processes that four teachers go through as they implement a new task-based mathematics curriculum while exploring their personal philosophies of mathematics. The participants were part of a graduate-level course that examined, through the writings of various modern philosophers of mathematics and mathematicians, a humanist/fallibilist philosophy of mathematics. Using narrative analysis, the study focuses on the unique mathematical stories of four experienced educators. Each of the participants initially expressed a traditional view of mathematics, seeing mathematics as right/wrong, a subject outside of human construction. The participants’ expressed views of mathematics change as they attempted to align their personal philosophies of mathematics with their (changing) classroom practices. They share their struggles to redefine themselves as mathematics teachers through a process of experimentation, reflection, and adaptation