Bøger af Sarah Scott

In the vast landscape of mental health, one particular condition often hides in the shadows, silently affecting millions of individuals worldwide: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Yet, behind its seemingly innocuous name lies a complex web of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that can profoundly impact one's life. Imagine standing in a crowded room, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, each glance feeling like a piercing judgment. Your heart races, palms sweat, and an overwhelming sense of dread washes over you. This is just one scenario that individuals with social anxiety disorder may face on a daily basis. But what exactly is social anxiety disorder, and how does it manifest in the lives of those affected? At its core, social anxiety disorder is characterized by an intense fear or anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others. Whether it's engaging in conversations, meeting new people, or speaking in public, the mere thought of being watched or evaluated can trigger overwhelming feelings of dread. These fears often extend beyond the realm of everyday nervousness, significantly impacting one's ability to function in various social settings. However, social anxiety disorder is not merely a case of "shyness" or "nervousness." It is a clinically recognized mental health condition with a profound impact on an individual's quality of life. From academic and professional pursuits to personal relationships and overall well-being, the effects of social anxiety disorder can permeate every aspect of daily existence. Understanding the intricacies of social anxiety disorder requires delving into the underlying mechanisms that drive this condition. While the exact causes remain elusive, researchers believe a combination of genetic, biological, and environmental factors may contribute to its development. For some individuals, a family history of anxiety disorders may increase their vulnerability, while others may experience traumatic social experiences that trigger the onset of symptoms. But what does social anxiety disorder look like in practice? Picture a student struggling to participate in class discussions for fear of embarrassment, a professional avoiding networking events due to a paralyzing fear of judgment, or an individual turning down social invitations to avoid potential scrutiny. These are just a few examples of how social anxiety disorder can manifest in everyday life, often leading to isolation, loneliness, and a diminished sense of self-worth. Despite its prevalence and impact, social anxiety disorder often goes unrecognized and untreated. Many individuals may attribute their symptoms to personal shortcomings or simply accept them as an unavoidable aspect of their personality. However, the journey to mental wellness begins with awareness and understanding.

Obesity, a multifaceted health condition characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat, has become a global epidemic of unprecedented proportions. In recent decades, its prevalence has soared to alarming levels, permeating nearly every corner of the world and affecting individuals of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity as one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century, highlighting its profound impact on individuals, communities, and healthcare systems worldwide. At its core, obesity arises from a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, behavioral, and societal factors. While genetic predisposition may play a role in an individual's susceptibility to weight gain, it is the modern-day environment characterized by sedentary lifestyles, ubiquitous access to high-calorie foods, and pervasive marketing of unhealthy products that has fueled the obesity epidemic. As societies have transitioned from agrarian economies to industrialized nations, the prevalence of obesity has surged, reflecting profound shifts in dietary patterns, physical activity levels, and cultural norms surrounding body image and beauty ideals. The consequences of obesity extend far beyond mere physical appearance, encompassing a spectrum of detrimental health outcomes that compromise both quality of life and longevity. Obesity is intricately linked to the development of numerous chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, musculoskeletal disorders, and mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Moreover, obesity imposes a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems, governments, and society at large, due to increased healthcare expenditures, reduced productivity, and diminished quality of life.

A thriller's pacing. Vivid Southern locales. Witty dialogue and wry observation about what passes for news on TV...and truth in our lives. Jolie Marston is a TV news reporter with scruples. Her new boss would sell his grandmother's soul for a few ratings points. When he orders her to distort another meritless story, she explodes during a live broadcast. Her career is kaput. Blown too is her chance to cover Memphis's biggest story of the year-the slaying of a respected former mayor. When the police investigation stalls, Jolie vows to find justice. She has a deep tie to the victim: He'd been mentor and friend from her hometown in the foothills of the Smokies. Reeling from her public downfall and a failing romance, Jolie returns to that small town to start a video business. She's also there to find out who she is now that the identity she took for granted is gone. Solving the murder becomes her proving ground as she unearths a life the ex-mayor's public persona hid-one of prostitutes, drugs and danger. Jolie chases down leads in sassy, blues-steeped Memphis, tiny antebellum La Grange and her east Tennessee hometown of Singleton. Her ally in sleuthing is Martin, Singleton's wealthy, clever, discreetly gay bon vivant. They find intrigue and deceit woven through generations and discover that exposing the lies people live by can have fatal consequences.

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Title: The man of real sensibility, or The history of Sir George Ellison.Author: Sarah ScottPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03000100CollectionID: CTRG99-B1214PublicationDate: 17740101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Authorship attributed to Sarah Scott by Sabin.Collation: 84 p.; 17 cm

A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1762.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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A Description of Millenium Hall is a utopian novel that takes the form of a frame tale and a series of adventures, as the narrator''s long-lost cousin relates how each of the residents arrived at the female Utopia, Millenium Hall. The adventures are remarkable for their reliance on a nearly superstitious form of divine grace, where God''s will manifests itself with the direct punishment of the wicked and the miraculous protection of the innocent. In one tale, a woman about to be ravished by a man is saved, literally by the hand of God, as her attacker dies of a stroke. The Hall the characters live in is a model of mid-century reform ideas. All the women have crafts with which to better themselves. Property is held in common, and education is the primary pastime.

Camp Nelson, Kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply depot for the Union Army. Later it became one of the country's most important recruiting stations and training camps for black soldiers and Kentucky's chief center for issuing emancipation papers to former slaves.

In 1750 at the age of twenty-seven Sarah Scott published her first novel, a conventional romance. A year later she left her husband after only a few months of marriage and devoted herself thereafter to writing and to promoting such causes as the creation of secular and separatist female communities. This revolutionary concept was given flesh in Millenium Hall, first published in 1762 and generally thought to be the finest of her six novels. The text may be seen as the manifesto of the 'bluestocking' movement--the protean feminism that arose under eighteenth-century gentry capitalism (originating in 1750, largely under the impetus of Scott's sister Elizabeth Montagu), and that rejected a world which early feminists saw symbolized in the black silk stockings demanded by formal society. It is a comment on Western society as well as on the strengths of Scott's novel that the message of Millenium Hall continues to resonate strongly more than two centuries later.