Antonio Lopez Books

Focusing on the philosophical concept of the gift, this book explores Claude Bruaire's unique ontological perspective, distinguishing it from contemporary debates among notable thinkers like Derrida and Mauss. Bruaire posits that the essence of being is inherently tied to the notion of gift, emphasizing that true spirituality is foundational to existence. His work engages with German Idealism and Christian revelation, offering insights relevant to Trinitarian theology and sacramental understanding. Bruaire's contributions, shaped by his academic background and relationships, reveal a profound interplay between philosophy and theology.

Uncovers an important, otherwise unrecognized century-long archive of literature and performance that reveals Cuban America as a space of overlapping Cuban and African diasporic experiences.

Traditional media literacy models are mostly left-brained, inherited from the legacy of alphabetic literacy, the Gutenberg press revolution, and industrial mass media production. New digital media radically alter the their nonlinear, multisensory, field-like properties are more right-brain oriented. Consequently, rather than focus exclusively on deconstructing the products of design objects (such as an advertisement «text»), digital learning should respond to the design of the system itself, including cultural and cognitive bias.Mediacology proposes a design-for-pattern approach called «media permaculture», which restructures media literacy to be in sync with new media practices connected with sustainability and the perceptual functions of the right brain hemisphere. In the same way that permaculture approaches gardening by establishing the natural parameters of its ecological niche, media permaculture explores the individual’s «mediacological niche» in the context of knowledge communities. By applying bioregional thinking to the symbolic order, media permaculture redresses the standard one-size-fits-all literacy model by taking into account diverse cognitive strategies and emerging convergence media practices. Antonio López applies a practical knowledge of alternative media, cross-cultural communication, and ecology to build a meaningful theory of media education.

PHP is a great language for building web applications. It is essentially a server-side scripting language that is also used for general purpose programming. PHP 7 is the latest version with a host of new features, and it provides major backwards-compatibility breaks. This book begins with the fundamentals of PHP programming by covering the basic concepts such as variables, functions, class, and objects. You will set up PHP server on your machine and learn to read and write procedural PHP code. After getting an understanding of OOP as a paradigm, you will execute MySQL queries on your database. Moving on, you will find out how to use MVC to create applications from scratch and add tests. Then, you will build REST APIs and perform behavioral tests on your applications. By the end of the book, you will have the skills required to read and write files, debug, test, and work with MySQL.

The narrative unfolds through seven chapters that blend humor, seriousness, and sensuality, offering life-enhancing insights. It explores the transformative power of love, emphasizing the importance of taking risks and trusting others. The author shares original poetry, beautiful quotes, and a unique short story, alongside practical advice for attracting the right partner. This heartfelt and revealing work aims to resonate deeply with readers, inspiring them to embrace passion and grace in their lives.

The book provides a practical guide for media educators to incorporate ecomedia into their teaching. It offers essential tools and strategies to help teachers "green" their pedagogy, fostering a deeper understanding of the relationship between media and the environment. By integrating these concepts, educators can enhance their curriculum and promote environmental awareness among students.