Bøger af Ken Jackson

Using the latest research and driven by practical experience from industry, this book gives useful hints to practitioners on how to write and structure requirements. It will benefit those seeking to develop their knowledge of requirements engineering process.

The day Ken Jackson turned his life over to Christ, he found himself disassociated from life-long friends, quit a successful career and a discontinued living life as a gay man, to become a true man of God, he shocked and bewildered many. Many were asking what was it that caused him to turn away and assumed it was because of a bad relationship, or turning 40 years old. Jackson simply responded, No, I just learned the truth and wanted to get in right standing with God. In Lost and Found, Jackson makes a point of clearing the misconceptions and the deceptions he was under when he was living in sin and comfortably existing in his iniquities. But once he started to realize God's love, his desires changed and he wanted to become more Christ-like and turn from being a sinner to becoming a saint.

The topic of Shakespeare and religion is a perennial one, and the recent "turn to religion" in historical and literary scholarship has pushed it to the fore. Besides speculating about Shakespeare's personal religious beliefs and allegiance, historians and literary critics writing about early modern England are reexamining the religious dynamics of the period and emphasizing the ways in which old, new, and emerging religious cultures coexisted in conflicting hybrid and unstable forms. The contributors to Shakespeare and Religion: Early Modern and Postmodern Perspectives deal with the topic of Shakespeare and religion from two points of view not always considered complementary--that of the historical approach to Shakespearean drama in its early modern contexts, and that of postmodern philosophy and theology. The first illuminates the culture-specific features of the plays, whereas the second emphasizes their transhistorical qualities and the relevance of the deep religious and philosophical issues surfacing in early modern culture to contemporary religious struggles and awareness.

In Shakespeare and Abraham, Ken Jackson illuminates William Shakespeare's dramatic fascination with the story of Abraham's near sacrifice of his son Isaac in Genesis 22. Themes of child killing fill Shakespeare's early plays: Genesis 22 informed Clifford's attack on young Rutland in 3 Henry 6, Hubert's providentially thwarted murder of Arthur in King John, and Aaron the Moor's surprising decision to spare his son amidst the filial slaughters of Titus Andronicus, among others. However, the playwright's full engagement with the biblical narrative does not manifest itself exclusively in scenes involving the sacrifice of children or in verbal borrowings from the famously sparse story of Abraham. Jackson argues that the most important influence of Genesis 22 and its interpretive tradition is to be found in the conceptual framework that Shakespeare develops to explore relationships among ideas of religion, sovereignty, law, and justice. Jackson probes the Shakespearean texts from the vantage of modern theology and critical theory, while also orienting them toward the traditions concerning Abraham in Jewish, Pauline, patristic, medieval, and Reformation sources and early English drama. Consequently, the playwright's "e;Abrahamic explorations"e; become strikingly apparent in unexpected places such as the "e;trial"e; of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and the bifurcated structure of Timon of Athens. By situating Shakespeare in a complex genealogy that extends from ancient religion to postmodern philosophy, Jackson inserts Shakespeare into the larger contemporary conversation about religion in the modern world.

Ken Jackson is dedicated to helping people reach their full potential. In this unique combination of memoir and self-help guide, Jackson uses his own life story as a way to motivate others to never let challenges overwhelm them. Jackson shows the value of looking over past mistakes and decisions and using them as teachers on your journey forward. He assures readers that everyone makes mistakes and all you can do is laugh and learn. Don't get mired down in doubt and what-ifs. Move forward. Readers are encouraged to think about their current environment and whether it is conducive to following their dreams. There are some things you can't change about your situation, but there are dozens of other things that you can change to improve your chances of success. Jackson shows you how to use the skills you have been given, as well as everything around you, to your advantage. In Live and Learn Your Way to Success, readers are confronted with questions about their lives. By answering the questions and working through the book with an open mind, you can change the way you think about success and your ability to reach it.

An Audience of One is a story about a supernatural experience of being one with God. In this spiritual journey, Ken Jackson encounters God's profound presence in his life whereas God begins to shape and mold him into the man he was purposed to be. Jackson discusses some revealing and defining moments along this journey that transformed not only his mind, but his life as well. As a truck driver, Jackson traveled the highways and byways of the country only to discover that it was all a part of God's master plan for his life. Jackson admits that though truck driving was not his career of choice, having both a Master's degree and Bachelor's degree, God was teaching and preparing him for His purpose. "Though I have a Master's degree, it is worthless once you get a decree from the Master," Jackson proclaims.

If this is your first time traveling abroad, "The Smugglers of the Sulu Islands" may not be the guide for you. But if you've already roamed the planet a bit, this diverse collection of travel stories is a must read. It provides such useful tips as which conversations to avoid with the head of a Philippine smuggling gang or an undercover Hong Kong vice cop. It explains how to economize on Caribbean cruises by hitching a ride on a gravel barge. Some stories include history like Imperial military conflicts along the Khyber Pass, or the East Indies spice trade, or the Cold War in the Taiwan Straits. Wining and dining vignettes advise where to follow the culinary paths of famous writers and how to cope with being locked inside an African wine bar. Cheerful tales about a Bombay beach party contrast with somber ones about an English D-Day memorial. Survival advice on Indian stadium riots and beer drinking Mexican taxi drivers may save lives. The book ends in the author's home of two decades, Hong Kong. There he gives us a gritty glimpse of its urban street life; a rail-side view of its frenetic horse racing scene; and a first-hand account of its SARS epidemic. Finally, he reflects on the city he left behind and what has happened to it since.

The Genesis Plan: The atLan Chronicles IBy: Ken JacksonAfter a winter away from her Early Bronze Age community, Ishka the Healer returns with an infant son and a secret that no other living person knows. The boy was not given to her by the spirits of the forest, as she defiantly claims, but was fathered by a now-deceased cloud traveler, one of a mysterious people from another world whom her people fear but have never seen. Her plans to groom this special child for the leadership of his people are put in jeopardy not only by her relentless enemy, Vindior, but by the unexpected appearance of a visitor to her village, a woman named Hiri-Eta, whom only Ishka recognizes as being a cloud traveler in disguise. Ishka worries that the woman will discover her son's true identity and take him away to be with his father's people, but Hiri-Eta has a far different agenda, one that will cause even the ever-impulsive Ishka to have second thoughts.The Genesis Plan is the first book of The atLan Chronicles.About the AuthorKen Jackson lives with his wife Maureen in Brantford, Ontario. He has four university degrees, encompassing English, theology, and history, the latter of which includes a master's degree in the subject. He also holds a university certification in creative writing.

Using the latest research and driven by practical experience from industry, this book gives useful hints to practitioners on how to write and structure requirements. It will benefit those seeking to develop their knowledge of requirements engineering process.