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Get the Summary of Thomas Sowell's Social Justice Fallacies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree...
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Get the Summary of Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman's White Rural Rage The Threat to American Democracy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy" by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman delves into the political and cultural transformation of rural America, particularly focusing on the shift of rural white Americans towards the Republican Party and the implications for democracy....
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Nos encontramos en una época polarizada y beligerante. La guía que presentamos se enmarca en la investigación de la Cátedra de Inmigración de la UFV sobre el tratamiento que los medios de comunicación dan a los movimientos migratorios y a la población migrante.
Con ello, intentamos promover el desarrollo de un pensamiento crítico que sea capaz de identificar los discursos en los que se fomenta el rechazo a la población migrante y que pueda...
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Ces dernières années, la question du port du voile a pris de l'ampleur.D'abord centrée sur l'école, cette question a touché successivement le monde du travail et singulièrement la fonction publique, le Parlement, le barreau et même la rue, avec les débats relatifs au port de la burqa. Que s'est-il passé pour qu'un phénomène qui paraissait inexistant en devienne soudain assez central pour que des rentrées scolaires soient perturbées, des...
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Auguste Forel (1848-1931) was a Swiss neuroanatomist, psychiatrist, and entomologist who made significant contributions to various fields, including the study of sexual ethics. While Forel is best known for his work in the natural sciences, his thoughts on sexual ethics are also notable. Auguste Forel, a multifaceted scientist, ventured into the realm of sexual ethics, advocating for informed, consensual, and emotionally fulfilling sexual relationships....
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Get the Summary of Rob Henderson's Troubled A Memoir of Foster Care Family and Social Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class" by Rob Henderson is a poignant narrative that chronicles his journey from a turbulent childhood through the foster care system to academic success at Yale and beyond. Henderson's story begins with the traumatic memory of his mother's...
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Get the Summary of Stephanie Land's Class in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples...
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Get the Summary of Omid Scobie's Endgame in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Queen Elizabeth II's death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor-and dismantled the protective shield around it. With an institution long plagued by antiquated ideas around race, class and money, the monarchy and those who prop it up are now exposed and at odds with a rapidly modernizing...
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Despite unprecedented technological developments and material bounty, our nation and the rest of the world face ever-growing moral quandaries. We are still beset with continuous warfare and religious strife along with a litany of other past transgressions. These are all exaggerated by our population growth along with the growing complexity of life. In addition, our technological progress has created even more severe morality quandaries than our ancestors...
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Simon & Schuster
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2023
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1 online resource(1 sound file (8hr.,52min.,17sec.))
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-- The Ugly History of Beautiful Things opens our eyes to beauty that surrounds us, helps us understand how that beauty came to be, what price was paid and by whom, and how we can most ethically partake in the beauty of the world.
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Get the Summary of Marc Morris's The AngloSaxons in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Anglo-Saxons" by Marc Morris explores the tumultuous period of late Roman Britain and the subsequent rise of Anglo-Saxon England. The Hoxne Hoard discovery in 1992, with its Roman treasures, reflects the era's instability. Roman Britain, established in AD 43, experienced both the benefits of Roman civilization and the hardships...
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« PD, sale gouine, fiotte ! » Des insultes courantes, parfois taguées, criées dans les couloirs des écoles ou prononcées dans les médias. Des ados jetés à la rue par leurs parents, des personnes virées de leur emploi, des agressions physiques, des thérapies de conversion pour changer d'orientation sexuelle. Autant de rappels que l'homophobie reste bien ancrée. Elle peut revêtir différentes formes, être proclamée haut et fort ou diffusée...
17) Ibb Memories
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Ibb is a governorate of Yemen. It is located in the inland south of the country with Ta'izz Governorate to the southwest, Ad Dali' Governorate to the southeast, Dhamar Governorate to the north, and short borders with Al Bayda' Governorate to the east and Al Hudaydah Governorate to the west. Ibb city is a city in Yemen, the capital of Ibb Governorate, located about 117 km northeast of Mocha and 194 km south of Sana'a. Through these simple words in...
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To certain squeamish readers this useful and well-written volume will prove an unsavoury book; and even to those who have the nerve to witness agony and explore the lurking-places of crime, it will occasion no ordinary sadness and sense of repugnance. Redolent with the unwholesome smell of ill-drained alleys and over-crowded dwellings for the poor, it resounds in every chapter with the cries of violence and the mutterings of woe ... [review of The...
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« Le texte qui suit n'est pas à proprement parler une introduction à la démographie. Il représente plutt une vision personnelle d'une discipline qui me passionnedepuis plus de quarante ans et qui m'a permis de mieux comprendre les enjeux fondamentaux des sociétés, que celles-ci soient considérées comme « développées » ou en « voie de développement ». Il est clair que ma conception de la démographie est fortement teintée par ma formation...
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India, the Eternal' is a book written towards peace, prosperity and harmony of all humanity. As means to achieve that, three key steps are discussed: redefining the human identity system, reminding ourselves about the concept of Dharma (Ethics) and finally, redefining an individual's success. These methods are then employed to prescribe solutions to a severe problem of the modern world, the situation in the Indian subcontinent. The first chapter of...
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