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In their series of essays ranging from politics, culture, history, economics and more, A Person's Thoughts is an insightful look into the mind of a fifteen-year-old high school student. In their collection, they share their thoughts on a range of controversial topics, providing the facts and offering their opinion in order to spark discussion on issues plaguing the world today, and how to solve them. Exceptionally written and researched, A Person's...
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"Authority" and "A Prisoner's Story" come from the writing collection, Essays & More Straight from the Pen, available in print and as an eBook. The essays show the reality of prison life, the danger and insanity of life inside some of America's most violent prisons, and one man's struggle to keep the peace and survive without resorting to violence.
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It is generally agreed that the sources of Heinrich von Kleist's bloody tales are European, but Juan LePuen argues that, for those interested in the genesis of "Michael Kohlhaas" or "The Earthquake in Chile," such colonial American documents as Hernán Cortés's letters to Charles V make for lines of inquiry of no less promise than that of more conventional European sources.Genre: essayWords: 7,720
85) PoliticKu
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A mini-guide to everything that's wrong: unemployment, the economy, employment, corporations, bad bosses, inequality, crap jobs, culture, foreign policy, revolution, the environment, Wall Street, animal rights, the 1 percent...you name it, I skewer it.
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Un relato histórico que nos asoma a los acontecimientos más relevantes de la historia de la humanidad.
Desde la revolución cognitiva hasta Silicon Valley, este libro ameno condensa en menos de 300 páginas la historia de la humanidad, despertando nuestra curiosidad por nuestro pasado, presente y futuro y haciéndonos reflexionar sobre la unicidad de la especie humana.
Los inicios de nuestra especie, los grandes acontecimientos históricos, las...
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Many years ago a very old woman that happened to be my loving Grand Mother asked me a simple question, 'Son, Is there really a Heaven?, Well, I began with telling myself many stories about her, myself, about the world and even about the mysteries of the universe to understand what heaven would be for a beautiful woman who was my grandmother and what would be that perfect world for all humans and all life on mother Earth. In this book I compile some...
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The most common response I get to that title is: "You think that's funny?" The answer I'd really like to give you is the Joe Pesci answer: "Funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you?" But the answer I will give you (and Joe) is: Yes, I do, or I wouldn't have made it the title of this collection of short humorous essays, ludicrous lists, satirical stories and even (shudder) a couple parodic poems. Yes, the answer is Yes. There is only...
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"Sustainable Happiness: Bhutan's Development and Pursuit of Gross National Happiness" provides a fascinating exploration into Bhutan's unique and visionary approach to development. Unlike most nations that measure progress through Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Bhutan has famously prioritized Gross National Happiness (GNH) as its principal developmental metric, making happiness and well-being the cornerstones of its national policy.This insightful...
90) Stumberleap, and other Devon writings: Contributions to the Daily Express and Sunday Express, 191
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Henry Williamson remains best known for his nature stories set in North Devon,Tarka the Otter and Salar the Salmon. His long association with the Daily Express, which supported him from the outset of his literary career, actually began without his knowledge, when his father submitted to the newspaper the letter that the young Henry, then a private with the London Rifle Brigade, had written from the trenches, describing the famous 1914 Christmas Truce...
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Community Voices Volume IV is a collection of writings by December 2022 graduates of The Storytelling Certificate Program. The Certificate program helps people tell their stories, whether those stories are contemporary or historical, real, or imagined. Free courses taught by practicing professionals help participants grow their stories from a spark of inspiration into a polished marketable product. Currently, a person can earn a certificate in written...
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»,Sonne und Stahl' ist eine Darstellung meines fast schicksalhaften dualistischen Denkens und eine Erzählung über die physiologische Notwendigkeit, dualistisches Denken zu entwickeln.« Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima gilt als einer der bedeutendsten und meistübersetzten Autoren Japans. Er wurde nicht nur durch seinen Roman „Bekenntnisse einer Maske", sondern auch durch seinen Selbstmord 1970 weltbekannt. Damals hatte er in Tokio in einer theatralischen...
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La littérature joue un rle important en tant que révélateur d'un rapport dynamique au végétal, basé sur une sensibilité écologique : c'est ce que cherche à montrer cet essai, qui offre une synthèse des réflexions collectives menées dans le cadre du groupe de recherche L'imaginaire botanique.
Entre les feuilles : explorations de l'imaginaire botanique contemporain adopte une approche botanique de la littérature développée à partir...
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"The Enigma of Liechtenstein's Secret Banking System" delves deep into the corridors of the Principality of Liechtenstein's famed financial institutions, unraveling the mystique surrounding one of the world's most discreet banking systems. With its unparalleled reputation for privacy and banking secrecy, Liechtenstein has long been a magnet for global wealth, but what underpins this allure, and what are its implications on international diplomacy?Key...
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Grab your favorite hot beverage, sit down, and travel with columnist Laura Ware as she shares highlights of her Highlands News-Sun column, Laura's Look."Laura's Look' began in late June of 1998 and has entertained and informed readers for the last twenty-five years.To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Laura's Look, Laura selected 100 columns to share with readers. She writes of the serious and silly, the news of the day, and tales of her adorable...
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Torture isn't meant to be funny nor politically correct. But if there is a smidgeon of humor in it, satirist and political essayist Franklin Alfred Kirby Edwards will find it, and has. In this "narrative essay" the author deals with the dark subject of CIA torture of terrorist suspects in the years following the even darker and deadly September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. He brings lavish facts and insight as well as logical breadth and...
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La felicidad puede encontrarse en una pista de patinaje sobre hielo, no importa las veces que caigas ni lo estrepitosas que sean las caídas. En hacer un muñeco de nieve, o en revisitar argumentos para convencer a una amiga rusa de lo apasionantes que son las novelas de Jane Austen, o en descubrir el erotismo de los Juegos Olímpicos mientras se intenta aprender a tirar con arco y flecha. «Qué maravilla estar entre humanos y no entender nada»,...
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Get the Summary of Samantha Irby's Quietly Hostile in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Quietly Hostile" is a collection of candid and humorous essays by Samantha Irby, where she shares her life's challenges and idiosyncrasies. Irby discusses her struggles with self-improvement, her unabashed personal tastes, and her experiences during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the eerie quiet of Chicago's...
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"Tom's Two Cents" was an award winning humor column by Tom M. Paolangeli that ran in the Ithaca Times for many years. This is a collection of some of his best and favorite columns. It includes some longer versions as well as some never before published pieces. Tom's columns often focused on daily life in Ithaca NY, a town where "everyone has an opinion, and you're entitled to it."In winning the 2004 NY Press Association Award for Best Humor Column,...
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"The Effeciveness of Efforts Against ISIS in Iraq and Sytia" offers a rigorous and detailed analysis of the multi-national efforts to combat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. This comprehensive book critically examines the strategies, successes, and failures of the coalition forces without relying on direct interviews but instead utilizing a wealth of secondary sources, including declassified documents, military records, strategic analyses, and media reports.Each...
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