![]() ![]() ![]() It has even become the secular belief of contemporary intellectuals. This theory on human nature, shared with the title of this book, holds that there is almost no innately human characteristics. After the war, with the decline of Social Darwinism, the doctrine of the Blank Slate was established in the intellectual community in the form of standard social science and social constructivism. Later, under the banner and rationale of Social Darwinism and eugenics, the Nazis masked their atrocities as social manifestations of natural law, and committed crimes too numerous to record.Ĭontaminated by the Nazis, the topic of “innate differences among people” has obvious political implications, which has gradually become sensitive topic over the years. Herbert Spencer, a self-styled follower of Darwin, mistakenly transferred the theory of evolution into the field of sociology. There was a time when racial prejudice roamed the world in the guise of science. Today we’ll unlock the book “The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature” by Steven Pinker. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 1952 a country clergyman called Smith begins his tortuous quest for the Holy Grail of alchemy - the Philosophers' Stone which transmutes base metal to gold and confers immortality. But I give you fair warning that unless you seek the true philosophical gold and not the gold of the vulgar unless your heart is fixed with unbending intent on the true Stone of the Philosophers, unless you are steadfast in your quest, abiding by God s laws in all faith and humility and eschewing all vanity, conceit, falsehood, intemperance, pride, lust and faintheartedness, read no further lest I prove fatal to you. Know this: I, Mercurius, have set down a full, true and infallible account of the Great Work. This new edition features a beautiful new cover and has been revised and updated by the author. It has been out of print for many years and until the release of this brand new edition was as rare as hen's teeth, with some old copies fetching prices of up to USD $600.00. Synopsis: This highly sought after novel was first published in 1990. ![]() ![]() ![]() Along the way she just might figure out what she is looking for, save a wondrous thing, and realize that some of the talents which she takes for granted are mighty useful indeed. Join Summer as she attempts to follow glimpses of turquoise across Orcus with the help of a weasel, a wolf with a house problem, and an aristocratic hoopoe with a penchant for trouble. Like any girl of her age, she's read lots of fantasy books about people thrust into strange lands but they usually seemed to have had some idea what they were supposed to do there. Summer has no idea what this might be, but with the lighting of a frog-shaped beeswax candle she finds herself transported to the strange world of Orcus with nothing but a weasel in her pocket. ![]() ![]() maybe?Īlong comes the crone Baba Yaga in her magical walking house, who spies Summer through the alley gate and offers to provide her heart’s desire. ![]() Summer loves her mother and would never dream of running away, but wonders deep down if it wouldn’t be nice to escape for just a little while and do something adventurous. She always does what she is told and has become very good at listening and consoling her mother’s fears, but finds the experience increasingly exhausting. Summer is a perfectly ordinary 11 year old girl with a perfectly ordinary, needy, over-protective single mother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Holding Change is about improved communication, achieving conflict resolution, and making space for others while still holding one’s self in high regard. Her revelatory work, Holding Change, arrives at the intersection of activism and whole-wellness, at a time when the world needs it most. ![]() “adrienne maree brown is powerful both as a healer and as a thought leader. Includes contributions by Autumn Brown, Sage Crump, Malkia Devich-Cyril, Ejeris Dixon, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Prentis Hemphill, Micky ScottBey Jones, N’Tanya Lee, and Makani Themba. ![]() The majority of the book is sourced from brown’s twenty-plus years of facilitation and mediation work with movement groups. ![]() Is about attending to coordination, to conflict, to being humans in right relationship with each other, not as a constant ongoing state, but rather as a magnificent, mysterious, ever-evolving dynamic in which we must involve ourselves, shape ourselves and each other. How do we practice them in ways that align with nature, with pleasure, with our best imagining of our future? How do we attend to generating the ease necessary to help us move through the inevitable struggles of life? How do we practice the art of holding others without losing ourselves? Black feminists have answers to those questions that can serve anyone working to create changes in our world, changes great and small individually, interpersonally, and within our organizations. In our complex world, facilitation and mediation skills are as important for individuals as they are for organizations. ![]() ![]() ![]() A few seconds later, three wet mahogany heads popped out of the water searching for insects. This seven-inch was a little on the small side for breakfast, but others had to be close. “There!” The sunlight gleamed off the white stripes on the fish’s fins. He wanted the hook to go deep into the pool where he knew brook trout liked to hang out. The worm-loaded weighted hook lowered into the water. He did not want to alert the fish of his presence. This made for deep pools of water and great hiding spots for the brown trout. He knew the perfect fishing spot where many logs and branches had fallen into the creek during the last ice storm. Roger headed down to the cold, mountain stream. ![]() Roger woke up with a growling hunger in his stomach. Detailed instructions are included for students for each activity in the printable. This animal book includes 3 writing activities for your students to complete while reading My Side of the Mountain. ![]() ![]() ![]() The colors of the cover are green and orange but they aren’t very bright, and right now in the book it is the middle of the summer, so I’m thinking when school starts up again in the fall something interesting will be happening because the cover has more “fallish” colors. The fact that there is a tree on the cover and a lot had been happening around this tree leads me to believe that this tree will have a significance later on in the book. Jem and Scout found two pennies in the whole of the tree one day. In front of Boo Radley’s place, Scout has been noticing gum in the holes on this one tree in his front yard. After reading more of the book now (about 20%) of it, The tree on the book cover has more of a significance now. The cover of the book doesn’t really give a ton of information about the book right off the bat. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C. Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis. ![]() From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula award–winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman ( American Gods) comes this graphic novel adaptation by Colleen Doran ( Troll Bridge, Snow, Glass, Apples). Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short story, brought to you by the Eisner-award winning team of Snow, Glass, Apples: Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran!Īn elderly British widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop, setting her off on an epic visit from an ancient knight who lures her with ancient relics in hope for winning the cup. ![]() ![]() ![]() Somewhat intrigued by the mystery, but more interested in the potential postmortem worth of his valet, Archer agrees to involve himself in what he calls a 'geezer murder mystery' only if the wee baby Seamus is sent to Malory's tender care. 'Stinky' Bishop, who then arrives at Archer's apartment. ![]() Woodhouse reveals that he is one of the three surviving members of the tontine, besides Lt. Thistleton came up with the idea of a tontine for the members of the Double Deuce, which was still extant and worth about 1 million dollars. ![]() Reginald Thistleton, a popular and genial RFC officer who was shot down in the 'Bloody April' of 1917. Following Woodhouse's conjectures, Archer realizes that the members of the ' Double Deuce,' Woodhouse's squadron, are not dying of natural causes.ĭespite Archer's slight interest, Woodhouse describes his service in the First World War, as a batman to Capt. SummaryĪrcher's first Friday off in "like, forever" is disrupted by both the wee baby Seamus, and Woodhouse's uncharacteristic and insubordinate emotional display at the death of his former Royal Flying Corps (RFC) comrade, Sir Augustus Stilton. ![]() When members of Woodhouse's old WWI unit die mysteriously, Archer discovers his valet's connection to the family. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fox is offered a choice: Will it be a life with the girl of his dreams, or a life with an all-too-real woman who delights him more than he cares to admit? Meanwhile, Daphne becomes convinced that her husband is having an affair, and finds her way into Mary and Mr. Their adventures twist the fairy tale into nine variations, exploding and teasing conventions of genre and romance, and each iteration explores the fears that come with accepting a lifelong bond. ![]() Fox to join her in stories of their own devising and so through different times and places, the two of them seek each other, find each other, thwart each other, and try to stay together, even when the roles they inhabit seem to forbid it. It's not until Mary, his muse, comes to life and transforms him from author into subject that his story begins to unfold differently. Fox can't stop himself from killing off the heroines of his novels, and neither can his wife, Daphne. Fairy-tale romances end with a wedding, and the fairy tales don't get complicated. ![]() ![]() ![]() The discussions she had with the class about the various books made me want to delve back into reading. Yes, the books we read were great, and titles like The Odyssey dot the ranks of my favorite books of all time, but it was the teacher who truly rekindled my love for reading. During the winter months of my junior year, I took a class that focused on classical literature. It felt as if I lost the spark in my heart that drew me so closely to this hobby, but this state did not last forever. After this, I never was able to find the motivation to sit down with a good book and waste away the hours of the day, and it was always a chore when I had to pick up a book for school. As a kid I loved to read, but after 8th grade I seemed to drift away from the hobby I spent so much time doing as a kid. ![]() |