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...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . ... ... ISBN 978-0-9823076-3-2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THE HOTEL .................................................................... ............................................. 230 The Welfare State is moral from a self-centered point of view ........................................... ...f Chinese food and do unusual French and Italian dishes. They even make a Texas chili, but it‘s too tame for those of us who like Szechwan and Thai.‖... ...rk instead of vacationing so they have extra money to add a room to their house or to buy a bigger car. In Europe they will nearly always opt for a ... ...y always opt for a vacation when they could otherwise work. People in the States still believe that money buys happiness. But when people are survey... ...o most religions have had similar mystical experiences--the Hindu who has united with the Brahman through years of correct meditation. The holy Jew,... ...re groups, often with great financial sources. Our democratically elected representatives are nearly always beholden to somebody: oil interests, doc... ...cientology was founded in 1952 and had between a half million and 800,000 members fifty years later. Consequently it is the fastest growing religion....
...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even ...
...iiXfl* 56fforoj VOL. XXI WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907 NO. 1 THE HATCHET BURIED Conclusion of Hostilities Be- tween the Classes of 1909 ... ...AMSTOWN, MASS., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907 NO. 1 THE HATCHET BURIED Conclusion of Hostilities Be- tween the Classes of 1909 and 1910 End of the March J7th... ...iftt is no empty formalitj. The Parade 1910 gathered in front of the opera house shortly after 7 o'clock, clad in night-shirts, and fortified with iio... ...larey '07, of Great Barrington made the opening address. "Fellow students: members of the faculty, hiding behind the trees; fair sisters of North Adam... ...fe escorts tor visitors of the fair sex and also two illustri- ous orators from the lower classes. Ijet me introduce to you the sophomore orator, Mr. ... ...i, Tufts. WesJHyan and Will- iariia atlilotio counnils each ap pointed two representatives to at- tend tlio meeting, at which gen- eral eligibility ru... ... to d«te Sfiring Street, WlllUmatown CONSTITUTIONS SIMILAR Germany and the United States Compared by Dr. Hoetzsch IVofesHur Oltci IloiilzKcli, who WHH... ...e Sfiring Street, WlllUmatown CONSTITUTIONS SIMILAR Germany and the United States Compared by Dr. Hoetzsch IVofesHur Oltci IloiilzKcli, who WHH si'lep... ...the Hoosac school. Lapham is oraploying his time temporarily on a ranch in Texas. Lawrence is in the Bermudas acting as a private tutor. On his return...
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...re of the Internet— And How to Stop It This page intentionally left blank The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It Jonathan Zittrain Yale Uni... ...ternet— And How to Stop It This page intentionally left blank The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It Jonathan Zittrain Yale University Pres... ...aw and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. The author has made an online version of this work a... ...n Adobe Garamond type by The Composing Room of Michigan, Inc. Printed in the United States of America by R. R. Donnelley, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Libr... ... Garamond type by The Composing Room of Michigan, Inc. Printed in the United States of America by R. R. Donnelley, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Library of ... ...dware, software, maintenance, and training. 4 Businesses developed little in-house talent for operating the ma- chines because everything was already ... ...to make it a complete PC. For example, a $99 Timex/Sinclair Z-1000 or a $199 Texas Instruments TI-99/4A could use a television set as a display, and ... ...y, devoted an issue of its distinguished monthly journal to the worm, 12 and members of Congress requested a report from its research arm, the U.S. Ge... ...of a government committee to further consider Internet secu- rity, staffed by representatives of the National Science Foundation, the Depart- ment of D...
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... 1 . “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book 3 My Visit to Kino A Modern Sino-Provin... ................................................................... 6 TOUR OF THE AREA .................................................................... ... 4 It took less than ten hours from Los Angeles International Airport to touch down in Jingjing, the cap... ... position of the world. Marco Polo would be proud. It practically owns the United States. The U.S. has bought trillions of dollars worth of Chinese ... ...on of the world. Marco Polo would be proud. It practically owns the United States. The U.S. has bought trillions of dollars worth of Chinese goods a... ...oney by not farming or renting. So tenant farmers have lost their jobs. In Texas rice farming has decreased by 60% under the new laws. But property o... ...talism to survive. It may sound strange but even the young capitalists are members of the Communist Party. Itt doesn‟t really matter what you call i... ...o be a negative for the child. For that reason smoking is not allowed in a household if parents are to be licensed to have a child.‖ ―It seems ... ...ing costs. In your country the doctors‘ offices may have more drug company representatives in their waiting rooms than they have patients. To the de...
... By Indrek Pringi Library of Congress Txu 987-756 Copyright January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyri... ...ht January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and ... ... Chapter 5: Modern Humans: Pgs 267-299 The Transition from Hunter-gatherers to Settlements ... .... Cause and Effect can also be defined by Newton’s Third Law of Motion which states: “For every action: there is an equal and opposite reaction.” ... ...tality of a Singularity. Why is this not happening? Put it this way: take a house and smash it with a wrecking ball into ten million pieces. Are y... ...fetime of nights sleeping together as a single band with the smallest-weakest members in the center was corrupted. The entire concept of living-for... ...hese two sources. If Russia had not bankrupted itself by trying to match the United States in its atomic nuclear capabilities for global destruction... ...der, a council, a ruling class, an army, a King, a senate, an elected body of representatives, an Emperor. Giving up their time and attention to a s... ...se he had his daddy’s millions behind him. He had the entire oil monopoly of Texas, and the industrial military complex and the CIA behind him. The...
...The Path of Splitness is a major non fiction work of 1,868 pages: This is the latest revised version. The book analyzes and explains: 1: The origins of our Universe: where it came from and how it was created. 2: Basic ...
...Chapter 1: The Universe. Pgs 1-112 How the Universe came into being. Chapter 2: Life Pgs 113-131 Structural dynamics of the Universe and Life Chapter 3: Hominids Pgs 132-187 A: How we evolved into Humans ...
...TITU POPESCU THE AESTHETICS OF PARADOXISM (second edition) American Research Press Rehoboth 2002 2... ...(second edition) American Research Press Rehoboth 2002 2 Titu Popescu THE AESTHETICS OF PARADOXISM (second edition) Translated from Romanian by... ...2 Titu Popescu THE AESTHETICS OF PARADOXISM (second edition) Translated from Romanian by P. Georgelin, F. Smarandache, and L. Popescu American Res... ...che/ ISBN: 1-931233-53-5 Standard Address Number 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 4 Foreword In the history of thought and cre... ...BN: 1-931233-53-5 Standard Address Number 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 4 Foreword In the history of thought and creation, ... ...atherhood of the original paradoxist conception, in gaining sympathizers, members, supporters, so that he is included in the most notorious referenc... ...s deny a too slow development of art in front of the technique. Among the representatives - the literary 19 historians concludes - only Urmuz has... ...st book in the world, a kind of chef de nonoeuvre, (even if the publishing house rallies to a high technique, suddenly deciding upon a holograph alea... ..., Enciclopedy, Romanian-American Academy of Sciences and Arts, Arlington, Texas, 1996; the paragraph Florentin Smarandache, pp368-69. Balaj, Veron...
...In the history of thought and creation, the decisive events, the great and significant moments, the strongly affirmative stages - then the imposition of the optimizing novelties - have depended on the name and prestige of a pe...
...In aesthetics, the paradox means the apparent resolution of an enigmatic situation (the result of such a process is the satisfaction of a distention), the emotional moving force being the unforeseen, the unexpected (which generates and al...
...INOIS LIBRARY AT URBANACHAMPAIGN BOOKSTACKS Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should o... ... Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through lia... ... US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through liaison channels from the Central ... ...elow. The World Factbook is by the Directorate of II Central Intelligence Ag United States Governm' i 11 n n style, format, coverage, ^ designed to me... ...he World Factbook is by the Directorate of II Central Intelligence Ag United States Governm' i 11 n n style, format, coverage, ^ designed to meet thei... ... The United Nations System 278 B. International Organizations 279 C. Country Membership in International Organizations 282 D. Mathematical Conversions... ...: 647,500 km 2 ; land area: 647,500 km 2 Comparative area: about the size of Texas Land boundaries: 5,510 km total Boundary disputes: none; Pushtunist... ...ommon law; constitution came into effect on 1 April 1982 Branches: 11-member House of Assembly, seven-member Executive Council Government leaders: All... ...iction Branches: bicameral legislative, 17-member popularly elected House of Representatives and 17-member Senate; executive, Prime Minister and Cabin...
...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disputes, climate, terrain, land use, environment, and sp...
...e to invest your money! A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Navigating the world of high yield, low risk Tax Lien and Tax Deed Sales Incl... ...t your money! A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Navigating the world of high yield, low risk Tax Lien and Tax Deed Sales Includes Gloss... ...onic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written consent from the author. ISBN 0-7596-7159-1 This book is printed on ... ... in Florida The “You Can Do It” Guide to Investing in Tax Defaulted Paper in Texas iv v Acknowledgments This book would never have been... ... always encouraged me to take it to the next level. To those friends and family members who encouraged me to stop investing my talents, skills and ... ... Included here is a State and County Directory with an indication of whether the States are Lien or Deed States Additional Products, References and ... ...s Real Estate related liens or tax deeds that are created by Counties across the United States as the result of non- payment of real estate taxes. Lo... ...ry same information and techniques I will describe to you to, for example, buy a house in FL for a small fraction of its true worth. On December 28... ...rein contained shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, and assigns of the parties hereto. 28. DESCRIPTIVE...
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...f, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@... ...vska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@gmail.com Visit the TrendSiters Web Site: http://samvak.tripod.com/busiweb.html Inter... ... ISBN: 9989-929-23-8 Created by:LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Additional articles about Digital Content on the Web: ht... ...ed issues. http://samvak.tripod.com/internet.html Visit Sam Vaknin's United Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! This let... ...from sales of the electronic versions of their work (anywhere from Random House's 35% to 50% paid by smaller publishers). As this tectonic shift rev... ... publishing practices and to the modern concept of intellectual property. Members register their books, obtain a BCID (BookCrossing ID Number) and t... ...thoring an encyclopaedia was such a daunting and expensive task that only states, academic institutions, or well-funded businesses were able to produ... ...his: professors who tell me their students will not read paper textbooks, Texas preparing for all textbooks to be e-Books. . . . Q. PG is a prime ex... ...U.S. firms whose "800 numbers" are actually answered by American-sounding representatives who are working in India, and U.S. firms who are outsourcin...
...Essays dedicated to the new media, doing business on the web, digital content, its creation and distribution, e-publishing, e-books, digital reference, DRM technology, and other related issues....
...art thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to ... ...n@gmail.com Philosophical Essays and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samv... ... http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V... ...re is not much difference between the embryo and the comatose. A typical contract states the rights of the parties. It assumes the existence of pa... ...: "an invalid is breathing" would be categorized as an achievement only by informed members of a community and subject to the rules and the ethos o... ...ys been the most fervent anti-Semites. Jews are not so much a race as a community, united in age-old traditions and beliefs, lore and myths, histor... ...eroon, the Mangbetu in Central Africa, the Ache in Paraguay, the Tonkawa in today's Texas, the Calusa in current day Florida, the Caddo and Iroquois... ... "Democracy" is not the rule of the people. It is government by periodically vetted representatives of the people. Democracy is not tantamount to ... ...es the host and renders it "dead". Is it still a computer? If someone broke into my house and stole it, can I file an insurance claim? If a colleagu...
Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.
...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....
...ija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2003 First published by United Press International – UPI Not for Sale! Non-commercial ed... ...art thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to ... ...dija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": ... ... write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-revi... ...s - the less likely were cartels to emerge. Cartels are conceived in order to cut members' costs of sales. Small firms are motivated to pool their... ...nsurance Companies, and Capital Markets", David Rule of the Bank of England flatly states: "At least as important for the efficiency and robustness... ...pital markets as well as by financial intermediaries - such as banks and brokerage houses. They have invaded the latter's turf by insuring hundred... ...onal (UPI) Also Read: The Disruptive Engine - Innovation Forgent Networks from Texas wants to collect a royalty every time someone compresses a... ...ht board or committee. The Marketing Implementation Oversight Board should include representatives of the various state bureaucracies, the country...
Critical analysis of the foundations and tenets of capitalism and of the dismal science - economics.
... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State Univer... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State Universit... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. T... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. This Por... ... UNITED STATES 3 INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON TO BILL CLINTON George Washington FIRST INAUGURAL ... ...new President gave his inau gural address before a joint session of the two Houses of Congress assembled inside the Senate Chamber. FELLOW C ITIZENS ... ...Oliver Ellsworth administered the oath of office in the Hall of the House of Representatives in Federal Hall before a joint session of Congress. WHEN ... ...the Union. Whatsoever is of domestic concernment, unconnected with the other members of the Union or with foreign lands, belongs exclusively to the ad... ...to distribute the burdens as equally as possible among them. The Republic of Texas has made known her desire to come into our Union, to form a part of...
Excerpt: Inaugural addresses of the presidents of the United States.
...THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page i List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii–xiv Pr... ... Staff List xiii–xiv Preface xv 1. “WE HAVE SOME PLANES” 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National C... ... Qaeda (1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–... ...(1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) ... ...newal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES 71 3.1 From the Old Terrorism to the New: The First World Trade Center Bombing 7... ...tate Department and the Defense Department 93 3.6 . . . and in the White House 98 3.7 . . . and in the Congress 102 4. RESPONSES TO AL QAEDA’S I... ...r Bob Kerrey John F . Lehman Timothy J. Roemer James R.Thompson COMMISSION MEMBERS Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page xi Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:2... ...iances. It was composed of his own al Qaeda Shura together with leaders or representatives of terrorist organizations that were still independent. In ... ... Al Gore’s concession, no one knew whether Gore or his Republican opponent,Texas Governor George W . Bush, would become president in 2001. The dispute...
...Excerpt: We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans an...
...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION O...
...ublication North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ication North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ..................................... 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ................................................................ .............................. 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ....................................................................... ...f water-carriage and a sea-port; secondly, that it might be so far removed from the sea-board as to be safe from invasion; and, thirdly, that it might... ... sportsman, you will desire to shoot snipe within sight of the President’s house. There is much un- settled land within the States of America, but I t... ...therefore, is wrong side foremost, and all mankind who enter it, Senators, Representatives, and judges included, go in at the back door. Of course it ... ...o save the secretaries who sit in the bu- reaus from a too rapid influx of members of Congress. This statement I by no means indorse; but it is undoub... ...ern stars—of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa; nor did he dream of Texas conquered, Louisiana purchased, and Missouri and Kansas rescued from ...
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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Six is a publicat... ...FICERS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. W ASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 1862. TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The third section of the “Act further to promote ... ...SSAGE TO CONGRESS. W ASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 1862. TO SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The third section of the “Act further to promote the effic... ...vy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have ... ...proved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the aut... ...h the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command of squad- rons and single... ...m that the States of South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennes- see, North Carolina, and the State of... ... the border States hold more power for good than any other equal number of members, I feel it a duty which I cannot justifiably waive to make this ap-...
...Excerpt: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have th...
... One and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reeve is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reeve is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e eleven years that separated the Declaration of the In- dependence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our writ... ...n years that separated the Declaration of the In- dependence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Con... ... that separated the Declaration of the In- dependence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constituti... ...for a free people. He found that the American people, through their chosen representatives who were instructed by their wisdom and experience and were... ...thusiasm and of an ardent faith, great sacrifices may be obtained from the members of a commonwealth by an appeal to their un- derstandings and their ... ...ty of the people had been introduced into the bosom of the monarchy of the House of T udor. The religious quarrels which have agitated the Christian w... ...d manufacture centres in the hands of the Anglo-Americans. But the case of Texas is still more striking: the State of T exas is a part of Mexico, and ...
...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of th...
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 3 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 3 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Three is a public... ... and by which Convention Mr. LINCOLN had been named as their candidate for United States Sena- tor. Mr. DOUGLAS was not present.] Mr. PRESIDENT AND GE... ... which Convention Mr. LINCOLN had been named as their candidate for United States Sena- tor. Mr. DOUGLAS was not present.] Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN... ...n, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government canno... ... evidences of design, and con- cert of action, among its chief architects, from the beginning. The new year of 1854 found slavery excluded from more t... ...overeignty,” and “sacred right of self-government.” “But,” said opposition members, “let us amend the bill so as to ex- pressly declare that the peopl... ...is class of men there formed the number three and no more. In the House of Representatives his class of men—the Anti-Lecompton Democrats—formed a numb... ...he date of the Missouri Compromise. It was so again with the annexation of Texas; so with the territory acquired by the Mexican war; and it is so now....
...Excerpt: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the convention:-- If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object ...
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 7 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 7 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Seven is a public... ... have recently reached the War Department, and thence been laid before me, from Missouri, three communications, all similar in import and identical in... ...O VICE-PRESIDENT HAMLIN. AN ACT TO REGULATE THE DUTIES OF THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN PREPARING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE. Be... ...ESIDENT HAMLIN. AN ACT TO REGULATE THE DUTIES OF THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN PREPARING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE. Be it enact... ...THE HOUSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meet... ...SE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meeting of ... ... has made out the certificates, and they are al- ready in the hands of the members. I suggest that they come on with them; but that, for greater caut... ..., declare, and make known that whenever, in any of the States of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South ...
...Excerpt: In June last a division was substantially lost at or near Winchester, Va. At the time, it was under General Milroy as immediate commander in the field, General Schenck as department commander at Baltimore, and General Halleck as general- in-chief at Washington. General Milroy, as immediate commander, ...
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 5 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 5 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Five is a publica... ...ters? He is true as steel, and his judgment is very good. The last I heard from him, he rather thought Weldon, of De Witt, was our best timber for rep... ...g very confident calculation of beating you and your friends for the lower house, in that county. They offer to bet upon it. Billings and Job, respec-... ...dvocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” Judge Douglas makes us... ...question is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question... ...er of per- sons who are afterwards to inhabit that Territory, or the other members of the families of communities, of which they are but an incipient ... ...e of the “thirty- nine,” Thomas Fitzsimmons, then a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. It went through all its stages without a... ... of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too power- ful to be suppressed by the ordinary cour...
...Excerpt: Sydney Spring. My dear sir, your letter introducing Mr. Faree was duly received. There was no opening to nominate him for Superintendent of Public Instruction, but through him Egypt made a most valuable contribution to the convention. I think it may be fairly said that he came off the lion of the day--or rather of the night. Can you not elect him to the Legisl...
...American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens A publication of PSU s Electronic Classics Series American Notes for General Circulation... ...an Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...er mistaken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a st... ...aken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a stronger ... ... in the Republic than I had, when I landed in America. I purposely abstain from extending these observations to any length. I have nothing to defend, ... ...the highly varnished lithographic plan hanging up in the agent’s counting house in the city of London: that this room of state, in short, could be an... ...h; the Opposition declared there never was such a bad one; the Speaker and members of the House of Assembly withdrew from the bar to say a great deal ... ...cut out the clothes she hides her lovely figure in, just now. The House of Representatives is a beautiful and spa cious hall, of semicircular shape, ... ...alking in front of the house), he would clean up his musket, and be off to Texas to morrow morning. He was one of the very many descendants of Cain pr...
...Excerpt: It is nearly eight years since this book was first published. I present it, unaltered, in the Cheap Edition; and such of my opinions as it expresses, are quite unaltered too. My readers have opportunities of judging for themselves whether the influences and tendencies which I distrust in America, have any existenc...
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume One is a publicat... ...Let us therefore study the incidents in this as philosophy to learn wisdom from and none of them as wrongs to be avenged…. Now that the election is ov... ... yet it is in a peculiar degree both illustrative and typical of the great statesman who made it, alike in its strong com- 4 The Writings of Abraham ... ...Abraham Lincoln: V ol One soured in mind by daily toil and care; the whole house- hold squalid, cheerless, and utterly void of elevating in- spiration... ...s; he read Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim’s Progress, a short history of the United States, and Weems’s Life of Washington. To the town constable’s he w... ...as in the Legislature and Douglas in the lobby; and again in 1836, both as members of the Legislature. Douglas, a very able politician, of the agile, ... ...ntary enlistments; large sums of money to be raised by the people, through representatives, vol- untarily taxing themselves; trust of extraordinary po... ..., and their hundreds of others, scampering away with the pub- lic money to Texas, to Europe, and to every spot of the earth where a villain may hope t...
...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether any government not too st...
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 4 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 4 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Four is a publica... ... that I or my friends would marry negroes if there was no law to keep them from it; but as Judge Douglas and his friends seem to be in great apprehens... ...can be made, except in the State Legislature,—not in the Con- gress of the United States; and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such th... ...made, except in the State Legislature,—not in the Con- gress of the United States; and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such thing mys... ...the Missouri Compromise; this pro- duced the troubles at the annexation of Texas, in the acquisi- tion of the territory acquired in the Mexican War. A... ...ol Four On the 9th of August, Harris attempted it again upon Norton in the House of Representatives, as will appear by the same documents,—the appendi... ...n the 9th of August, Harris attempted it again upon Norton in the House of Representatives, as will appear by the same documents,—the appendix to the ... ...oter to vote for nobody who thinks it wrong, which shall be binding on the members of Congress or the President to favor no measure that does not actu...
...ge as this to hear distinctly what a speaker says, and consequently it is important that as profound silence be preserved as possible. While I was at the hotel to-day, an elderly gentleman called upon me to know whether I was really in favor of producing a perfect equality between the negroes and white people. While I had not proposed to myself on this occasion to say much...
...The Pit The Pit The Pit The Pit The Pit A Story of Chicago A Story of Chicago A Story of Chicago A Story of... ...The Pit The Pit The Pit The Pit The Pit A Story of Chicago A Story of Chicago A Story of Chicago A Story of Chicago A Story... ...American wheat. When complete, they will form the story of a crop of wheat from the time of its sowing as seed in California to the time of its consum... ...is worth that.” “Never saw such a call for margins in my life. Some of the houses called eight cents.” Page turned to Mrs. Wessels: “By the way, Aunt ... ...was eighteen he had cher- ished an ambition to become the President of the United States. “Yes, yes,” he said to Laura, “the bridge was turned. It was... ...hteen he had cher- ished an ambition to become the President of the United States. “Yes, yes,” he said to Laura, “the bridge was turned. It was an imp... ...e South, that she had from her mother, flamed up in Laura at last, and the members of the “committee,” before they were well aware, came to themselves... ...on the last day of May, one million bushels of wheat into the hands of the representatives of the great Bulls of the Board of Trade. But by now the re... ... the “Mysterious Island” and “Michael Strogoff,” or even to “Mr. Potter of Texas” and “Mr. Barnes of New York.” But she had set herself to accomplish ...
Excerpt: The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris.
...OKER T. WASHINGTON A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington is a publication of ... ...Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is fur... ...from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...Republic; thinking of the one continuous great problem that generations of statesmen had wrangled over, and a million men fought about, and that had s... ...inches, provided for the purpose of letting the cat pass in and out of the house at will during the night. In the case of our particular cabin I could... ...re dis- cussed, the primal one was that of slavery. Even the most ignorant members of my race on the remote plantations felt in their hearts, with a c... ...n- nection with the scene was that some man who seemed to be a stranger (a United States officer, I presume) made a little speech and then read a rath... ...f coloured men—some of them very strong and brilliant—were in the House of Representatives at that time, and one, the Hon. B.K. Bruce, was in the Sen-... ...way to do this. Not very long ago I was making a journey between Dal- las (Texas) and Houston. In some way it became known in advance that I was on th...
Excerpt: Up from Slavery. An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington.
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 2 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...olumes V olume 2 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Two is a publicat... ...either Baker nor I, however, is the man, but Hardin, so far as I can judge from present appearances. We shall have no split or trouble about the matte... ...ow do “events” of the same sort come on in your family? Are you possessing houses and lands, and oxen and asses, and men-servants and maid-servants, a... ...s (Democrats) here are in considerable trouble about Van Buren’s letter on Texas, and the Virginia elec- tors. They are growing sick of the Tariff que... ...ink annexation an evil. I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the free States, due to the Union of the States, and perhaps to liberty itself (para... ... LINCOLN. 20 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 22, 1847 Whereas, The Pres... ...ngs of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 22, 1847 Whereas, The President of the United Sta... ...of the act of the last session of Congress. The first amendment desired by members of this House had for its only object to give bounty lands to such ...
...Excerpt: Dear Speed, yours of the 9th instant is duly received, which I do not meet as a ?bore,? but as a most welcome visitor. I will answer the business part of it first. In relation to our Congress matter here, you were right in supposing I would su...
...ublication North America: Volume One by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ication North America: Volume One by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ............................................................. 115 CHAPTER IX: FROM NIAGARA TO THE MISSISSIPPI............................................... ...ION It has been the ambition of my literary life to write a book about the United States, and I had made up my mind to visit the country with this obj... ...has been the ambition of my literary life to write a book about the United States, and I had made up my mind to visit the country with this object bef... ... with inverted glasses and old cruet-stands. The Frenchman had come to the house for shelter and food, and had been asked whether he was commercial. W... ...e said that it was honestly achieved. I heartily believe that the whole of Texas is improved in every sense by having been taken from Mexico and added... ...qualification being necessary to confer a right to vote even for the State representatives. I should think it would be well for all parties if the who... ...tood. The accommoda- tion also for the ministers of the government and for members of the two Houses has been insufficient. Hotels, lodgings, and furn...
...HAPTER VIII: NORTH AND WEST ......................................................................................................... 115 CHAPTER IX: FROM NIAGARA TO THE MISSISSIPPI .................................................................................. 130 CHAPTER X: THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI ............................................................................
...rant A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by U. S. Grant is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...cation Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by U. S. Grant is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...thing for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two I received an injury from a fall, which confined me closely to the house while it did not appare... ...xty-two I received an injury from a fall, which confined me closely to the house while it did not apparently affect my general health. This made study... ...chool, many of whom have filled conspicuous places in the service of their States. T wo of my contemporaries there —who, I believe, never attended any... ...ation my father re- ceived a letter from the Honorable Thomas Morris, then United States Senator from Ohio. When he read it he said to me, Ulysses, I ... ...ss at the time, and had the right of nomination. He and my father had been members of the same debating society (where they were generally pitted on o... ...my sentiment so palpably that there was no mistaking it. The annexation of Texas was at this time the subject of violent discussion in Congress, in th... ...and knew but few of them. While I was on duty at Springfield the senators, representatives in Congress, ax-gov- ernors and the State legislators were ...
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...LASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furn... ...SICS SERIES PUBLICATION Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furnish... ... all his history. Without hurry, without rest, the human spirit goes forth from the beginning to embody every faculty, every thought, every emotion, w... ...The Indian and Egyptian temples still betray the mounds and subter- ranean houses of their forefathers. “The custom of mak- ing houses and tombs in th... ... infusions. Every thing the individual sees without him corresponds to his states of mind, and every thing is in turn intelli- gible to him, as his on... ...ociety everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock com- pany, in which the members agree, fo... ... consciousness of a train of great days and victories behind. They shed an united light on the advancing actor. He is attended as by a visible escort ... ...he northern trade, the southern planting, the western clearing, Oregon and Texas, are yet unsung. Yet America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geograp... ... There is no power of expansion in men. Our friends early appear to us as representatives of certain ideas which they never pass or exceed. They stan...
...Excerpt: History. There is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same and to all of the same. He that is once admitted to the right of reason is made a freeman of the whole estate. What Plato has thought, he may think; what a saint has felt, he may feel; what at any time has befallen a...
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... Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...arrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ....................................................................... 4 THE HOUSEHOLD WRECK............................................................... ...re is no end, there never will be an end, of the lamentations which ascend from earth and the rebellious heart of her children, upon this huge opprobr... ... the present quitted us: and once more Agnes, Hannah, and I, the shattered members of a shattered family, were thus gathered together in a house of ou... ... amongst the break- ers. The night which succeeded was gloomy for both the representatives of his Catholic Majesty. It cannot be denied by the greates... ...or two hundred and twenty years. It is enough that she is reported to have united the stately tread of Andalusian women with the innocent voluptuousne... ...of this paper have been translated by the Jesuit missionaries. The Emperor states the whole motives of his conduct and the chief incidents at great le... ...now where it will stop: so, in fact, you know, she may choose to steam for Texas. But the present impression is, that she will settle down by the side...
...Contents Volume One ..................................................................... 4 THE HOUSEHOLD WRECK.......................................................................................................... 4 THE SPANISH NUN ....................................................................................