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...tions -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became ... ...oman empire 33-44 CHAPTER II. Visions of the past. -- Eastward and westward of human life -- The greatness of ancient Carthage -- Venice the mistress ... ...rm- breeders -- Mermaids, sirens and seals -- The mermaid wife who forsook her human husband -- Horses and oxen of the sea -- Monstrous serpents and o... ...-- Scenes in the chief city of the Totonacs -- The horrible custom of offering human sacrifices -- How the victims were obtained -- The great pyramid ... ...nd fertility of the country -- A passage of the Cordilleras -- More altars for human sacrifices -- Architectural wonders of the City of Naulinco -- A ... ..., a distinguished and rich navigator of Venice, equipped a vessel from his own resources, and set out to make himself acquainted with the least known ... ...er was Aloadine, and his religion was that of Mohammedanism. With the peculiar resources which distinguish the people of that creed, he had provided a... ...rcised always for the benefit of the king, Marco tells us of the extraordinary resources and valor of Kubla Khan, to whose quick understanding and dec... ...ainment that opportunity was offered not only for acquainting himself with the resources of the Empire, but for persuading the Tlascalans to join him ...
...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- Building a strong nation -- The earliest navigators -- Evolution of the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- ...
...'s choice - why? A small champion for a new way, a new life, a new world of humanity? A sign of hope that in the future we can finally be free from... ...f this is nonsense then war is, too, for the niece sees but family: two men, human and fallible both, yet each worthy in equal measure of friendship a... ...know what it means to be a boss; someone who remembers what it's like to be human, who can manage resources and people with realistic sympathy and o... ... be a boss; someone who remembers what it's like to be human, who can manage resources and people with realistic sympathy and organized efficiency, s... ... and he can sleep easy when the time comes to rest. A job it is not for this human healer, but a vocation potent and strong; the call he must heed 69 ... ...xploring the hidden depths of biblical truths and scientific explanations of human evolution and creation, leading to discussions that stimulate about...
...I in Germany. She has also been forced to rethink her definition of 'friend'. If we learn something from someone that helps us to grow and develop as human beings, becoming more understanding and compassionate in the process, then surely most people we meet in life will be our 'friends'? Through the memories and experiences of the people in Helena's life, others can hopefu...
...e properly be called "Smart Dragons, Dumb Choices.” It is set in the pre-human Gobi desert and draws on Chinese mythology. Its major characters ar... ...s is the most important time of your short life. You must bring all your resources to it. The fate of our world rests on your lazy head. You must...
...ve novel in search of a feature-length, animated film, Fire and Fur might more properly be called "Smart Dragons, Dumb Choices.? It is set in the pre-human Gobi desert and draws on Chinese mythology. Its major characters are dragons and cats. Of course, the cats do speak (often caustically) since a few dragons are interesting enough (cats can still speak but no one is inte...
...ere is a common starting-point in the study of the power and limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of s... ...lations of man to the lower animals, and a common interest in the theory of human knowledge. While, however, some of the pages of Sextus' works woul... ...e imposes. [1] In other words, we find here the same natural desire of the human being to rise above and beyond the limitations which pain and passi... ...the discussion, there is not a sufficient unanimity in the mental images of human beings to allow us to base any assertions upon them in regard to t... ... for different men. [2] The poets well understand this marked difference in human desires, as Homer says, "One man enjoys this, another enjoys that... ...e it treats of unseen things. The second Trope states that although abundant resources exist by which to investigate the cause of a thing in question...
...gs of Sextus that finds a parallel in the methods of modern philosophy. There is a common starting-point in the study of the power and limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of sense-perception, and the genetic relations of man to the lower animals, and a common interest in the theory of human knowledge. While, however, some of...
... The Kamehameha Schools, Policy Analysis and System Evaluation (PASE); the State of Hawaii Departments of Health, Public Safety, Hawaiian Home Lands, Human Services, Business, Economic Development and Tourism; the University of Hawai and the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. This 2006 edition also includes a resource list for health, human servic...
...-04. 88 -- Ethnic Background Of University Of Hawaii Instructional Faculty And Community Colleges. 90 -- Personnel: Fall 2002 And 2003. -- Education Resources. 92 -- Health. 95 -- Selected Chronic Conditions By Ethnicity - Total Number And Prevalence Per 1,000 Persons -- In Hawaii: Hawaii Health Survey (Hhs) 2002. 98 -- Number And Percent Overweight (Including Obese) By C...
...Foreword It was agriculture that enabled human beings to become producers rather than hunters and gatherers, and in doing so to settle into communities. From these earliest settlements have developed the elaborate and complex societies of today. During all these mil...
...Table of Contents List of Boxes ix Acknowledgments xi List of Acronyms xii Forward by Ismail Serageldin xiii To The Reader xv Chapter 1. NATURAL RESOURCES 1 Concern 1 The Underlying Resources 3 Land and Soil 3 Water 7 Atmosphere 12 Biodiversity 15 Forests 17 Management of Natural Resources 19 Chapter 2. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 23 The Development of Modern Agriculture ...
...a valuable commodity. At a time when no one can be trusted, 16-year-old Rabbit, is about to find out, just how far the government will go, to reserve resources for those they deem worthy- and for those they do not. Its up to Rabbit, and her father, to find a way to survive, in a chaotic world filled with thirst....
...ofessionals, and the outlook looks bleak for those of us who have nothing to offer society. We are what the government refers to as “the filth of the human race.” With no degrees to our names, and no skills to offer- other than cleaning up after the rich- we were spared only for their pleasure, and then tossed out like an old toy when something better came along. ...
...f unnecessary energy consummation, etc. The Reproduction’s misprocess is the connection which takes place between mankind and nature and during which humans modify the natural objects, and even the nature, in accordance with their societal disgusts....
...the economic’ systems after 1900. ............... 16 The principles of disorganization and the capital of the non‐economic systems ......... 16 The resources that are at the base of a disorganization .................. 17 The principal disadvantages of standardization ...................... 18 The continuous simplification of the labor’s place ..................... 18 ...
...lives. These kupuna had the highest regard for the loko ia believing in the interrelationship of all things: sky and earth; ocean and land; land and human; human and gods. "The Hawaiian and all other natural forms of his world were the beneficiaries of this primal cadence and flowed with the rhythm of the universe" (Kanahele, 1997). The Hawaiians' intimate knowledge of ...
...time. Let these be beacons of light to guide our haumana (students) to these ponds of knowledge. Let us help them rebuild the walls of these living resources where they can gather, as did the pua ia (fish fry), to grow and be nurtured. With education and inspiration, the legacy of our ancestors can be preserved and passed on to future generations, a mau a mau, (forever ...
...ltural properties of on-going cultural significance; the criteria, standards, and guidelines currently utilized by the Department of Land and Natural Resources-State Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-SHPD) for the evaluation and documentation of cultural sites (cf. Title 13, Sub-Title 13:275-8; 276:5 — Draft Dec. 21, 2001); and the November 1997 guidelines for cultural ...
...alilua Lands And Fisheries: A Historical Overview -- 5 -- An Overview of Hawaiian Settlement -- 5 -- An Account of the Naming of Kolo and Olelomoana (Human Bone Used to Make Fishhooks) -- 6 -- The Journal of Chester S. Lyman (A Journey along the Coast of Kapalilua in 1846) -- 7 -- Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka Miki - The Heart Stirring Story of Ka Miki (recorded in 1914 -- 191...
...I. The Right to Life It is a fundamental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to life. The existence of a right impl... .... But it is not clear whether it has a right to go on using the mother's body, or resources, or to burden her in any way in order to sustain its o... ...one have the right to use other people's bodies, their property, their time, their resources and to deprive them of pleasure, comfort, material pos... ...tain, or prolong them at SOCIETY's expense (no matter how major and significant the resources required are). Still, if a contract has been signed -... ...y's obligations - but fulfill them it must, no matter how major and significant the resources are. Still, if a person volunteered to join the army a... ...forcefully. II. Issues in the Calculus of Rights IIA. The Hierarchy of Rights All human cultures have hierarchies of rights. These hierarchies ref... ...e a calculus of hierarchically weighted rights. (See "Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life" by Baruch A. Brody). One form of calculus is the uti... ...e Mother is a morally significant person and that she is a rights-holder. All born humans are and, more so, all adults above a certain age. But wha... ...quires in order to materialize his potential. It sounds very much like many other human contracts. And this contract continue well after pregnancy...
...w and the integral view. In medicine, Chinese traditional science regards humans as a part of the universe, and as being in constant exchange with t... ... and as being in constant exchange with the universe. Problems occur when humans lose the balance in the exchange, when selfishness surpasses their ... ...! In education, Chinese classics place special emphasis on the harmony of humans with the universe, to maintain inner balance and peace. This kind o... ...itual harmony than material wealth. Here arises the basic problem: Should human beings chain themselves to wealth? Should they become slaves to it, o... ...n and shallowness of science compared to the Chinese culture. Even though humans can conceptualize everything, we never reach the edge of truth in s... ... are educated to set up their enemies. However, there are strictly limited resources in the world, not enough for such endless desires. Western scien...
...ew of environment, its protection and degradation. World-class photographer Thomas Kelly traveled the world to capture stunning images of the growing human impact on nature and climate change, and writer Matthew McDermott interviews spiritual leaders for their insights and potential solutions for the human predicament. Their words are trenchant and their warnings dire. Tho...
...ER II: THE PROBLEM OF GOOD AND EVIL AND THE DEFINITION OF HUMAN BEINGS AS PERSONS .................................................... ....................................................... 54 CHAPTER VIII: HUMAN BEINGS ARE FREE TO LOVE AND FREE TO HATE .............................. ... CHAPTER I THE EMERGENCE OF THE PERSON We have already stated that humans are beings that create themselves. Today we want to look at the mo... ...mselves. Today we want to look at the most recent phase of this process of humans that create themselves. In this most recent phase, we say that hum... ... we mean by the concept of Person. It is important that we establish that humanity evolves by steps. The evolution of this most recent accomplishme... ...situation is on a social and individual level, and then ask ourselves what resources we have available. It’s true that we are slaves of psychological... ...rue that we are slaves of psychological imperialism, but we also have many resources within us: we have will power and we have the power to love. At... ...we have the power to love. At this point, we must ask ourselves: can these resources help us overcome this difficult situation? My answer is that we...
...in themselves or in their environment. We call these vectors "Negentropic Agents". Human Beings are Negentropic Agents gone awry. Now, through its ... ...aining the number of other Entropic Agents on Earth or by reducing the numbers of humans. To achieve the latter (which is the path of least resi... ...e path of least resistance and a typical self-regulatory mechanism), Nature causes humans to begin to internalize and assimilate the Entropy that t... ... series of intricate and intertwined mechanisms: The Malthusian Mechanism Limited resources lead to wars, famine, diseases and to a decrease in th... ...rs, famine, diseases and to a decrease in the populace (and, thus, in the number of human Entropic Agents). The Assimilative Mechanism Diseases, ol... ...mena yield negative demographic effects directly related to the entropic actions of humans. Examples: excessive use of antibiotics leads to drug- re... ...type invariably develop at different rates, thus preventing an all-out scramble for resources and maladaptive changes. This is known as "mosaic ev... .... It is reminiscent of the "invisible hand of the market" that allegedly allocates resources optimally among various players and agents. Martin Now... ...ed, digested, or assimilated"? Is it a general rule that, given sufficient time and resources, the simple can become complex and the complex reduced...
... Also published by United Press International (UPI) It is impossible to describe any human action if one does not refer to the meaning the actor sees... ...henomena such as "strong reciprocity" - the propensity to "irrationally" sacrifice resources to reward forthcoming collaborators and punish free-ri... ... react to the level of visual exposure to advertising - regardless of its content. Humans may be too multi-dimensional and hyper- complex to be usef... ... hopefully improved, assumptions. One way around this apparent quagmire is to put human cognition (i.e., psychology) at the heart of economics. A... ... human cognition (i.e., psychology) at the heart of economics. Assuming that being human is an immutable and knowable constant - it should be amena... ...ved phenomena, both those related to economics and those pertaining to non-economic human behaviour. It must adequately cope with irrationality and ... ...ound the Malthusian concept of scarcity. Our infinite wants, the finiteness of our resources and the bad job we too often make of allocating them e... ...We are forever forced to choose between opportunities, between alternative uses of resources, painfully mindful of their costs. This is how the p... ..., defines the dismal science: "Economics is the study of how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable commodities and distribute them am...
...nability. Yet, our approaches to care of the natural environment seem to be based on erroneous assumptions. We seem to assume the need to compete for resources even if they are not limiting, the necessity and virtuousness of maintaining our current lifestyles, and the inevitability of our Western technological approach as a precursor to a global utopia of sustainable envir...
...tuation 91 Conventional Considerations 96 Wider Aspects of Food Security and the Environment 101 Agriculturally Induced Environmental Degradation 102 Human and Ecosystem Rights in Agricultural Context 106 Policy for Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture 109 Self-Sufficient Agriculture Secures Food 110 Food Before Commodity 111 Environmental Protection 112 Re-Conceiving Fo...
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