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 Democratic Humanism and American Literature By Harold Kaplan (editor) 2005 | 335 Pages | ISBN: 1412804736 | PDF | 34 MB Democratic Humanism and American Literature illustrates the interplay between democratic assumptions and literary performance in the America's classic nineteenth-century writers--Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Cooper, Poe, Whitman, Twain, and James. Harold Kaplan suggests that these major figures' works are linked by the myths of genesis of a new political culture. Challenged by the democratic ideal, and committed to it, they wrote prophetic books in the American liberal tradition and endowed its ethical intelligence. The task of stating a new and undefined freedom was always implicit and often in the foreground of the writing of these nineteenth-century giants. As the author describes the situation, "the free man had to decide in what sense he was bound by nature or could master it; in what sense he was committed to his society and could reconcile his freedom with it." These classic writers devoted their work to examining this dialectic of values; Kaplan sees their complex and polarized democratic consciousness as seminal in the imaginative tradition they generated. What is unique in that tradition of values is the rivalry of criticism with affirmations of faith. "The highly original ethical trait involved here is based on the capacity of a political society to use its negations against itself and survive." The author suggests that in our own time moral judgments are more likely to be the province of activist politics than literature. His new introduction relates the theme of the book to cultural and political developments in the American experience of modernity and adds a discussion of Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams to the figures treated in the original edition. Since tendencies to develop ideological and idiosyncratic responses to extrinsic events have grown stronger over time, it is more important than ever for scholars and students alike to recover a "moral imagination"--the force that gave rise to the great literary works of the nineteenth century. To describe that force is Harold Kaplan's goal in Democratic Humanism and American Literature.  Delphi Complete Works of Iamblichus (Illustrated) English | 2021 | ASIN: B09BBP1NG4 | 1117 Pages | PDF | 9 MB The third century philosopher Iamblichus of Chalcis was a major figure in the school of Neoplatonism and the founder of its Syrian branch. He was also a notable biographer of the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. Aside from Iamblichus' own philosophical contribution, the 'Protrepticus' is of importance for the study of the Sophists, owing to its preservation of several pages of an otherwise unknown Sophist philosopher. Delphi's Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Iamblichus' complete extant translations, with illustrations, rare works and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)  Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Identity and Data English | 2018 | ISBN: 1499439075 | 48 Pages | EPUB (True) | 13 MB Internet security breaches have been in the news of late. Organizations, governments, businesses, and individual internet users are all at risk. This book introduces readers to the importance of cybersecurity and addresses the current risks from hackers, viruses and other malware, identity thieves, and other online perils. It provides concrete measures that young digital natives can take to protect themselves and their computers, smartphones, and other devices. This volume's lively, cautionary narrative and useful tips will help readers effectively defend their identities and data.  Cyber Persistence Theory by Michael P. Fischerkeller;Emily O. Goldman;Richard J. Harknett; English | 2022 | ISBN: 0197638252 | 273 pages | True PDF EPUB | 18.11 MB  Cut in Stone: Confederate Monuments and Theological Disruption By Ryan Andrew Newson 2020 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 1481312162 | PDF | 4 MB Confederate monuments figure prominently as epicenters of social conflict. These stone and metal constructs resonate with the tensions of modern America, giving concrete definition to the ideologies that divide us. Confederate monuments alone did not generate these feelings of aggravation, but they are far from innocent. Rather than serving as neutral objects of public remembrance, Confederate monuments articulate a narration of the past that forms the basis for a normative vision of the future. The story, told through the character of a religious mythos, carries implicit sacred convictions; thus, these spires and statues are inherently theological.In Cut in Stone, Ryan Andrew Newson contends that we cannot fully understand or disrupt these statues without attending to the convictions that give them their power. With a careful overview of the historical contexts in which most Confederate monuments were constructed, Newson demonstrates that these "memorials" were part of a revisionary project intended to resist the social changes brought on by Reconstruction while maintaining a romanticized Southern identity. Confederate monuments thus reinforce a theology concerning the nature of sacrifice and the ultimacy of whiteness. Moreover, this underlying theology serves to conceal inherited collective wounds in the present.If Confederate monuments are theologically weighted in their allure, then it stands to reason that they must also be contested at this level―precisely as sacred symbols. Newson responds to these inherently theological objects with suggestions for action that are sensitive to the varying contexts within which monuments reside, showing that while all Confederate monuments must come under scrutiny, some monuments should remain standing, but in redefined contexts. Cut in Stone represents the first detailed theological investigation of Confederate monuments, a resource for the larger collective task of determining how to memorialize problematic pasts and how to shape public space amidst contested memory.  Peter C. Smith - Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Crowood Press | 1998 | ISBN: 1861261411 | English | 226 pages | PDF | 100.03 MB Crowood Aviation Series  J.A. English-Lueck, "Cultures@SiliconValley: Second Edition" English | 2017 | pages: 225 | ISBN: 1503600238 | PDF | 2,1 mb Since the initial publication of Cultures@SiliconValley fourteen years ago, much has changed in Silicon Valley. The corporate landscape of the Valley has shifted, with tech giants like Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter vying for space with a halo of applications that connect people for work, play, romance, and education. Contingent labor has been catalyzed by ubiquitous access to the Internet on smartphones, enabling ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft and space-sharing apps like Airbnb. Entrepreneurs compete for people's attention and screen time.  Cultural Capital and Parental Involvement: A Comparison of Students' Music Participation between Beijing and Hong Kong English | 2023 | ISBN: 981199031X | 300 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 2 MB  Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Gloria Esteban Villar, Mark Sullivan, "Cuando la Iglesia era joven: Las voces de los primeros Padres" Español | 2016 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 8490614156 | EPUB | 0,4 mb Si la palabra Trinidad no aparece en la Escritura, ¿por qué juega un papel tan importante en nuestra fe? Y si la Biblia está abierta a distintas interpretaciones ¿con cuál de ellas nos quedamos? Es más: ¿quién ha decidido qué es lo que debe formar parte de la Biblia? Los Padres de la Iglesia son quienes pueden responder estas preguntas. Fueron estos hombres brillantes y combativos quienes fijaron el canon bíblico, esculpieron el Credo y nos han permitido comprender qué son los sacramentos o qué significa salvación. Ellos fueron los que preservaron y nos transmitieron el rico legado de la Iglesia primitiva. D'Ambrosio, gracias a sus conocimientos y a su capacidad comunicativa, ha sido capaz de transformar la árida teología - sin perder la precisión teológica - en historias fascinantes de grandes personajes como Ambrosio, Agustín, Basilio, Atanasio, Crisóstomo o Jerónimo. Por ello, este libro nos pone en contacto directo con el empuje y vitalidad de una Iglesia joven y de un nuevo mensaje que comenzaba a expandirse por el mundo. "Con este relato tan asequible y cautivador, el Dr. D'ambrosio ha culminado la rara hazaña de combinar el interés con la profundidad académica. Los cristianos de cualquier tradición podrán remontarse hasta los orígenes de su fe siguiendo los pasos de estos pioneros. Su historia es nuestra historia" -Profesor David Alton, Cámara de los Lores Marcellino D'Ambrosio es un conocido especialista en información religiosa. Es doctor en teología (dirigida por el cardenal Avery Dulles), ha sido profesor en la University of Dallas y ha publicado cientos de artículos. Posee un don para la comunicación que le ha permitido poner sus amplios conocimientos al alcance de un público tan amplio como variado. Tiene su página web y colabora semanalmente en varias cadenas de radio y televisión. Es coautor del best-seller The Guide to the Passion, con un millón de ejemplares vendidos.  Crush The Iron Crosses : The Explosive True Story Of The Stalingrad Tank Raid by Carl Wechsler English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09ZVBD1NP | 260 pages | EPUB | 0.33 Mb Telling the true story of a raid on a German airfield at Stalingrad, this all-action novel is a brutal account of young soldiers transformed by the violence they inflict and endure. |
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