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  By Michael R. Matthews Publisher:   Springer Number Of Pages:   350 Publication Date:   2009-07-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   9048127785 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9789048127788 Product Description: This anthology deals with the theme of 'Science, Worldviews and Education'. The theme is of particular importance at the present time as many national and provincial education authorities are requiring that students learn about the Nature of Science (NOS) as well as learning science content knowledge and process skills. ... Ebook description

  Zoroastrian Heritage K. E. Eduljee Heritage Institute, Canada ~ 200 webpages (well illustrated, color img.s) Publ. 2007Zoroastrian Creed "On three noble ideals be ever intent: The good thought well thought, The good word well spoken, The good deed well done." Zoroastrian Way, Purpose and Goal of Life Way of Life Amesha Spentas Eternal Enlightenment - Ageless Wisdom • The way of life suggested by Zoroastrianism is based on achieving six ideals:   ‥ a good mind: a positive attitude and gaining wisdom   ‥ principled living: honesty, honest work, helpfulness, moderation and balance   ‥ independence: self-reliance and leadership   ‥ serenity and happiness   ‥ wholeness: healthy and holistic living   ‥ an undying spirit. ... Ebook description

  TTC Soul and the City: Art, Literature, and Urban Livingby: Arnold Weinstein Brown University Ph.D., Harvard University "A great city is, to be sure, the school for studying life." —Samuel Johnson We spend our lives building in empty spaces. Out of nothing, we make something. We fashion jobs, relationships, structures, and meanings. Without these creations, we would live in a wasteland. ... Ebook description

  By Deborah L. Tolman Publisher:   Harvard University Press Number Of Pages:   272 Publication Date:   2005-10-31 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0674018567 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780674018563 Product Description: Be sexy but not sexual. Don't be a prude but don't be a slut. These are the cultural messages that barrage teenage girls. In movies and magazines, in music and advice columns, girls are portrayed as the object or the victim of someone else's desire--but virtually never as someone with acceptable sexual feelings of her own. ... Ebook description

  By Rodney P. Carlisle Publisher:   Facts on File Number Of Pages:   305 Publication Date:   2009-05-30 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0816071780 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780816071784 Product Description: The first decades of the 20th century were characterized by technological advancements. Chief among these was the replacement of horse-drawn vehicles by the gasoline-powered car, which necessitated the development of a nationwide infrastructure of paved highways and filling stations. ... Ebook description

  By Laurie J. Shrage Publisher:   Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Pages:   232 Publication Date:   2009-08-18 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0195385713 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780195385717 Product Description: Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property? Who is in the best position to know a person's sex, do we each have a true sex, and is a person's sex an alterable characteristic? When a person's sex assignment changes, has the old self disappeared and a new one emerged; or, has only the public presentation of one's self changed? "You've Changed" examines the philosophical questions raised by the phenomenon of sex reassignment, and brings together the essays of scholars known for their work in gender, sexuality, queer, and disability studies, feminist epistemology and science studies, and philosophical accounts of personal identity. ... Ebook description

  By Renata Salecl, Slavoj Zizek, Jacques-Alain Miller, Genevieve Morel, Colette Soler, Eric Santner, Darian Leader Publisher:   Duke University Press Number Of Pages:   328 Publication Date:   2000-06 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0822324377 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780822324379 Product Description: Contemporary discourse seems to provide a choice in the way sexual identities and sexual difference are described and analyzed. ... Ebook description