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The second volume in a 5 volume set, The Context of Transgender
Realities examines crossdressing as it is experienced by
crossdressers and as it is interpreted by others, including
researchers from a number of different disciplines. Organized as
answers to frequently asked questions, the text covers everything
from what motivates crossdressing, to when it begins, how it
proceeds, and what it means.
Life in America has not been easy in the twenty-first century. With
a government that has strayed from principles established by our
Founding Fathers, some Americans may believe all hope is lost.
Americans need a great president, but one question remains: Who can
restore faith for a better future for America? B. J. Miller
provides a platform for everyday American citizens to imagine what
they would do to make a difference if they were president of the
United States. By addressing a variety of governmental policies
such as federal spending, the treatment of veterans, Social
Security, and minimum wage, Miller shares his opinions while
encouraging others to contemplate whether each policy is right for
the country and offer their own ideas for improvement. If You Were
President seeks to stimulate Americans to reflect and respond with
creative proposals intended to set our government on the right
track, allowing the people to once again achieve life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
Among teenagers Romeo and Juliet appears to be the most popular of
the Shakespeare tragedies. Perhaps this is because of the age of
the protagonists. I suspect it is something far deeper than that,
however. The depth of passion evinced by both Romeo and Juliet is
familiar to most adolescents, and their isolation from the world of
adults is also recognized by contemporary teens. Capulet's ranting
when dealing with Juliet's nascent independence is no doubt
familiar to today's sons and daughters. Thus, it seems Shakespeare
continues to speak a universal language; this, I believe, accounts
for the continued popularity of the work.
"In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system,
handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With
the advent of the revolving pistols, however; came patents that
created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored
cylinder necessary for self-contained metallic cartridges. The
caplock revolvers took on a separate evolution and remained state
of the art long after the widespread appearance of cartridge firing
rifles and shotguns. They rode in the holsters of of explorers and
adventurers across the world and granted safe conduct in the
back-alleys of the Industrial West right up until the last quarter
of the 19th Century. Handguns possess a mystique distinctly
different from that of other firearms. They are tools of personal
empowerment-chosen by their owners to provide independence and
freedom of movement. In the ambitious, optimistic early years of
western industrial civilization they were the emblem of liberty and
equality and the bane of repressive governments and social
movements. Largely because of the traditions that emerged in the
time of the caplock pistols and revolvers, they remain so in the
early years of the 21st Century."
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
This book chronicles the creation, evolution, and multifaceted
impact of the University of Alabama HuntsvilleFoundation (UAHF). It
traces the growth of the city of Huntsville and the area
surrounding it as an internationally acclaimed center for research
and development in science, engineering, and technology. The author
describes the concurrent evolution of The University of Alabama in
Huntsville (UAH) as the pre-eminent academic center in Alabama for
research in engineering, physical science, environmental science,
and computational science. He recounts theseminal contributions
that the UAH Foundation, and the outstanding men and women who have
constituted its members, has made in helping to make some very good
things to happen in Huntsville, Alabama. The UAHF is a rarity among
university-related foundations in that the UAHF existed even before
the university it now serves was created. The books chapters detail
how Huntsville leaders came together to form the predecessor of the
UAHF as landholding operation supporting the orderly development of
Cummings Research Park, of which UAH occupies the easternmost
extremity. Later chapters describe how the UAHF gradually took on
greater and greater responsibility for the support of UAH itself,
becoming, ultimately, UAH's independent, university-related
foundation.
In this book, "All Medicines are Poison ," Melvin H. Kirschner,
MPH, MD, sets out to remove the fog of confusion that clouds the
landscape patients are required to navigate in their search for
health care today. This book describes the risks and benefits
associated with the use of medicines, and explores the validity of
other treatment modalities referred to as "Complimentary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM). He discusses the numerous failings and
backroom dealings in the pharmaceutical and insurance industries,
and highlights possible solutions to many of these current
concerns.Dr. Kirschner has had an extensive career in the
healthcare field. He has championed patient's rights throughout his
career. As one of the key physicians instrumental in the enactment
of the first biomedical ethical guidelines in the world, he has
always strived for close doctor/patient relationships where the
patient's concerns always come first.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
Fix Your Damn Book! is a self-help manual for writers who have
finished a manuscript - a novel, novella, short story, or serial -
and who want to self-edit their work to a professional standard and
get it on the market. In this instructional and occasionally
hilarious book, James Osiris Baldwin - an author and editor with
over 8 years of experience as a freelance and staff editor -
explains his technique for painlessly and successfully polishing
your manuscript to a perfect glow. Fix Your Damn Book! will guide
you through: - The seven essential components of successful editing
- Getting into the right headspace to edit your own work -
Objectively diagnosing problems in your manuscript - The secrets of
developmental editing and line editing - Hacks for sharpening your
story, character, and dialogue - Grammar, spelling, punctuation,
passive voice and tense - Recruiting and making the most out of
your first readers - Proofreading and publishing your finished book
This book focus on the history of mainly the women's movement, it
also reflects at the same time the domination of women through out
history. It studies the movement of three Middle Eastern countries,
Kuwait, Egypt, and Iran then it shows the experience of the women's
movement in the UK as an example of a Western society to
distinguish to what extent these societies appreciate women. Now
there are some similarities as well as some differences between the
East and the West which forms the interesting part to observe the
struggle of women in different cultures.
The eighty-five Federalist articles were written by Alexander
Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay; three Founding Fathers who
together sought to promote the ratification of the United States
Constitution. This definitive edition includes all 85 articles, and
the text of the Constitution for ease of reference. Introduced and
passed into law between 1787 and 1788, these papers were
influential in persuading the citizens of the states to ratify the
United States Constitution. Most of the Federalist Papers are
occupied directly or indirectly with the terms of the constitution,
explaining and justifying how each was laid out. There is some
diversion between the opinions expressed and events which followed
- Hamilton, for example, was opposed to the notion of a Bill of
Rights as he felt the original document provided enough protection
for the citizenry. However, the Bill of Rights was eventually
created in 1789 and ratified in 1791.
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