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...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 personality. Referring to those, we personalize further on. The examples are extremely numerous, even in our nearest past. When we mention a creation - in the largest sense of the term - with the name...

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...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 also perturbs a new tension). Therefore, the paradox is simultaneously a conclusion and a provocatio...

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...These Details in Preference to Nothing is the story of a relationship, or rather it’s a meditation on one, that is, a mediation on love, faith and an existence caught in transition told from a perspective not fully capable of seeing all angles. The narrative is in...

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...I have begun every impulse to speak with hesitation, suspended on the edge of doubt, mindful of my inability to say how it was. It was the year of the roar of lions, humid nights, the soft breaths of waterweeds and kisses. It was the first year alone with my son. I had always had enemies of my sleep. I had come to know ...

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... in July, with heat waves rampaging throughout South Carolina. Even though nighttime had long fallen and the temperatures had cooled down noticeably, my shirt still stuck to my back. I wondered what good that shower had done that I’d taken before meeting Sherry. A rush of wind blew through my hair as we rode to the top of the Ferris wheel and then stopped, hovering in mid...

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...Dome of Death is a slightly shocking and occasionally thought provoking romantic thriller about two young men who’d love to be as cool as James Bond in the face of extreme danger, but discover reality is not like fiction. When Max, the d...

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...Chapter One Exposing oneself in public is not for the faint-hearted. En masse and expertly illuminated the paintings gave viewers rather more insight into the private spaces of my mind than I’d bargained for. The fact that the gallery’s patrons were also baring th...

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...Excerpt: In the first narrative of my experience in slavery, written nearly forty years ago, and in various writ ings since, I have given the public what I considered very good reasons for withholding the manner of my escape. In substance these reasons were, f...

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... By Frederick Douglas A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication My Escape from Slavery and Reconstruction by Frederick Douglas is a publica... ...ublication My Escape from Slavery and Reconstruction by Frederick Douglas is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Docume... ...lication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this... ...in the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. My Escape from Slavery and Reconstruction by Frederick Douglas, the Pennsyl... ...tronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publicat... ...ennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents MY ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY ...... 4 RECONSTRUCTION ..................... 16 4 ... ...le sums from time to time were collected by the State. In these papers the name, age, color, height, and form of the freeman were described, together ... ...ime made by ferry-boat, on board of which I met a young colored man by the name of Nichols, who came very near betraying me. He was a “hand” on the bo... ...- more as “Allender’s Jake,” but in New Y ork he wore the more respectable name of “William Dixon.” Jake, in law, was the property of Doctor Allender,...

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...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the...

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...... ...nce works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serve the public, aid students and educators by providing publ... ... *This eBook has certain copyright implications you should read.* This book is copyrighted by the World Public Library. With permission copies ... ...ruly understand the words he had been given. And soon after that he changed his name from Sealt to his grandfather's name. Seattle. As they walked ... ...e sky, and began to speak: . "Yonder sky that has wept tears of compassion upon my peo­ ple for centuries untold, and which to us appear changeless a... ...rkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sa­ cred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist ... ...t in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory of my people. We are part of the Mother Earth and the earth is a part o... ...r now, she felt somewhat contented. After that, Richard and Ray (the shamaness name she had been given, which stood for: the ray of sunshine that t... ...e Pass at the place called du-SUH -wub, "clear salt water", from which came the name of the Suquamish, and used by the elders for the grand potlach ...

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...ormal romance and fantasy adventure *** BOOK TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_w-eZwPJbA *** Never marry a stranger...even if he is a drop-dead gorgeous immortal king. Never pretend to be a princess. And most importantly...never slip on an ancient wedding ring you know nothing about. Sarah Larker returns to a cave where her sister disappear...

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... “Base camp to Adam. Something’s coming down the hill.” Sarah pointed the FLIR camera straight ahead, then took a few more steps into the foliage. A red amoebic-looking blob on the scanner screen began to morph, growing larger as it took on a humanoid shape. She gasped. Oh, this time they’ll see. This time, I’m gonna have more tangible evidence than mosquito bites and a b...

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...We all have questions regarding God’s paradise in heaven; as Christians, there is nothing more disappointing as spending all your life on earth convinced that you will go to Paradise when you die only to arrive there and hear Jesus say to you, “You are not saved; you are going to hell.” There are more t...

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...If God lives in heaven and the Bible is His holy word, then the Bible must be from heaven. If the Bible is from heaven where God lives, then the Bible is definitely written in the Language of Heaven. If the Bible is the Language of Heaven, then the Bible must be...

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...CONTENTS My Prayer viii Prayer Request ix Acknowledgement x Introduction xii The First Visitation from Jesus Christ xv Chapter 1: The Language of Heaven 1 Heaven 1 Divine Numbers of Heaven 16 Above and Below 19 God is Holy ...

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... who reckons he’s too good for us—won’t even play footy with the boys!’ Her tirade was interrupted by a high-pitched giggle, ‘Bob, get your hands off my tits!’ Boozy laughter. ‘You’re a total reject, Zeno, even your name’s a fuckin’ disaster,’ one of the guys sneered. Loud cheers and the clink of bottles. ‘Piss off back to the city, arsehole. We don’t want your sort here....

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...Chapter 1 Zeno Chapter 2 Stephen Chapter 3 Jarek Chapter 4 Bindi, Irma, Belle & Ari Chapter 5 Adele is Taught a Lesson Chapter 6 Marriage Chapter 7 Bindi & Adele Chapter 8 Preparations Chapter 9 Cador Chapter 10 What to Wear? Chapter 11 Eros Chapter 13 Acceptance Chapter 14 Secrets Chapter 15 National Park Chapter...

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...When Polynesian people came to Hawaii, hundreds of years ago, they brought legends. We know this because the same stories and similar hero names are found in other Polynesian groups. Other legends grew about historical events in our islands, about real people and places. Some are very old while others have grown in recent times. As all these stories were told...

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...ut it seems as though the Story itself has gotten out of control. The Hoomans appear set on a course of self-destruction and the Storyteller's health is failing as a result. A Bloon by the name of Bozo volunteers to enter the Story and the Storyteller writes in a boy called Theo to accompany him. Traveling the planet in search of a Cure, they seek the counsel of the Awaken...

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...right for the author has been asserted A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-9560192-0-2 Paperback Prin... ...knowledgements Acknowledgements Bozo and the Storyteller f rst popped into my head in the house of Jiska in Amsterdam and it was she who heard the f ... ... amber and then f nally to green, signalling that he was about to speak. ‘My dear Bloons,’ he began, in a voice that seemed as faint as the light fr... ...ce that seemed as faint as the light from the distant galaxies. ‘I passed my younger years travelling between the stars, unearthing the secrets that... ...y taken the very life out of me and soon I shall die. Ten thousand nights is far too short a time to have lived with such delightful folk, but now w... ...ther side of the planet. Only one of the Bloons, a tubby youngster by the name of Bozo, ever sought out the company of the Storyteller during the da... ..., in his long, rolling voice. ‘Master, forgive me, but did you say that it is the Story that has made you ill?’ The Storyteller nodded grimly and rep... ...spear of a sky god. This rather terrif ed creature, known back home by the name of Bozo, looked down and screamed as he saw the ground approaching fa... ...ay. There was no clue as to where he had come from and they knew only his name, since it was sewn into the jacket he was wearing when they found him...

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...The 2000 year history of the atom and chemistry, from the Classic Greek Era to the present, is described in 800 pages, depicted with some 300 pictures and illustrations. This history of the atom and chemistry discusses the lives of about 180 chemists and physicists, through the evolution of several stages of deve...

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...ounds. AUGUSTE LAURENT (1807-1853) French Chemist 184 Proposed the concept of Functional groups with Jean Dumas. Introduced the Nomenclature to name Organic Compounds. ADOLPH W. KOLBE (1818-1884) German Chemist 185 One of the early synthesizers of Organic Compounds. PIERRE E. BERTHELOT (1827-1907) French Chemist 188 A pioneer in Organic Chemistry. Synthesize...

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...“Interest has revived in the works of Sextus Empiricus in recent times, especially, one may say, since the date of Herbart. There is much in the writings 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...

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...The Historical Relations Of Sextus Empiricus-Introductory paragraph.—The name of Sextus Empiricus. His profession.—The time when he lived.—The place of his birth.—The seat of the Sceptical School while Sextus was at its head.—The character of the writings of Sextus Empiricus.. 1 -- The Position An...

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...K PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE, CONSTANTINOPLE TURKEY This Thesis is accompanied by a Translation from the Greek of the First Book of the ... ...visions into chapters, with the headings of the chapters in the translation, is the same as Fabricius gives from the manuscripts, although not used b... ...47, 1887. Maccoll, The Greek Sceptics from Pyrrho to Sextus, London, 1869. My grateful acknowledgments are due to Dr. Ludwig Stein, Professor of Phi... ...AL RELATIONS OF SEXTUS EMPIRICUS 1 Introductory paragraph.—The name of Sextus Empiricus. His profession.— The time when he lived.—The pl... ...honism. CHAPTER III. THE SCEPTICAL TROPES 31 Origin of the name.—The ten Tropes of ἐπνρή.—The First Trope.—The Second Trope.—The Th... ... in recent times, especially, one may say, since the date of Herbart. There is much in the writings of Sextus that finds a parallel in the methods o... ...er to his contemporaries in a way to afford any exact knowledge of them. His name even furnishes us with a problem impossible of solution. He is call... ... to me, but in regard to what it is by nature I shall be obliged to suspend my judgment. THE SECOND TROPE. Such is the first Trope of ἐπνρή. The se... ...APTER XXII. ἐποχή or the Suspension of Judgment. When I say that I suspend my judgment, I mean that 196 I cannot say which of those things presente...

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...Chapter One Nicola looked down at the mess on the floor; torn cigarette papers, sweet wrappers, shopping receipts and what looks like dirt is now spread out on the floor where Stef, her boyfriend, has emptied his pockets out. Nicola feels her face flushing with anger as she had only cleaned and dusted the whole flat twenty minutes ago! “Stef!!” Nicola shouts....

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...anges in himself and his peers 50. Steward discovers the changes do not extend to his family 51. Brandt, also visiting home, notices the farm scene is fading 52. Matt finds Mary ready to address all obstacles to marriage 53. Former crew gathers to celebrate Matt and Mary’s engagement 54. Steward makes a move on Barbie Carpenter and gets rebuffed 55. Steward researche...

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...ke a fire or fashion a needle, a knife, or a spear. He first blesses him with language. Even before He takes Adam‘s rib to make Eve, He tells Adam to name every living creature. Adam immediately understands God‘s words and enunciates his own....

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...s It Again-Inventors strived from the early 1800s to mechanize Gutenberg’s process—unsuccessfully until Mergenthaler built his Linotype. But Ottmar’s name fell through history’s cracks. -- 18. ?The Eighth Wonder of the World?-Although as late as 1980, Linotypes still set 80 percent of the world’s text, most of those once-wondrous machines were junked before 2000. -- 19. Fr...

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...ilogue By Michael S. Hart Dedication to CAROL For becoming my smart, beautiful bride in 1949 and then giving fully of herself to me a... ..., care, feeding, fun, and friendship. Also for her perceptive editing of my copy over many decades, especially during the writing of this book. ... ..., eBooks inventor and Project Gutenberg co-founder Preface ―Knowledge is power,‖ a quote by Francis Bacon. . CHAPTERS 1. Did Water Monkeys Sw... ...rocess—unsuccessfully until Mergenthaler built his Linotype. But Ottmar’s name fell through history’s cracks. 18. ―The Eighth Wonder of the World... ...ms.‖ 22. Knowledge-Sharing InfoTech—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ―It is a matter of most importance that our government protect the right of eve... ...-four, I bring another full lifetime lived both at that exact moment where my experiences could straddle working in print shops and in the current di... ...uld be to read it backward, to jump to the start of the Epilogue. This is because my own perspective on the history of the written word is tied so... ...ion.‖ —Brad Bradford Preface Way back in the fifteenth century a man named Johann Gutenberg invented the ―printing press.‖ More than 400 years ... ...Linotypes.. Today, you belong to a tiny minority if you recognized the name Mergenthaler, and an even smaller minority if you are aware of his Li...

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...hor and historian: “...Characters and scenes are so right and living...it is so beautifully done, one finds oneself feeling it is not fiction but ac... ...ime.” RUSSELL KIRK, novelist: “The scenes are drawn with power. Bartlett is an accomplished writer.” PAUL ENGLE in The Chicago Tribune: “...articul... ...nowledge of place and people.” MICHAEL FRAENKEL, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity of the true and original creator. Bartlett is essentia... ...n lives now buried by the passage of centuries. I am deeply grateful to my wife, Karen Bartlett, for her faithful, patient, and perceptive help wi... ... faithful, patient, and perceptive help with this long project. ✧ For my father, Paul Alexander Bartlett, whose kindness, love of beauty and o... ...ucting the personality of Sappho and her background in ancient Lesbos. To my happy surprise he did so, in a work which is at once poetic, dramatic a... ...ge slowly and saw the sail topple into the water and heard a man cry some name. Shouts went up. A chorus began. Voices caught our song, way out at... ... And I slipped away, not daring to meet him, hoping someone would shout a name and confirm that this was another, not Alcaeus. But no, I knew. A woma... ...nt about building a fire and preparing supper. I have forgotten the boy’s name, but not his face. Forever after, I thought of him as my first lover....

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...ntom of the Opera, http://www.smashwords.com/ books/view/2163 (This title is available in print for US customers via TreasureLine Books and for UK/EE... ...Due to financial concerns, the book will not be published. Thus, I share my thoughts here. Speaking Their Names “We are here in the memory of those ... ...ook will not be published. Thus, I share my thoughts here. Speaking Their Names “We are here in the memory of those who have parted …” The lyrics flo... ... singing in an a cappella octet, under the direction of composer Ruth. It is my first public performance in 14 years. Three people away from me on th... ...nging in an a cappella octet, under the direction of composer Ruth. It is my first public performance in 14 years. Three people away from me on the s... ...rst public performance in 14 years. Three people away from me on the stage is a grey-haired man with a seeing-eye dog. Karl’s gorgeous tenor sends th... ... whole lot more that I know nothing about. He is just one of the people in my life who live with HIV or AIDS. There are a few more performances after... ...r songs, and several speeches. At one point, we are asked to call out the names of loved ones whose lives were taken by AIDS. I name Mat M. and Ric ... ...mmunity have been affected by this horrible disease. We are then asked to name someone in our lives who is living with HIV. I name the friend I’ve n...

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...mation retrieval and storage system without permission of the publisher. Names, characters and incidents depicted in this book are products of th... ...port of a lot of people. First I’d like to thank Lynne for making me get off my butt to write the original version of this book. Then I’d like to s... ...ite the original version of this book. Then I’d like to send a shout out to my good friend Savannah Chase, who was the inspiration for my heroine. ... ...e who kept telling me I could do it when I wanted to chuck it and hide under my bed. Susan, my sis from another mother. Val, who loves a good Vamp... ... going the opposite direction of where I wanted to go. Sailing through space is not as delightful as it sounds, especially the hitting the ground pa... ... Prince of the Undead. Unlike some of my weaker co-workers — not naming any names but Joe Sidesburn knows who I’m talking about — I wouldn’t go out ... ... growled. “Movies, comic books and the textbooks at school all agree staking is the only sure way to kill a Vampire,” I said with a decisive nod. I... ...“Because, you stupid bitch, I’m not frigging dead!” he screamed. “Well there is that, but you could be an exception.” “Are you always so hardheaded,... .... “Look, before I start yelling at you again, could you please tell me your name. So I can personalize my insults for a more lasting effect.” Not...

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