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Removing the Blindfold

Author : John Cyrus Rao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937843281
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Removing the Blindfold written by John Cyrus Rao and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 19TH CENTURY CATHOLICS AND THE MYTH OF MODERN FREEDOM Among American Catholics, there is a certain unwillingness to see anything amiss with modern civilization as embodied in the American dream of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Often, this is because the only alternatives to democracy we know are the much more frightening specters of socialism and communism. To many, it seems the only way to have an effective voice in the American political arena is to align ourselves with the so-called conservative "Right." Yet if we follow the logic of the "Right" today, we may wonder why people who support individual rights and freedom of conscience in the economic and political realm are so vehemently opposed to the supremacy of individual rights and freedom of conscience in the moral realm. Many Catholics give up following the logic at this point and cast their vote in favor of freedom of conscience as the most important principle - because it is the most advantageous to them at this moment. LEARN THE TRUTH The Catholic Church, however, has never been concerned primarily with what is the most advantageous political system at a given point in history, but rather with the truth. In Removing the Blindfold, Dr. John Rao explains the conundrum that modern Catholics face in dealing with the current socio-political climate and traces the roots of this problem back to the French Revolution and the principles it espoused. He shows how most modern Catholics have embraced some form of revolutionary thought without even being aware of it, and reveals how revolutionary ideals are incompatible with Church teaching, and always have been.

The Blindfold

Author : Preeti Dhanuka
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Blindfold written by Preeti Dhanuka and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The only thing that matters in life is your own opinion about yourself”’.-Osho The outer world is a reflection of our inner world. We attract what we are. We all know this, but we do not make a conscious effort towards implementing it in our lives. Are you one of those people who feel they are not being valued? Do you often say ‘I am not being loved?’ Do you often get trapped in unhealthy thinking? In this engaging and thought-provoking self-help guide, we will explore the concept of the blindfold and how it impacts our perceptions, beliefs and decision-making processes. We will learn how common myths and misconceptions can blind us from seeing the truth and also discover strategies for identifying and overcoming them. The Blindfold offers practical tools and techniques for removing the blindfold and realizing our true selves. Whether we are struggling with negative self-talk, limiting beliefs or unhelpful thought patterns, this book will provide us with the tools we need to break free and live a more genuine and fulfilling life. With a casual, direct tone and engaging anecdotes and examples, this is the perfect guide for anyone looking to unlock their full potential and live their best life. Whether we are new to personal growth or a self-help enthusiast, The Blindfold is a must-read book that will inspire and empower us to take action and start living the life we deserve.

Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Design

Author : Paul Yowell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509913610
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Design written by Paul Yowell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decisions courts make in constitutional rights cases pervade our political life and touch on our most basic interests and values. The spread of judicial review of legislation around the world means that courts are increasingly called on to settle matters of moral and political controversy, including assisted suicide, data privacy, anti-terrorism measures, marriage, and abortion. But doubts regarding the institutional capacities of courts for deciding such questions are growing. Judges now regularly review social science research to assess whether a law will effectively achieve its aim, and at what cost to other interests. They cite studies and statistical information from psychology, sociology, medicine, and other disciplines in which they are rarely trained. This empirical reasoning proceeds alongside open-ended moral reasoning, with judges employing terms such as equality, liberty, and autonomy, then determining what these require in concrete circumstances. This book shows that courts were not designed for this kind of moral and empirical reasoning. It argues that in comparison to legislatures, the institutional capacities of courts are deficient. Legislatures are better equipped than courts for deliberating and decision-making in regard to the kinds of factual and moral issues that arise in constitutional rights cases. The book concludes by considering the implications of comparative institutional capacity for constitutional design. Is a system of judicial review of legislation something that constitutional framers should choose to adopt? If so, in what form? For countries with systems of judicial review, practical proposals are made to remedy deficiencies in the institutional capacities of courts.

Afterlives of Confinement

Author : Susana Draper
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822978067
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Afterlives of Confinement written by Susana Draper and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the age of dictatorships, Latin American prisons became a symbol for the vanquishing of political opponents, many of whom were never seen again. In the postdictatorship era of the 1990s, a number of these prisons were repurposed into shopping malls, museums, and memorials. Susana Draper uses the phenomenon of the "opening" of prisons and detention centers to begin a dialog on conceptualizations of democracy and freedom in post-dictatorship Latin America. Focusing on the Southern Cone nations of Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina, Draper examines key works in architecture, film, and literature to peel away the veiled continuity of dictatorial power structures in ensuing consumer cultures. The afterlife of prisons became an important tool in the "forgetting" of past politics, while also serving as a reminder to citizens of the liberties they now enjoyed. In Draper's analysis, these symbols led the populace to believe they had attained freedom, although they had only witnessed the veneer of democracy—in the ability to vote and consume. In selected literary works by Roberto Bola–o, Eleuterio Fernandez Huidoboro, and Diamela Eltit and films by Alejandro Agresti and Marco Bechis, Draper finds further evidence of the emptiness and melancholy of underachieved goals in the afterlife of dictatorships. The social changes that did not occur, the inability to effectively mourn the losses of a now-hidden past, the homogenizing effects of market economies, and a yearning for the promises of true freedom are thematic currents underlying much of these texts. Draper's study of the manipulation of culture and consumerism under the guise of democracy will have powerful implications not only for Latin Americanists but also for those studying neoliberal transformations globally.

Blindfold

Author : Theo Padnos
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982120843
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Blindfold written by Theo Padnos and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning journalist’s extraordinary account of being kidnapped and tortured in Syria by al Qaeda for two years—a revelatory memoir about war, human nature, and endurance that’s “the best of the genre, profound, poetic, and sorrowful” (The Atlantic). In 2012, American journalist Theo Padnos, fluent in Arabic, Russian, German, and French, traveled to a Turkish border town to write and report on the Syrian civil war. One afternoon in October, while walking through an olive grove, he met three young Syrians—who turned out to be al Qaeda operatives—and they captured him and kept him prisoner for nearly two years. On his first day, in the first of many prisons, Padnos was given a blindfold—a grime-stained scrap of fabric—that was his only possession throughout his horrific ordeal. Now, Padnos recounts his time in captivity in Syria, where he was frequently tortured at the hands of the al Qaeda affiliate, Jebhat al Nusra. We learn not only about Padnos’s harrowing experience, but we also get a firsthand account of life in a Syrian village, the nature of Islamic prisons, how captors interrogate someone suspected of being CIA, the ways that Islamic fighters shift identities and drift back and forth through the veil of Western civilization, and much more. No other journalist has lived among terrorists for as long as Theo has—and survived. As a resident of thirteen separate prisons in every part of rebel-occupied Syria, Theo witnessed a society adrift amid a steady stream of bombings, executions, torture, prayer, fasting, and exhibitions, all staged by the terrorists. Living within this tide of violence changed not only his personal identity but also profoundly altered his understanding of how to live. Offering fascinating, unprecedented insight into the state of Syria today, Blindfold is “a triumph of the human spirit” (The New York Times Book Review)—combining the emotional power of a captive’s memoir with a journalist’s account of a culture and a nation in conflict that is as urgent and important as ever.

Remove the Blindfold, Book 1 : Integrated Language Development

Author : Wayne Fairhead
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195405217
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Remove the Blindfold, Book 1 : Integrated Language Development written by Wayne Fairhead and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dear Son

Author : Sandeep Sahni
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 163781528X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Dear Son written by Sandeep Sahni and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Son…. Is a from the heart experience sharing by a father for his 21-year-old son, on the threshold of adulthood. Divided into 21 Chapters, it is easy to read and covers a wide variety of topics of importance for every young adult. Essential and insightful read for parents to guide their children as they enter adulthood and a must read for every young adult starting their life journey and lost in the maze of Dreams, Goals, Money, values, character, upskilling, health etc. and looking for answers to the mysteries of life and how to prioritize and balance the various aspects. An exciting journey with endless possibilities awaits you and if you are looking at how to prepare for it, approach it and prioritize your tasks, this book is for you.

Representing Justice

Author : Judith Resnik
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300110960
Total Pages : 719 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Representing Justice written by Judith Resnik and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remnant of the Renaissance : the transnational iconography of justice -- Civic space, the public square, and good governance -- Obedience : the judge as the loyal servant of the state -- Of eyes and ostriches -- Why eyes? : color, blindness, and impartiality -- Representations and abstractions : identity, politics, and rights -- From seventeenth-century town halls to twentieth-century courts -- A building and litigation boom in Twentieth-Century federal courts -- Late Twentieth-Century United States courts : monumentality, security, and eclectic imagery -- Monuments to the present and museums of the past : national courts (and prisons) -- Constructing regional rights -- Multi-jurisdictional premises : from peace to crimes -- From "rites" to "rights" -- Courts : in and out of sight, site, and cite -- An iconography for democratic adjudication.

Value-Based Management in Government

Author : Douglas W. Webster
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119660122
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Value-Based Management in Government written by Douglas W. Webster and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides step-by-step guidance on implementing and using a value-based management system within the government Countless books on proposed management practices have been written and published over the past century. Some of these have focused on specific management practices for government. In more recent decades, the topics of strategic planning, performance management, cost management and risk management have been extensively covered. However, little has been offered as an approach to integrate these and numerous other management methods and practices in a manner that maximizes the delivery of value to the organization’s key stakeholders. A general management framework is presented in this book in a manner particularly applicable to government organizations. Value-Based Management in Government introduces a new, integrating framework for management practices that optimizes the balancing of results sought; resources supplied and allocated; and risks accepted. These considerations are all balanced for the purpose of delivering maximum stakeholder value. The book offers guidance on how strategic planning, performance management, cost/resource management, and risk management must all be integrated as part of a portfolio management framework across the organization. The book also discusses the role of information technology (IT) in providing data for insights and decision-making, and the importance of organizational change management to implement the needed organizational and behavioral changes. Beginning by explaining the concept of Value-Based Management for the public sector and government, the text goes on to explore topics such as the evolutionary stages of maturity of management accounting, the benefit of attributes (e.g., value-add versus nonvalue-add) in cost data, predictive planning with expense projections, risk management, and various performance measurements (e.g., key performance indicators [KPIs] ). This authoritative book: Discusses a framework for balancing and integrating cost, performance, and risk Explains IT systems integration issues related to activity-based cost management (ABC/M) Addresses why some ABC/M implementation projects fail to meet expectations Describes how quality management efforts can be measured in financial terms Explores the wider uses of predictive accounting (e.g., driver-based budgeting, what-if scenario analysis) Provides organizational change management insights and recommendations needed to achieve the required changes in management decision-making. Value-Based Management in Government is an important source of information for leaders, executives, managers, and employee teams working within or with government organizations.

Achieving Excellence Through Customer Service

Author : John Tschohl
Publisher : AudioInk
ISBN 13 : 1613391692
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Achieving Excellence Through Customer Service written by John Tschohl and published by AudioInk. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’ve heard and read all you want to know about how bad service is in the world and how important service is to customers and to your bottom line, you may be ready for a little action. After many recent articles and books dealing with the need for quality service, few business managers remain unconvinced. Many, however, remain unequipped to express their commitment in action. The mission of this book is to equip the already convinced to implement the already proved: service is a strategy as powerful as marketing and as potent as a quality product itself in the ongoing effort to realize the full profit potential of a company. This book gives you detailed, step-by-step knowledge that you can use in establishing profitable customer service strategies. The profit-producing capability of an organization derives from impressions made by all employees on the organization’s customers. The means of creating these impressions are the quality and efficacy of the product or service that the employees sell: the quality, accuracy, dependability, and speed of their service — and the warmth of their human relationships with customers. Training and motivation for people who actually deliver service and how-to-do-it implementation instructions are the twin I-beams supporting the substance of this book. They are: The reason this book was written. The features that distinguish this book from other books on service. Among key benefits to readers of this book are: Hands-on ideas, skills, and techniques that can be used immediately. Knowledge about shaping employee attitudes, a powerful competitive force moving a firm toward greater market share, customer loyalty, and profitability.

Remove the Blindfold, Book 1 : Integrated Language Development. Teacher's Guide

Author : Wayne Fairhead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195405224
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Remove the Blindfold, Book 1 : Integrated Language Development. Teacher's Guide written by Wayne Fairhead and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book written by and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Inside the Animal Mind

Author : George Page
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767909313
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Inside the Animal Mind written by George Page and published by Crown. This book was released on 2001-08-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of When Elephants Weep and Dogs Don't Lie About Love, Inside the Animal Mind is a groundbreaking exploration of the nature and depth of animal intelligence. While in the past scientists have refused to acknowledge that animals have anything like human intelligence, a growing body of research reveals otherwise. We’ve discovered ants that use leaves as tools to cross bodies of water, woodpecker finches that hold twigs in their beaks to dig for grubs, and bonobo apes that can use sticks to knock down fruit or pole-vault over water. Not only do animals use tools–some also display an ability to learn and problem-solve. Based on the latest scientific and anecdotal evidence culled from animal experts in the labs and the field, Inside the Animal Mind is an engrossing look at animal intelligence, cognitive ability, problem solving, and emotion. George Page, originator and host of the long-running PBS series Nature, offers us an informed, entertaining, and humanistic investigation of the minds of predators and scavengers, birds and primates, rodents and other species. Illustrated with twenty-four black-and-white photographs, the book is the companion to the three-part, hour-long show of the same name, hosted by Page.

Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide

Author : Kamlesh Kapur
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1483645576
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Hindu Dharma-A Teaching Guide written by Kamlesh Kapur and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book builds an overarching view of the essential elements, themes, and teachings of the world's oldest surviving faith tradition Hinduism. Each theme is divided in easy to follow lessons. Highly philosophic content of Vedic chants is made simple enough for students as young as 5. For in-depth study, several appendices guide students into scholarly understanding of complex philosophic ideas such as the nature of reality, the nature of the mind, and the cosmic laws enshrined in the Vedic and post-Vedic texts. As a teacher with 20+ years of experience, the author presents ancient wisdom in simple language. Many books have been written about Hinduism, many of them incomplete and confusing. This book will appeal to those seeking an easy to read, logical approach to both understanding and teaching Hinduism. The book will be useful to parents, grandparents, teachers and students alike.

Stories to Warm Your Heart and Make You Smile

Author : Putz Ballard
Publisher : Putz Ballard
ISBN 13 : 9780557374687
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book Stories to Warm Your Heart and Make You Smile written by Putz Ballard and published by Putz Ballard. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all have been blessed with having a God given memory and in this volume I have opened up the stored memories of my youth. Some are tales that have been shared with me but most are simple stories about me and my family and are snippets from my life. There is humor and sadness contained in these stories some of which are very short and have a deeper meaning and application. It is my hope those who read will sense how special life and the memories held dear to our hearts will be a source of comfort and joy.Written simply in a folksy way, it is with great joy I share with all who will read.

Inspirational Stories from the Pulpit

Author : Rev. Wesley Moss
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1641140046
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Inspirational Stories from the Pulpit written by Rev. Wesley Moss and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of inspirational stories, food for thought, famous quotes, and humor is the result of more than ten years as senior pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, and more than thirty-eight years of preaching and teaching. It is my hope that clergy and professional speakers as well as ordinary individuals will become better communicators in any setting using this easy to read and absorb material. It is also my hope that this collection will mentally stimulate the reader to do or feel something, especially to do something creative and spontaneous. Quoting from Mother Theresa: "The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or Leprosy, it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared-for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty . . . it is not only the poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There's a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God." (Mother Theresa, A Simple Path: Mother Theresa) In most of the inspirational stories, you will be able to experience God's love for humankind and His love for you, and at the same time demonstrate your love for God through your love for neighbor as suggested by Mother Teresa's quote. Even though I'm very acquainted with the section on humor, I find myself laughing out loud each time I revisit this section. If you are an introvert (quiet or your attention is mainly on yourself), this humor will make you an extrovert (active and expressive) and the life of any gathering, because almost everyone loves humor. Make this book a treasured addition to your library and one you will gladly recommend to others. It is my fervent prayer that through this effort I am leaving the wood pile a little higher than I found it. Jesus loves you and so do I! Reverend Wesley Louis Moss, at eighty-one years young, is Associate Minister of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia. Reverend Ken Jelks is senior pastor.

A Heart in Pieces

Author : Barbara Jo Almendinger
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 151274011X
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book A Heart in Pieces written by Barbara Jo Almendinger and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I heard you were gone I felt my heart shatter to pieces and a part of me died with you. I dont think my heart will ever feel whole and complete again. It aches every minute of every day. I wonder if it will ever stop hurting. Are these thoughts or feelings you can relate to? If you have ever experienced devastating loss or life-altering events that have made you feel this way, then this is a book for you. A Heart in Pieces describes a journey of searching for answers about unexplained sudden death in one family and will inspire you not to give up in spite of your tragedy or loss. It will offer you hope, healing, and courage even when you feel like your heart has been shattered to pieces.