5/21/2023 0 Comments The social contract and discourses![]() ![]() Although the contract imposes new laws, including those safeguarding and regulating property, there are restrictions on how that property can be legitimately claimed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rousseau argues that it is absurd for a man to surrender his freedom for slavery thus, the participants must have a right to choose the laws under which they live. In this desired social contract, everyone will be free because they all forfeit the same number of rights and impose the same duties on all. A state has no right to enslave a conquered people. He concludes book one, chapter three with, "Let us then admit that force does not create right, and that we are obliged to obey only legitimate powers", which is to say, the ability to coerce is not a legitimate power―might does not make right, and the people have no duty to submit to it. The stated aim of The Social Contract is to determine whether there can be a legitimate political authority since people's interactions he saw at his time seemed to put them in a state far worse than the good one they were at in the state of nature, even though living in isolation. The epigraph of the work is "foederis aequas / dicamus leges" Let us set equal terms for the truce. Title page of a pirated edition of the Social Contract, probably printed in Germany. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments Do Hard Things by Alex Harris![]() ![]() ![]() Of our family, and my own shyness were a few of the Abject poverty, a fathers alcoholism and desertion Now featuring a conversation guide, 100 real-life examples of hard things tackled by other young people, and stories of young men and women who have taken the books charge to heart, Do Hard Things will inspire a new generation of rebelutionaries.Īs a young man, I discovered the power of doing hard This rallying cry from the heart of revolution already in progress challenges you to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today. Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. "One of the most life-changing, family-changing, church-changing, and culture-changing books of this generation."Randy Alcorn, bestselling author of HeavenĬombating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, Alex and Brett Harris weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life and map a clear trajectory for long-term fulfillment and eternal impact.Discover a movement of Christian young people who are rebelling against the low expectations of their culture by choosing to "do hard things" for the glory of God.įoreword by Chuck Norris. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments How music works david byrne review![]() ![]() As might be expected he talks about how “music works” in terms of its creation, but he doesn’t stop there. Originally published as a hardcover, a revised paperback edition has just been published by McSweeney’s, allowing Byrne to include new material reflecting the ever increasing nature of the way music works.īyrne, who is probably best known as the former frontman for arguably one of the most interesting bands to come out of New York’s 1970s so-called punk scene, Talking Heads, comes at his subject from all angles. ![]() That is until David Byrne wrote How Music Works. While most study through the centuries has focused on either the physics, the psychological or emotional nature of music, hardly anybody has combined those fields with the more practical aspects involved with the creation and appreciation of music. How Music Works by David ByrneWhile this passive approach to music may be sufficient for the majority, philosophers and scholars have been fascinated with the why’s and wherefores of music since the time of the ancient Greeks. ![]() While we can talk about the song’s lyrics or how the combination of melody and rhythm make us feel good, we usually don’t take it much further. ![]() The majority of us just take it for granted that we enjoy the music we listen to and never really stop to think why. However, no matter how or why you listen, it can’t help but have an effect on you. Maybe we only have it playing in the background, use it to help us sleep or meditate, or perhaps you sit and listen to it carefully. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Rebellious heart jody hedlund![]() ![]() ![]() But I enjoyed the adversarial relationship between Susanna and Ben, becoming friendly as they grew to appreciate their differences then common goals, then realizing they truly cared for each other. Overdone, incongruous kissing scenes and excessive memories of shared kisses had my eyes rolling often. His disdain of the crown and her loyalist stance created an antagonist relationship.until the day Susanna needed his help. She recalled being haughty, rebuffing Ben’s help when she was hurt and let him know he was beneath her.īecause her sister fell in love with Ben's best friend their paths crossed often, not always the most comfortable of moments. But a moment in her childhood past haunted her. A man like Ben Ross was unacceptable, and her mother would continually steer her away from any such attachment. Susanna Smith was a rule follower, loyal to the crown, taught from a young age that she would marry well in order to maintain the standard of living to which she was accustomed. The view to his character showed when his conscience pricked at him as he reluctantly pursued a woman of higher means, then seemingly relieved when her affection turned to another man. Not much money, but enjoyed a loving relationship with parents who scrimped in order to send Ben to college to better his future. Inspired by John and Abigail Adams Ms Hedlund sculpts a tale of two very different people set in the Pre-Revolutionary War era.īen Ross, an attorney and resister to the crown, comes from a farming family. ![]() ![]() ![]() The new range tracks with Treasury Secretary JANET YELLEN’s recent warning to Congress. X DATE UPDATE - Ahead of President JOE BIDEN’s meeting with congressional leaders this afternoon, the Bipartisan Policy Center is out with a new analysis this morning forecasting that the government will bump up against the debt limit between “early June to early August” after previously predicting the so-called “X date” might not hit until early fall. Meanwhile: “ CHRIS CHRISTIE remains the most unpopular presidential candidate among surveyed county chairs.” RON DeSANTIS,” writes Seth Masket for POLITICO Magazine. SURVEY SAYS - “Former President DONALD TRUMP is regaining favor with once skeptical Republican grassroots leaders - largely at the expense of Florida Gov. Ahead of President Joe Biden's meeting with congressional leaders this afternoon, the Bipartisan Policy Center is out with a new analysis this morning forecasting that the government will bump up against the debt limit between “early June to early August." | Evan Vucci/AP DRIVING THE DAY ![]() ![]() ![]() The narrator of the video, the “researcher” in the video, and others on the internet suggest these facts are consistent with Shark Alpha being eaten by a much larger mysterious predator.Īustralian researchers are hunting for what they call a “mystery sea monster” that devoured a 9-foot-long great white shark.
5/21/2023 0 Comments Matthew mcconaughey greenlights![]() “For me personally, I enjoyed being able to give people a nitty-minute breezy romantic getaway from the stress of their lives where they didn’t have to think about anything, just watch the boy chase the girl, fall down, then get up and finally get her. “The romantic comedies remained my only consistent box office hits, which made them my only consistent incoming offers,” he wrote. He went on to make a name for himself starring in a series of romantic comedies, including 2001’s The Wedding Planner, 2003’s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 2006’s Failure to Launch, 2008’s Fool’s Gold and 2009’s Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. The line that sent me into flight was: ‘That’s what I love about these high school girls, man. “Over the years I’ve come to call the kind of line in a script that can send me flying a ‘launchpad’ line,” he recalled. ![]() He called my mom and said, ‘Only thing I have to say is if it’s a boy, don’t name him Kelly.’”Īfter a complicated childhood (more on that later), McConaughey got his big break in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. “I am the youngest brother of three and the son of parents who were twice divorced and thrice married, to each other,” McConaughey wrote in his memoir, released on Tuesday, October 20. The 50-year-old actor was born in Texas to James McConaughey and Mary Kathlene McCabe in 1969. ![]() It’s safe to say Matthew McConaugheyhas lived a colorful life - and he details his childhood, career and marriage to Camila Alves in his new book, Greenlights. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Richelle mead books![]() ![]() ![]() At first it felt a bit unusual since the man is more established than Rose by 7 years and it is one of those educator understudy sentiments, yet it will get more ongoing when Rose graduates secondary school. The sentiment assumes a really enormous part in the whole series it's doubtlessly the basic thought all through the books. ![]() Her companions are steady and brilliant, making for some energizing, conspiring experiences. Nonetheless, she's additionally exceptionally spunky and can kick a few butts as well. They are genuinely a fun cast! Rose Hathaway is the primary character, endearingly reasonable and imperfect. The characters will turn into your most loved piece of the entire series. The principal portion definitely "snares you" making you a fling reader of the entire series. The series improves as the books go on, yet they are decently about the same level of delight. Particularly, in the event that you have a weakness for the paranormal sentiment class –vampires, to be exact. The Vampire Academy series is one of those enormous, critically-acclaimed young adult book establishments that each YA significant other must read. ![]() ![]() ![]() She shows readers a passionate Jane Austen who fought for her freedom, a woman who had at least five marriage prospects, but-in the end-a woman who refused to settle for anything less than Mr. Worsley examines the rooms, spaces and possessions which mattered to her, and the varying ways in which homes are used in her novels as both places of pleasure and as prisons. In places like Steventon Parsonage, Godmersham Park, Chawton House and a small rented house in Winchester, Worsley discovers a Jane Austen very different from the one who famously lived a 'life without incident'. ![]() The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity."-Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire Take a trip back to Jane Austen's world and the many places she lived as historian Lucy Worsley visits Austen's childhood home, her schools, her holiday accommodations, the houses-both grand and small-of the relations upon whom she was dependent, and the home she shared with her mother and sister towards the end of her life. "Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are definitely 14 lines per poem, so that's that sonnet form that you may or may not remember from your 10th grade English class. And then, yes, as the title suggests, every single poem is a sonnet. It's really inventive, right? I mean, I can't actually remember another book that does this, where every single poem has the same title for an entire collection. ![]() Each one is called "American Sonnet For My Past And Future Assassin" - almost identical as the title of the collection. SHAPIRO: The most striking thing about this book when you open it up is that each poem has the same title. He now has a new book out called "American Sonnets For My Past And Future Assassin," and here to talk with us about it is our reviewer Tess Taylor. The poet Terrance Hayes first arrived on the scene in 1999 with a book called "Muscular Music." Since then, he's won a huge number of literary prizes, including a MacArthur Foundation fellowship. ![]() |