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  American Democracy - Where Are...

  Austin Sarat

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  One Day University presents a series of audio lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. As is well known, America's founding political commitments were to democracy and the rule of law. Some have described them as the soul and spirit of our nation. And over the generations, citizens have given their lives to preserve those commitments. But it turns out that their meanings are contested and open to interpretation. This lecture will discuss those contested meanings as they have played out in American history. We will, in addition, assess the health of democracy and the rule of law in the United States. We will consider challenges posed by the Watergate scandal, life in an age of terrorism, and the relationship between the Executive and Judicial branches of our national government. Today some believe that the rule of law and democracy are under attack by the current administration. But, could it be that this is a symptom rather than a cause of what some see as our current crisis? Does America face an erosion of public faith in long taken-for-granted aspects of our political life? As we answer those questions we will discuss the meaning and advantages of the rule of law and democratic governance. This audio lecture includes a supplemental PDF.

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  Revolutionary Medicine - The...

  Jeanne E Abrams

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  An engaging history of the role that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin played in the origins of public health in America  Before the advent of modern antibiotics, one’s life could be abruptly shattered by contagion and death, and debility from infectious diseases and epidemics was commonplace for early Americans, regardless of social status. Concerns over health affected the founding fathers and their families as it did slaves, merchants, immigrants, and everyone else in North America. As both victims of illness and national leaders, the Founders occupied a unique position regarding the development of public health in America. Revolutionary Medicine refocuses the study of the lives of George and Martha Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John and Abigail Adams, and James and Dolley Madison away from the usual lens of politics to the unique perspective of sickness, health, and medicine in their era. For the founders, republican ideals fostered a reciprocal connection between individual health and the “health” of the nation. Studying the encounters of these American founders with illness and disease, as well as their viewpoints about good health, not only provides us with a richer and morenuanced insight into their lives, but also opens a window into the practice of medicine in the eighteenth century, which is at once intimate, personal, and first hand. Perhaps most importantly, today’s American public health initiatives have their roots in the work of America’s founders, for they recognized early on that government had compelling reasons to shoulder some new responsibilities with respect to ensuring the health and well-being of its citizenry. The state of medicine and public healthcare today is still a work in progress, but these founders played a significant role in beginning the conversation that shaped the contours of its development.

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  Britain - Culture Smart! - The...

  Paul Norbury

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  Cool Britannia is alive and well today. British culture is at the top of its game-in fashion, popular music, art and entertainment, science and technology, new inventions, and in the rediscovered skills and excellence in engineering that make it Germany's leading trading partner in Europe. As a family of nations, the British are inventive, reflective, good humored, funny, focused, and tenacious. Today's multicultural Britain is managing the challenges of integrating minorities in a way that remains true to its fundamental values and beliefs as a fair and open society, one that continues to see itself as a model for others to follow. This concise guide will help you navigate through the culturally rich island of Britain.

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  Unlocking the Stress Cycle: The...

  Shayne Adams

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  Unlocking the Stress Cycle: The Essential Guide on How to Use Mindfulness and Meditation to Overcome Stress and Live a More Peaceful LifeMeditation can completely change your life. While countless products, remedies, hacks, and lifestyle changes  all promise to hold the ‘answer’, only meditation really comes  close to actually delivering on that promise. Meditation helps you to rise above stress and worry, thereby  finding peace in your everyday – and improving your happiness,  health, and general wellbeing to a huge degree. Moreover, meditation can also help to improve your performance by bringing stress under control. It can help you to focus your attention like a  laser, to become unflappable in a crisis, and to tap into reserves  of creativity, compassion, and wisdom that you never knew you had.In this audiobook, it will tackle how meditation is the key to keeping your stress under control. It will also delve into the reasons why you always feel stressed in the first place, so that you can understand better and learn how to mitigate it moving forward. You will learn how to use meditation and other tricks that will help lessen your stress.This audiobook will discuss the following topics:-Why You Are Always Stressed – And Why it Needs to Stop-Just What is Meditation?-How to Get Started With Meditation-Just What is Mindfulness?-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Explained -Using Cognitive Restructuring to Become Calmer and  Happier-Understanding Stress, Meditation, and Your Brain-Optimizing Your Life, Diet, and Habits for Less Stress and  Greater Fulfilment-And many more!By the end of this audiobook, you will learn how to command over your own mind  and will, and help you to become the best version of yourself. So take action, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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  Empath Guide to Developing...

  Michaela Morrison

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  Do you feel part of the joys and sorrows of the people around you? 
  Do you get upset without understanding why? 
  Are you easily moved by people's suffering? 
  Have you ever heard about healing empathy? 
  Empathics are people who have a gift for an intuitive understanding of the feelings of others. Not only do they understand how others feel, they can also feel it, taking on their physical pain and their emotional suffering. They are almost always good listeners. People, even complete strangers, seem to perceive this and tend to open up and tell their life stories and problems. Others may think of you as shy, moody, or introverted. Others, on the other hand, may sometimes exasperate themselves with you to be "too sensitive".If you can feel the emotions of others, even when they are not present. If you are often tired in the evening for no reasonIf you have a strong sixth sense and recognize who's lyingIf you're often referred to as too sensitive "for nothing" 
  You're a person with a big heart! 
  This deep understanding and absorption of the emotions of others is an intuitive or psychic gift. It's a beautiful intuitive aptitude, though often people with this ability don't even realize it's a gift. They think it's normal. But if you are empathetic, you are wired differently than others. It's really a special ability and requires special self-care. Just as an athlete takes care of his body, or a singer takes care of his voice, you need to manage and protect your abilities, because in many cases your ability to perceive the emotions of others can wear you down. 
  What are you waiting for? Slide upwards and click on the "Buy" button. Don't deny yourself the chance to know all the techniques to live a life of deep wellness.

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  Variations of Suburbanism -...

  Barbara Schönig

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  Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, sub-urban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it's the rapidly growing areas outside the central cities that pose the biggest questions of the urban millennium: How can the scattered patchwork of urban areas and social spaces linked by networks of highways and public transportation function as a sustainable and livable urban environment? Answering this question requires understanding suburban spaces as heterogeneous urban areas with distinct local characteristics, qualities, and problems.
  
  Following this path, Variations of Suburbanism explores formation, characteristics, and trends of suburban areas all over the world. It provides insights on common features and differences of suburban governance, design, and infrastructure and discusses strategies to understand and design suburban areas in an increasingly sub-urbanizing world.

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