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  Respect - The Value of Others -...

  Esther Jameson

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  Respect is a foundational human value that extends beyond simple manners or etiquette. It embodies an acknowledgment of each person’s inherent dignity and worth, regardless of differences in background, beliefs, or experiences. Understanding respect involves recognizing the importance of empathy, fairness, and the willingness to honor the rights and contributions of others. It is a dynamic concept that evolves as societies grow more aware of the diversity and complexity of the human condition. 
  Historically, respect has been central to various cultural, philosophical, and religious traditions. In many ancient civilizations, respect was closely tied to honor and social hierarchy, where individuals were expected to show deference to elders, leaders, and those who possessed wisdom. Over time, however, the meaning of respect has broadened significantly. Modern interpretations emphasize equality, mutual recognition, and the importance of each individual’s unique journey. This evolution reflects a collective shift towards a more inclusive perspective, where every person is seen as deserving of respect simply by virtue of being human. 
  Empathy plays a crucial role in cultivating respect. By seeking to understand the experiences, struggles, and aspirations of others, individuals can overcome prejudices and foster an environment of understanding. This empathetic approach enables people to view interactions from perspectives other than their own, leading to more meaningful and supportive relationships. As empathy deepens, respect becomes a natural outcome of genuine human connection, transcending superficial differences and encouraging compassion in everyday interactions.

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  The War after the War - A New...

  John Patrick Daly

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  The War after the War is a lively military history and overview of Reconstruction that illuminates the new war fought immediately after the American Civil War. This Southern Civil War was distinct from the American Civil War and fought between southerners for control of state governments. In the South, African American and white unionists formed a successful biracial coalition that elected state and local officials. White supremacist insurrectionaries battled with these coalitions and won the Southern Civil War, successfully overthrowing democratically elected governments. The repercussions of these political setbacks would be felt for decades to come. 
   
   
   
  With this book John Patrick Daly examines the political and racial battles for power after the Civil War, as white supremacist terror, guerrilla, and paramilitary groups attacked biracial coalitions in their local areas. The biracial coalition put up a brave fight against these insurrectionary forces, but the federal government offered the biracial forces little help. After dozens of battles and tens of thousands of casualties between 1865 and 1877, the Southern Civil War ended in the complete triumph of extremist insurrection and white supremacy. As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Southern Civil War, its lessons are more vital than ever.

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  What's Wrong with Stereotyping?

  Erin Beeghly

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  What's Wrong with Stereotyping? offers a refreshing and accessibly written philosophical take on the ethics of stereotyping. Stereotyping is woven into every aspect of human experience: conversation, psychology, algorithmic systems, and culture. It relates to generalization and induction, core aspects of rationality. But when and why it is morally wrong to stereotype? This book tackles this deep and enduring puzzle. 
   
   
   
  Core chapters evaluate important ethical wrongs: the failure to treat persons as individuals, disrespect, harm, prejudice, threats to freedoms, and the failure to treat persons as equals. One finds that there is no "essence" of wrongful stereotyping, a single property or set of properties that all problematic cases share in common. Nor are the wrongs of stereotyping reducible to an elegant number, two or three. Instead, wrongful stereotyping is characterized by clusters of wrong-making properties, including all the ones noted here. Listeners will come away with a radically pluralistic, open-ended theory of wrongful stereotyping that they can use to identify wrongful stereotyping in their own lives and our contemporary world. Filled with thought-provoking examples and models for social change, this book emphasizes the messiness of moral reality and the importance of looking to the past in order to understand the ethical perils of stereotyping.

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  Kindergarten Teacher Career...

  Brian Mahoney

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  End Money Worries! 
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  With Job Interview Preparation & Counseling for Teens, Men, Women & Young Adults 
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      * What is the salary of a Kindergarten Teacher  
       * What is the Kindergarten Teacher Work Environment like 
         * What is the future Job outlook for a Kindergarten Teacher  
       * How long does it take to become a Kindergarten Teacher  
     * How to Prepare for Your Job Interview 
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  * You'll be confident with the best answers for the toughest job interview questions 
  The knowledge and ability to change your life all for less than the cost of 1 movie ticket! 
  If you are ready to get started & want the knowledge, help & motivation to change your life now!... 
  Then this Book is for you!!! 
             So Don't wait. You'll wait your life away...

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  Rescue Yourself - How to...

  Tara Brabazon

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  You enrol in a PhD, believing in the project and committed to its completion. But something goes wrong. A supervisor leaves the institution, becomes sick, or discards you from their research team or lab.  What happens next?  Who can rescue you?  This book - Rescue Yourself:  How to complete a PhD without a supervisor - helps students organize their habits, strategies, behaviour and emotions to finish a PhD.  Let's start our work from the fear, confusion and worry, and scaffold a thesis to success.

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  Moors The: The History of the...

  Editors Charles River

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  The term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European Christians for the Islamic inhabitants of Maghreb (North Africa), Andalusia (Spain), Sicily and Malta, and was sometimes use to designate all Muslims. It is derived from Mauri, the Latin name for the Berbers who lived in the Roman province of Mauretania, which ranged across modern Algeria and Morocco. Saracen was another European term used to designate Muslims, though it usually referred to the Arabic peoples of the Middle East and derives from an ancient name for the Arabs, Sarakenoi. The Muslims of those regions no more refer to themselves by that term than those of North Africa call themselves Moors. Maghreb, or al-Maghreb, is a historical term used by Arabic Muslims for the territory of coastal North Africa from Alexandria to the Atlantic Coast. It means “The West” and is used in opposition to Mashrek, “The East,” used to refer to the lands of Islam in the Middle East and north-eastern Africa. The Berbers refer to the region in their own language as Tamazgha. In a limited, precise sense it can also refer to the Kingdom of Morocco, the proper name of which is al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyyah, “Kingdom of the West.” 
  The history of the Spanish Peninsula is closely bound to that of the Moors. The term “Spain” was not in wide use until the region was united by the monarchs of Aragon and Castile, and the Moors called the lands they ruled in the Iberian Peninsula Al-Andalus, traditionally thought to be an Arabic transliteration of Vandal, the Germanic tribe which briefly ruled the region in the early fifth century. The English name Andalusia derives from the Spanish Andalucia, which is still used by Spain to name its southern region. Not surprisingly, three religions attempting to coexist during medieval times resulted in nearly incessant conflicts.

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