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  Social Character in a Mexican...

  Erich Fromm

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  “[A] groundbreaking study combining psychoanalytical and anthropological methods to analyse the impact of industrialization on ‘peasants.’” —Booknews The renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm analyzed more than just general society and societal processes. Together with Michael Maccoby, he completed a study of Mexican villagers to empirically illustrate how historical, economic, and social requirements determine behavior.Social Character in a Mexican Village does much more than introduce a new approach to the analysis of social phenomena. It throws new light on one of the world’s most pressing problems, the impact of the industrialized world on the traditional character of the laboring class. Unanimously, the book is an outstanding introduction to Fromm’s concept of social character. “Fromm and Maccoby have written a study of crucial importance.” —Richard J. Barnet, Institute for Policy Studies

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  Freezing Cold Takes - NFL...

  Fred Segal

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  Since 2015, Fred Segal has chronicled "unprophetic" sports predictions on the internet. His Freezing Cold Takes social media pages feature quotes and predictions from members of the sports world that have aged poorly or were, in hindsight, flat-out wrong. The pages have become a guilty pleasure for hundreds of thousands of sports fans who love to see sports media's infamous "hot takes" that went cold. 
   
   
    
  Segal focuses on the NFL, and provides a vast collection of poorly aged predictions and analysis from NFL media members and personalities about some of the most famous teams and players in the league's history. He also explores ill-fated commentary related to draft picks, hiring decisions, and some of the NFL's most notable games. But this book is not simply a list of quotes. It delves through content mined from internet archives and original interviews with media, players, and coaches. Segal provides important background surrounding each featured mistake to offer essential context as to why the ill-fated prediction was made as well as why the personality who made the prediction is eating their words. 
   
   
   
  Together, the fourteen chapters—each spotlighting Freezing Cold Takes about a specific team or topic within a certain defined period—create a wholly unique and endlessly entertaining lens through which to explore NFL history.

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  999 Powerful Affirmations for...

  EasyTube Zen Studio

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  Dear black woman, 
  You are beautiful, powerful, effervescent. Yet the weight of the world seeks to dim your glow, gnaw at your strengths, and dull your spark. 
  Whenever you feel alone, remember that there have been many others in your shoes once. Now, look at how they shine — brimming with self-love, optimism, confidence, motivation, vigor, power, and success. 
  You see, there is an upside to the gloom and doom: it serves as the canvas for your light. 
  So, stoke the frozen embers and give way to a brighter, happier, more confident YOU with the help of “999 Powerful Affirmations for Black Women”. 
  Here is where you will find powerful daily affirmations to hack your mind to positivity, confidence, health, money, success, and motivation. 
  In this compelling book, you will find 999 affirmations that will help you to: 
  Put yourself first 
  Love yourself again after a terrible experience 
  Build your strength in the midst of anxiety and stress 
  Improve your sleep quality and rejuvenate your entire being 
  Make you feel beautiful again 
  Seek joy in everything you do 
  Step out of your comfort zone with confidence and ease 
  Stay true to your authentic self 
  And so much more! 
  Use “999 Powerful Affirmations for Black Women” by EasyTube Zen Studio to help you overcome anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and all other odds stacked against you in the modern world, so you can tower over the world like the goddess that you are! 
  Scroll up, Click on “Buy Now”, and Start Honoring Yourself Today!

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  Women vs American Supreme Court...

  United States Congress, Jon O....

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  The legality of abortion in the United States is subject to individual state laws. In 1973, Roe v. Wade made the first abortion case to be taken to the Supreme Court, which had made it federally legal. In 1992, Roe was partially overturned by Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which stated that states cannot place legal restrictions posing an undue burden for "the purpose or effect of placing a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion of a nonviable fetus." In 2022, both Roe and Casey were overturned, and abortions are now subject to regulations based on state laws once again. Individual states can regulate and limit the use of abortion, some of which already have through the use of "trigger laws", which made abortion illegal within the first and second trimesters when Roe was overturned. Eight states—Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wisconsin—still have pre-Roe abortion bans in their laws, which may be enforced too. 
  This reading provides a thorough overview of the federal legalisation regarding the legality of abor-tion. It presents a judicial history and legislative response of the US federal institutions. In addition this collection is enriched with information which are indispensable part of every abortion debate in the United States.
  Contents
  Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response
  Abortion At or Over 20 Weeks' Gestation (FAQ) 
  Revolutionary Ruling: Roe v. Wade 
  Doe v. Bolton 
  Planned Parenthood v. Casey 
  Women's Health Protection Act
  2022 Ruling: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

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  Atlas Linguae: The Layers Of...

  Studio Ochenta

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  Why does a McDonald's slogan, no matter the language, make you want to buy their product? Is that subtitled movie you just watched truly better than the dubbed one? How do we communicate gender-neutral pronouns? And, most importantly... Are you sure you sent the right emoji just now? From the hit language podcast produced by Studio Ochenta comes Atlas Linguae: The Layers Of Language Behind Everyday Life, the audiobook version. Come and listen to dozens of experts who shed light into the wonderful complexity of everyday communication, as well as additional exclusive commentaries on each episode with brand new insights and examples on the subject that we can't stop thinking about - how humans translate everything that comes their way.

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  Two Tactics of Social-Democracy...

  Vladimir Lenin

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  Two Tactics of Social Democracy in the Democratic Revolution is one of the most important of Lenin's early writings. It was written in June and July 1905, while the Russian Revolution of 1905 was taking place. Lenin's preface poses these questions: "in educating and organizing the working class;...where should we place the main political emphasis in this work of education and organization? On the trade unions and legally existing associations, or on an insurrection, on the work of creating a revolutionary army and a revolutionary government?" 
   
  The history of social democracy stretches back to the 19th-century socialist movement. It came to advocate an evolutionary and peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism, using established political processes, in contrast to the revolutionary socialist approach to transition associated with orthodox Marxism. In the early post-war era in Western Europe, social democratic parties rejected the Stalinist political and economic model then-current in the Soviet Union, committing themselves either to an alternative path to socialism or to a compromise between capitalism and socialism. In this period, social democrats embraced a mixed economy based on the predominance of private property, with only a minority of essential utilities and public services under public ownership. Social democrats promoted Keynesian economics, state interventionism, and the welfare state while placing less emphasis on the goal of replacing the capitalist system (factor markets, private property, and wage labor) with a qualitatively different socialist economic system.

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