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  Children's Rights - A Global...

  Marcus Klein

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  Children represent the future of our societies, yet they remain among the most vulnerable and marginalized populations worldwide. The protection of children's rights has become one of the most critical global issues in the 21st century, demanding urgent attention and action. While significant progress has been made in raising awareness of children's rights, millions of children still suffer from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and deprivation. This complex and multifaceted issue requires an in-depth understanding of the challenges children face, as well as the actions needed to safeguard their well-being. 
    
  At the core of children's rights is the belief that every child, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or economic background, deserves to grow up in an environment where they can thrive. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, set the stage for international human rights legislation, but it was the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), adopted in 1989, that provided a comprehensive framework for child protection. This treaty, ratified by nearly every nation, outlines civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights for children, recognizing their right to life, education, protection from violence, and participation in the decisions that affect their lives. 
    
  However, despite these legal frameworks, violations of children's rights continue at an alarming rate. Poverty, armed conflict, lack of access to education, child labor, and human trafficking are among the many issues that continue to affect children around the world. These issues often intersect and exacerbate one another, creating a cycle of vulnerability that is difficult to break. It is essential that global efforts to protect children are strengthened, and that all sectors of society—from governments to NGOs to the private sector—work together to ensure the full realization of children's rights.

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  Rethinking Intellectuals in...

  Mabel Moraña, Bret Gustafson

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  Latin America's political and cultural upheavals in recent years are in large measure attributable to a flourishing renaissance of knowledge production and innovation – intellectual, cultural, literary, grassroots, and artistic projects that have exploded from a multiplicity of social settings and in new media, new movements, and new political expressions.
  Rethinking Intellectuals in Latin America captures unfolding processes and cultural politics through a comparative lens examining both historical precursors and contemporary dynamics. This work offers an interdisciplinary tour de force, combining perspectives from history, literature, anthropology, linguistics, politics, and law, and will be an indispensable source for those who want to capture – in all of its plural complexity – the past and the future of cultural and intellectual shifts transforming the Americas.

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  Doctor's Devotions A (Volume 1...

  MD Johannes Veldhuis

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  Dr. Johannes Veldhuis is a retired endocrinologist who dedicated 54 years to medical studies, patient care, medical research and teaching in both academic and private sectors. Inspired by the challenges of an academic medical career, he turned to the Judeo-Christian scriptures, crafting daily devotions to share words of life, light, mercy and truth with a broader audience across 8 volumes of inspiration.

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  The Book of Nonexistent Words

  Anonyme

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  The internationally acclaimed author harnesses his brilliant imagination and masterful storytelling ability to create a catalog of new words inspired by stories of real people in this wondrous book reminiscent of Italo Calvino's mesmerizing Invisible Cities. 
  How many times have words not been enough? 
  How many complex feelings don’t have a corresponding noun that properly describes them? 
  How many times has language left us like an archer without arrows in the labyrinth of our emotions? 
  Award-winning author Stefano Massini, a master of expression,, made a discovery that shot new life into his writing practice. To his surprise he found that the ancient rules of language were not quite as restrictive as he had long envisioned them to be. With so many emotions and states of mind missing modern descriptors and definitions, Massini stumbled across a simple but artistry-altering idea. Instead of compromising honest expression through perfunctory verbiage, he decided language was, if anything, a flowing palette of colors he could use to paint all things. Words are meant to be invented.  
  To reconfirm his belief in the magic of words, Massini returned to the wondrous mechanism that has fed dictionaries from time immemorial. If he could not find the precise word he wanted, he created one. In this delightful compendium, he introduces his personal vocabulary; every chapter mentions a new word that comes from a story about a real person, from Louis XIV to an American gangster. 
  The Book of Nonexistent Words is a beautifully illustrated collection of linguistic origin stories wrought from the mind of an internationally renowned storytelling icon. Massini effectively liberates our human capacity for using language creatively and shows how we can embrace storytelling to fine tune our way of being in the world. Massini encourages us to be imaginative; if the language in the dictionary cannot adequately match the reality of the here and now, we must create new words that ring true. 
  Translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon 

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  The Strenuous Life

  Theodore Roosevelt

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  The speech "The Strenuous Life" by Theodore Roosevelt, is one of his most famous and enduring speeches. Delivered in Chicago on April 10, 1899, to the Hamilton Club, it served as a call to action for Americans to embrace hard work, duty, and perseverance as the foundation of a prosperous and strong nation. Roosevelt argued against a life of ease and inactivity, believing that such a life led to individual and national decay. Instead, he championed the virtues of hard work, physical strength, and moral integrity as essential to both personal fulfillment and the success of the country.Roosevelt's speech is imbued with the spirit of American exceptionalism and manifest destiny, urging Americans to take up the "strenuous life" of active engagement in domestic and foreign affairs. He saw the challenges of his time—such as the frontier's closing, industrialization, and the United States' emergence as a world power—as opportunities for Americans to demonstrate their resilience and pioneering spirit.The speech also reflects Roosevelt's beliefs in imperialism and American expansionism, which were influential in his advocacy for the United States' role in the Spanish-American War and its aftermath, including the annexation of territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Roosevelt argued that the strenuous life was not only about personal achievement but also about national duty and the moral obligation to bring American values and civilization to what he considered less developed parts of the world."The Strenuous Life" speech is emblematic of Roosevelt's larger body of work and philosophy, combining his advocacy for personal virtue with a vision of American global leadership. It remains a touchstone for discussions on American identity, values, and foreign policy.

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  Speak Lead Inspire! - Learn How...

  John Bixby

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  Discover How To Speak Like a Leader By Using Verbal and Nonverbal Communication! 
  With modern technology and the way people can talk over the phone and not face to face, many people lose the ability to talk to a real audience or a live group of people. So, if you want to speak like a leader whether it be on stage or at the workplace, you might be struggling on how to engage people and speak like a true leader. Even if you feel like you haven’t been gifted with the art of speaking, you can leader to speak like a leader if you put in the effort. 
  Leadership Starts With Knowing Your Audience 
  Before being able to speak like a great leader, you need to ask yourself who you plan to lead and why they need great leadership. 
  Knowing your audience is key to success. 
  This allows you to adapt your speech and language to the people you are talking to so that your message can be powerful and more inspirational. 
  Ask yourself who you want to talk to and why you feel like they need a great leader who can speak well… 
  Did you know that speaking like a leader can influence those around you? 
  If you are having trouble influencing and inspiring those around you or those that work for you. 
  The best thing you can do is learn to speak like a leader. 
  When you can lead those around you with your words and actions. 
  They will be inspired to be better and also learn to influence those who work under them as well. 
  Learning how to speak like a great leader without using external resources is essentially impossible. 
  You need to have resources to teach you and point you in the right direction so that you can slowly learn to speak like a powerful leader.

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