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  The Right to Privacy

  Louis D. Brandeis, Samuel D. Warren

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  The Right to Privacy is an article that appeared in the Harvard Law Review December 15, 1890 that is considered the first document that argued for the inherent right to privacy, defining the right as one of the natural rights, the “right to be left alone”.   The authorship is credited to both Louis Brandeis and his law partner Samuel Warren, but the article was apparently written mostly by Brandeis.  The article was inspired by the coverage of intimate details of private lives made possible by the use of instantaneous photography and the mass circulation of newspapers. The core argument is an extension of the fundamental right of the individual to full protection in person and property, and notes that the principle is continually reconfigured in light of political, social and economic change, in much the same way that protection against bodily injury came to include fear of injury in addition to actual injury, and that property grew to add intangible property to tangible property.  The article examines libel, slander, and intellectual property law as possible protections and finds them inadequate, and proceeds to examine case law and attempt to define privacy itself, an finally imposes limitations on the protection. While short by contemporary standards, The Right to Privacy has been called one of the most influential essays in the history of American law and is especially relevant today as new technologies and business models seek ever more personal data and threats of terror invoke escalating surveillance tactics.

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  Instant Speed Reading - How to...

  The INSTANT Series

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  The Instant Series Presents Instant Speed Reading: How to Read Faster Instantly!How fast can you read? Not very fast, right? Or at least not as fast as you would like.... Otherwise you wouldn't be reading this!Now, how about if you could increase your reading speed by five or even 10 times the speed at which you read now...guaranteed?What does that mean? Imagine....You could read through five times as much you can read through now, and have five times more time for other things.You could get through five times the studying you can get through now and have five times better grades.You could get done with five times as much work, and have five times more respect at work.You could escape to five times as much of the reading you love, and have five times more enjoyment.You could acquire five times the information, and have five times more knowledge and skill to impress people with.The traditional ways you were taught to read in school, and by others, are ineffective and slow you down, making the process and experience boring and unbearable. No wonder we don't have more people who like to read, preferring the tube over pages and preferring to watch a screen over reading a screen.With the digital age ever-exploding, there are more and more things to read coming out every second, from the Internet to our computers, tablets, and mobile devices, and even paper.Reading fast is a must if you want to be able to keep up!Within Instant Speed Reading you will learn:To take your reading speed to a whole new level.
  How to speed read using peripheral reading, physical rhythmic reading, and bouncing eyeballs movement.How to absorb huge amount of information at once when you need it at the last minute.

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  Pulled Over - How Police Stops...

  Charles R. Epp, Steven...

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  In sheer numbers, no form of government control comes close to the police stop. Each year, twelve percent of drivers in the United States are stopped by the police, and the figure is almost double among racial minorities. Police stops are among the most recognizable and frequently criticized incidences of racial profiling, but, while numerous studies have shown that minorities are pulled over at higher rates, none have examined how police stops have come to be both encouraged and institutionalized.Pulled Over deftly traces the strange history of the investigatory police stop, from its discredited beginning as “aggressive patrolling” to its current status as accepted institutional practice. Drawing on the richest study of police stops to date, the authors show that who is stopped and how they are treated convey powerful messages about citizenship and racial disparity in the United States. For African Americans, for instance, the experience of investigatory stops erodes the perceived legitimacy of police stops and of the police generally, leading to decreased trust in the police and less willingness to solicit police assistance or to self-censor in terms of clothing or where they drive. This holds true even when police are courteous and respectful throughout the encounters and follow seemingly colorblind institutional protocols. With a growing push in recent years to use local police in immigration efforts, Hispanics stand poised to share African Americans’ long experience of investigative stops.  In a country that celebrates democracy and racial equality, investigatory stops have a profound and deleterious effect on African American and other minority communities that merits serious reconsideration. Pulled Over offers practical recommendations on how reforms can protect the rights of citizens and still effectively combat crime.

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  Introverted - Learn More about...

  Vayana Ariz, Camelia Hensen,...

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  This is a book with three short, separate books in it, but the topics are all somehow related. The titles relate to these topics: 
  Topic 1: There is no doubt about the fact that introverts are different than extroverts. Although every person has their own unique personality traits, some generalizations can help us gain greater insights in the workings of our brains, and with that understanding, we can function better, feel better, and live better. 
    
  Topic 2: Some people have developed a knack for feeling compassion or empathy for other people. To others, it comes naturally. And to some, it’s an intense gift that has ups and downs, pros and cons that allow them to help others but also become fatigued when they don’t watch themselves. 
  Topic 3: The contents of this book will guide you along to a variety of topics related to high sensitivity. They range from the simple basics of what makes someone a highly sensitive person to the connection between high sensitivity and autism, the attraction of narcissists, tips to stop worrying, and how to face rejection without getting hurt. And the last chapter talks about how hypersensitivity can be a hereditary factor people are born with.

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  Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid

  Robert J. Sternberg

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  “A serious attempt to understand a common phenomenon” from the author of The Nature of Human Intelligence (Psychology Today).   One need not look far to find breathtaking acts of stupidity committed by people who are smart, or even brilliant. The behavior of clever individuals—from presidents to prosecutors to professors—is at times so amazingly stupid as to seem inexplicable. Why do otherwise intelligent people think and behave in ways so stupid that they sometimes destroy their livelihoods or even their lives?   This is an investigation of psychological research to see what it can tell us about stupidity in everyday life. The contributors to the volume—scholars in various areas of human intelligence—present examples of people messing up their lives, and offer insights into the reasons for such behavior. From a variety of perspectives, the contributors discuss:   The nature and theory of stupidityHow stupidity contributes to stupid behaviorWhether stupidity is measurable.   While many millions of dollars are spent each year on intelligence research and testing to determine who has the ability to succeed, next to nothing is spent to determine who will make use of their intelligence and not squander it by behaving stupidly. The contributors focus on the neglected side of this discussion, reviewing the full range of theory and research on stupid behavior and analyzing what it tells us about how people can avoid stupidity and its devastating consequences.   “Marvelous, devilishly clever, and culturally timely book . . . A fascinating exploration.” —Choice   “Easily readable and well referenced . . . May provide just enough momentum for change.” —International Journal of Intelligence

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  The Gut-Brain Connection - How...

  Jim Colajuta

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  The immune system, neurological system, neurotransmitters, and hormones constantly communicate between the gut and the brain. Alterations in the gut, particularly the gut microbiome, can alter the brain, resulting in behavioral and cognitive changes. A healthy and diversified microbiome acquired by a high fiber diet or probiotic or prebiotic therapy has been linked to cognitive gains.Gut dysbiosis and a decrease in microbial diversity, which can be caused by a Western diet or antibiotic treatments, have been linked to cognitive decline and memory loss. The immune system, metabolites, gut hormones, and neurotransmitters are all plausible mechanisms by which these alterations in the gut operate to change cognition.

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