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... The First Book of Factoids First Published on the Links and Factoids Study List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfactoid Sam Vaknin, Ph... ...from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-revi... ...free anthologies here: http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Visit Sam Vaknin's United Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! ... ...e – Narcissism Revisited http://samvak.tripod.com/ ISBN: 9989-929-40-8 Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S ... ...to (428-347 BC). An Egyptian priest was supposed to have described it to the Greek statesman Solon (638-559 BC). The priest insisted that Atlanti... ...to (428-347 BC). An Egyptian priest was supposed to have described it to the Greek statesman Solon (638-559 BC). The priest insisted that Atlanti... ...ization. He proceeded to negotiate Burma's independence from Britain and its first elections. He was murdered - with his brother and four others - ... ...t/links.htm Census The first complete world census was carried out in 1801. The results - China (295 million people), India (131 million), Russi... ... completed in Spring 2003. The State Department says that "a condolence book, a Presidential photo, and handmade sympathy cards written by child...
Anthology of fascinating historical and scientific facts and links to relevant Web sources.
...Lidija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2006 First published by United Press International – UPI Not for Sale! Non-commercial... ...ija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2006 First published by United Press International – UPI Not for Sale! Non-commercial ed... ...from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-revi... ... O N T E N T S I. The Author II. About "After the Rain" Containing the United States I. The Roots of Anti-Americanism II. Containing the Un... ... O N T E N T S I. The Author II. About "After the Rain" Containing the United States I. The Roots of Anti-Americanism II. Containing the Un... ...the Reluctant Empire V. The Democratic Ideal and New Colonialism VI. Add Me to the List VII. The American Hostel VIII. The Semi-failed State T... ...n grows, the weaker its influence becomes. As the saying goes, a danger to oneself results from an excess of power and an accumulation of misfortun... ...ey conspire and collaborate in all manner of venality and crime and scam and rigged elections in all the countries they put the gospel to. In tryi... ... by the the legislative branch of government (President Bush issued well over 750 "presidential statements", effectively obviating many of them) or...
The antecedents and aftermath of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the role of the United States in international affairs.
...... ...... ...s in printed reviews-without prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Prologue 1855 PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITOR... ...inted reviews-without prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Prologue 1855 PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITORY PUGE... ...inted reviews-without prior permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Prologue 1855 PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITORY PUGE... ...it to protect every liv ing thing, even the huge black beetle that scared him. Listening to his grandfather, he wondered how anyone could protect a... ...or. So, I'd appreciate you handling this matter personal ly. Oh, and I need the results the minute you get them." "I'll do my best, Director. Is the... ...n, aside from the obvious, each of these people that Chuck is investigating are Presidential appointmentees. My appointments! I emphasize - tread li... ...I'll fire the lot of you. Do I make myself clear!" And then added, "I've got an election to win next year." The President rose from behind his desk....
...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the symbiotic connect...
... Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through lia... ...3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State INR/IC/CD Room 8646 New... ... withdrawn on or before the Latest Date stamped below. The World Factbook is by the Directorate of II Central Intelligence Ag United States Governm' i... ...elow. The World Factbook is by the Directorate of II Central Intelligence Ag United States Governm' i 11 n n style, format, coverage, ^ designed to me... ...he World Factbook is by the Directorate of II Central Intelligence Ag United States Governm' i 11 n n style, format, coverage, ^ designed to meet thei... ...premier, since November 1982) Suffrage: universal and compulsory over age 18 Elections: national elections held every four years; last elections 1 Feb... ...Minister (since January 1984) Suffrage: universal adult at age 18 Elections: presidential, 12 January 1984; departmental assemblies, 2 June 1974; loca... ...r, chairman; Communist Party (KPO), Franz Muhri, chairman; Green Alternative List (GAL), Freda Meissner-Blau Voting strength: 1986 parliamentary elect... ...oad Leftist Front (FADI), Rene Mauge, pro- Moscow Communist Voting strength: results of May 1984 presidential runoff election Leon Febres- Cordero of ...
... FUZZY AND NEUTROSOPHIC ANALYSIS OF PERIYAR’S VIEWS ON UNTOUCHABILITY W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy e... ...om Translation of the speeches and writings of Periyar from Tamil by Meena Kandasamy HEXIS Phoenix, Arizona 2005 2 Th... ... ISBN: 1931233-00-4 Standard Address Number: 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 3 PERIYAR, THE PROPHET ... ... 1931233-00-4 Standard Address Number: 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 3 PERIYAR, THE PROPHET OF THE... ... 1931233-00-4 Standard Address Number: 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 3 PERIYAR, THE PROPHET OF THE... ... fourth and concluding chapter gives observations drawn from our mathematical results based on the Fuzzy and Neutrosophic analysis. A list for fur... ...om our mathematical results based on the Fuzzy and Neutrosophic analysis. A list for further reading is also provided. A study of this kind is be... ...ed refugees. Example 1.4.2: The probability that candidate C will win an election is say 25-30% true (percent of people voting for him), 35% fa... ...r votes from a Brahmin who is lying on a couch and stroking his stomach. [Presidential Address in Rasipuram Adi Dravidar Conference, 29-9-1935] ...
...K.R.Narayanan was a lauded hero and a distinguished victim of his Dalit background. Even in an international platform when he was on an official visit to Paris, the media headlines blazed, ‘An Untouchable at Elysee’. He was visibly upset and it proved that a Dalit who rose up to such...
...arcissistic ( ) Personality Disorder NPD The Narcissist's Entitlement of Routine – Pathological Narcissism A Dysfunction or a Blessing? ... ...unctional impairment. Pathological narcissism was first described in detail by Freud in his essay "On Narcissism" [1915]. Other major contributors ... ...om getting emotionally involved and, subsequently, hurt. Their application results in an "approach-avoidance repetition complex". The narcissist, f... ...he feelings and needs of others – the narcissist is in a constant dreamlike state. To the narcissist, his life is unreal, like watching an autonomou... ...dividualism and self-gratification at the expense of community, namely the United States". They assert that the disorder is more prevalent among ce... ...lism and self-gratification at the expense of community, namely the United States". They assert that the disorder is more prevalent among certain p... ...ish author, Jerzy Kosinski, wrote the book "Being There". It describes the election to the presidency of the United States of a simpleton, a garden... ... is an empty word. Granted, the hallmarks of democracy are there: candidate lists, parties, election propaganda, a plurality of media, and voting. B... ...ot revolutionary. His regime derives its legitimacy from parliamentary and presidential elections based on a neo-liberal model of government. It is...
...Narcissistic and psychopathic leaders come in all shapes and degrees of virulence. Learn to recognize them in various settings (the workplace, religion, politics) and to cope with the toxic fallout of their "leadership"....
... Download free anthologies here: http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S ... ... http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V... ... his or her life, maintain, or prolong them at society's expense. Public hospitals, state pension schemes, and police forces may be required to ful... ...re is not much difference between the embryo and the comatose. A typical contract states the rights of the parties. It assumes the existence of pa... ...Reductio ad absurdum: if, in the far future, research will unequivocally prove that listening to a certain kind of music or entertaining certain tho... ... plan his steps towards the attainment of his goal, and must correctly predict the results of his actions. But planning alone is not sufficient. On... ...ys been the most fervent anti-Semites. Jews are not so much a race as a community, united in age-old traditions and beliefs, lore and myths, histor... ... is. "Democracy" has long been hijacked by a plutocrats and bureaucrats. In between elections, they rule supreme, virtually unanswerable to the elec... ... useful guide in reality as well as in mystery books." AC: "This is again the same Presidential pattern of deceit, half truths and plain lies. The ...
Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.
...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....
...0 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . ... ...R RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human Values by Lemuel Gulliver XVI as told to Jacqueline Slow Art Work by Susie Klein... ............................................................ 130 THE WELFARE STATE—CRADLE TO GRAVE BENEFITS ........................................... ... ... is a retired businessman. He finds your country fascinating and wants to list it on the New York Stock Exchange. Lee isn‘t so sure he likes Kino. Th... ...y always opt for a vacation when they could otherwise work. People in the States still believe that money buys happiness. But when people are survey... ...o most religions have had similar mystical experiences--the Hindu who has united with the Brahman through years of correct meditation. The holy Jew,... ...imes the intentions seem clear. If we look at Jefferson‘s platform for his presidential election he said ‗I am for freedom of religion, and against a... ...tions seem clear. If we look at Jefferson‘s platform for his presidential election he said ‗I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers t... ...tific studies of any sort we have to ask two questions. How valid are the results and how reliable are they. By validity is meant is it measuring wha...
...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even ...
...lovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2003-7 First published by United Press International – UPI Not for Sale! Non-commercial edition. ... ...ska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2003-7 First published by United Press International – UPI Not for Sale! Non-commercial edition. ... ... palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@gmail.com Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review" http://www.ce-review.org/au... ...to thank Ms. Lidija Rangelovska for sharing her Country Assessment Survey results for Macedonia with the author. Her survey was prepared in collabor... ...ecessary) – a TOP PRIORITY. A limited amnesty should be declared by the state on violations of worker registration by employers. All employers sho... ...ng impact on general thinking. Similar ideas were expressed in the United States in the Employment Act of 1946, which stated: "The Congress hereby d... ...changing in Norway and Denmark now that centre-right parties have won the elections), a single national agreement prevails. There is no clear trend,... ...hat the IMF had a strange way of "consulting" them - they were invited to listen to a monologue regarding the policies of the Fund and then dismisse... ...ited Press International (UPI) Jean-Marie Le Pen - France's dark horse presidential contender - is clearly emotional about the issue of immigrati...
...om: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-revi... ...ww.ce-review.org/authorarchives/vaknin_archive/vaknin_main.html Visit Sam Vaknin's United Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! ... ... World in Conflict and Transition http://samvak.tripod.com/guide.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S ... ...raged in Britain during the 80s. Is privatization really the robbery in disguise of state assets by a select few, cronies of the political regime? ... ...What factors are important in the customer's decision to buy (or not to buy). • A list of the direct competitors and a short description of each. ... ...e less visionary – but also more experienced. They are more interested in business results than in dreams. And – being well acquainted with entrepr... ..., retarded wealth formation. In some respects, the West - and especially the United States - are poorer now than they were in 1988. This monumental ... ...many politicians seem to have benefited from the scam - the government, faced with elections in September, has recently decided, in defiance of IMF... ...he Treasury Secretary. Given the term lengths, it is safe to predict that every new presidential administration will bring with it a new Board. The...
...0 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book7 Our Visit to Indus ... ...S” --In Search of Utopia — 1 BOOK 7 OUR VISIT TO INDUS by Lemuel Gulliver XVI as told to Jacqueline Slow Art work by Susie Kle... ... —―Mr. Ghosh, we are deeply honored that you would take time from you presidential duties to meet our clan.‖ —―The honor is mine, I assure you... ...ation. Its democracy, while cumbersome, was more efficient than was Mao‘s state planned socialism. ―The high caste people were capable of hig... ...dition. It is sanctified by our religion and it is the proof of karma. At election time we often hear the slogan ‗cast your vote but vote your caste.... ...ke to say a few things off the record. I will approach our situation as a statesman might. But I am a politician. If what I am telling you in private... ...cy the government of India has grabbed the reins. Slowly, since the 1994 United Nations conference in Cairo, India, with other countries, has worke... ... of recognizing the problems, we just have not followed our rhetoric with results. You probably have heard that as far back as 1947 Mohammad Ali Jin... ...s in the world on practical politics—the science of the possible. We have listened to him and used many of his ideas for manipulating our people to ...
...2 The Marketing of Ideas and Social Issues Seymour H. Fine With Foreword by Philip Kotler Originally Published in 1981 by Praeger ... ...er Originally Published in 1981 by Praeger Publishers. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE MARKETING OF IDEAS AND SOCIAL ISSUES 1 TABLE OF ... ...t, a Special Case 36 Commercial Firms 37 HOW DO THEY MARKET? 38 Study Design 38 Results of the Study 39 THE CHANGE AGENT AS IDEA PRODUCER 43 Sou... ... press, nudism, consumer cooperatives, or "Join the Peace Corps." (a more complete list appears in Table 1.1.) It is also useful in the marketing o... ...d order, in other words, brainwashing. Webster's New World Dictionary , in fact , states that the word is "now often used disparagingly to connote d... ...d order, in other words, brainwashing. Webster's New World Dictionary , in fact , states that the word is "now often used disparagingly to connote d... ...ory when restrictions on the spread of ideas have been so relaxed, at least in the United States. Government, church and family are as liberal as th... ...n on an issue, in exchange for favors, political contributions and the services of election or campaign workers. The lawmaking consumers of this pr... ... features of the dwelling occupied by the family and Senator George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign strategists found that Volvo owners were a ...
...An idea is taken for granted in the scheme of things. Someone exclaims, "I've got an idea!" What is it that he has? From where did he get it? How was it transmitted? How might it spread to others? What will be the effect of the acceptance of the idea? These are some o...
...p://samvak.tripod.com/guide.html ISBN: 9989-929-23-8 Created by:LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Additional articles about Di... ... ISBN: 9989-929-23-8 Created by:LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Additional articles about Digital Content on the Web: ht... ...ed issues. http://samvak.tripod.com/internet.html Visit Sam Vaknin's United Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! This let... ...... ... not gone. It is here to stay because it is sorely needed. But it is in a state of flux. Old maxims break down. New modes of operation emerge. Fu... ...not to mention the long (and often crucial) delays in publishing research results and the shoddy work of many under-paid and over-worked peer review... ...thoring an encyclopaedia was such a daunting and expensive task that only states, academic institutions, or well-funded businesses were able to produ... ...another 24 million by the end of the decade). This may change only due to presidential initiatives to bridge the "digital divide" (from Al Gore's in ... ...1999) was to reduce this unevenness by speeding democratic transmissions (elections, referenda, legal procedures) while, at the same time, reducing ...
... THE VATICAN CONSPIRACY by Jonathan Cross 2 J.Cross/Artemis ... ...l chapel next to his private quarters. The dark chapel was dimly lit by a row of flickering votive candles that cast a soothing splay of shadows acr... ...thy only of the mystic saints, he should have felt exhilarated, consumed in a state of reverie. Instead, his mind reeled in confusion, and his heart... ...rdinals. However, after the white smoke rose from the chimney announcing the election of a new Pope, the word spread like wild fire through the mas... ...is interrupted him with his own excitement. “I have met the first name on the list. He’s a young Jesuit from Venice. He was part of the Audience this... ... to know about him first. The second name on the list is Alexander Artemis, a United States Senator. His picture, conveniently enough, was all over ... ...w about him first. The second name on the list is Alexander Artemis, a United States Senator. His picture, conveniently enough, was all over the fro... ...ll join us if he believes what I have promised him -- that this is not a real Presidential campaign, but a forum to bring the Drug Issue to the Ameri... ...me Alex had attempted such a feat, he slipped from the corner with disastrous results. His balls hurt for a week. He concluded that Radcliff must ha...
...The Pope receives a vision that includes the names of four men: a U.S. Senator, a covert military intelligence agent, a priest from a small parish, and the head of the Italian mafia. These men form an alliance to eliminate the drug cartels of the world to save the children of...
...Pope Francis lithely entered into the small chapel next to his private quarters. The dark chapel was dimly lit by a row of flickering votive candles that cast a soothing splay of shadows across the ancient altar. The Pope knelt his thin, angular body before it; his white cassock cascaded across the red, soft cushion. He gently entwin...
...0 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book 5 Our Visit to Singaling The Pearl of Southeast A... ...ER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 5 MY VISIT TO SINGALING by Lemuel Gulliver XVI as told to Jacqueline Slow Art work by Suzie Kl... ...le two children. If they chose to have other children the parents, not the state, were responsible for paying the education bills for the additional ... ...ferent from ours, perhaps it can be better understood in our terms. The results of the tests were put on a scale like the bell shaped curve which w... ... into southeast Asia for its open door policy for immigrant geniuses. The election of the highly intelligent Barak Obama was not enough to keep all ... ...natural gas and photovoltaic power. Some years ago the Beijing government listed developing clean fuel autos as one of its major priorities We had p... ... protect the child from a diseased child. “In the last century the United States has enacted laws covering child labor, child-abuse, compulso... ...t the child from a diseased child. “In the last century the United States has enacted laws covering child labor, child-abuse, compulsory educ... ...f our citizens watching a football game is more important than watching a presidential debate or a news program. It‟s a sad state.” —“As I sa...
... SPLITNESS By Indrek Pringi Library of Congress Txu 987-756 Copyright January ... ... By Indrek Pringi Library of Congress Txu 987-756 Copyright January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyri... ... it. If you live by it, and sit under its shade and wonder about it. If you listen to the wind soughing through its branches and enjoy its beauty ... ...tive on the larger context, continually understanding things better. It is a state of mind that is in a constant, continual unending state of Learn... .... Cause and Effect can also be defined by Newton’s Third Law of Motion which states: “For every action: there is an equal and opposite reaction.” ... ...-between perception of Infinite Time. But even we can see and appreciate the results of this creative process as it becomes apparent even to our na... ...hese two sources. If Russia had not bankrupted itself by trying to match the United States in its atomic nuclear capabilities for global destruction... ...a Republic in name only… as it was the Emperor’s own nephew that won the first election, and became the first legally elected President. This legal ... ...m as the sick cripple he was. Would the American public today ever vote into presidential office a paraplegic President who could not even stand up ...
...The Path of Splitness is a major non fiction work of 1,868 pages: This is the latest revised version. The book analyzes and explains: 1: The origins of our Universe: where it came from and how it was created. 2: Basic aspects a...
...Chapter 1: The Universe. Pgs 1-112 How the Universe came into being. Chapter 2: Life Pgs 113-131 Structural dynamics of the Universe and Life Chapter 3: Hominids Pgs 132-187 A: How we evolved into Humans Pgs 188-222 B: Summary of Hominid-Human Development Chapter 4: Modern Human Dynamics P...
...COVER OF VOICES FROM THE PAST: In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett acco... ...irety within a single unique volume of 644 pages beautifully illustrated by the author-artist. Bartlett’s writing has been praised by many leadin... ...hrough R Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH= Paul+Alexander+Bartlett&z=y Amazon.com: http://www.am... ...ansform, or build upon this work without such permission). The full legal statement of this license may be found at http://creativecommons.org/lic... ...6 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2006030830 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication ... ...brary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2006030830 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data ... ...ees, then sat next to him. The door had shut itself and we were alone. We listened to each other’s breathing and his hand sought mine and climbed my... ...er have been beaten by the people. The next and three succeeding biennial elections I was elected to the state legislature. As I rode horseback alo... ...e, Tad, dash into my office tomorrow, jump on me, kiss me. I remember the presidential chair vilified, pilloried. I see the grim cartoons lampooning...
...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: ...
...PREFACE by Steven James Bartlett xiii SAPPHO’S JOURNAL FOREWORD by Willis Barnstone 3 SAPPHO’S JOURNAL 5 CHRIST’S JOURNAL 155 LEONARDO DA VINCI’S JOURNAL 221 SHAKESPEARE’S JOURNAL 343 LINCOLN’S JOURNAL 511 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 62...
...THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page i List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii–x... ...THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page i List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii–xiv Pr... ... Qaeda (1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–... ...(1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) ... ...(1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) ... ...t 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 p. 313 The Pentagon after being struck by American Airlines Flight 77 p. 313 American Airlines Flight 93 crash sit... ...1, the scrambling of jets was not discussed. 182 In Sarasota, Florida, the presidential motorcade was arriving at the Emma E. Booker Elementary School... ...intelligence investigations that might never have positive or quantifiable results, was not career-enhanc- ing. Most agents who reached management ran... ...ere implemented, in part, in the House of Representa- tives after the 1994 elections, but there was no reorganization of national security functions.T...
...Excerpt: We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans and five Democra...
...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDAT...
... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State Univer... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. T... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. This Por... ... INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. This Por... ... on Wall Street. General Washing ton had been unanimously elected President by the first electoral college, and John Adams was elected Vice Presi de... ...sident became the second President of the United States. His opponent in the election, Thomas Jefferson, had won the second greatest number of elec t... ... of rights maintained, and that state of prop erty, equal or unequal, which results to every man from his own industry or that of his father’s. When ... ... in a place of the Capitol associated with the Congress as a whole. The Vice Presidential oath of office for most administrations was taken in the Sen... ...of our people. The recent demonstration of public sentiment inscribes on the list of Executive duties, in characters too legible to be overlooked, the...
Excerpt: Inaugural addresses of the presidents of the United States.
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Linco... ...Abraham Lincoln V olume 1 of 7 INTRODUCTORY IMMEDIATELY after Lincoln’s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to... ...the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as fo... ...nt, the present rebellion brought our re- public to a severe test, and the Presidential election, oc- curring in regular course during the rebellion, ... ... yet it is in a peculiar degree both illustrative and typical of the great statesman who made it, alike in its strong com- 4 The Writings of Abraham ... ...man nature as it is, and worked with keen, practical good sense to achieve results with the instruments at hand. It is impossible to conceive 5 The W... ...the hero. And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham Lincoln, y... ...s; he read Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim’s Progress, a short history of the United States, and Weems’s Life of Washington. To the town constable’s he w...
...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether any governmen...
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Linco... ...vy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have ... ...proved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the aut... ...21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority ... ...consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command of squad- rons and single ships such offic... ...ur own States. Beat them 85 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Six at elections, as you have overwhelmingly done, and, nothing daunted, they stil... ...ond, seventh, and eighth sections. It is the sum of those provisions which results in the divesting of title forever. For the causes of treason and in... ...an to whose statements I attach credit, that the opposition policy for the Presidential campaign will be to “abstain from voting.” J. [Comment.] More ...
...Excerpt: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to det...
...North America Volume Two by Anthony Trollope A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication North America: Volume Two by ... ...nn State Electronic Classics Series Publication North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...ublication North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ..................................... 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ................................................................ .............................. 164 CHAPTER IX: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ....................................................................... ...eum of models of all patents taken out. I wandered through it, gazing with listless eye now upon this and now upon that; but to me, in my igno- rance,... ...the croupier at a gambling-table, who goes on declaring and explaining the results of the game, and who generally does so in sharp, loud, ringing tone... ...ditary, nor is it for life. They are elected, and sit for six years. Their election is not made by the people of their States, but by the State legisl... ...w to do—he received as large a sum as the President’s salary for the whole Presidential term of four years. So much better is it to be an agent of gov...
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............................................................................................................................. 30 CHAPTER III: THE CAUSES OF THE WAR .......................................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER IV: WASHINGTON TO ST. LOUIS .......................................................................
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 7 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 7 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Linco... ...letter of eight closely written foolscap pages. The other two are written by a differ- ent person, at St. Joseph, Mo., and of the dates, respectivel... ...ty. I wish you to give special attention to this region, particularly on election day. Prevent violence from whatever quarter, and see that the sol... ...THE HOUSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meet... ...SE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meeting of ... ..., not less than one-tenth in number of the votes cast in such State at the Presidential election of the year A.D. 1860, each having taken oath aforesa... ... of intention may be made or naturalizations effected to send periodically lists of the names of the persons naturalized or declaring their intention ... ...ention. It is sufficient to say here that it is not believed that actual results will exhibit a state of the finances less favorable to the country ...
...altimore, and General Halleck as general- in-chief at Washington. General Milroy, as immediate commander, was put in arrest, and subsequently a court of inquiry examined chiefly with reference to disobedience of orders, and reported the evidence....
...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 5 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 5 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Linco... ...h as I learn, talking largely about it. If they do so, it can only be done by carrying the Fillmore men of 1856 very differently from what they seem t... ... we win by just two votes. This shows the whole field, on the basis of the election of 1856. Whether, since then, any Buchanan, or Fremonters, have sh... ...dvocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” Judge Douglas makes us... ...question is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question... ... 34 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five 1859 FIRST SUGGESTION OF A PRESIDENTIAL OFFER. TO S. GALLOW A Y . SPRINGFIELD, ILL., July 28, 1859. HO... ... might be my purpose, actions conform- ing to my views would lead to these results, he might argue and establish if he could; but, so far as purposes ... ...the revival of the slave trade whenever you want it. If you question this, listen awhile, consider awhile what I shall advance in support of that prop...
...Excerpt: Sydney Spring. My dear sir, your letter introducing Mr. Faree was duly received. There was no opening to nominate him for Superintendent of Public Instruction, but through him Egypt made a most valuable contribution to the convention. I think it may be fairly said that he came off the lion of the day--or rather of the night. Can you not elect him to the Legisl...
...re Cooper A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS S ERIES PUBLICATION New York by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...CS S ERIES PUBLICATION New York by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ON New York by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without... ...e it bore but a sec- ondary rank among what were then considered the great States of the Confederacy. Massachusetts, proper and singly , then outnumbe... ...rk has none of this adventitious aid. Both of the Governments, that of the United States and that of the State, have long been taken from her, leaving... ...ntly given on even conflicting reasons. Different minds arrive at the same results by different processes; and it is no unusual thing for men to deny ... ...al executive power that spares the turmoil, ex- pense, and struggles of an election, and which an- swers all the purposes of the real authorities of t... ...among civilized nations. We entertain very little doubt that the cost of a presidential election fully equals the ex- penditures of the empire of Grea... ...hief magistracy . Nor is this the worst of it; for while much of the civil list of a monarch is usefully employed in cherishing the arts, and in foste...
...Excerpt: The increase of the towns of Manhattan, as, for the sake of convenience, we shall term New York and her adjuncts, in all that contributes to the importance of a great commercial mart, renders them one of the most remarkable places of the ...
...My Bondage and My Freedom By Frederick Douglas A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication M... ...My Bondage and My Freedom By Frederick Douglas A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication My Bondage and My Freedom by ... ...blication My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglas is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...umulating, not from the ranks of the half-freed colored people of the free states, but from the very depths of slavery itself; the indestructible equa... ...rgan of the downtrodden, edited and published by one of themselves, in the United States. 13 Frederick Douglas The result of this visit was, that on ... ...pes many troubles which befall and vex his white brother. He seldom has to listen to lectures on propriety of behavior, or on any- thing else. He is n... ...less, the increase of knowledge was attended with bitter, as well as sweet results. The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest slavery, a... ...t head for the present is President Pierce, whose boast it was, before his election, that his whole life had been con- sistent with the interests of s... ...deeper, and strained harder, in their conventions, preparatory to the late presidential election, to meet the demands of the slavery party than at any...
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...IN THE FOURTH YEAR Anticipations of a World Peace BY H. G. WELLS 1918 A Penn State Electronic Classics Serie... ...IN THE FOURTH YEAR Anticipations of a World Peace BY H. G. WELLS 1918 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication In... ... THE FOURTH YEAR Anticipations of a World Peace BY H. G. WELLS 1918 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication In the Fourth Year: Anticipat... ...e end it will burn them all. The greatest of the Western Allies is now the United States of America, and the Americans have come into this war simply ... ...t will burn them all. The greatest of the Western Allies is now the United States of America, and the Americans have come into this war simply for an ... ...ant demo- cratic air; one sovereign state, one vote. Now let us run over a list of sovereign states and see to what this leads us. We find our list in... ...ses. (I will not here go into the preliminary complications that makes the election of a President follow upon a preliminary elec- tion of two Preside... ...es the election of a President follow upon a preliminary elec- tion of two Presidential Candidates. The point I am making here is that he is a special... ...ways as to facts, 82 In the Fourth Year but generally with very different results.” That, honestly, I like. It is a sentence one can read over severa...
...Excerpt: In the latter half of 1914 a few of us were writing that this war was a ?War of Ideas.? A phrase, ?The War to end War,? got into circulation, amidst much sceptical comment. It was a phrase powerful enough to sway many men, essentially pacifists...
...American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens A publication of PSU s Electronic Classics Series Ameri... ...American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens A publication of PSU s Electronic Classics Series American Notes for General Circulation... ...ral Circulation by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without... ...er mistaken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a st... ...aken. Prejudiced, I never have been otherwise than in favour of the United States. No visitor can ever have set foot on those shores, with a stronger ... ...oo ill to get up to break fast. I say nothing of them: for although I lay listening to this concert for three or four days, I don’t think I heard it ... ...iet people avoid the question of the Presi dency, for there will be a new election in three years and a half, and party feeling runs very high: the g... ...ir favours so abundantly upon the car pet, that I take it for granted the Presidential housemaids have high wages, or, to speak more genteelly, an am... ...have run high in this place, and led to most discreditable and disgraceful results. It is not long since guns were discharged from a window in this to...
...Excerpt: It is nearly eight years since this book was first published. I present it, unaltered, in the Cheap Edition; and such of my opinions as it expresses, are quite unaltered too. My readers have opportunities of judging for themselves whether the influences and tendencies which I distrust in America, have any existence not in my imagination. The...
...Main Street by Sinclair Lewis A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Main Street by Sinclair Lewis... ...air Lewis A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. Th... ...LASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...for-leather posses. As she climbed along the banks of the dark river Carol listened to its fables about the wide land of yellow wa- ters and bleached ... ... with him, and with two cups of coffee and a chicken patty, upon a pile of presidential overshoes in the coat-closet under the stairs, and as the thin... ...es the permanent Mother Chautauqua, in New York, there are, all over these States, commercial Chautauqua companies which send out to every smallest to... ...ch Carol derived from them were: Lincoln was a celebrated president of the United States, but in his youth extremely poor. James J. Hill was the best-... ...es into a mouse-hole, with vast satisfaction though entirely without known results. Bea, the chubby and humming Bea, impartially gave cookies and scol... ...t, recipes for home-made beer, the “high cost of living,” the presidential election, Clark’s new car, and not very novel foibles of Cy Bogart. Their p...
...Excerpt: This is America--a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called ?Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.? But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would...
...fe on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...i by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and witho... ...the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Life on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) , the Pennsylvania State University, J... ...er has so vast a drainage basin: it draws its water supply from twenty eight States and T erritories; from Dela ware, on the Atlantic seaboard, and f... ...hat it wouldn’t be no risk to swim down to the big raft and crawl aboard and listen—they would talk about Cairo, because they would be calculating to ... ...of them that you are allowed to run at all down stream. There’s a law of the United States against it. The river may be rising by the time we get to 1... ... then Mr. Bixby went into hiding behind a smoke stack where he could observe results. Presently the captain stepped out on the hurricane deck; next th... ...r to steer her than it is to count the Republi can vote in a South Carolina election. One morning, just at daybreak, the last trip she ever made, the... ... rab bit—limbs and features merged together, not strongly de fined; pewter presidential campaign medal; miniature card board wood sawyer, to be att...
...Excerpt: The ?Body Of The Nation? But the basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,00...
...Considerations on Representative Government By JOHN STUART MILL A P ENN S TATE E LECTRONIC C LASSICS S ERIES P UBLICATI... ...ations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...tive Government by John Stuart Mill is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without... ...equisites of civilized life have nothing else to rest on. These deplorable states of feel ing, in any people who have emerged from savage life, are, ... ... over them, or whom for private reasons they desire to propitiate. Popular election thus prac ticed, instead of a security against misgovernment, is ... ...d for bringing them into such action as enables them to produce their best results. It would be a great mistake in any legislator not to shape his mea... ... and convictions of those whose personal position is different, and by the united authority of the instructed. When, therefore, the instructed in gene... ...it is sometimes quite as near; and in any case it ought to be respectfully listened to, in stead of being, as it is, not merely turned away from, but... ...ided with less reference to its merits than to its expected bearing on the presidential election. If a system had been devised to make party spirit th...
...Preface: Those who have done me the honor of reading my previous writings will probably receive no strong impression of novelty from the present volume; for the principles are those to which I have been working up during the greater part of my life, and most of the p...
....................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter I To What Extent Forms of Government are a Matter of Choice ............................................................. 5 Chapter II The Criterion of a Good Form of Government .........................................................................
...PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT by U. S. Grant A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Persona... ...PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT by U. S. Grant A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Personal Memoirs of U. S. Gra... ...rant A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by U. S. Grant is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Un... ...chool, many of whom have filled conspicuous places in the service of their States. T wo of my contemporaries there —who, I believe, never attended any... ...ation my father re- ceived a letter from the Honorable Thomas Morris, then United States Senator from Ohio. When he read it he said to me, Ulysses, I ... ...r of marching was changed and night marches were substituted with the best results. When Camargo was reached, we found a city of tents out- side the M... ...ichigan also. 102 Personal Memoirs During my stay in Detroit there was an election for city of- ficers. Mr. Zachariah Chandler was the candidate of t... ...ngers had already been secured. The addition of over seven hundred to this list crowded the steamer most uncomfortably, espe- cially for the tropics i... ...hile a citizen of Missouri, my first opportunity for cast- ing a vote at a Presidential election occurred. I had been in the army from before attainin...
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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 2 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of A... ...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 2 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Linco... ...ne to think there may be some reality in it. What day does Butler appoint? By the way, how do “events” of the same sort come on in your family? Are yo... ...ned. Again, if we take the Whig votes of the counties as shown by the late Presidential election as a basis, the thing is still worse. It seems to me ... ...f we take the Whig votes of the counties as shown by the late Presidential election as a basis, the thing is still worse. It seems to me most obvious ... ...ink annexation an evil. I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the free States, due to the Union of the States, and perhaps to liberty itself (para... ...write. Unless I can get some one to do this, Hardin, with his old franking list, will have the advantage of me. My reliance for a fair shake (and I wa... ... LINCOLN. 20 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 22, 1847 Whereas, The Pres... ...ivers and harbors, etc.—that the will of the people should produce its own results, without executive influ- ence. The principle that the people shoul...
...Excerpt: Dear Speed, yours of the 9th instant is duly received, which I do not meet as a ?bore,? but as a most welcome visitor. I will answer the business part of it first. In relation to our Congress matter here, you were right in supposing I would su...
...RESURRECTION BY C OUNT LEO TOLSTOY Translated by Mrs. Louis Maude A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Re... ...RESURRECTION BY C OUNT LEO TOLSTOY Translated by Mrs. Louis Maude A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy, ... ...lication Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy, trans. Louis Maude is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ... the marechal de noblesse of a district where Nekhludoff was present at an election, the desire of van- quishing him. This woman drew him into an inti... ... pay a large sum to her opponent. “The advocate is a genius,” he said. The listeners heard it all with respectful attention, and several of them tried... ...t of worse.” “Very well,” said the president, evidently satisfied with the results gained. “Now tell us how it all happened,” and he leaned back in hi... ... I think this is a case for putting Article 817 into practice (Article 817 states that if the Court considers the decision of the jury unjust it may s... ...red and that an important change was going on in her soul, and this change united him not only to her but also to Him for whose sake that change was b... ...mmitted by persons in high places, who, instead of being in prison, sat on presidential chairs in all sorts of 309 Tolstoy Government institutions. T...
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... VO L L L L L UTI UTI UTI UTI UTI O O O O O N N N N N A HISTORY Volume One by TH TH TH TH THO O O O OMA MA MA MA MAS CA S CA S CA S CA S CAR R R R RL ... ...ench Revolution: A History (Volume One) by Thomas Carlyle is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...tory (Volume One) by Thomas Carlyle is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without... ............................................................. 100 BOOK 1.IV . STATES-GENERAL ............................................................... ..................................................... 103 Chapter 1.4.II. The Election. .................................................................... ...rength of Heaven assisting him, to avoid the like—for the fu- ture!” Words listened to by Richelieu with mastiff-face, growing blacker; answered to, a... ...Espremenil, a most patriotic Oath, of the One-and-all sort, is sworn, with united throat;—an excellent new-idea, which, in these coming years, shall n... ...earn the shadow of a name. Experienced Mounier, experienced Malouet; whose Presidential Parlementary experience the stream of things shall soon leave ... ...cal Propositions, and circulate on street and high- way, universally; with results! A Fourth Estate, of Able Editors, springs up; increases and multip...
... .................................................................................................................................. 6 BOOK 1.I. DEATH OF LOUIS XV. ............................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 1.1.I. Louis the Well-Beloved. ................................................
...THE FRENCH REVOLUTION A HISTORY by THOMAS CARLYLE A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The ... ...THE FRENCH REVOLUTION A HISTORY by THOMAS CARLYLE A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The French Revolution: A Hist... ...ATION The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... .............................................................. 76 BOOK 1.IV . STATES-GENERAL ............................................................... ...................................................... 78 Chapter 1.4.II. The Election. .................................................................... ...strength of Heaven assisting him, to avoid the like—for the future!” Words listened to by Richelieu with mastiff-face, growing blacker; answered to, a... ...c Oath, of the One- 70 The French Revolution and-all sort, is sworn, with united throat;—an excellent new- idea, which, in these coming years, shall ... ...earn the shadow of a name. Experienced Mounier, experienced Malouet; whose Presidential Parlementary experience the stream of things shall soon leave ... ...tical Propositions, and circulate on street and highway, universally; with results! A Fourth Estate, of Able Editors, springs up; in- creases and mult...
...E ................................................................................................................................ 12 BOOK 1.I. DEATH OF LOUIS XV. ........................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 1.1.I. Louis the Well-Beloved. .................................................
...MASTER FRANCIS RABELAIS FIVE BOOKS OF THE LIVES, HEROIC DEEDS AND SAYINGS OF GARGANTUA AND HIS SON PANTAGRUEL ... ...S AND SAYINGS OF GARGANTUA AND HIS SON PANTAGRUEL T ranslated into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux A Penn State El... ...English by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Five Books of the Lives, Hero... ...s attached and name of Gargantua. It was, of course, quite right to make a list of these, to draw up, as it were, a chart of them, but the conclusion ... ...ense that, in order to lose as little as possible, they have collected and united what originally were variations—the revisions, in short, of the orig... ...raw them to peace but by sharp and fierce wars. Chapter 1.XXXIII. How some statesmen of Picrochole, by hairbrained counsel, put him in extreme danger.... ...nce express their consent to the prosopopoeia. Having made this choice and election, it seemed to me that my exer- cise therein would be neither unpro... ...s who in the chamber of lots are said to rule, sit in judgment, and bear a presidential sway? Neither him nor them, answered Pantagruel; only open up ... ...e cause of that marvellously long-continued happy success in the judiciary results of his definitive sentences to the favourable aspect of the heavens...
...Excerpt: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel by Master Francis Rabelais, translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Antony Motteux....
...Speeches: Literary and Social by by by by by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles Dick... ...ens Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Penn State Electronic Classi... ...n ii Speeches: Literary and Social by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni versity. This Portable Document file is furn... ...nerous welcome less, I should be better able to thank you. If I could have listened as you have listened to the glowing language of your distinguished... ...still would be to exchange congratulations with you, as the members of one united fam ily, on the thriving vigour of this strongest child of a strong... ...the advantages of educa tion, are always the first to exclaim against the results of ignorance. This fact was pleasantly illustrated on the rail way... ...f he will, be placed upon Charles Dickens 40 the pensioners’ list without election, without canvass, with out solicitation, and as his independent r... ...d with all conditions of men, and all periods of time. The scholar and the statesman, men of peace and men of war, have agreed in all ages to delight ... ...ge, and which is not without its moral as applied to myself, in my present presidential position. In a certain theatrical company was included a man, ...
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...The Varieties of Religious Experience A Study in Human Nature by William James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The V... ...es of Religious Experience A Study in Human Nature by William James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Varieties of Religious Ex... ...m James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature by William James is a publ... ...gion on that account—Theory that religion has a sexual origin refuted— All states of mind are neurally conditioned— Their significance must be tested ... ...ing as they were vis- iting our land. It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk. The contrary habit, of talking whilst the... ... the Scottish universities, changing places with Scotsmen lecturing in the United States; I hope that our people may become in all these higher mat- t... ...ces of our affections flow from their nature with the same necessity as it results from the nature of a triangle that its three angles should be equal... ...ness for a vacation, changes his system of ideas from top to bot- tom. The presidential anxieties have lapsed into the background entirely; the offici... ...f it to be possible. Theology, com- bining this fact with the doctrines of election and grace, has concluded that the spirit of God is with us at thes...
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...NEUROLOGY............................................................................................................. 11 Lecture II: CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF THE TOPIC ................................................................................................ 34 Lecture III: THE REALITY OF THE UNSEEN ............................................................................
...Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Little Dorrit by Charles Dick... ...Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...sics Series Publication Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ... prolonged the strain until the door clashed. Monsieur Rigaud, finding the listening John Baptist in his way before the echoes had ceased (even the ec... ... inking, and sanding, with exceedingly blurred, gritty, and undecipherable results. Finally, everything was done ac- cording to rule, and the travelle... ...n the ground-floor in which it was held, was the Snuggery in question; the presidential tri- bune of the chairman, the pewter-pots, glasses, pipes, to... ...the difficult art of governing a country, was first distinctly revealed to statesmen. It had been foremost to study that bright revelation and to carr... ...overing How not to do it. It is true that from the moment when a gen- eral election was over, every returned man who had been rav- 106 Charles Dicken... ...overty; and so dragged at by poverty and the children together, that their united forces had already dragged her face into wrinkles. ‘All such things ...
...Excerpt: Preface to the 1857 edition. I have been occupied with this story, during many working hours of two years. I must have been very ill employed, if I could not leave its merits and demerits as a whole, to express themselves on its being read as a whole. But, as it is not unreasonable to suppose that I may have held its...
...the 1857 Edition BOOK THE FIRST: POVERTY 1. Sun and Shadow 2. Fellow Travellers 3. Home 4. Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream 5. Family Affairs 6. The Father of the Marshalsea 7. The Child of the Marshalsea 8. The Lock 9. little Mother 10. Containing the whole Science of Government 11. Let Loose 12. Bleeding Heart Yard 13. Patriarchal 14. Little Dorrit?s Party 15. Mrs Flintwinch h...
...Little Dorrit Book One Poverty by Charles Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Lit... ...Little Dorrit Book One Poverty by Charles Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Little Dorrit, Book One: Pove... ...tion Little Dorrit, Book One: Poverty by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furni... ... prolonged the strain until the door clashed. Monsieur Rigaud, finding the listening John Baptist in his way before the echoes had ceased (even the ec... ... inking, and sanding, with exceedingly blurred, gritty, and undecipherable results. Finally, everything was done ac- cording to rule, and the travelle... ...n the ground-floor in which it was held, was the Snuggery in question; the presidential tri- bune of the chairman, the pewter-pots, glasses, pipes, to... ...the difficult art of governing a country, was first distinctly revealed to statesmen. It had been foremost to study that bright revelation and to carr... ...overing How not to do it. It is true that from the moment when a gen- eral election was over, every returned man who had been rav- 106 Charles Dicken... ...overty; and so dragged at by poverty and the children together, that their united forces had already dragged her face into wrinkles. ‘All such things ...
... ANNA KARENINA A NOVEL BY COUNT LEO TOLSTOY Translated from the Russian BY CONSTANCE GARNETT DjVu Editions Copyright c 2002 by Global Language... ...nd that she could not go on living in the same house with him. This position of affairs had now lasted three days, and not only the husband and wife t... ...ction was embittered by Matrona Philimonovna’s advice and the unsatisfactory state of the household. He read, too, that Count Beist was rumored to hav... ...t nine years of my life atone for an instant. . . ” She dropped her eyes and listened, expecting what he would say, as it were beseeching him in some ... ...emarkable man,” said the am bassador’s wife. “My husband says there are few statesmen like him in Europe.” “And my husband tells me just the same, bu... ...iving, feigning, and continu ally thinking of others, when the passion that united them was so intense that they were both oblivious of everything el... ...n the word “criminal,” as Alexey Alexandrovitch did.) “ ‘I warned you of the results in the religious, the civil, and the domestic relation. You have ... ...tch, with the same somewhat solemn expression with which he used to take his presidential chair at his board, walked into Alexey Alexan drovitch’s ro... ...nd so she was on his side. “So we can reckon upon you, count, for the coming elections?” said Sviazh sky. “But you must come a little beforehand, so ...
... had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him. This position of affairs had now lasted three days, and not only the husband and wife themselves, but all the members of their family and household, were painfully conscious of it. Every person in the house felt that there was no sense in ...
...Table of Contents: Part I 1 -- Chapter 1, 1 -- Chapter 2, 3 -- Chapter 3, 6 -- Chapter 4, 9 -- Chapter 5, 13 -- Chapter 6, 20 -- Chapter 7, 23 -- Chapter 8, 24 -- Chapter 9, 27 -- Chapter 10, 32 -- Chapter 11, 38 -- Chapter 12, 42 ...