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#1 The goal of burlesque parties is to look fuckable. At such parties, students are often completely shitfaced.
#2 The first step in hooking up is to get shitfaced. Party-oriented students believe that drinking enhances their experience. They believe that alcohol improves their personality, and that getting drunk brings out their intoxicated self, which is freer and...
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Get the Summary of David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant...
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#1 The United States has a very small elite that controls an increasing share of the economy, and a large and increasing bottom that has almost no resources. The three richest Americans are worth more than the bottom half of the US population combined.
#2 The sources of America's wealth are the productivity, creativity, and vitality of its people, the advances of science...
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Desde la década de 1990, Luis Rocca ha recolectado material bibliográfico sobre los japoneses deportados desde el Perú a Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Gracias a dicho material, y a los testimonios de los sobrevivientes y sus familiares recogidos mediante entrevistas hechas por el autor, ha sido posible reconstruir estos hechos, que constituyen una parte ineludible y fundamental de la sociedad japonesa, no solo en el Perú y...
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El autor de este libro, terapeuta familiar, escribe en defensa de esa minoría discriminada por lo que debería ser lo más inviolable del ser humano, el hecho de amar. Lo hace desde el respeto y un profundo amor a la Iglesia, sin rencor, sin pudor y desde el perdón. En su libro nos desgrana cómo posicionarnos ante el rechazo y la discriminación que han sufrido y sufren las personas homosexuales.
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Get the Summary of Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein's A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided, and miserable. Wealth and comfort are unparalleled, but our political landscape is unmoored, and rates of suicide, loneliness, and chronic illness continue...
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#1 Hillary Clinton was very familiar with the perks and pitfalls of being a political superstar. For more than a decade, she had been in the spotlight, and in the process, came detested and beloved.
#2 In the White House, Clinton had been a polarizing figure from the start. Yet, she became a more resonant figure after the Lewinsky scandal. Her decision to run for the...
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Ce livre met en récit les histoires orales de travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux ayant travaillé dans tous les domaines de la discipline depuis les années 1950 au Québec. Certains témoins sont des personnes très connues du grand public, d'autres sont connues de la grande famille du travail social québécois, et d'autres encore ont fait une carrière loin des feux de la rampe. Mais tous peuvent témoigner de l'évolution de la discipline...
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#1 The most recent war involving a great power or its clients is a good example of how the conduct of warfare has changed in the international system, which should create a strong incentive for states to adopt new military strategies if they find a gap between their current capabilities and the expected requirements of future wars.
#2 National military strategy is the...
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La plupart des travaux de recherche conviennent que, après 50 ans d'existence, le mouvement communautaire a contribué sans équivoque au développement d'un État social au Québec. Aujourd'hui, il est cependant à un tournant, certains parlant même de crise. Quel est son avenir? Peut-on encore espérer son apport au renouvellement de cet État social lui-même en crise? A-t-il une capacité d'initiative face aux menaces écologiques qui pèsent...
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#1 My mother told me that when I was born, the doctor said that I was beautiful. The next day, her brother came to the hospital just to see me. He said that I was the most beautiful baby he'd ever seen.
#2 I am in hair and makeup on a photoshoot, and the hairdresser's assistant asks me what my ethnicity is. I tell him simply: I'm a white girl. He laughs.
#3 My mother, who is classically...
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#1 The sea was warm, and Michael was able to swim five to ten miles off the coast of southwest New Guinea. He knew that the shore behind him receded quickly, and that the water was shallow. He should be able to stand when he was still a mile from shore.
#2 He was a Rockefeller, and he knew what was expected of him. He was responsible for doing good things, big things,...
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#1 Freedom is one of the most important concepts in political philosophy. For many, the primary purpose of a legitimate political system is to protect the freedom of its citizens. But first we must determine what freedom is. Is it simply the ability to make choices without external interference. Or does freedom require particular circumstances.
#2 The idea of liberty...
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This early work, originally published in 1899, contains the leading ideas of one of the most authoritative and distinguished writers in sociology and social psychology at the turn of the last century. Gabriel Tarde here outlines his three principal works on general sociology and the internal bond that unites them. A fascinating read for any sociologist, amateur or professional alike. Contents Include: Editors Preface; Authors Preface; Introduction;...
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Read how Stubby finds happiness despite his disability. Life on Stony Point Farm is the life that Stubby loves, his first job on the farm was to keep the farmhouse porch and steps clean and tidy. As Stubby grows older life starts to change for him. Read the Tale of Stubby Q Broome and find out how he copes with growing older. Will Stubby still have a useful purpose on the farm? Or will Stubby be be tossed aside and left in the corner of the barn the...
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#1 Trump, despite being unschooled in genetic mutation and viral transmission, still decided that the COVID-19 virus was not a big deal. As a result, America took totally inadequate protective measures, and became widely infected with the virus.
#2 The first known victim of the coronavirus was a Chicago woman who had traveled to Wuhan and become ill after returning...
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#1 The use of drugs by secret agents had been a part of cloak-and-dagger folklore for years, but this would be the first concerted attempt by an American espionage organization to modify human behavior through chemical means.
#2 The OSS tested the drug on themselves, their associates, and US military personnel, and they found that it made their sense of humor extremely...
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#1 Islam is often called a religion of peace, but the truth is that most Muslims do not resist or condemn the global Islamic jihad being fought in their name.
#2 The idea of Muhammad as a champion of liberty and democracy was not original to Trump's questioner. The Muslim writer Farida Khanam wrote that Muhammad was a meek, mild man who loved all humankind.
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79) Summary of Dave Snowden,Zhen Goh,Sue Borchardt,Riva Greenberg,Boudewijn Bertsch, and Sonja Bligna
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Get the Summary of Dave Snowden,Zhen Goh,Sue Borchardt,Riva Greenberg,Boudewijn Bertsch, and Sonja Blignaut's Cynefin-Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: The Cynefin® sense-making Framework, brainchild of innovative thinker Dave Snowden, has never been more needed. The Framework empowers leaders across organizations, governments, and...
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#1 The economy is greatly affected by the car industry, as cars and trucks are a large purchase that requires a lot of money and resources. When the big car companies are making and selling cars, it tells us that many ancillary industries are also working hard.
#2 Auto sales are a good indicator of impending recessions. When automobile sales look like they are signaling...
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