loyalty an essay on the morality of relationships

The Red Badge of Courage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crong>anong>e, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Smk Books, The Red Badge of Courage is considered one of the most influential works in Americong>anong> literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the Americong>anong> Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crong>anong>e ong>anong> international success.

Critical Essays, Volume I: Ancient Orators. Lysias.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dionysius of Halicarnassus / Dionysius / Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Of Halicarnassus, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Dionysius of Halicarnassus had migrated to Rome by 30 BCE, where he lived until his death some time after 8 BCE, writing his "Romong>anong> ong>Anong>tiquities" ong>anong>d teaching the art of rhetoric ong>anong>d literary composition. Dionysius's purpose, both in his own work ong>anong>d in his teaching, was to re-establish the classical Attic stong>anong>dards of purity, invention ong>anong>d taste in order to reassert the primacy of Greek as the literary long>anong>guage of the Mediterrong>anong>eong>anong> world. He advocated the minute study of the styles of the finest prose authors of the fifth ong>anong>d fourth century BCE, especially the Attic orators. His critical ong>essayong>s on these ong>anong>d on the historiong>anong> Thucydides represent ong>anong> importong>anong>t development from the somewhat mechong>anong>ical techniques of rhetorical hong>anong>dbooks to a more sensitive criticism of individual authors. Illustrating his ong>anong>alysis with well-chosen examples, Dionysius preserves a number of importong>anong>t fragments of Lysias ong>anong>d Isaeus. The ong>essayong>s on those two orators ong>anong>d on Isocrates, Demosthenes ong>anong>d Thucydides comprise Volume I of this edition. Volume II contains three letters to his students; a short ong>essayong> on the orator Dinarchus; ong>anong>d his finest work, the ong>essayong> "On Literary Composition, " which combines rhetoric, grammar ong>anong>d criticism in a mong>anong>ner unique in ong>anong>cient literature. The Loeb Classical Library also publishes a seven volume edition of "Romong>anong> ong>Anong>tiquities, " by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a history from earliest times to 264 BCE.

Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, These ong>essayong>s deal with methodological ong>anong>d theoretical issues addressed by the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory ong>anong>d concluding chapters by Stephen Plog ong>anong>d Shirley Powell dis-cuss the history of archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. The rest of the book centers on four general topics. Papers by Along>anong> T. Synenki ong>anong>d by Powell ong>anong>d ong>Anong>thony L. Klesert consider the measurement of relationships be-tween surface ong>anong>d subsurface deposits. ong>Essayong>s by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, ong>anong>d Powell discuss func-tional interpretations of material re-mains. ong>Anong>alyses of the environment of the study area ong>anong>d the procurement of food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, ong>anong>d David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa ong>anong>d groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green ong>anong>d Katharine W. Fernstrom.

Only Don't Know: Selected Teaching Letters of Zen Master

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sahn, Seung / Seung / Sungsong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Shambhala Publications, Here is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close ong>anong>d personal--in selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching. Seung Sahn received hundreds of letters per month, each of which he ong>anong>swered personally, ong>anong>d some of the best of which are included here. His frong>anong>k ong>anong>d funny style, familiar to readers of "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, " is seen here in a most intimate form. The beloved Zen master not only ong>anong>swers questions on Zen teaching ong>anong>d practice, but applies ong>anong> enlightened approach to problems with work, relationships, suffering, ong>anong>d the teacher-student relationship.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzong>anong>ne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with ong>anong> endless succession of small, but often brutal, wars of conquest, the moral justification for which was that the Europeong>anong> conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. ong>Anong> intrinsic part of this so-called 'civilizing mission' was the eradication of slave raiding, slave trading ong>anong>d slavery, all of which were widespread on the continent. Some of the studies in this book are on areas where there has been little research, such as the Germong>anong> colonies ong>anong>d the Algeriong>anong> Sahara. Others throw new light on questions already debated, such as emong>anong>cipation on the Gold Coast. Some focus on the impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves. Among the themes considered is the role of slaves in their own emong>anong>cipation, the short ong>anong>d long term results of abolition, the role of the League of Nations, ong>anong>d the vestiges of slavery in Africa today.

An Introduction to Crop Physiology:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milthorpe, F. L. / Milthorpe / Moorby, J., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book was made available as a second edition in . It provides ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the ways in which the various physiological processes are integrated to produce the responses shown by whole plong>anong>ts growing in the variable environment in the field, whilst stressing the quong>anong>titative aspects of these relationships. This was the first general text to attempt such a treatment, thereby digesting much material that had been found only in research papers or detailed monographs ong>anong>d complementing the reductionist approach of most stong>anong>dard texts of plong>anong>t physiology. Most of the subject matter concerns agricultural systems, but mong>anong>y of the concepts ong>anong>d approaches are applicable to more complex natural ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on integrating knowledge from mong>anong>y sources ong>anong>d on trying to assess quong>anong>titatively the importong>anong>ce of each component. The result is a comprehensive account making the book a valuable background for all interested in the study of plong>anong>ts in the field.

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, The Presidency & the Political System, now in ong>anong> updated sixth edition, incorporates the most recent research ong>anong>d scholarship on the presidency. Each of the 20 thought-provoking original ong>essayong>s, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, explores ong>anong> importong>anong>t aspect of the relationship between the presidency ong>anong>d our political system.

Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Orsi, Robert A., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, "Between Heaven ong>anong>d Earth" explores the relationships men, women, ong>anong>d children have formed with the Virgin Mary ong>anong>d the saints in twentieth-century Americong>anong> Catholic history, ong>anong>d reflects, more broadly, on how people live in the compong>anong>y of sacred figures ong>anong>d how these relationships shape the ties between people on earth. In this boldly argued ong>anong>d beautifully written book, Robert Orsi also considers how scholars of religion occupy the ground in between belief ong>anong>d ong>anong>alysis, faith ong>anong>d scholarship. Orsi infuses his ong>anong>alysis with ong>anong> autobiographical voice steeped in his own Italiong>anong>-Americong>anong> Catholic background--from the devotion of his uncle Sal, who had cerebral palsy, to a "crippled saint," Margaret of Castello; to the bond of his Tuscong>anong> grong>anong>dmother with Saint Gemma Galgong>anong>i. Religion exists not as a medium of making meong>anong>ings, Orsi maintains, but as a network of relationships between heaven ong>anong>d earth involving people of all ages as well as the mong>anong>y sacred figures they hold dear. Orsi argues that modern academic theorizing about religion has long song>anong>ctioned dubious distinctions between "good" or "real" religious expression on the one hong>anong>d ong>anong>d "bad" or "bogus" religion on the other, which marginalize these everyday relationships with sacred figures. This book is a brilliong>anong>t critical inquiry into the lives that people make, for better or worse, between heaven ong>anong>d earth, ong>anong>d into the ways scholars of religion could better study of these worlds.

Aspects of Malory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takamiya, Toshiyuki / Brewer, Derek, PUBLISHER: Boydell & Brewer, This volume of ong>essayong>s is aimed at advong>anong>cing the appreciation of Malory, ong>anong> author who has always been enjoyed by the common reader, but is still sometimes underestimated by the critics. Despite ong>anong> increasing number of articles on Malory, there is a need for a general survey of recent research, whichl> Aspects of Malory /l>provides. The volume opens with a note by the late Professor Vinaver on Malory's prose, ong>anong>d three ong>essayong>s on Malory's Englishness ong>anong>d his English sources, including ong>anong> ong>essayong> by P. J. C. Field which argues for ong>anong> English rather thong>anong> a French origin for the l>Tale of Gareth/l>. This is followed by two ong>essayong>s on Malory's French sources, by Jill Mong>anong>n ong>anong>d Mary Hynes-Berry. Therence McCarthy re-exasmines the sequence of the tales, ong>anong>d three further ong>essayong>s look at the scribal ong>anong>d textual tradition of Malory's work, in particular the relationship between the Winchester MS, Caxton's printed version, ong>anong>d the history of the MS. Finally, Richard R. Griffith reconsiders the authorship question, ong>anong>d proposes a long-forgotten Thomas Malory as the most likely cong>anong>didate. There is a bibliography of recent research compiled by Professor Takamiya.Full of sound scholarship'. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTVolume of ong>essayong>s aimed at advong>anong>cing the appreciation of Malory ong>anong>d providing a general survey of critical research; topics covered include Malory's sources, both French ong>anong>d English, the scribal ong>anong>d texual tradition of his work, ong>anong>d the question of authorship.

Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Committee on U S-Irong>anong>iong>anong> Workshop on Water Conservation Reus / Office for Central Europe ong>anong>d Eurasia Development Security a / Nati, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, In December , a group of specialists on water resources from the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong> met in Tunis, Tunisia, for ong>anong> interacademy workshop on water resources mong>anong>agement, conservation, ong>anong>d recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in , the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisiong>anong> experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participong>anong>ts from both the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong>. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, ong>anong>d the list of site visits.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with ong>anong> interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger ong>anong>d better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commong>anong>ded by a more aggressive counter-attacker thong>anong> Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, ong>anong>d explores the impact they would have on the battle ong>anong>d on the course of the war. The alternate events are ong>anong>chored firmly in the context of the actual events, ong>anong>d are all within the scope of what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

Fate and Destiny: From the Holocaust to the State of Israel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House, One of the classics of modern Jewish thought, Kol Dodi Dofek, is here trong>anong>slated into English. In it Rabbi Soloveitchik presents ong>anong> extended theological meditation on the Holocaust ong>anong>d the rise of the State of Israel, the Jewish "covenong>anong>t of faith," ong>anong>d the "covenong>anong>t of fate ong>anong>d destiny" which links all Jews, religious, irreligious, ong>anong>d nonreligious. Rabbi Dr. Walter S. Wurzberger, a prominent discipline of the Rav, has provided ong>anong> introduction.

The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pope, Alexong>anong>der / Price, Martin / Miller, Christopher R., PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, One of The Enlightenment's greatest poets, Alexong>anong>der Pope was famous for his wit, brilliong>anong>t epigrams, ong>anong>d razor-sharp satire of fashionable society's foibles. Presented here in their entirety are several of his principal works, including the delightful mock-epic "The Rape of the Lock," "ong>Essayong> on Criticism" ong>anong>d his satirical masterpiece, "The Dunciad."

Off the Beaten Tracks: Stories by Russian Hitchhikers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bogatyreva, Irina / Savelyev, Igor / Mazepina, Tationg>anong>a, PUBLISHER: Glas New Russiong>anong> Writing, "Today ong>anong> unusually gifted generation is entering Russiong>anong> literature.... Literature has not seen such ong>anong> influx of energy in a long time."--Olga Slavnikova, director of the Debut Prize By ong>anong>d about Russiong>anong> hitchhikers, these stories take the reader along the endless roads of central Russia, the Urals, the Altai, Siberia, ong>anong>d beyond. In energetic ong>anong>d vivid prose they depict all sorts of curious Russiong>anong> types: exotic adventures in far-flung places, the complex psychological relationships that develop on the road, ong>anong>d these hitchhikers' inexplicable passion for tramping. "In via veritas" is their motto. The authors are all winners of the Debut Prize, ong>anong>d will present the book at BEA in in New York, NY.

Nature & Culture in the Andes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gade, Dong>anong>iel W., PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press, Nature ong>anong>d Culture in the ong>Anong>des reveals the intimate ong>anong>d unexpected relationships of plong>anong>ts, ong>anong>imals, ong>anong>d people in western South America. Throughout his quest to understong>anong>d this geographically diverse region Dong>anong>iel Gade integrates the imagination of ong>anong> expert geographer with the research skills of a natural ong>anong>d cultural historiong>anong>. He presents a holistic vision of the ong>Anong>des, ong>anong>d of the world, that broadens the perspective achieved solely by objective scientific methods of inquiry.1

Nursing History Review Volume 6: Official Journal of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lynaugh, Joong>anong> E. / Brodie, Barbara / D'ong>Anong>tonio, Patricia O'Brien, PUBLISHER: Springer Publishing Compong>anong>y, "Nursing History Review," ong>anong> ong>anong>nual peer-reviewed publication of the Americong>anong> Association for the History of Nursing, is a showcase for the most significong>anong>t current research on nursing history. Regular sections include scholarly articles, over a dozen book reviews of the best publications on nursing ong>anong>d health care history that have appeared in the past year, ong>anong>d a section abstracting new doctoral dissertations on nursing history. Historiong>anong>s, researchers, ong>anong>d individuals fascinated with the rich field of nursing will find this ong>anong> importong>anong>t resource.

The Poetics of Derek Walcott: Intertextual Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, Gregson, PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, The ong>essayong>s collected in this issue offer complementary critical perspectives on the mature lyric work of Derek Walcott, the acclaimed Nobel laureate from the Caribbeong>anong> islong>anong>d of St. Lucia. The centerpiece of the ensemble is a previously unpublished ong>essayong> in which Walcott's reflections on poetics illuminate his project in the masterpiece, "Omeros." Other contributions by literary scholars in North America ong>anong>d the Caribbeong>anong> focus on fundamental dimensions of Walcott's craft ong>anong>d on such thematic preoccupations as the intersection of pictorial ong>anong>d verbal modes of representation, the deployment of nuong>anong>ced intertextual strategies (especially in relation to the Greco-Romong>anong> cong>anong>on), the invention of a viable artistic identity in a postcolonial intercultural milieu, ong>anong>d the psychosocial modeling of the process of literary apprenticeship. "Contributors. "Edward Baugh, Peter Buriong>anong>, Gregson Davis, Carol Dougherty, Joseph Farrell, Judith Harris, Timothy Hofmeister, Derek Walcott

Conflicts and Conspiracies: Brazil and Portugal

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maxwell, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, A study of Brazil during a critical formative period which illuminates the causes of her special historical development within Latin America. Professor Maxwell ong>anong>alyzes the shifting relationships between Portugal, Englong>anong>d ong>anong>d Brazil during the second half of the 18th Century. Through his study, Professor Maxwell is concerned with the social, economic ong>anong>d political significong>anong>ce of the events he describes. ong>Anong> importong>anong>t part of this work is a study of the Minas Conspiracy of .

Orson Welles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fitzgerald, Martin, PUBLISHER: Pocket Essentials, A fat guy with a deep voice who drong>anong>k a lot of sherry? ong>Anong> unreliable filmmaker who always went over time ong>anong>d over budget? One of the most innovative storytellers of the century? He was all of this ong>anong>d more. Welles shocked Broadway with his all-black voodoo version of "Macbeth," challenged the government with his production of "The Cradle Will Rock," terrified the nation with his spoof radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds," ong>anong>d then at the tender age of 26, directed what mong>anong>y people consider the greatest Americong>anong> film ever made: "Citizen Kong>anong>e," As well as ong>anong> introductory ong>essayong>, each of Welles's films is individually reviewed ong>anong>d ong>anong>alyzed, ong>anong>d there's a hong>anong>dy multimedia reference guide.

Primary Sources, Historical Collections: Diary of a Tour in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mary Georgina Emma Dawson Damer, Hon, PUBLISHER: Primary Sources, Historical Collections, This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia ong>anong>d Far East Collection), represents ong>anong> importong>anong>t historical artifact on Asiong>anong> history ong>anong>d culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature ong>anong>d research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from mong>anong>y areas of study ong>anong>d research on the subject. From ong>anong>alyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asiong>anong> continent to significong>anong>t time periods spong>anong>ning centuries, the book was made in ong>anong> effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On the Functions of the Brain ong>anong>d of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on the Possibility of Determining the Instincts, Propensities, ong>anong>d Talents, or the Moral ong>anong>d Intellectual Dispositions of Men ong>anong>d ong>Anong>imals, by the Configuration of the Brain ong>anong>d Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction ong>anong>d the short story by bringing together 9 original ong>essayong>s by professional writers ong>anong>d 30 exemplars of short fiction. The first part features original ong>essayong>s by well-known authors such as Frong>anong>cine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, ong>anong>d ong>Anong>dre Dubus that take the student through the process of writing These ong>essayong>s focus on the characteristics ong>anong>d craft of the short story ong>anong>d its writer, ong>anong>d take the student from the workshopping process all the way through the experience of working with agents ong>anong>d publishers. The second part of the text is ong>anong> ong>anong>thology of stories-mong>anong>y referred to in the ong>essayong>s-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings the text up-to-date with new ong>anong>d revised ong>essayong>s ong>anong>d a freshened ong>anong>thology that retains mong>anong>y of the classics, but adds in new styles ong>anong>d diverse voices-from short short fiction to the postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of the short fiction long>anong>dscape. The first part of the text now features Bailey's updated ong>essayong> on the elements of fiction, which incorporates mong>anong>y of the nw stories in the ong>anong>thology. There are also two new ong>essayong>s that expong>anong>d on the workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? The ong>Anong>onymous Workshop" by ong>Anong>tonya Nelson ong>anong>d "After the Workshop: Trong>anong>sitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his ong>essayong> on "Publishers ong>anong>d Publishing" from the first edition, bringing in the latest innovations in electronic ong>anong>d online publishing.

Crowley: An Erromangan (Sye) Ol27

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crowley, Terry, PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press, This volume presents a description of the long>anong>guage that is currently spoken on the islong>anong>d of Erromong>anong>go, in southern Vong>anong>uatu in the southwestern part of the Pacific. Acquista Ora

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both ong>anong> introduction to public health as a discipline ong>anong>d a critique of its development over recent times, reviews epidemiological ong>anong>d demographic trends internationally. It provides ong>anong> overview of major health trends; a summary of the current state of the world's health; a review of recent estimates of the global burden of disease; ong>anong>d ong>anong> examination of the pattern of modern epidemics, the impact of disability, ong>anong>d the causes of premature death in rich ong>anong>d poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical ong>anong>d medical areas, this text challenges cliniciong>anong>s ong>anong>d public health practitioners at all levels. The authors argue for ong>anong> inclusive vision of public health based on the application in public policy of improved epidemiological understong>anong>ding of the causes of disease.

Parasite-Host Associations: Coexistence or Conflict?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Toft, Catherine A. / Aeschlimong>anong>n, ong>Anong>dre / Bolis, L., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Parasitic relationships are among the most common yet complex associations found in nature. This book makes ong>anong> importong>anong>t contribution toward integrating parasitology into the mainstream of ecological ong>anong>d evolutionary studies. It delves into a number of key questions: To what extent are parasite-host interactions ong>anong> escalating evolutionary conflict ong>anong>d, conversely, to what extent has evolution modified this process to facilitate co-existence? The first section of the book deals with whole orgong>anong>isms ong>anong>d populations, since the effects of parasitism are dependent on the densities ong>anong>d distributions of hosts ong>anong>d parasites. The next section considers special cases, such as herbivores ong>anong>d plong>anong>ts. The third part is devoted to physiological ong>anong>d immunological aspects, ong>anong>d the book concludes with ong>anong> overview from the perspectives of ecology, evolution, ong>anong>d physiology. The work will interest ecologists, evolutionary biologists, parasitologists, entomologists, ong>anong>d epidemiologists.

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