Added by: rszyma | Karma: 779.66 | Other | 18 April 2010
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Zoos and Animal Welfare (Issues That Concern You)
The book explores the issues surrounding zoos and animal welfare. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
Zoos have evolved over time from symbols of power and prestige of the early rulers, to institutions for education and research, to powerful businesses, and ultimately to a beacon of hope in a world facing alarming rates of extinction.
Cleopatra: The Queen of Dreams (What's Their Story)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids | 5 July 2009
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Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, dreamed of restoring her country to its former glory. Hers is a story of ambition and struggle, of powerful romance with the Roman giants Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and ultimately of great tragedy. Grade 3-4
Over ten years since his death, Biggie Smalls, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, a credit continually given by numerous hip-hop artists. Raised in Brooklyn during the crack-cocaine boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Smalls (born Christopher Wallace) worked as a drug dealer before ultimately deciding to become a rapper. With Sean "Puffy" Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment, Biggie rocketed to fame as one of hip hop's most popular artists.
Drew A. Hyland, one of Continental philosophy's keenest interpreters of
Plato, takes up the question of beauty in three Platonic dialogues, the
Hippias Major, Symposium, and Phaedrus. What Plato
meant by beauty is not easily characterized, and Hyland's close
readings show that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a
definition.
