Are you ready to live your best life? To harness the loving power of God’s Spirit, regardless of the physical and emotional circumstances you face? No matter how high the mountain you have to climb, let the empowering mystery of one of the most transformative psalms in the Bible provide hope in seemingly hopeless situations. Praying Psalm 46 provides support and wisdom for meeting the challenges of the stinkin’ stuff of this world. It is the path to an extraordinarily powerful personal relationship with the Spirit, as told by Sharon, an ordinary woman facing the last stage of a terminal illness. Power and discernment begins with “Be still and know that I am God.” This wife and mother used the last six weeks of life to show the path opened by the sustaining power of God’s word, and the wonder of a personal relationship with the Spirit. Spiritual strength and wisdom makes even the most daunting of challenges surmountable. In the beyond-natural stillness flowing from the psalm, the mystery and application of all of the Bible are unlocked.
Are you ready to live your best life? To harness the loving power of God's Spirit, regardless of the physical and emotional circumstances you face? No matter how high the mountain you have to climb, let the empowering mystery of one of the most transformative psalms in the Bible provide hope in seemingly hopeless situations. Praying Psalm 46 provides support and wisdom for meeting the challenges of the stinkin' stuff of this world. It is the path to an extraordinarily powerful personal relationship with the Spirit, as told by Sharon, an ordinary woman facing the last stage of a terminal illness. Power and discernment begins with "Be still and know that I am God." This wife and mother used the last six weeks of life to show the path opened by the sustaining power of God's word, and the wonder of a personal relationship with the Spirit. Spiritual strength and wisdom makes even the most daunting of challenges surmountable. In the beyond-natural stillness flowing from the psalm, the mystery and application of all of the Bible are unlocked.
Once preoccupied with Brazilian slavery as an economic system, historians shifted their attention to examine the nature of life and community among enslaved people. Stuart B. Schwartz looks at this change while explaining why historians must continue to place their ethnographic approach in the context of enslavement as an oppressive social and economic system. Schwartz demonstrates the complexity of the system by reconsidering work, resistance, kinship, and relations between enslaved persons and peasants. As he shows, enslaved people played a role in shaping not only their lives but Brazil's institutionalized system of slavery by using their own actions and attitudes to place limits on slaveholders. A bold analysis of changing ideas in the field, Slaves, Peasants, and Rebels provides insights on how the shifting power relationship between enslaved people and slaveholders reshaped the contours of Brazilian society.
Sometimes everyday life presents teens with questions that can seem overwhelming. How do I know if I'm making the right decision? How can I deal with one more change in my life? Why can't I get across what I really mean? The Life Skills series deal with these issues at home, in school, at work, and in their relationships.
Eleven-year-old Maria considers herself an ordinary girl during a seemingly ordinary time in America when the milkman makes biweekly deliveries, Sunday drives are a regular occurrence, and vacations are spent at a family cabin. Thirty years later as Maria reflects on her childhood memories, she realizes that everything changed after her twelfth birthday when she met an elderly woman. In a collection of six novellas, Stuart Schwartz chronicles the lives of diverse characters as they navigate their way through life surrounded by drama, humor, intrigue, philosophical thoughts, and imaginary fun. Three years after Billy Buttons receives a stuffed lamb as a gift from his mother, he discovers the animal can talk. But the real fun begins when he lets Lambie out of his book bag. In Colonia, Illinois, the neighbors on Orchard Street mostly keep to themselves, except for two couples. Morton and Toni Williams and Ralph and Dawn Schultz are close friends. But when they attend a pyramid-scheme seminar, no one anticipates what comes next. A Wit’s World is a volume of six novellas that highlight the personal experiences and challenges facing a band of characters, each with their own ideas on how to triumph and persevere.
It would seem unlikely that one could discover tolerant religious attitudes in Spain, Portugal, and the New World colonies during the era of the Inquisition, when enforcement of Catholic orthodoxy was widespread and brutal. Yet this groundbreaking book does exactly that. Drawing on an enormous body of historical evidence—including records of the Inquisition itself—the historian Stuart Schwartz investigates the idea of religious tolerance and its evolution in the Hispanic world from 1500 to 1820. Focusing on the attitudes and beliefs of common people rather than those of intellectual elites, the author finds that no small segment of the population believed in freedom of conscience and rejected the exclusive validity of the Church. The book explores various sources of tolerant attitudes, the challenges that the New World presented to religious orthodoxy, the complex relations between “popular” and “learned” culture, and many related topics. The volume concludes with a discussion of the relativist ideas that were taking hold elsewhere in Europe during this era.
A panoramic social history of hurricanes in the Caribbean The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. In this panoramic work of social history, Stuart Schwartz examines how Caribbean societies have responded to the dangers of hurricanes, and how these destructive storms have influenced the region's history, from the rise of plantations, to slavery and its abolition, to migrations, racial conflict, and war. Taking readers from the voyages of Columbus to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Schwartz looks at the ethical, political, and economic challenges that hurricanes posed to the Caribbean’s indigenous populations and the different European peoples who ventured to the New World to exploit its riches. He describes how the United States provided the model for responding to environmental threats when it emerged as a major power and began to exert its influence over the Caribbean in the nineteenth century, and how the region’s governments came to assume greater responsibilities for prevention and relief, efforts that by the end of the twentieth century were being questioned by free-market neoliberals. Schwartz sheds light on catastrophes like Katrina by framing them within a long and contentious history of human interaction with the natural world. Spanning more than five centuries and drawing on extensive archival research in Europe and the Americas, Sea of Storms emphasizes the continuing role of race, social inequality, and economic ideology in the shaping of our responses to natural disaster.
Of all the European powers, the Dutch were considered the most tolerant of minority religious practices in their colonies. In The Expansion of Tolerance, a pair of historians examines this unusual sensitivity in the case of the seventeenth-century Dutch colonies of Brazil. Jonathan Israel demonstrates that religious tolerance under Dutch rule in Brazil was unprecedented. Catholics and Jews coexisted peacefully with the Protestant majority and were allowed freedom of conscience and unfettered private worship. Stuart Schwartz then considers the Dutch example in light of the Portuguese colonies in Brazil, revealing that the Portuguese were surprisingly tolerant as well. This collaboration will be of interest to anyone studying colonial history or the history of religious tolerance.
A brief general history of Latin America in the period between the European conquest and the independence of the Spanish American countries and Brazil serves as an introduction to this quickly changing field of study.
Curtis Edwards, a young boy from Gary, Indiana scraps most of anything that interests him in favor of salvaging the life of a stray dog that he finds at a local junk yard. Curtis' interest is piqued one evening as he stumbles across a televised dog show in progress. He decides to learn how to show dogs like the professionals and uses his junk yard pal, "Hubcap," as his learning mate. Curtis becomes a "child prodigy" dog handler and later in life, while working as an administrator for a large animal hospital in Chicago, goes on to become a famous dog handler, and ultimately becomes a top level show judge. Curtis develops a love interest with a flight attendant, Cyndi, who has visited his animal hospital with her ailing dog. The love affair eventually comes apart as a result of Curtis' vast schedule of work and show handling commitments. In New York a young girl, Stephanie, convinces her mother and father to buy a Golden Retriever as a pet. Through a series of coincidences, her dog, "Dusty," becomes a handsome show dog. Unbeknownst to Stephanie, her father is a small time racketeer who only has a peripheral interest in Stephanie's love for her dog. The story reaches a climax at the "big dog show" at Madison Square Garden in New York City where Curtis and "Dusty" meet as a result of a series of unusual events.
A guide to finding and choosing the right apartment, discussing such topics as renting, leasing, and subleasing; roommates; pets; making a budget; the responsibilities of the rental agreement; and how to read an apartment ad.
Introduce readers to the world of work with this stimulating, easy-to-read set. All the important issues are explored, such as why people work, what physical abilities and personal skills are needed for employment, how to set salary expectation, how to look for a job, and how to interview for a job.
Describes techniques necessary for conducting interviews in order to learn more about different career fields and for evaluating the information received.
In 1519 Hernán Cortés and a small band of Spanish conquistadors overthrew the mighty Mexican empire of the Aztecs. Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and testimonies — many recently uncovered — of indigenous Nahua survivors, Victors and Vanquished clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations influenced the interpretation of momentous events. A substantial introduction is followed by 9 chronological sections that illuminate the major events and personalities in this powerful historical episode and reveal the changing attitudes toward European expansionism. The volume includes a broad array of visual images and maps, a glossary of Spanish and Nahua terms, biographical notes, a chronology, a selected bibliography, questions for consideration, and an index.
ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. 0133828204 / 9780133828207 World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Combined Volume Plus NEW MyHistoryLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205206549 / 9780205206544 NEW MyHistoryLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205986307 / 9780205986309 World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Combined Volume -- Presents a truly global history This global world history text emphasizes the major stages in societies' different interactions and assesses the development of major societies. Encompassing social, cultural, political and economic history, the authors examine key civilizations in world history. World Civilizations balances the discussion of independent developments in the world's major civilizations with comparative analysis of the results of global contact. MyHistoryLab is an integral part of the Stearns/Adas/Schwartz/Gilbert program. An integrated etext and and engaging resources bring history to life for students.
“The Wizard of iPad” is a modern day fairy tale by popular author Alexei Lukshin, written about and for teenagers. This adventurous book is about the world of childhood and true friendship and the many wonders that accompany it. The young wizard, Mozart, came to our world from a parallel world through the iPad tablet. Mozart learns a lot from Kester, the main hero. Kester also absorbs the knowledge Mozart imparts readily. The boys become the best of friends with each new chapter. Together they take part in an extraordinary bicycle race, find a way to teach a bully a lesson, and help to make children give up smoking. The strings of events in “The Wizard of iPad” will make the reader feel excited and will be a cause for many big smiles on their faces. Published by Animedia Company.
The 1987 Princeton Workshop on Algorithm, Architecture and Technology Issues for Models of Concurrent Computation was organized as an interdisciplinary work shop emphasizing current research directions toward concurrent computing systems. With participants from several different fields of specialization, the workshop cov ered a wide variety of topics, though by no means a complete cross section of issues in this rapidly moving field. The papers included in this book were prepared for the workshop and, taken together, provide a view of the broad range of issues and alternative directions being explored. To organize the various papers, the book has been divided into five parts. Part I considers new technology directions. Part II emphasizes underlying theoretical issues. Communication issues, which are ad dressed in the majority of papers, are specifically highlighted in Part III. Part IV includes papers stressing the fault tolerance and reliability of systems. Finally, Part V includes systems-oriented papers, where the system ranges from VLSI circuits through powerful parallel computers. Much of the initial planning of the workshop was completed through an informal AT&T Bell Laboratories group consisting of Mehdi Hatamian, Vijay Kumar, Adri aan Ligtenberg, Sailesh Rao, P. Subrahmanyam and myself. We are grateful to Stuart Schwartz, both for the support of Princeton University and for his orga nizing local arrangements for the workshop, and to the members of the organizing committee, whose recommendations for participants and discussion topics were par ticularly helpful. A. Rosenberg, and A. T.
A textbook for college diversity courses, this book offers an overview of the wide diversity in our society, with a focus on fair treatment and respect for all people. Interacting comfortably with diverse individuals, in the community and work place, is emphasized. Topics include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture, health, communication, social status, behavior, personality, physical ability, and sensory ability. Each chapter includes sample test questions and both individual and group exercises.
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