Cómo actuar de manera informada (How to Take Informed Action)

Equality is a contentious issue in our society today. This is why it's important for students to be given information related to equality so they can come to reasonable conclusions of their own. Using age-appropriate language, this book discusses equality in a number of different forms and touches upon why equality is so important in a democracy. The text also explores how extreme equality, like most extremes, could be a bad and unrealistic idea. Readers will gain enough information to understand and think about this complex idea for themselves.

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

What is the common good and how does it benefit society? This book looks at the history behind the notion of the common good, touching on ideas from several famous philosophers. Readers will then learn how the common good can be promoted through education and community. Full-color photographs and accessible language help students connect with the text and develop reading comprehension skills. Important elementary subjects from the C3 Framework for Social Studies are discussed in detail throughout this informative book.

From eye patches and peg legs to walking the plank and pirate ships, this fun and informative activity book discusses the facts and legends surrounding pirates and then encourages kids to search for them within the book. Desde los parches de ojo y las patas de palo hasta caminando por el tablón y los barcos piratas, este divertido e informativo libro de actividades discute los hechos y las leyendas que rodean los piratas y entonces anima a los niños a buscarlos dentro de las páginas del libro.

Esta obra, que supuso una auténtica renovación de los estudios bíblicos, es considerada actualmente todo un clásico de su especialidad. Constituye un excelente compendio de la orientación hermenéutica seguida por Othmar Keel desde sus primeros trabajos: el estudio del Antiguo Testamento a partir de la comparación del texto con la iconografía del Próximo Oriente antiguo. La aproximación iconográfica desarrolla la vinculación de los sistemas ortográficos del Próximo Oriente con sus respectivas artes pictóricas y explora el carácter de representación evocadora tanto de la...

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Families can be big or small, but all resemble each other in one aspect: they have a past and a present that, is also part of a broader history, that of a culture or race, or that of the world. The reader will see that family trees are used both by historians and everyday people who trace generations of relatives. Although family trees imply blood relations, the ties of love and friendship are often just as important.