Cómo promover el bien común (How to Promote the Common Good)

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.

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

En este libro presentamos la vida de Jesus adaptada para los chicos con palabras simples y dibujos didacticos. El libro permite un recorrido por la historia de Jesus a traves de un dialogo entre un abuelo y sus nietos en donde este responde las inquietudes que la mayoria de los ninos puede presentar. Los textos, en los que se incluyen citas biblicas, fueron revisados por el Padre Diego Fares y por Monsenor Hector Di Monte.

Hercules, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his great strength, performs twelve dangerous tasks to atone for an attack on his wife and children.

Han pasado casi 30 años desde que se publicó esta novela que impulsó el renacimiento del fenómeno de publicaciones de Star Wars. Incluye una introducción del galardonado autor Timothy Zahn y una novela corta completamente nueva protagonizada por el popular Gran Almirante Thrawn. Como uno de los eventos más importantes en la historia de los libros de Star Wars, Heredero del Imperio sigue las aventuras de Luke Skywalker, Han Solo y la Princesa Leia después de haber llevado a la Alianza Rebeldehacia la victoria en Star Wars: Episodio VI. El regreso del Jedi. Cinco años después de que la ...

Trying to figure out a difficult math problem is hard, but sometimes dealing with your social life at school can be even harder. Figuring out friendships, managing time, and learning about yourself are all important parts of growing up. This title will allow students to determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.