¿Qué es la igualdad? (What Is Equality?)

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.

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.

La vida de Alejandro García-Duran es intensa y desbordante. En estas páginas se pretende rescatar al Alejandro con conciencia social, al justo, al padre Alejandro de Las Arenas, al escolapio incómodo, al padrecito callejero, a Chinchachoma...Perfiles diversos que definen su apostolado. A lo largo de ocho capítulos que recorren la trayectoria vital en diversos escenarios geográficos, intentamos acercarnos al perfil de los callejeros y, finalmente, damos voz, a través de sus testimonios, a algunas de las personas que compartieron con él la difícil tarea de luchar por los niños y niñas ...

«Los más de los poetas y poemas que aparecen en las páginas que siguen llegan a ellas con la impecable ejecutoria de hidalguía de una sostenida influencia en otros creadores y en otros textos, una opinión crítica unánime y la evidente predilección de los aficionados. A decir verdad, mi tarea ha sido fundamentalmente ir a buscar en las ediciones de mayor solvencia esos poemas y esos poetas estrictamente clásicos y traerlos aquí en la más amplia medida que permitieran las dimensiones del volumen. »En los horizontes de la poesía española, hay, con todo, zonas de penumbra: períodos ...

Desmond Tutu cuenta más de cincuenta de sus relatos bíblicos favoritos, destacando artísticamente el deseo de Dios de que todos los seres humanos se amen unos a otros y hallen la paz y el perdón en su corazón.

Rabbi Leib gives life to a giant clay statue, hoping that it will protect the Jewish community of sixteenth-century Prague. Yet when he disregards God's will, the Rabbi loses control over the golem and must send him back where he belongs. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.