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  • The Making of a Dream - Laura Wides-Muñoz

    The Making of a Dream - Laura Wides-Muñoz
    Jan 30 2018
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    Title: The Making of a Dream
    Author: Laura Wides-Muñoz
    Narrator: Almarie Guerra
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-30-18
    Publisher: Harper Audio
    Genres: Nonfiction, Politics

    Summary:
    A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil rights - the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration. They are called the DREAMers: young people who were brought or sent to the United States as children and who have lived for years in America without legal status. Growing up, they often worked hard in school, planned for college, only to learn they were, in the eyes of the United States government and many citizens, "illegal aliens". Determined to take fate into their own hands, a group of these young undocumented immigrants risked their safety to "come out" about their status - sparking a transformative movement, engineering a seismic shift in public opinion on immigration, and inspiring other social movements across the country. Their quest for permanent legal protection under the so-called "Dream Act" stalled. But in 2012 the Obama administration issued a landmark new immigration policy: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which has since protected more than half a million young immigrants from deportation even as efforts to install more expansive protections remain elusive. The Making of a Dream begins at the turn of the millennium, with the first of a series of "Dream Act" proposals; follows the efforts of policy makers, activists, and undocumented immigrants themselves; and concludes with the 2016 presidential election and the first months of the Trump presidency. The immigrants' coming of age stories intersect with the watershed political and economic events of the last two decades: 9/11, the recession, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama presidency, and the rebirth of the anti-immigrant right. In telling their story, Laura Wides-Muñoz forces us to rethink our definition of what it means to be American.
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    11 ore e 59 min
  • Die Mystik und ihr Nicht-Gott ("Gott ist tot", und was machen wir jetzt? 4) - Christoph Quarch

    Die Mystik und ihr Nicht-Gott ("Gott ist tot", und was machen wir jetzt? 4) - Christoph Quarch
    Jan 20 2018
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    Titel: Die Mystik und ihr Nicht-Gott ("Gott ist tot", und was machen wir jetzt? 4)
    Autor: Christoph Quarch
    Erzähler: Christoph Quarch
    Format: Unabridged
    Spieldauer: 1 hr and 13 mins
    Sprache: Deutsch
    Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-20-18
    Herausgeber: Christoph Quarch
    Kategorien: Nonfiction, Philosophy

    Zusammenfassung:
    Nicht nur brachten die Menschen Gott in Mythos und Logos zur Sprache, sie suchten auch die unmittelbare Begegnung mit ihm in der Mystik. Dabei entdeckten sie Gott jenseits von Gott. Sie erfuhren einen neuen Gott. Was verstehen wir unter Mystik? Welches Gottesbild lässt sich in der Mystik finden? Welche Vorgeschichte hat die Mystik, deren Wurzeln wir in der Antike finden? Der Philosoph Christoph Quarch geht diesen Fragen nach. Sie hören den vierten Vortrag seiner Reihe "'Gott ist tot', und was machen wir jetzt?". Das Wort "Gott" ist den einen heilig, den anderen ein Ärgernis und wieder anderen total gleichgültig. Das hat damit zu tun, dass wir nicht mehr wissen, was in ihm zur Sprache kommt. Das sollte man aber - egal ob man "religiös" ist oder nicht; denn das Wort "Gott" weist auf etwas, das uns alle angeht: das Geheimnis des Lebens. Livemitschnitt des Vortrags im Kanzlerpalais Fulda, Herbst 2017. ©2018 Christoph Quarch (P)2018 Christoph Quarch
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    1 ora e 13 min
  • The New Constitution: Article I: Bill of Rights: Additional Rights - Travis Wayne Goodsell

    The New Constitution: Article I: Bill of Rights: Additional Rights - Travis Wayne Goodsell
    Jan 17 2018
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    Title: The New Constitution: Article I: Bill of Rights: Additional Rights
    Author: Travis Wayne Goodsell
    Narrator: Trevor Clinger
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 20 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-17-18
    Publisher: Travis Wayne Goodsell
    Genres: Nonfiction, Politics

    Summary:
    We, the people of the United States of America, are at a crossroads. Our nation, our government, our economy, our constitution, our lives, and our future is in great jeopardy and on the verge of collapse and destruction. Past generations have failed to stop the infiltration in our new nation, and their slow and planned alteration of what was originally our inalienable rights have now been replaced with denials, censorship, banning, editing, infringement, and outright removal. Our nation has never had an opportunity to actually find out if a constitutional government works. As one born a citizen, it is my right and my duty to stand up against the corruption that has crept in and taken over every aspect of our lives, and to speak out in opposition to the false and corrupting principles and propose new government to ensure our liberty, protection, and prosperity to ourselves and our posterity based upon true principles that preserve constitutional and human rights to all, not just the 1%. This then becomes a new world order, but not the new world order of our enemy, whose plans and actions are leading us to our enslavement and our destruction. The depopulation agenda is evil. We have more than enough room for many multi-billions of people and the ability to produce the basic necessities required to care for all of us. There is no need to kill off and control the population for the intended purpose for the 1% to acquire more and more money. So, I hope I can generate support for this concept, and I hope I plug up all the weaknesses that currently threaten us. And I hope I am not too late in my presentation for a better world order based upon true constitutional principles that ensures rights to all of mankind.
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    20 min
  • Great Powers and Geopolitical Change - Jakub J. Grygiel

    Great Powers and Geopolitical Change - Jakub J. Grygiel
    Jan 16 2018
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    Title: Great Powers and Geopolitical Change
    Author: Jakub J. Grygiel
    Narrator: C. James Moore
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-16-18
    Publisher: Audible Studios
    Genres: Nonfiction, Politics

    Summary:
    In an era of high technology and instant communication, the role of geography in the formation of strategy and politics in international relations can be undervalued. But the mountains of Afghanistan and the scorching sand storms of Iraq have provided stark reminders that geographical realities continue to have a profound impact on the success of military campaigns. Here, political scientist Jakub J. Grygiel brings to light the importance of incorporating geography into grand strategy. He argues that states can increase and maintain their position of power by pursuing a geostrategy that focuses on control of resources and lines of communication. Grygiel examines case studies of Venice, the Ottoman Empire, and China in the global 15th century - all great powers that faced a dramatic change in geopolitics when new routes and continents were discovered. The location of resources, the layout of trade networks, and the stability of state boundaries played a large role in the success or failure of these three powers. Grygiel asserts that, though many other aspects of foreign policy have changed throughout history, strategic response to geographical features remains one of the most salient factors in establishing and maintaining power in the international arena.
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    8 ore e 53 min
  • Platon. Der Denker Europas - Christoph Quarch

    Platon. Der Denker Europas - Christoph Quarch
    Jan 15 2018
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    Titel: Platon. Der Denker Europas
    Autor: Christoph Quarch
    Erzähler: Christoph Quarch
    Format: Unabridged
    Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 39 mins
    Sprache: Deutsch
    Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-15-18
    Herausgeber: Christoph Quarch
    Kategorien: Nonfiction, Philosophy

    Zusammenfassung:
    "Platon. Der Denker Europas: Eine Einführung in seine Philosophie und Ethik" von Dr. Christoph Quarch "Die europäische Philosophie", sagte der Philosoph A.N. Whitehead, "ist nichts anderes als eine Fußnotensammlung zu Platon". Das trifft zu - auch dann, wenn Platon der am meisten missverstandene Denker Europas ist. Doch gerade deshalb ist er aktuell und inspirierend wie kein zweiter. Denn in Platons Werk schlummert noch manches geistige Potenzial, das zu entfalten der abendländischen Kultur gut tun wird. Der Philosoph Christoph Quarch erklärt Platon wie kein anderer. Er hat einen frischen und erhellenden Blick auf das Werk Platons. Lassen Sie sich inspirieren und kommen Sie mit ins Reich der Gedanken. Quarch zuzuhören, heißt Philosophie als spirituelle Erfahrung erleben. Erster Vortrag (Track 1 bis 3): "Sonne der Gerechtigkeit. Warum nur das Gute wahr ist." Wer den Sinn von etwas verstehen will, muss wissen, was sein Gutsein ausmacht. In seinem Höhlengleichnis beschreibt Platon den Weg zum wahrem Wissen und zur Weisheit. Zweiter Vortrag (Track 4 bis 6): "Der göttliche Wahnsinn. Warum Eros uns glücklich macht." Wer glücklich werden will, muss sich ins Leben verlieben. Die Kraft des Eros, so lehrte Platon, öffnet unseren Blick für die Schönheit und Sinnhaftigkeit der Welt - und erfüllt unsere Seele mit Lebendigkeit. Dritter Vortrag (Track 7 bis 9): "Das schönste Lebewesen. Wie das Leben lebendig wird." Wer gut leben möchte, muss verstehen, was Lebendigkeit eigentlich ist: er muss das Wesen der Psyche begreifen. Platon verweist dafür auf den Kosmos, den er "das schönste Lebewesen" nannte. Vierter Vortrag (Track 10 bis 12): "Gott ist das Maß aller Dinge. Wie wir unser Gemeinwesen einrichten sollten." Wer wissen möchte, wie Gemeinschaft gelingt, muss das Maß des Lebens und der Natur kennen. Denn nur wenn wir naturgemäß leben, werden wir gut miteinander auskommen, zeigt Platon in seinem letzten Werk "Gesetze". Livemitschnitte der Vortragsreihe aus dem Jahr 2015 im Kanzlerpalais Fulda. ©2018 Christoph Quarch (P)2018 Christoph Quarch
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    4 ore e 39 min