Hankins, James
Summary: "Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Everywhere they saw problems. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars. Their solution was at once simple and radical. "Men, not walls, make a city," as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Initiate lectures and class dialogue with this cluster of ABC News segments on violence, aggressive behavior, and crime. In each scenario, actors draw unassuming spectators into tense and often disturbing situations-with a broad spectrum of results. Scenes include intense verbal bullying by three teen girls against one in a very public setting; a racially loaded incident in which three...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Most people learn traditional standards of behavior and respect for others by the time they are teenagers-but many don't realize that those rules are just as valid in cyberspace. This program helps students take the high road on the information superhighway and avoid the temptations of the fast lane, pointing the way toward an ethically sound Internet presence and lifestyle. Guidelines for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Hubbard, Barbara Marx
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 HUBNiebuhr, Reinhold
Summary: This volume includes four books written by the author: Leaves from the notebook of a tamed cynic, Moral man and immoral society, The children of light and the children of darkness, and The irony of American history. There is also a selection of lectures, sermons, essays, and prayers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230 NIESummary: They're an average American family at a typical American restaurant. They also happen to be Hispanic (not to mention that the restaurant is situated in Tucson, Arizona, a hub of our nation's ongoing immigration debate) From out of nowhere, an off-duty security guard asks to see their documentation, and as he grows more insistent, the other diners nervously consider what steps, if any, to take....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Whybrow, Peter C.
Summary: An analysis of the American consumer culture cites modern statistics in obesity, depression, and panic disorders, drawing on detailed case studies to explain how today's affluent society is directly related to key social and medical issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 301 WHYSummary: Do most people get their values from their parents or from society at large? At what age, and with what tools, do children begin to work out what is right and wrong? Can young children distinguish between actions that are morally deviant and those that simply violate a social convention? This program explores those questions by observing a group of 25 six-year-olds and the varying levels of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Encourage students to explore biases and stereotypes with this group of ABC News segments. Each scenario puts actors into exchanges with unwitting bystanders, generating a wide range of responses-from overt hostility towards other races and cultures to acts of genuine compassion. Scenes include a bakery clerk's refusal to serve a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf; cruelty towards an overweight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Niebuhr, Reinhold
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westminster John Knox Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 301 NIECallahan, David
Summary: While there have always been those who cut corners, the author shows that cheating on every level--from the highly publicized corporate scandals to Little League fraud--has risen dramatically in the last two decades. Why all the cheating? Why now? Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past two decades. An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174 CALCouric, Katie
Summary: In this collection, CBS News anchor Couric calls upon leaders and visionaries in the fields of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business, all of whom share heartfelt insights about success and fulfillment. Includes contributions by Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Martin, Helen Mirren, and dozens of others.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 646.7 COUCouric, Katie
Summary: In this inspirational collection, CBS News anchor Couric calls upon leaders and visionaries in the fields of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business--all of whom share heartfelt, humorous, and useful insights about success and fulfillment. Includes contributions by Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Martin, and Michael...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 COUCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 646.7 COUSummary: Teenagers face many decisions in high school: whether to go to college or to work; which college or career to choose; whether to get involved with drugs, drinking, or sex; what to wear to a party; whether to study or have fun. Some decisions are minor, others major; some easy, others hard. Despite these differences, all are decided using the same process. Many factors influence the final...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Poverty..abuse..drug dependency..alcoholism..disabilities-situations that can severely debilitate body, mind, and spirit. Yet there are those who rise above their difficulties and thrive. This program investigates resiliency, that elusive quality found within that allows people to overcome the most difficult situations and events. What are the personality traits of resilient people, and how can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Filled with straightforward guidance and practical knowledge, this program empowers young adults to get their financial lives on track and "give purpose to every penny." Hosted by actor Donald Faison (Clueless and TV's Scrubs), the video raises fiscal awareness and builds financial skills in a wide variety of areas-from banking and credit to investing, budgeting, insurance, and self-employment....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Tepper, Sheri S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon Books, Inc. 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TEPSummary: Spark class discussion on civic responsibility with this compilation of ABC News segments. Each scenario involves onlookers who-unaware that they are observing actors in staged situations-exhibit a variety of responses, from complacency to outrage. Scenes include flagrant littering at a seaside resort; displays of hypocrisy when the chance to be a Good Samaritan arises; illegal use of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program simplifies the complexities of decision-making by sorting out the various types of decisions: practical and principled, long-term and short-term, conscious and unconscious, and reversible and irreversible. The steps involved in making good decisions are also considered, as well as the importance of learning from mistakes. The bottom line? To err is human, but thoughtful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: According to The National Education Association, 160,000 children won't go to school on any given day for fear of being bullied-a figure that represents nothing less than an epidemic. Whether a student is overweight, openly gay, perceived as promiscuous, or just plain different, more and more young people are tragically choosing to take their own lives because they can't take it anymore. Are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Moeller, Hans-Georg
Summary: An expert on Eastern philosophies and social systems theory, Hans-Georg Moeller questions the perceived goodness of morality and those who claim morality is inherently positive. Critiquing the ethical "fanaticism" of Western moralists, such as Immanuel Kant, Lawrence Kohlberg, John Rawls, and the utilitarians, Moeller points to the absurd fundamentalisms and impracticable prescriptions arising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 171.7 MOEShafik, Minouche
Summary: "Whether we realize it or not, all of us participate in the social contract every day through mutual obligations among our family, community, place of work, and fellow citizens. Caring for others, paying taxes, and benefiting from public services define the social contract that supports and binds us together as a society. Today, however, our social contract has been broken by changing gender...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.011 SHASummary: People talk a lot about values, but what exactly are they, and how do they work? This program answers both of those questions in detail, discussing how values are formed by upbringing, culture, socialization, and exposure to the media as well as how they function as standards for behavior. The dynamic interplay between individual and group values and the price of adhering to one's values are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program discusses the importance of developing a positive code of ethics in school. Subjects covered include positive ethics and their benefit to teens; negative effects of bad ethics; developing good ethics; cheating and "white lies"; negative effects of gossip and rumors; and ethics and their effects on one's future. A concise overview of the many ethical challenges faced by teenagers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010