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A well-known columnist's succinct comments on the qualities and values of people who are successes and those who are failures are complemented by interpretive illustrations
In the not-too-distant past, man enjoyed a profound sense of identity, permanence and continuity; the poignancy of change had little effect on his life. Modern man, on the other hand, keenly experiences change and impermanence in his world. He is impaled on both horns of a dilemma. Conditioned by dualistic thought patterns, 20th-century man still thinks in terms of polarities: good and bad, love and hate. Because of this mental framework, he has difficulty holding polarities in creative tension. Harris suggests ways by which man can become oriented to deal with paradox and live with creative tension. And he sees this new world vision as a source of hope.
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In this unexpectedly refreshing look at today's most inconvenient truths, acclaimed cartoonist Sidney Harris looks at global warming, with a little help from his friends. Featuring never-before-seen work from artists like long-time New Yorker contributors Matt Diffee, Sam Gross, and Lee Lorenz, among others, 101 Funny Things About Global Warming makes light of hot-button environmental issues, like unreliable hybrid cars, pie-in-the-sky alternative energy sources, and the existential crisis of our own biodegradable nature. Provocative, timely, and endlessly funny, 101 Funny Things About Global Warming fits into the growing trend of ecocentric public events and media coverage by pointing out i...
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Presents the cartoons of Sidney Harris in which he finds humor in the worlds of science and technology, covering topics such as genetic engineering, evolution, environmental pollution, and particle physics.
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"Education and learning for democracy take place in a wide variety of contexts worldwide. Traditionally, children are prepared to become responsible citizens in families and schools. In non-formal settings and in their lived experience, adults engage in democratic practices. Some people are active members of political parties or trade unions; others take responsibilities in associations of civil society. Still others engage in participatory practices in labor organizations. New practices and understandings of learning for democracy are often attempts to deal with transformations taking place in the contexts in which people operate. They experience the limits of representative democracy and t...