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Reading Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, James H. Maguire

Western Writers Series Digital Editions

“Marilynne Robinson has written a first novel that one reads as slowly as poetry—and for the same reason: The language is so precise, so distilled, so beautiful that one doesn’t want to miss any pleasure it might yield up to patience” (Schreiber 14). Many other reviewers, critics, and general readers agree with reviewer Le Anne Schreiber that Robinson’s novel is beautifully written. And since Housekeeping’s virtual poetry echoes the beauty of the language found in works of nineteenth-century American writers such as Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson, it comes as no surprise that Robinson’s favorite authors are the American Romantics.

The Too-Many-Minorities And Racegoating Dynamics Of The Anti-Affirmative-Action Position: From Bakke To Grutter And Beyond, Ronald Turner

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

Twenty five years ago, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the United States Supreme Court validated certain considerations and uses of race in university and college admissions decisions. Writing only for himself in one part of the Bakke Court's opinion, Justice Powell expressed his view that the attainment of a diverse student body was a constitutionally permissible goal for an institution of higher education. A quarter century later, in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases discussed in this article, a majority of the Court endorsed Powell's view that the compelling state interest in student body diversity …

The Benign-Invidious Asymmetry In Equal Protection Analysis, R. Richard Banks

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

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The Evolution Of Equality In American Law, Gerald Torres

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

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Primal Spirituality And The Onto/Phylo Fallacy: A Critique Of The Claim That Primal Peoples Were/Are Less Spiritually And Socially Developed Than Modern Humans, Steven Taylor

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Many theorists—including Freud, Habermas and Wilber—have suggested that there are strong

parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny, and that the development of the human species has

followed the same basic pattern as the development of the individual from birth to adulthood. I

discuss this view in relation to archaeological and anthropological knowledge of the world’s “primal

peoples.” I look at the spiritual, moral, and social development of primal peoples and find

that, in almost every instance, they are more advanced than these theorists suggest, possessing

characteristics which only occur—ontogenetically—at the higher “fulcrums” of development. I

argue that Wilber’s spectrum model cannot …

Depression: Clinical Definition And Case Histories, Manuel Garcia Barroso

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

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Between Sanctity And Depravity: Law And Human Nature In Martin Luther's Two Kingdoms, Witte Jr.

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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Holmes On Natural Law, Robert P. George

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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J. Ross Brown, Peter Wild

Western Writers Series Digital Editions

Caught by his own whimsical pen often used to illustrate his books, the writer sits on a log with sketch pad in hand. He’s in the midst of a vast, wild country. Behind him are mountains and, closer, an apparently abandoned adobe. Beneath a sans-souci floppy hat, he gazes over spectacles comically slid down his nose with that look of the artist in the intense act of considering a scene or of a schoolmarm about to scold. Yet there’s also a different kind of tension to his body. One eyebrow is raised, almost as if he’s listening for something behind …

Full Issue, Bird Observer

Bird Observer

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Full Issue, Bird Observer

Bird Observer

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Full Issue, Bird Observer

Bird Observer

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Black Vultures Feeding On Vegetables And Tortoise Dung, Eric D. Stolen

Florida Field Naturalist

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Comment On Extinction Risk Categories And Criteria Used By The Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission And The State Of Florida, Russell Lande

Florida Field Naturalist

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Species Composition And Legal Economic Value Of Wildlife Road-Kills In An Urban Park In Florida, Henry T. Smith, Robert M. Barry, Richard M. Engeman, Stephanie A. Shwiff, William J. B. Miller

Florida Field Naturalist

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Past Cultural Achievement As A Future Technological Resource: Contradictions And Opportunities In The Intellectual Property Protection Of Chinese Medicine In China, 21 Ucla Pac. Basin L.J. 75 (2003), Benjamin Liu

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

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Asylum, Social Group Membership And The Non-State Actor: The Challenge Of Domestic Violence, 36 U. Mich. J.L. Reform 767 (2003), Michael G. Heyman

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

This Article argues that the current approaches to asylum claims based on "social group" membership under the U.N. convention Relation to the Status of Refugees are deeply flawed. The Refugee Convention confers asylum on persons persecuted for their membership in a particular social group. Courts have struggled with the boundaries of the social group definition, and there appears to be no coherent way to reconcile all of the court decisions on what groups qualify as social groups under the Refugee Convention.

This Article suggests that courts adopt a consistent definition of what constitutes a social group. The definition proposed in …

The Black Hills As A Sanctuary And Sacred Landscape

United States National Park Service: Publications

The Black Hills has long been written about as a place of great beauty and striking topo-graphy. Some of the earliest European Americans (Hughes, R. 1957:13; Dodge 1965:25, 49, 149-150; McLaird and Turchen 1974c:296-297; Knappen in Kraus and Olson 1974:23) who traveled the area and wrote about it were struck by the contrast the Hills environment made to the dryness and barrenness of the surrounding prairies and sagebrush steppes. The virtues of the Hills were even extolled in a spiritually inspiring language, with expressions like ―these sacred fastnesses," (Dodge 1965:150), "earthly paradise" (Curtis in Krause and Olson 1974:149), or an …

Hunting For Everyday History: Introduction, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

This introduction to Hunting for Everyday history outlines how to use the guide, how to use artifacts in the classroom, as well as directing educators and students to other resources.

Hunting For Everyday History Theme 1: Toys And Games, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

The first theme guides students to test out concepts and strategies for historical inquiry using toys and games.

Hunting For Everyday History: A Field Guide For Teachers, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

Hunting for Everyday History is a hands-on guide comprised of Ohio history lessons and activities for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade. It was designed by teachers and some of Ohio's leading history experts to give students a chance to think and act like historians and curators.

Hunting For Everyday History Theme 2: History At Home, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

In the second theme students are introduced to the many ways that the process of industrialization changed the nature of housework. They will learn about basic human needs and how they remain the same over time but are met in different ways.

Hunting For Everyday History Theme 4: Souvenirs, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Hunting for Everyday History

The fourth theme focuses on popular amusements, politics, and celebrations. At the end of this section students will be able to use primary sources, conduct an oral history interview, produce organized reports based on their research and more.

Apparent Depredation Of Chestnut-Collared Longspur Nestlings By The Brown-Headed Cowbird, Sharon E. Lynn, Lisa S. Hayward

Western Birds

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Birds Of Oregon: A General Reference, Richard C. Hoyer

Western Birds

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Diet Of Breeding White-Throated And Black Swifts In Southern California, Allison D. Rudalevige, Dessie L. A. Underwood, Charles T. Collins

Western Birds

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Moving Along: Learning American History At Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretative Center/Wright Memorial: Grade 5 Field Trip Model, Timothy Binkley

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

The lesson plan is designed to teach students about how different forms of transportation aided in the expansion and development of the United States.

This lesson plan was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

Annual Town Report. Haverhill, New Hampshire. 2002., Haverhill Town Representatives

Haverhill, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Stimulating Fear Reduction: Visual Stimulus, Verbal And Spatial Concentration And Their Effects On Fear, Gregory E. Dixon

Modern Psychological Studies

Studies have suggested that visual stimuli evoking positive emotions may counter the effects of negative emotions. A high level of involvement in a distracting task may reduce the severity of negative emotions. This study combined visual stimuli with level of mental involvement to determine if they had an effect on fear. It was posited that two types of visual stimuli—amusing and spatial—would lower fear, and a high level of involvement with each stimulus would enhance this effect. The stimuli were delivered over the Internet. Fear level was measured using the self-report for the word "afraid" from PANAS. A significant interaction …

Annual Reports Of The Town And School Officers Of The Town Of Newfields, New Hampshire For The Financial Year Ending December 31, 2002., Newfields Town Representatives

Newfields, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.