Author: W. G. Forrest
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Emergence of Greek Democracy
The National union catalog, 1968-1972
Democracy and Education
Author: John Dewey
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
. Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
. Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.
U.S. Presidents Factbook
Author: Elizabeth Jewell
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN: 0375722882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Up-to-date through the 2004 election, the ultimate resource on the American presidency Whether students are writing an essay on American history or parents are choosing which candidate gets their vote, the U.S. Presidents Factbook is one of the best resources on presidential history. • Up-to-date with presidents from George Washington to the winner of the 2004 election. This is the only comprehensive and unbiased coverage of more than 200 years of American leadership. • Includes each president's family history, career decisions, notable appointments, major legislative acts, and major successes and failures.
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN: 0375722882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Up-to-date through the 2004 election, the ultimate resource on the American presidency Whether students are writing an essay on American history or parents are choosing which candidate gets their vote, the U.S. Presidents Factbook is one of the best resources on presidential history. • Up-to-date with presidents from George Washington to the winner of the 2004 election. This is the only comprehensive and unbiased coverage of more than 200 years of American leadership. • Includes each president's family history, career decisions, notable appointments, major legislative acts, and major successes and failures.
National Union Catalog
The World Factbook
American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1950-1977
Author: R.R. Bowker Company
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
The World Factbook
Author: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Little Blue Book
Author: George Lakoff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147670001X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Provides guidelines for United States Democrats to connect moral values to important policies, using practical tactics to guide political discourse away from extreme positions.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147670001X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Provides guidelines for United States Democrats to connect moral values to important policies, using practical tactics to guide political discourse away from extreme positions.
The World Factbook
Author: Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1597975419
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
By intelligence officials, for intelligent people
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1597975419
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
By intelligence officials, for intelligent people