Essay essentials with readings (Book, 2015) (WorldCat.org).
To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm.
Technology Attention Deficit Disorder. By Jamie McKenzie About Author.. smart phones and other digital devices offers a heady mix of challenge and opportunity. Neither the benefits nor the problems are automatic.. and the attention of the audience is likely to wander for reasons that have nothing to do with the technology being used.
It was not overbearing pride, nor irrepressible curiosity, nor rebellion against God, nor even the heady thrill of transgression which caused them to lose, in one mindless instant, their innocence. The act was committed without fear and trembling, without the dramas of temptation or fascination of the forbidden, in fact without any real motivation at all.
The argument for a cultural component to thrill-seeking is reinforced by the absence of reports of extreme sports and other thrill-seeking activities in developing nations. For instance, in the late 1990s the world's top-ranked male paragliders were from Austria, Japan, Switzerland, and Italy; the top women were from Denmark, Czech Republic, Japan, Great Britain, Germany, France, and Norway.
The General is tired and would like to relax. He has gone up against very powerful adversaries and the struggle has not been easy. Yet he has helped keep both Cuba and Fidel Castro alive and while that is no longer his direct responsibility, he finds it very difficult to put his mind at ease after almost four decades of living on the edge.
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war.
A Guide on How to Survive in the Mountains When You are Alone. Mountain climbing is an adventurous sport, and one that must be exercised with utmost caution. Find out how you can survive in the mountains, especially if you are alone.