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Emma Goldman Anarchism and Other Essays

Philosophy
English
57403 Words
Ages 8 and up
196
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Anarchism urges man to think, to investigate, to analyze every proposition; but that the brain capacity of the average reader be not taxed too much, I also shall begin with a definition, and then elaborate on the latter. ANARCHISM: The philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest on violence, and are therefore wrong and harmful, as well as unnecessary. The new social order rests, of course, on the materialistic basis of life; but while all Anarchists agree that the main evil today is an economic one, they maintain that the solution of that evil can be brought about only through the consideration of EVERY PHASE of life,—individual, as well as the collective; the internal, as well as the external phases. A thorough perusal of the history of human development will disclose two elements in bitter conflict with each other; elements that are only now beginning to be understood, not as foreign to each other, but as closely related and truly harmonious, if only placed in proper environment: the individual and social instincts. The individual and society have waged a relentless and bloody battle for ages, each striving for supremacy, because each was blind to the value and importance of the other. The individual and social instincts,—the one a most potent factor for individual endeavor, for growth, aspiration, self-realization; the other an equally potent factor for mutual helpfulness and social well-being. [more]

Keywords: anarchism, and other essays, emma goldman, anarchist, anarchy, political philosophy, politics, social justice

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Cherra Miller The other kind

Science Fiction
English
897 Words
No Age Recommendation
728
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a group of six hybrids are on the run from a govorment secret centerd around them.

Keywords: other, hybrids

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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Stories

Fairy Tale
English
16171 Words
No Age Recommendation
199
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". It is most famous for its title story, "The Happy Prince". In a town where a lot of poor people suffer, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who in reality has never experienced true happiness. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds. The statue is then torn down and melted leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow. These are taken up to heaven by an angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city by God, so they may live forever in his city of gold and garden of paradise. [more]

Keywords: the happy prince, and other tales, and other stories, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, childrens stories, oscar wilde

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Derek Schumacher The Other Earth

How Far Would You Go To Survive?

Horror
English
45547 Words
Ages 16 and up
144
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We all know Earth, the habitable planet the Human Race lives on. But there is another place, another planet, another Earth. It would seem, on the outside, to be similar in looks. But if you were to close in, the differences are there. And for the people of the planet, things aren't what they seem to be. Humanity is in a rough spot, and things don't seem to be going up. One man is at the mercy of the entire planet, and the question is, if you were in his shoes, How far would you go to survive? [more]

Keywords: Derek Schumacher, drockschu, The Other Earth, Fantasy, Horror, Survival, The, Other, Earth, Thriller

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Elfa D. Snape Finding Each Other

Romance
English
4799 Words
Ages 18 and up
4
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When Carola went on an excursion to France, she never expected to find her soulmate on her first [more]

Keywords: romance, love, adult content, soulmates, finding each other, elfa snape, france, boarding school, teacher, professor, student, lawyer

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Alexander Patterson The Other Side of Evolution

Literary Collections
English
32739 Words
No Age Recommendation
166
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Evolution is claimed by its advocates to be the greatest intellectual discovery of the past century, and, by some, the greatest thought that ever entered the mind of man. In the words of its greatest philosopher, Herbert Spencer, "It spans the universe and solves the widest range of its problems, which reach outward through boundless space, and back through illimitable time, resolving the deepest problems of life, mind, society, history and civilization." It has woven into one great philosophy the history of the material universe, the entire organic creation, man and all his faculties, the whole course of human history and the origin and progress of all religion. [more]

Keywords: The Other Side of Evolution, Alexander Patterson

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