Philisophy does not begin in an experience of wonder, as ancient tradition contends, but rather, I think, with the indeterminate … More
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Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Philisophy does not begin in an experience of wonder, as ancient tradition contends, but rather, I think, with the indeterminate … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Philisophy does not begin in an experience of wonder, as ancient tradition contends, but rather, I think, with the indeterminate … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
“Remember me to all my friends and relations – I wish you and others of the family as many as … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
“Remember me to all my friends and relations – I wish you and others of the family as many as … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
“Remember me to all my friends and relations – I wish you and others of the family as many as … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Plane’s due to take off in a few minutes. Brother West – Living and Loving Out Loud – A Memoir, … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Plane’s due to take off in a few minutes. Brother West – Living and Loving Out Loud – A Memoir, … More
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Plane’s due to take off in a few minutes. Brother West – Living and Loving Out Loud – A Memoir, … More
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We are a nation living with two sets of laws, one public law as guided by the Constitution and a … More
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We are a nation living with two sets of laws, one public law as guided by the Constitution and a … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
We are a nation living with two sets of laws, one public law as guided by the Constitution and a … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
In his magisterial work A Study of History, British historian Arnold J. Toynbee tells the story of how civilizations rise and fall … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
In his magisterial work A Study of History, British historian Arnold J. Toynbee tells the story of how civilizations rise and fall … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
In his magisterial work A Study of History, British historian Arnold J. Toynbee tells the story of how civilizations rise and fall … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Yesterday morning as I was about to enter the lecture hall, I was stopped by a Christian student who asked … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Yesterday morning as I was about to enter the lecture hall, I was stopped by a Christian student who asked … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Yesterday morning as I was about to enter the lecture hall, I was stopped by a Christian student who asked … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Never in the Americas has an event of such extraordinary character, with such deep roots and such far-reaching consequences for … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Never in the Americas has an event of such extraordinary character, with such deep roots and such far-reaching consequences for … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Never in the Americas has an event of such extraordinary character, with such deep roots and such far-reaching consequences for … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
On January 30, 1835, as Andrew Jackson exited a congressman’s funeral, an assassin drew a weapon and pointed it at … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
On January 30, 1835, as Andrew Jackson exited a congressman’s funeral, an assassin drew a weapon and pointed it at … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
On January 30, 1835, as Andrew Jackson exited a congressman’s funeral, an assassin drew a weapon and pointed it at … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
As the Exxon Valdez churned through chalky turquoise port waters toward the Gulf of Alaska, Captain Joseph Hazelwood descended to his … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
As the Exxon Valdez churned through chalky turquoise port waters toward the Gulf of Alaska, Captain Joseph Hazelwood descended to his … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
As the Exxon Valdez churned through chalky turquoise port waters toward the Gulf of Alaska, Captain Joseph Hazelwood descended to his … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
As the bus entered the prefectural capital of Takamatsu, garden suburbs transformed into city streets of multicolored neon, headlights of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
As the bus entered the prefectural capital of Takamatsu, garden suburbs transformed into city streets of multicolored neon, headlights of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
As the bus entered the prefectural capital of Takamatsu, garden suburbs transformed into city streets of multicolored neon, headlights of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January 1960; and then … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January 1960; and then … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January 1960; and then … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentences
The most surprising aspects of the imposition of colonialism on Africa were its suddenness and its unpredictability. African Perspectives on … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentences
The most surprising aspects of the imposition of colonialism on Africa were its suddenness and its unpredictability. African Perspectives on … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentences
The most surprising aspects of the imposition of colonialism on Africa were its suddenness and its unpredictability. African Perspectives on … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
In eight short years Horatio Nelson, already a rear admiral and a national hero, turned himself into a major international … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
In eight short years Horatio Nelson, already a rear admiral and a national hero, turned himself into a major international … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
In eight short years Horatio Nelson, already a rear admiral and a national hero, turned himself into a major international … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When this unpleasant remark is made about you, stand up, making sure your flies are closed and announce in a … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When this unpleasant remark is made about you, stand up, making sure your flies are closed and announce in a … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When this unpleasant remark is made about you, stand up, making sure your flies are closed and announce in a … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Who are you? A Paradise Built in Hell – The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, Rebecca Solnit (2009) View … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Who are you? A Paradise Built in Hell – The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, Rebecca Solnit (2009) View … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Who are you? A Paradise Built in Hell – The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, Rebecca Solnit (2009)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
I was born in 16 April 1889, at eight o’clock at night, in East Lane, Walworth. My Autobiography, Charles Chaplin … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
I was born in 16 April 1889, at eight o’clock at night, in East Lane, Walworth. My Autobiography, Charles Chaplin … More
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Before Westminster Bridge was open, Kennington Road was only a bridle path. My Autobiography, Charles Chaplin (1964)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When I started this research eight years ago there wasn’t much interest in ordinary people’s views on the unfairness of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When I started this research eight years ago there wasn’t much interest in ordinary people’s views on the unfairness of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When I started this research eight years ago there wasn’t much interest in ordinary people’s views on the unfairness of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
The action takes place in a large commercial town of the East. Scenario of the Ballet – The Struggle of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
The action takes place in a large commercial town of the East. Scenario of the Ballet – The Struggle of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
The action takes place in a large commercial town of the East. Scenario of the Ballet – The Struggle of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
About a mile beyond the main square in the village of Józefów, in Eastern Poland, several dozen wooden stakes poke out … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
About a mile beyond the main square in the village of Józefów, in Eastern Poland, several dozen wooden stakes poke out … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
About a mile beyond the main square in the village of Józefów, in Eastern Poland, several dozen wooden stakes poke out … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami. A Thousand Splendid … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami. A Thousand Splendid … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini (2007)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
On the day of the big rescue, Wil Brierson took a walk on the beach. Marooned in Realtime, Vernor Vinge … More
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The late Sadiq Neihoum, Libya’s preeminent political philosopher of the 1970s and 1980s, and a onetime advisor to Colonel Muammar … More
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Here was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys … More
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On the bright and breezy Sunday morning of April 15, 2012, my colleagues and I left NATO’s International Security Assistance … More
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It’s July 19, 2012, and it’s as hot as the hobs of hell here. The Anatomy of Violence – The … More
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On the third floor of the Richelieu Wing of the Louvre in Paris is a gallery devoted to “Holland, First … More
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In December, 2009, patrons of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, experienced a mild … More
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I was inspired to write this book because I found something missing in the popular literature on sexuality. Soulful Sex … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Among my earliest memories are those of being down at the railroad depot with my grandfather, watching the trains come … More
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Wall Street has always been a dangerous place. Money and Power – How Goldman Sachs Came To Rule The World, … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
“The Jonas Brothers are here.” The Thistle and the Drone – How America’s War on Terror Became a Global War … More
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When Sean Devine and Jimmy Marcus were kids, their fathers worked together at the Coleman Candy plant and carried the … More
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“Hey, what does your guy look like again?” Winged Obsession, Jessica Speart (2011)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Many students believe that the study of history involves nothing more than memorizing dates, names, battles, treaties, and endless numbers … More
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One evening in 1871, an association of learned British gentlemen, the Red Lions, gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland, to feed happily … More
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Morals reformed – health preserved – industry invigorated – instruction diffused – public burthens lightened – Economy seated, as it … More
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Shortly after New Orleans physician Samuel Cartwright discovered a new disease in 1850, he realized that like all medical pioneers … More
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I’ve come to believe that the first Earth Day is the most famous little-known event in modern American history. The … More
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The pattern to follow in helping others to understand the Bible is that provided by Jesus Christ and his apostles. … More
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For some strange and unknown reason, it has for many years been considered indelicate, if not absolutely improper, to discuss … More
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Across America on February 6, 2011, millions of people were settling into their couches, splitting open bags of nachos and … More
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We’ve grown to appreciate the way our eyes give everything away, our hips sway, our voices flow up and down … More
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American food is in crisis, and rarely has more disruption loomed before us. An Economist Gets Lunch – New Rules … More
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This is a book about Power. The End of Power; from boardrooms to battlefields and churches to states, why being … More
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There exist moments in life, separated by longs intervals of time, but linked together by their inner content and by … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
One of my major concerns for many years has been how people could prevent and destroy dictatorships. From Dictatorship to … More
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They call me Chorus Girl – shouts of “Chorus Girl” go up when I stand and swing my left leg, … More
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Less than two weeks before The Great Deformation went to press, the powers that be in Washington pulled off a “deal” that … More
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The Second World War was among the most destructive conflicts in human history; more than forty-six million soldiers and civilians … More
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It is with no small amount of trepidation that I take my place behind this desk, and face this learned … More
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The World and this expanse – or whatever other name men are pleased to call the sky that covers the … More
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On the 15th of September, 1840, about six o’clock in the morning, the Ville de Montereau, just about to sail, … More
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They threw me off the hay truck about noon. The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain (1934)
