Social Movements

Do you ever wonder how some people manage to keep their cool even in stressful situations? Do you ever feel overwhelmed by your emotions? Do you want to learn to control your emotions? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then you need to learn about emotional intelligence and that is exactly what this audiobook intends to help you with. Use emotional intelligence to take control of your life.

The American Scholar was a speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837 to the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. Emerson argues that American culture, still heavily influenced by Europe, could build a new, distinctly American cultural identity. Emerson uses Transcendentalist and Romantic points of view to explain a true American scholar's relationship to nature.

Nicht nur die griechische Stoa, sondern auch einige Linien und Erinnerungen des stoischen Denkens sollen mit diesem Hörbuch angesprochen und dargestellt werden. Als Leitmotiv gilt dabei der stoische Weise, dessen Freiheit darin besteht, seine eigene Einstellung zu den Ereignissen zu bestimmen, statt diese selbst verändern zu wollen. Gerade in der Affirmation des Fatums oder Fern-bestimmten-es-Muss entledigt er sich des Zwangscharakters und gewinnt eine innere Haltung, die man als frei bezeichnen kann.

What do a school shooter, a corporate swindler, and a bullheaded ideologue have in common? They all converge on what author Kirk Schneider terms "the polarized mind". The polarized mind, which is the fixation on one point of view to the utter exclusion of competing points of view, is killing us - personally, politically, and environmentally. Drawing from the standpoint of existential psychology, this audiobook details the basis for the polarized mind, how it has ravaged leaders and their cultures throughout history.

Analyzing the movement's deep-seated origins in questions that the country has sought too long to ignore, some of the greatest economic minds and most incisive cultural commentators - from Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Michael Lewis, Robert Reich, Amy Goodman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Gillian Tett...

Think you know Elizabeth Pipko? Guess again. She's been described by many as a rising star in the conservative movement, but how did she get here? And more importantly, did she ever plan to? In Finding My Place, Elizabeth takes us back to the beginning. As the daughter of immigrants and a proud religious Jew, Elizabeth dives into the core of what drives her: the sacrifices of her parents and grandparents and all that they had to endure to make sure that she had the opportunity to live the American dream.

A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Martin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year. New York Times...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most important leaders of the movement to gain American women the vote. But, as Vivian Gornick argues in this passionate, vivid biographical essay, Stanton is also the greatest feminist thinker of the 19th century. Endowed with a philosophical cast of mind large enough to grasp the immensity that women's rights addressed, Stanton developed a devotion to equality uniquely American in character. Her writing and life make clear why feminism as a liberation movement has flourished here as nowhere else in the world.

If you've ever felt too overwhelmed to make a difference, or just unsure of how to apply your unique skills to a bigger purpose, this book is ready to unlock your potential. When you feel that pull to be part of social change, where do you start? How can you ensure that your good intentions...

If you want to stop worrying about life, it’s important to practice techniques that will help you to manage anxiety. There is always a way to fight depression and to create a better life, where you can find your inner peace. And that’s what you’ll learn in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression.

You’ve probably heard of neurolinguistic programming, or NLP. But how much do you really know about it? This audiobook will give you a broad overview of the entire field of NLP, with a special focus on its persuasive power. You will find lots of practical techniques and exercises so that you can start applying NLP at once, without having to dig through long theoretical explanations.

Have you ever thought you could explore your mind in the darkest and most hidden zone? Do you know that your mind has an immeasurable power but only by knowing the right techniques you can exploit it? This is what learning the secrets of dark psychology offers to you. This audiobook combines proven techniques and concepts harnessed from the growing field of dark psychology. Every concept can be applied to the real world and can help you find success in advancing your career, improving your love life, and becoming a better person overall.

In this book, you will see what people are doing every day, consciously or unconsciously, and how to recognize it faster. The human being is a mysterious object. You cannot know their correct intentions toward you completely, but this will help to teach you a few techniques to read their minds through their body language and actions.

Do you want to start speed reading people, detecting deceptions, and taking control of your life? If you want to influence people to get what you want, and you’re fascinated about understanding and learning dark psychology and manipulation, then this is the audiobook for you. This audiobook will help you learn about manipulation techniques. It will help you use persuasion tactics and emotional manipulation and mind control to your advantage.

1915, ein Jahr nach Ausbruch des 1.Weltkriegs veröffentlichte Sigmund Freud seinen Aufsatz "Zeitgemäßes über Krieg und Tod", in dem er zum einen über seine Enttäuschung nachdenkt, dass mit dem Krieg die bereits errungen geglaubte Stufe der Kultur wieder verlassen wurde. Zum anderen reflektiert er darüber, wie und warum der Krieg sein Verhältnis zum Tod verändert und wodurch dies bedingt wird. Freud aber wäre nicht Freud, wenn er in sein Nachdenken nicht auch bereits in der Psychoanalyse aufgestellte Theorien und daraus gewonnene Erkenntnisse einfließen lassen würde.

The Radio Right tells the story of the 1960s far right, who were frustrated by what they perceived to be liberal bias in the national media, particularly the media's sycophantic relationship with the John F. Kennedy administration. By the early 1960s, millions of Americans listened each week to conservative broadcasters, the most prominent of which were clergy or lay broadcasters from across the religious spectrum, including Carl McIntire, Billy James Hargis, and Clarence Manion.

The AudioLearn version of The Critique of Judgment is preceded by a biography of the author and an exploration of the background of the piece. Also included are an overview, synopsis, and analysis, as well as an examination of the historical context, social impact, and criticisms of the work.

Am 7. Dezember 2022 rückten mehr als 3 000 Polizisten zur wohl größten Anti-Terror-Razzia in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik aus. Sie verhafteten die Rädelsführer einer Gruppe aus dem Reichsbürgermilieu, die einen gewaltsamen Umsturz der Regierung geplant hatte. Wer aber sind diese Reichsbürger, die die Bundesrepublik Deutschland nicht als legitimen Staat anerkennen, von einer BRD GmbH fabulieren und sich immer noch im Deutschen Reich wähnen?

An acclaimed chronicler of the Civil Rights Movement, Peniel Joseph presents this sweeping overview of a key component of the struggle for racial equality: the Black Power movement. This is the story of the men and women who sacrificed so much to begin a more vocal and radical push for social change in the 1960s and 1970s.

The adoption of the landmark Voting Rights Act in 1965 enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. Yet fifty years later, we are still fighting heated battles over race, representation, and political power - over the right to vote, the central pillar of our democracy. A groundbreaking narrative history of voting rights since 1965, Give Us the Ballot tells the story of what happened after the act was passed.