Cómo actuar de manera informada (How to Take Informed Action)

Equality is a contentious issue in our society today. This is why it's important for students to be given information related to equality so they can come to reasonable conclusions of their own. Using age-appropriate language, this book discusses equality in a number of different forms and touches upon why equality is so important in a democracy. The text also explores how extreme equality, like most extremes, could be a bad and unrealistic idea. Readers will gain enough information to understand and think about this complex idea for themselves.

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

El Pseudo Dionisio Areopagita, tres heroísmos en conjunción: Biblia, Filosofía y Religión. Tres dimensiones entrelazadas, elevadas seguro hasta las cumbres de santidad y ecumenismo universal Rudolf Otto, Thomas Merton, los jesuitas, H. de Lubac, Lasalle, W. Johnston... han puesto de relieve la relación entre la más profunda religiosidad del Oriente y Occidente. Como fuente de inspiración les han servido las obras del Pseudo Areopagita, cuya conclusión más gloriosa viene a ser la “Subida del Monte Carmelo y las Noches” de San Juan de la Cruz. Esta edición de sus Obras completas...

When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. Your readers will learn fascinating facts including where metamorphic rocks are most commonly found, the different types of metamorphism, and how metamorphic rocks are identified. Full-color photographs depict these rocks in nature. A helpful graphic organizer shows how these fascinating rocks form.

It is the third Monday in January and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.

Una recopilación a lo grande de los Súperchistes más tronchantes para partirse de risa. ¿Estás harto del cole? ¿Viajar en familia te resulta mortalmente aburrido? ¿No le encuentras la gracia a hacer deporte? ¿Te pasas el día haciendo el ganso y crees que los adultos tienen malas pulgas? ¡Lo que tú necesitas es una súper súper dosis de los chistes más tronchantes para partirse de risa!