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1) Ethic
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Ethic has power, but love has always been evasive. After ordering the hit that mistakenly killed the love of his life, Ethic is filled with guilt and refuses to love again. Focused on being a better man and keeping his family safe, he is raising three children, one of which is a defiant teenage girl, Morgan. No matter how hard he tries to keep Morgan away from the streets, she is determined to defy him. When Morgan finds herself in a vulnerable position...
2) Ethic II
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Love should burn slow, but with Ezra "Ethic" Okafor it is always fast and fleeting. After an accidental killing affects Alani, the woman he loves, she thinks he's a monster. Separated by tragedy, the pair endure a loss like nothing they have ever felt and their connection is impossible to repair. Ethic is reduced to misery and raising his children alone once again. With Morgan in the throes of a passionate love affair and Bella in need of guidance...
3) Humane Homes
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Our homes are where we live and play, and for those making positive vegan choices, it's important for our domestic spaces to be environmentally friendly and cruelty-free. This book provides practical advice and inspiration to everyone who is building or renovating and wants a home that both supports their lifestyle and benefits the planet. Topics include making intelligent choices on appliances and creating butterfly-friendly gardens. With ideas,...
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Many countries have laws about freedom of information, which is a citizen's right to access information from the government. A relatively recent development historically, today many people believe that freedom of information is a basic right of citizenship. Supporters of freedom of information say it provides one of the essential checks and balances on government, making government open, accountable, and reducing corruption. However, most countries'...
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Readers learn about real-life case studies involving stem cell research, the sources of stem cells, ethical issues surrounding the use of stem cells, and stem cells' promising possibilities for medical use in bone marrow transplants, treating leukemia, and rebuilding injured organs. Legal issues and rulings around the world are also examined. The volume includes sidebars that provide expert viewpoints on the stem cell research debate, as well as fact...
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Over a year I wrote more than forty letters to my seventeen-year-old son. They are short reflections on topics ranging from the familiar to the social and political. Topics that are part and parcel of both the daily lives of adults and young people in contemporary society. I am not looking to indoctrinate but rather to share points of view and sincere reflexion for considering part of our reality with a more critical and reflective viewpoint.
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We might think of our pets as our best friends, or as members of our families, but we can never truly know what they think about us. Readers are invited to consider the ethics behind keeping animals as pets, and offered practical guidance and straight-forward advice on how to be as conscious as possible when it comes to adopting, feeding, training, and living with animals. Sidebars on Myths and Facts and 10 Great Questions to Ask a Specialist will...
8) Advertising
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Advertising, which aims to influence the thinking and behavior of consumers around the world, is a multibillion-dollar industry. People are exposed to many different forms of advertising every day, including TV and radio commercials, newspaper and magazine ads, posters and billboards, direct mail, and Internet ads. Readers learn how advertising works, including common techniques and approaches, and explore the debate about advertising's effects on...
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More people than ever before are adopting an ethical approach to the food they eat. Countless celebrities have come out as vegan, and every week a new vegan vlogger lights up social media. At the same time, vegan activists continue to raise awareness of ongoing cruelty within the food industry and entrepreneurs compete to develop new vegan food products. This book helps new vegans negotiate the pitfalls of choosing ethical food. It includes advice...
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Being vegan isn't just about what you eat, it's also about what you wear, where you live, and how you entertain yourself. This informative and accessible book offers readers insight into the history of animal entertainment from 2000 B.C.E. through to the 21st century. It outlines different philosophies on how humans should interact with animals and gives suggestions of how to avoid unethical animal entertainment and help prevent its continued practice....
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Doing Ethics in a Pluralistic World is an apt title for this collection of essays in honor of Roger C. Hutchinson who, over many decades, has encouraged and participated in shaping a Canadian contextual social ethics. His abiding interest in social ethics and in religious engagement with public issues is reflected in his life's work - seeking the consensus and self-knowledge required to achieve cooperation in the search for a just, participatory,...
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Real-life case studies on issues surrounding the debate on privacy and surveillance highlight this timely and intriguing topic. Changes in surveillance techniques and their effects since the 9/11 terrorist attacks are thoroughly explained in this informative volume. Privacy in the home, at school and work, in the media, and on the street are explored. Sidebars include viewpoints on rights issues from experts, and fact boxes and summary points in each...
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This book reveals how the beauty industry profits from harming animals in ways many consumers would not expect. Whether young readers are interested in veganism and what it means to live cruelty-free broadly, or about the beauty industry specifically, these eye-opening explanations will encourage them to think critically about the choices they make as a consumer, and the ethical impact of something as simple as choosing a shampoo. Including Myths...
15) Ethical Fashion
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Vegans strive to lead a cruelty-free life, avoiding eating or using products that cause harm to animals. When it comes to clothes and fashion, that goal may appear even more difficult to achieve. This accessible guide explains how animal cruelty is embedded in fabric production, manufacturing, and marketing. Readers will discover how to make a personal checklist of their cruelty-free values and buy budget-friendly clothes that they can feel good about....
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Have you heard of dark psychology?
Whether you're looking to use it to your own advantage or avoid being taken in by those who do, understanding it is essential. This audiobook aims to teach you everything you need to know about dark psychology, for better or worse...
Learn how master manipulators shape the world around them to make it work for their needs. Dark psychology explores how those who fall into the dark triad use body language, subliminal...
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Meet Ladarat Patalung — the first and only nurse detective in Thailand.
Two nights ago, a young woman brought her husband into the emergency room of the Sriphat Hospital in Thailand, where he passed away. A guard thinks she remembers her coming in before, but with a different husband — one who also died.
Ladarat Patalung, for one, would have been happier without a serial murderer-if there is one — loose in her hospital. Then again,she...
Two nights ago, a young woman brought her husband into the emergency room of the Sriphat Hospital in Thailand, where he passed away. A guard thinks she remembers her coming in before, but with a different husband — one who also died.
Ladarat Patalung, for one, would have been happier without a serial murderer-if there is one — loose in her hospital. Then again,she...
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WHAT CHRISTIANS OUGHT TO DO ConfidenceClement of AlexandriaStromata4.8 ConfidenceHebrews10.35 Confidence before GodOrigenDe Principiis3.1.21 Confidence: boldness in confidenceOrigenCommentary on Ephesians3.12 Confidence: exorcise confidentlyTwo Letters to Virgins(pseudo-Clement)1.12 Confidence, godly1 Clement2.3 Confidence: husbands are to have confidence in their wivesClement of AlexandriaPaedagogus3.11 Confidence: if you think you can stand, take...
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Volume One of Traditional Christian Ethics describes the terminology, discusses popular approaches to ethical decision-making today, illustrates that the earliest Christians conducted themselves in accordance with a large number of specific moral rules, states the method of this set of books for reconstructing the content of early Christian ethics/law as attested before the devastating epidemic and mass apostasy of AD 249251, gives reasons for regarding...
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Ethics is the business of moral philosophy by which humans try to determine what behaviors are right and wrong; good and bad; noble and ignoble. Each person strives for rectitude as they understand it, while working within the accepted values of a larger group dynamic. The moral view of the larger group is developed and refined within a state of flux, and new circumstances are constantly arising that defy individual consciences and compel each individual...
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