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Establishing Rules for IVF
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Establishing Rules for IVF

Part One — IVF: The Beginning of a Modern Human Reproduction Revolution

From: Fertility

In Establishing Rules for IVF McTeer continues exploring the history of IVF and the recommendations and regulations which arose to protect pregnant mothers and children. The chapter explores … 5 $0.50 Add
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Ethics

Ethics

The Values of the Flesh

From: The Biology of Wonder

This chapter describes the author’s experiences experimenting on living animals, which he terms "crushing the irresistable magic of life." 26 $2.60 Add
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Eugenics and the Alien in Our Midst

Eugenics and the Alien in Our Midst

SECTION THREE - The reception of franco-americans

From: A Distinct Alien Race

While tensions cooled in the early 20th century, there was renewed backlash against Franco-Americans in the era following the First World War was part of a nationwide trend targeting … 24 $2.40 Add
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Euler's Identity

Euler’s Identity

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She reminisces on various memories of her family life. 5 $0.50 Add
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European Imperialism and Popular Resistance
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European Imperialism and Popular Resistance

From: Humans

This chapter discusses the beginnings of European Imperialism during the early 1500s across the globe. It recounts resistance to conquest, forced labour and religious conversion against European … 35 $3.50 Add
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Evaluating New Ideas for Your New Society

Evaluating New Ideas for Your New Society

From: Curing Affluenza

Chapter 8 examines how to enact social change, discussing topics including community influence, policies and lobbying, democracy, laws and budgets, examples of tackling affluenza through a … 40 $4.00 Add
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“Even a Ravaged Planet Is Worth Fighting For”
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“Even a Ravaged Planet Is Worth Fighting For”

From: Future on Fire

Chapter 4 reflects on what a world that suffers the consequences of large-scale climate change would look like and if it is still worth fighting for. Topics discussed include the 2030 deadline to … 14 $1.40 Add
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Every Little Act of Cruelty
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Every Little Act of Cruelty

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “Every Little Act of Cruelty” the author explores their relationship with their father. Discussing anger, violence, fear, trauma, secrets, inheritance, mental illness, and abuse. 24 $2.40 Add
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Every little thing
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Every little thing

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

Because of the magnitude of the climate crisis, change will only occur when hundreds of millions of people change their consumption habits, requiring governments pass the right laws. That’s … 11 $1.10 Add
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Every Single Penny

Every Single Penny

From: Rock Paper Sex

The firsthand account of a bartender in a strip club in St. John’s Newfoundland. A discussion of the culture of stripping and erotic dance, as well as an individual’s account of the … 7 $0.70 Add
Everyday Evil

Everyday Evil

Why Our World Is the Way It Is

Instead of the epic, alien force of our imagination, anthropologist Monique Layton argues that evil is intrinsic to our humanity, constantly evolving with modern notions of morality. Much of the … 270 View
Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

Everyday Violence in the Lives of Youth

Speaking Out and Pushing Back

Though interpersonal violence is widely studied, much less has been done to understand structural violence, the often-invisible patterns of inequality that reproduce social relations of exclusion … 248 View
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Everyone is Scamming

Everyone is Scamming

From: Rock Paper Sex

The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s Newfoundland named Matt. A discussion about the experience of being a disabled sex worker. Topics include safety, pay rates, and legal … 9 $0.90 Add
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Everyone Tells My <i>West Side Story</i> but Me

Everyone Tells My West Side Story but Me

From: Bigotry on Broadway

The author explores the history, storyline, and issues of West Side Story, looking at issues of typecasting and racism. The author argues that Puerto Ricans are not the ones telling their West … 9 $0.90 Add
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Everything Is Connected
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Everything Is Connected

From: The Web of Meaning

This chapter contrasts the European tradition of a self-contained individual and consciousness with the Buddhist (and other) traditions of the boundaries separating the self from others as all … 30 $3.00 Add
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Everything is Everything … But the Details Matter
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Everything is Everything … But the Details Matter

From: Messy Cities

Authors Alexandra Lambropoulous and Sami Ferwati argue that urban developments which ignore the local context of culture and socio-political dynamics will lead to failed urban spaces that lack … 7 $0.70 Add