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Washington and the Riddle of Peace

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Political Science
Chapter: 29 | Listen: 4

As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great War, the acclaimed author H. G. Wells wrote 29 short essays that were serialized in the New York World and other newspapers. This book is a collection of those essays. They are not a record or description of the Conference, but the impressions of one visitor. Wells noted that the failed League of Nations was the first American initiative toward an organized world peace, and in its absence “the American mind has produced this second experiment, which has been tried with the loosest of constitutions and the most severely defined and limited of aims. Instead of a world constitution we have had a world conversation.” The essays relate “one observer’s conviction of how things can be done, and of how they need to be done, if our civilization is indeed to be rescued from the dangers that encompass it and set again upon the path of progress.” While history would not bear out all of Wells’ various expressions of optimism and pessimism, his vision of world peace nevertheless remains relevant today. ( Lee Smalley) [chương_files]

Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 2: Born to Good Luck; or The Boy Who Succeeded

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Published 1900 onward
Chapter: 17 | Listen: 3

Dick Armstrong is an enterprising young man who works his way out of a slave-labor situation to become a successful businessman at only age 17. He shows through cool, reasonable understanding of business, an honest man can make something of himself if he takes advantage of the opportunities given him. (Summary by Keith Salis) [chương_files]

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 039

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Essays & Short Works, Short Stories
Chapter: 15 | Listen: 2

Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. Der Luftballon übersetzt von Marie Franzos (1870 – 1941) Die Sphinx ohne Geheimnis übersetzt von Frieda Uhl, Rudolph Lothar [chương_files]

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

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Political Science
Chapter: 8 | Listen:

This book is a compilation of scholarly lectures by distinguished experts delivered at Cambridge in August 1916. The titles of the lectures reveal the contents of each presentation and include the following: The war and Balkan politics; the representative system in Russia; past and present of Russian economics; Poland, old and new; the nationalities of Russia; and the development of science and learning in Russia. – Summary by Jan Moorehouse [chương_files]

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 028

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Essays & Short Works, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
Chapter: 15 | Listen: 3

Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. “Giftmischer” übersetzt von Margarete Jacobi Die Übersetzung von “Der Raub der Schicksalstafeln” beruht auf unvollständig erhaltenen Keilschrifttafen. Fehlende Stellen sind in der Aufnahme durch das Wort “Lücke” angezeigt. “Der Leib des Vaters Christian Rosenkreuz” übersetzt von Friedrich Eckstein (1861-1939) [chương_files]

Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία (The Constitution of the Athenians)

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Political Science
Chapter: 29 | Listen: 4

Η Αθηναίων Πολιτεία του Αριστοτέλη γράφτηκε μεταξύ 328 και 322 πΧ. Περιέχει πολλές πληροφορίες για την πολιτειακή εξέλιξη των Αθηναίων αλλά και για το Αστικό και για το Δημόσιο Αττικό Δίκαιο. Το σύγγραμμα διαιρείται σε δυο μέρη: το Ιστορικό και το Περιγραφικό μέρος.Το ιστορικό μέρος είναι ελλιπές στην αρχή του επειδή δεν υπάρχει η ιστορία των Αθηνών εως τη συνωμοσία του Κύλωνα. Το περιγραφικό μέρος είναι ελλιπές γιατί λόγω της φθοράς του παπύρου λείπει η περιγραφή του οργανισμού και των δικονομικών τύπων των Αθηναϊκών δικαστηρίων. Ο Αριστοτέλης πήρε πληροφορίες απο τους: Ηρόδοτο, Σόλωνα, Θουκιδίδη, Θεόπομπο, αλλά και από τους Ατθιδογράφους, Κλεόδημο, Φανόδημο και Ανδροτίωνα. Πολλές πληροφορίες επίσης πήρε από τα διατάγματα και τα επίσημα έγγραφα του Κρατερού του Μακεδόνα απο επιγραφές, τα ποιήματα, τα μνημεία του Σόλωνα, τα λαϊκά άσματα και παροιμίες. Στο δεύτερο μέρος του έργου, ο Αριστοτέλης δεν αναφέρεται σε ιστορικές πηγές γιατί περιγράφεται το σύγχρονό του πολιτειακό σύστημα, αντιλαμβανόμενος και πληροφορούμενος ο ίδιος τα πράγματα. Από ιστορική αλλά και από φιλολογική άποψη, η Αθηναίων Πολιτεία είναι ένα από τα πολυτιμότερα κειμήλια που κληροδοτήθηκαν σε εμάς από την κλασσική Ελληνική αρχαιότητα. (Summary by karampas1968) [chương_files]

Progressive Woman, Vol. VII, No. 75 (October 1913)

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Political Science
Chapter: 29 | Listen: 4

A Monthly Magazine of aspiration devoted to the economic and political interests of women, edited by Josephine Conger-Keneko. – Summary by KevinS [chương_files]

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 038

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Essays & Short Works, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
Chapter: 14 | Listen: 3

Diese Sammlung umfasst 14 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. Die Legende vom Vogelnest übersetzt von Marie Franzos (1870-1941) [chương_files]

American Credo

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Political Science
Chapter: 8 | Listen: 3

The American Credo: A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind, published in 1920, is a commentary on US politics, specifically regarding the tribalism encouraged by politicians and religious leaders, the contradicting definitions of professed American ideals, and, further, the cyclical nature of human history itself. – Summary by Adrienne Prevost [chương_files]

Whom We Shall Welcome: Report of the President’s Commission on Immigration and Naturalization

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Political Science, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Chapter: 33 | Listen: 5

In 1952, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which had many provisions objectionable to many Americans. President Truman vetoed it, but it was passed in June 1952 over the President’s veto. President Truman established the President’s Commission on Immigration and Naturalization [in September 1952]. He directed the Commission “to study and evaluate the immigration and naturalization policies of the United States” and to make recommendations “for such legislative, administrative, or other action as in its opinion may be desirable in the interest of the economy, security, and responsibilities of this country.” This Report is the result of the Commission’s study, and contains the recommendations for an immigration policy best suited, in its judgment, to the interests, needs, and security of the United States. “The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and Respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and priveleges, if by decency and propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment.” George Washington, December 2, 1783. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was superseded by a new immigration policy in 1965. – Summary modified from the text and by TriciaG NOTE: Written in the early 1950s, this report contains terms and attitudes not culturally acceptable today (such as using the term “colored” and “wetbacks”). [chương_files]