Wisdom of History

Wisdom of History
Course No. 4360 (36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) | English | Xvid 640x432 29fps @541 | MP3 128Kbps | 5.24Gb
Taught by J. Rufus Fears | University of Oklahoma | Ph.D., Harvard University
Do the lessons passed down to us by history, lessons whose origins may lie hundreds, even thousands, of years in the past, still have value for us today?

Is Santayana's oft-repeated saying, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" merely a way to offer lip service to history as a teacher—or can we learn from it? And if we can, what is it that we should be learning?

Professor J. Rufus Fears believes that not only can we learn from history—we must. In The Wisdom of History, his newest course for The Teaching Company, he draws on decades of experience as a world-renowned scholar and classical historian to examine the patterns of history. Ignoring them, by choice or because we've never learned to see them, is to risk becoming their prisoner, repeating the mistakes that have toppled leaders, nations, and empires throughout time.

In this personal reflection on history, Professor Fears has taken on the challenge of extracting the past's lessons in ways that speak to us today, showing us how the experience of ancient empires like those of Rome and Persia have much to teach us about the risks and responsibilities of being a superpower. He shows how the study of those who left their impact on an earlier world—Caesar Augustus or Genghis Khan, George Washington or Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi or Josef Stalin—can equip us to make responsible choices as nations, citizens, or individuals.

You may not agree with everything Professor Fears says history teaches us—for example, that the desire for freedom and democracy is not shared by everyone and never has been—but that is fine with him, even desirable. For example, here's what he writes about the accompanying course bibliography:

"I have followed Lord Acton's dictum that it is the mark of an uneducated person to read books he or she agrees with. The educated person reads books he or she disagrees with. Thus I have frequently recommended books that disagree with me because these are the ones we find most stimulating."

The challenge Professor Fears poses, to seek such stimulation and examine history closely, is especially pertinent during the "ahistorical age" he says we live in—an era when too many people are willing to invest in a "dangerous delusion" that "science, technology, the global economy, and the information superhighway all make us immune to the lessons of history," and that "in an age of global economy, war and tyranny will become things of the past."

A Profound Challenge

This delusion, Professor Fears says, has become more dangerous in light of recent history.

"The terrorist attack on our country was a watershed for American history. 9/11 presented the United States with a challenge as profound as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War II. The Wisdom of History was conceived in my conviction that if America and its leaders are to meet that challenge, then we must learn and apply the lessons of history."

Industrial Laser Solutions - 2009 November

Industrial Laser Solutions - 2009 November
PennWell | English | Pages: 102 | 2009 | PDF | RS & HF | 3 MB

Industrial Laser Solutions is a leading international resource for technology information on industrial laser materials processing. Industrial Laser Solutions is the only monthly publication devoted exclusively to global coverage of industrial laser applications, technology, and the laser market.

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Transworld Snowboarding Photo - Annual 2010 Transworld Snowboarding Photo - Annual 2010

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Vegetarian Times - January 2010

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Drug-DNA Interaction Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology), 2nd Edition

Drug-DNA Interaction Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology), 2nd Edition

327 pages | Humana Press; 2 edition (January 4, 2010) | ISBN: 1603274170 | PDF | 16.0 MB
The last few years have witnessed the creation of new generations of sequence reading compounds, which have incredible potential for targeting specific DNA sequences. In "Drug-DNA Interaction Protocols, Second Edition", expert researchers explore these compounds, revealing how a deeper understanding of the structure of DNA, along with an improved ability to manipulate it, has led to much progress in recent years.

Chapters describe a new arsenal of techniques for probing the interactions between drugs and DNA, including various biophysical techniques for quantifying these interactions and for describing them in molecular and atomic detail, and they comprehensively consider both molecular and cellular approaches. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Authoritative and current, "Drug-DNA Interaction Protocols, Second Edition", is a critical volume that includes a wide range of chapters, which together provide methods for assessing the strength and mode of binding, the sequence selectivity, and the effect on biological systems.

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Portable Peggle: World of Warcraft Edition 1.0 Eng

Portable Peggle: World of Warcraft Edition 1.0 Eng | PC Game | 15 Mb | RS

The Peggle Masters are bouncing through Azeroth with the peg-busting phenomenon. Join them today in this special World of Warcraft Edition of Peggle - created by PopCap and Blizzard Entertainment.

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Play 10 WoW themed levels with the new backgrounds from Blizzard artists
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Portable Finding Doggy 1.0 Eng

Portable Finding Doggy 1.0 Eng | PC Game | 18.9 Mb | RS

Doggy has gone astray! But instead of howling for help, he puts his best paw forward and starts the long journey home. Create matches of identical objects to reveal the path that will take Doggy back to his owner in this delightful match-three romp! You won't need any puppy treats to lure Doggy through 50 tail-wagging levels, collecting coins and meeting helpful friends along the way. Featuring vibrant visuals and an uplifting story, Finding Doggy will entertain and warm the hearts of your entire family!

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50 Story mode levels
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Six desktop wallpapers
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