FEARLESS A DISSECTION OF JAMAICAN SPIRITUALITY


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Take a journey into learning about one of the world's most influential people and its byproducts. Bianca Rose observes Rastafarianism, music, sports, and other cultural aspects of the Caribbean island of Jamaica and the influence they have on people around the world. The militant language of Jamaican Patois, the sound of Reggae music, the impact of dance, lessons from legendary freedom fights, amongst other forms of powerful vibrations birthed in Jamaica, all have had an effect on the entire human evolution. Bianca traces her roots as far back as Ghana, Nigeria, and additional places in Africa where particular groups of people that were brought to Jamaica were stolen from - for most, and willingly migrated from - for many. Fearless studies variations of the Jamaican culture, from the people (i.e. Maroons, Rastafarians, God-fearing Jamaican people), to their characteristics, habits and predominant ways of living that contribute to the palpable pride felt throughout the world. She uses research and other evidence-based methods to discover and uncover patterns Jamaicans have had since time, in order to produce a solution that can be applied currently to environments that struggle with very low vibrations, such as racism. "Growing up as a Jamaican-American provided a unique living experience for me, as I often felt as if I was experiencing different dimensions when in either environment; Jamaica always having a unique sense of air with higher vibrations you can feel as soon as you touch Jamaican soil." "Fearless: A Dissection of Jamaican Spirituality" highlights the strengths Jamaicans bring to the world peace table. It encourages readers to also embark on their own journey through their roots, and, likewise, share all of the powerful knowledge acquired along the way with others. We can potentially bring the world back to a more conscious state of knowing who we truly are, and appreciate the powers in one another.




Fearless: a Dissection of Jamaican Spirituality


Book Description

Take a journey into learning about one of the world's most influential people and its byproducts. Bianca Rose observes Rastafarianism, music, sports, and other cultural aspects of the Caribbean island of Jamaica and the influence they have on people around the world. The militant language of Jamaican Patois, the sound of Reggae music, the impact of dance, lessons from legendary freedom fights, amongst other forms of powerful vibrations birthed in Jamaica, all have had an effect on the entire human evolution. Bianca traces her roots as far back as Ghana, Nigeria, and additional places in Africa where particular groups of people that were brought to Jamaica were stolen from - for most, and willingly migrated from - for many. Fearless studies variations of the Jamaican culture, from the people (i.e. Maroons, Rastafarians, God-fearing Jamaican people), to their characteristics, habits and predominant ways of living that contribute to the palpable pride felt throughout the world. She uses research and other evidence-based methods to discover and uncover patterns Jamaicans have had since time, in order to produce a solution that can be applied currently to environments that struggle with very low vibrations, such as racism. "Growing up as a Jamaican-American provided a unique living experience for me, as I often felt as if I was experiencing different dimensions when in either environment; Jamaica always having a unique sense of air with higher vibrations you can feel as soon as you touch Jamaican soil." "Fearless: A Dissection of Jamaican Spirituality" highlights the strengths Jamaicans bring to the world peace table. It encourages readers to also embark on their own journey through their roots, and, likewise, share all of the powerful knowledge acquired along the way with others. We can potentially bring the world back to a more conscious state of knowing who we truly are, and appreciate the powers in one another.




Arrowsmith


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A Midwestern physician is forced to give up his profession due to the ignorance, corruption, and greed of society.




The Black Dancing Body


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What is the essence of black dance in America? To answer that question, Brenda Dixon Gottschild maps an unorthodox 'geography', the geography of the black dancing body, to show the central place black dance has in American culture. From the feet to the butt, to hair to skin/face, and beyond to the soul/spirit, Brenda Dixon Gottschild talks to some of the greatest choreographers of our day including Garth Fagan, Francesca Harper, Meredith Monk, Brenda Buffalino, Doug Elkins, Ralph Lemon, Fernando Bujones, Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown, Jawole Zollar, Bebe Miller, Sean Curran and Shelly Washington to look at the evolution of black dance and it's importance to American culture. This is a groundbreaking piece of work by one of the foremost African-American dance critics of our day.




The Regime Change of Kwame Nkrumah


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This book tells the story of Kwame Nkrumah, the first post-colonial president of an independent African country. The book utilizes previously unpublished and recently declassified IS State Department documents to give an analysis and a chronology of Nkrumah's fall. The book is written for a general audience and for academic historians and students.




When Scotland Was Jewish


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The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored for centuries? This book argues that much of Scotland's history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that many of the national heroes, villains, rulers, nobles, traders, merchants, bishops, guild members, burgesses, and ministers of Scotland were of Jewish descent, their ancestors originating in France and Spain. Much of the traditional historical account of Scotland, it is proposed, rests on fundamental interpretive errors, perpetuated in order to affirm Scotland's identity as a Celtic, Christian society. A more accurate and profound understanding of Scottish history has thus been buried. The authors' wide-ranging research includes examination of census records, archaeological artifacts, castle carvings, cemetery inscriptions, religious seals, coinage, burgess and guild member rolls, noble genealogies, family crests, portraiture, and geographic place names.




The Happiness Philosophers


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A colorful history of utilitarianism told through the lives and ideas of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and its other founders In The Happiness Philosophers, Bart Schultz tells the colorful story of the lives and legacies of the founders of utilitarianism—one of the most influential yet misunderstood and maligned philosophies of the past two centuries. Best known for arguing that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," utilitarianism was developed by the radical philosophers, critics, and social reformers William Godwin (the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley), Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill, and Henry Sidgwick. Together, they had a profound influence on nineteenth-century reforms, in areas ranging from law, politics, and economics to morals, education, and women's rights. Their work transformed life in ways we take for granted today. Bentham even advocated the decriminalization of same-sex acts, decades before the cause was taken up by other activists. As Bertrand Russell wrote about Bentham in the late 1920s, "There can be no doubt that nine-tenths of the people living in England in the latter part of last century were happier than they would have been if he had never lived." Yet in part because of its misleading name and the caricatures popularized by figures as varied as Dickens, Marx, and Foucault, utilitarianism is sometimes still dismissed as cold, calculating, inhuman, and simplistic. By revealing the fascinating human sides of the remarkable pioneers of utilitarianism, The Happiness Philosophers provides a richer understanding and appreciation of their philosophical and political perspectives—one that also helps explain why utilitarianism is experiencing a renaissance today and is again being used to tackle some of the world's most serious problems.




An Immigrant's Story


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Gaasenbeek's story begins with the Second World War Nazi occupation of Holland and continues through his emigration and life in Canada. He shares the influences of those years in shaping the person he is today.







Ghana


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The "African Nehru," Kwame Nkrumah led the 1957 revolution which ushered the state of Ghana from the colonial era to independence. This autobiography recounts the years-long dramatic struggle to gain political freedom for his people.