Valores sociales

Examines the nature of human rights, including the gradual development of the idea that all people, regardless of gender, color, or wealth, are citizens with rights, not just subjects with duties, and discusses the growth of social rights and the case against torture.

Atrapante de principio a fin. Lleno de enseñanzas y reflexiones tan actuales como en el momento en que fue escrito (entre el 12 de junio de 1942 y el 1 de agosto de 1944). Ana Frank disecciona con total naturalidad y frescura la complejidad de las relaciones dentro y fuera de su núcleo familiar, al mismo tiempo que describe los cambios propios de la adolescencia, aunque matizados por la situación que le toca vivir: el Holocausto. Todo esto lo hace con una capacidad de introspección y una autocrítica admirables, lo que deja ver el verdadero genio detrás de esa gran escritora. Simplemente ...

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Take a trip to New Orleans with a young girl and her family as they attend one of the world's biggest parties: Mardi Gras! Learn all about the history of this fascinating festival as you practice subtraction strategies. This fiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning subtraction strategies relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading...

Centrada en el ambiente de una pequeą ciudad sureą y en un grupo de personas que- en torno a la figura emblemt̀ica del sordomudo John Singer, el personaje ms̀ conseguido de esta genial autora- tienen en comn︢ la esencial soledad, su marginalidad y el rechazo de una sociedad que les ignora.