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1) Selfishness
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People come and go they change your life forever. They shape you and your future; they make you better at being you. We came in this world with free hands and go with free hands but the period in between that is the period to show value of yours to this world. I takes nothing for granted and appreciates what I have got. I have made good decisions, bad decisions but it's how you deal with life, but the great mistake I do in my life or either I say...
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Society gets contaminated with viruses of selfishness, self-interest, egoism, greed etc. It eventually hinders the perpetual growth and progress that affect everyone in the society. Such sick society gradually denies the basic human needs that are present in our core nature. The fatal illusion that all the time that is invested in love, friendship and humanness is wasted and lost, is the beginning of such a sick society. This denies basic human needs...
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You have a heart full of love for everyone except one person in your life. This is the one person most deserving, yet deprived of your love. And this person is you.
We all crave for true and unconditional love and expect others to give it to us when such love is already available in abundance within us.
Most of your problems related to stress, anxiety, depression, anger, negativity arise because of your inability to love yourself. Due to this you...
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The provocative title of Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness introduces an equally provocative thesis about ethics. Traditional ethics has always been suspicious of self-interest, praising acts that are selfless in intent and calling amoral or immoral acts that are motivated by self interest. Ayn Rand's view is exactly the opposite. This collection of nineteen essays is an effective summary of Ayn Rand's philosophy, which holds the value of the individual...
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Are selfishness and individuality - rather than kindness and cooperation - basic to biological nature? Does a "selfish gene" create universal sexual conflict? In The Genial Gene, Joan Roughgarden forcefully rejects these and other ideas that have come to dominate the study of animal evolution. Building on her brilliant and innovative book Evolution's Rainbow, in which she challenged accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation, Roughgarden...
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"Am I with the most selfish person alive?" "Am I being selfish when I do the things I want to do?" "If you loved me, you would..." The battle of what "I want" versus what "you want" is intense. Couples are in a constant tug of war, squabbling with each other with no regard for their partner's feelings, with great guilt over their own perceived selfishness, or feeling somewhere in between. And it's costing us our relationships. What About Me? will...
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While growing up, selfishness is defined for most people as a destructive force - power-driven, self-obsessed, a tyranny against others, and a drain on energy. Early lessons teach that the needs of others must be put above one's own. This has created a culture of outward-directed people, cut off from the inner sources of energy and vitality. Failing to develop one's individuality can eventually lead to depression and ill health. Only after becoming...
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The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the U.S. Coronavirus crisis from one of the
most recognizable and influential voices in healthcare
From former head of Obamacare Andy Slavitt, Preventable is the definitive inside account of the United States' failed response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Slavitt chronicles what he saw and how much could have been prevented - an unflinching investigation of the cultural, political, and economic drivers that...
11) It's mine!
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Three selfish frogs quarrel over who owns their pond and island, until a storm makes them value the benefits of sharing.
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1 videodisc (37 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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La gallinita roja = The little red hen: An industrious, hardworking hen teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out in this classic story. La sopa de piedras = Stone soup: Three clever soldiers devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon. Por qué los mosquitos zumban en los oidos de la gente = Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps...
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xii, 338 pages ; 25 cm
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"The last, acceptable form of prejudice in America is based on class and executed through state-sponsored economic discrimination, which is hard to see because it is much more subtle than raw racism. While the American meritocracy officially denounces prejudice based on race and gender, it has spawned a new form of bias against those with less education and income. Millions of working-class Americans have their opportunity blocked by exclusionary...
14) Bully
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
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When a selfish bullfrog takes over a lily pond, the other residents decide to unite and take action.
15) Summer
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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Under a burning sun on the dry grassland, animals ranging from a tiny field mouse to a large elephant fight over bit of shade until they learn a better way.
17) Pig the pug
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Pig is a selfish pug who does not want to share his toys with his canine housemate, Trevor -- until an accident teaches him the value of friendship.
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Part two of Ayn Rand's groundbreaking novel ... The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations for Taggart Transcontinental, has discovered what may very well be the answer to a mounting energy crisis -- a revolutionary motor that could seemingly power the world. But, the motor is dead -- there's no one left...
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Squidding around volume 1
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91 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Squizzard is a small squid who always wants to be the center of attention, whether it is playing with his best friend Toothy the vegetarian Great White Shark, or giving a report in school; but when his behavior finally causes a rift in their friendship, Shay the seahorse explains what he is doing wrong -- but change is difficult for Squizzard and it takes an encounter with Bennie the Barracuda, the fifth-grade bully at Deep Reef Elementary, to finally...
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