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Shinobi BANG Kronos Legacy

The Materialist

Kurzgeschichte
Deutsch
7916 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
515
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Krieg, Krankheit, Tod und Zerstörung. Die Menschheit hatte innerhalb des letzten Jahrhunderts die Erde mit ihrem Blut getränkt, sie bis aufs letzte Mark ausgehöhlt, sie mit Narben übersät und fast jegliches Leben von ihr getilgt. Die eigenen Reihen waren stark dezimiert, in den zerstörten Städten lebten sie in gesetzlosen Gemeinschaften, aufgeteilt in Reich und Arm, miteinander. Der Glauben war eines der letzten verbliebenen Erinnerungen an die einstige Zivilisation. Vater Staat und Mutter Kirche arbeiteten Hand in Hand zusammen. Die Kirche hatte es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht den letzten Rest der Menschheit mit nötigen Rohstoffen und Materialien zu versorgen. Egal zu welchem Preis. Durch die schier unfassbare Habgier der Menschen war die Flora und Fauna nur noch begrenzt nutzbar, weshalb andere Ressourcen bezogen werden mussten. Die Kirche hatte eine Technologie entwickelt, die mithilfe von Menschen alles Essentielle, sei es Wasser, Sauerstoff oder auch Metall oder Holz, herstellen konnte. All jene, die der Sünde verfallen waren, wurden für diese Technologie genutzt. Menschen waren nur noch Material zum Überleben. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Dystopie, Sci-Fi, Kirche, Rohstoffe, Mensch, Sünder

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H. Rider Haggard Love Eternal

Liebe
Englisch
104789 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
0

In this novel, Haggard's 47th out of an eventual 58, the reader encounters the young Godfrey Knight, the son of a puritanical parson, who lives in the Essex countryside. From childhood on, he and his neighbor, Isobel Blake, the daughter of a wealthy, boorish shipping magnate, have been strangely drawn to one another, although their natures are wholly dissimilar. Whereas Godfrey is a dreamer who dwells on matters both metaphysical and astronomical, Isobel is a hardheaded materialist who disbelieves all that she cannot prove and see, pooh-poohing Godfrey's talk of reincarnation and such sundry matters. [mehr]

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Heinrich Lhotzky Die Seele deines Kindes

Ratgeber
Deutsch
37344 Wörter
Ab 12 Jahren
301
0

Das folgende Buch hätte ich ohne Aufforderung des Herrn Verlegers nicht geschrieben. Denn ich habe mehr Jugend unter meinem Schutze aufwachsen sehen, als dass ich Lust hätte über Jugenderziehung zu schreiben. Nicht der Jugenderziehung, sondern dem Jugendschutze soll die Schrift gewidmet sein. Nie habe ich mir Mühe gegeben, die Jugend zu erziehen. Im Gegenteil kann ich kein junges Menschenkind mitleidlos ansehen: Ich fürchte, man könnte es erziehen. Nicht an Erzieher, sondern an solche, die Willens und fähig sind, sich erziehen zu lassen, sich selbst zu erziehen, wendet sich daher das Buch. Also nur an einen Teil der Eltern. An den kleineren Teil. Aber ich wäre glücklich, wenn das Schriftchen solchen in die Hände fiele, die einmal Eltern werden wollen. (Heinrich Lhotzky; 1859 - 1930) In neuer deutscher Rechtschreibung und Korrektur gelesen. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Heinrich, Lhotzky, Seele, Kind, Erziehung, Geschlechtstrieb, Ratgeber, Jugend, Jugenderziehung, Liebe, Geist, lieben, Kinderliebe, Kindererziehung, Jugendschutz, Jugendlicher, Erzieher, erziehen, Eltern, Familie, Sohn, Tochter, Mädchen, Junge, Zusammenleben, Familienleben, Buch, Aufklärung, Ratgeberbuch, Hilfe, Erziehungshilfe, Autor, Schriftsteller, deutsch, Deutschland, Körper, Pflege, Körperpflege, Wissen, Macht, lernen, Religion, Theologe, Glaube, Gott, Jesus, Mensch, Menschenkind, Dasein, Geburt, Elternstand, Glück, glücklich, Kindheit, Geschlecht, Ewigkeit, Zeit, zeitlos, ewig, Nachfahre, Nachkomme, Leib, Empfindung, Empfindungswelt, gebären, Leben, Taufe, Taufschein, Kinderwunsch, Wunschkind, Lehre, Unterricht, Erziehungsmaßnahme, Freude, gesund, Gesundheit, Krank, Krankheit, Lebenspforte, Wochenzimmer, Lebenshunger, Lebenslust, Schrei, erste Schrei, Alter, jung, alt, Milch, Muttermilch, Blut, Stillen, Stillzeit, Vertrauen, Natur, natürlich, Natürlichkeit, Wasser, sauber, Sauberkeit, rein, Reinlichkeit, Neugeborenes, Baby, Säugling, Erziehungskunst, Erziehungsweise, Erziehungsart, Einzelkind, Geschwister, Bruder, Schwester, verziehen, Sorgenkind, Elternpaar, weiblich, männlich, Nachwuchs, Bildung, Großfamilie, Fürsorge, Erziehungskosten, Einkinder, Wiege, Vaterliebe, Mutterliebe, Freund, dienen, Reife, Erfahrung, Strenge, Milde, Sittengeschichte, Großeltern, Opa, Oma, Großvater, Großmutter, Enkel, verwandt, Verwandtschaft, Beziehung, Lebensrecht, Ichsinn, Egoismus, Ichbezogenheit, Selbstsucht, Selbstliebe, Eigennutz, Pflichtgefühl, Füreinandersein, Selbstzucht, Gesittung, Moral, Erziehungsbuch, Erziehungsbücher, Bestie, Kampf, Kampf ums Dasein, Fortpflanzung, Auslese, Kindersegen, kinderlos, Kinderlosigkeit, Menschentier, Herrenmensch, Zucht, züchten, Menschenzucht, Erziehungsfehler, Naturvolk, Naturvölker, Unfruchtbarkeit, Sterilität, steril, Zeugungsunfähigkeit, zeugungsunfähig, Freundschaft, Jugendfreundschaft, Ehe, Heirat, kinderreich, Kinderarmut, Dank, Dankbarkeit, Undank, Menschheit, Menschheitsziel, Lebenszweck, Überliebe, Gehorsam, Milchzahn, ungehorsam, Mitleid, Lebensaufgabe, Weltgesetz, unartig, artig, Schläge, schlagen, Sitte, Unsitte, verrohen, Verrohung, prügeln, Prügelstrafe, Salomo, Bibel, Lüge, lügen, Klaps, Ohrfeige, Elternpflicht, Freiheit, volljährig, Volljährigkeit, Verbot, Charakter, Charakterfehler, göttlich, Göttlichkeit, Schmerz, lachen, weinen, Gefühl, fühlen, ja, nein, bejahen, verneinen, Gedanke, denken, Seelenruhe, Frohsinn, Friede, Seelenfrieden, Angst, Ängstlichkeit, Selbsterhaltungstrieb, Kost, Kinderkost, Paradies, Kinderkrankheit, Kindersterblichkeit, Lebenskraft, Zahnen, Masern, Scharlach, Lungenentzündung, Beruf, Berufung, Elternberuf, Lebenssinn, Sinn des Lebens, Arbeit, Ehrgeiz, Zufriedenheit, Geld, Besitz, spielen, Spiel, Spielwaren, Spielzeug, Papierkorb, Geburtstag, Feier, Geburtstagsfeier, Feiertag, Weihnacht, Osterhase, Baukasten, Baukästen, Bilderbuch, Kinderliteratur, Kinderseele, Schulpflicht, Lebensinhalt, Zuchtlosigkeit, Flegeljahre, Flegel, Menschentum, Staat, Staatsbürger, Schulzwang, Lernreife, Schulreife, Schulanfang, Einschulung, ABC, ABC-Schütze, frühreif, Frühreife, Musterknabe, Schulbehörde, Schulaufsicht, Schulzucht, Berufswahl, Veranlagung, Lebensberuf, Atheist, Monist, Materialist, Christ, Christentum, Offenbarung, Kirche, Protestant, Menschensohn, Vaterunser, Katechismus, Erziehungsarbeit, beten, Gebet, unbefangen, Unbefangenheit, Himmel, Kindersinn, Geduld, Nachsicht [mehr][weniger]

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Rudolf Steiner An Outline of Occult Science

Esoterik
Englisch
107917 Wörter
Ab 8 Jahren
543
2

This masterwork of the esoteric places humankind at the very heart of the vast, invisible processes of cosmic evolution. Esoteric science is the science of what takes place esoterically, in the sense that it is perceived not outside in nature but where one's soul turns when it directs its inner being toward the spirit. Rudolf Steiner worked on rosicrucian cosmology for many years to make it increasingly precise and accurate. This work remains the most effective presentation to date of a spiritual alternative to contemporary materialist cosmologies and of human evolution. Readers learn how the creation and evolution of humanity is embedded at the heart of the vast, invisible web of interacting cosmic beings, through whom the alchemical processes of cosmic evolution unfold. A detailed, practical guide to the methods or exercises, including the Rose Cross Meditation," through which such initiation knowledge can be attained. [mehr]

Stichwörter: an outline of occult science, occult science, rudolf steiner, esoteric philosophy, new age spirituality, rosicrucianism

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Charles Dickens Hard Times (Illustrated)

Sprache und Literatur
Englisch
102923 Wörter
Ab 10 Jahren
294
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The Utilitarians were one of the targets of this novel. Utilitarianism was a prevalent school of thought during this period, its founders being Jeremy Bentham and James Mill, father to political theorist John Stuart Mill. Theoretical Utilitarian ethics hold that promotion of general social welfare is the ultimate goal for the individual and society in general: "the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people." Dickens believed that in practical terms, the pursuit of a totally rationalised society could lead to great misery. Bentham's former secretary, Edwin Chadwick, helped design the Poor Law of 1834, which deliberately made workhouse life as uncomfortable as possible. In the novel, this is conveyed in Bitzer's response to Gradgrind's appeal for compassion. Dickens was appalled by what was, in his interpretation, a selfish philosophy, which was combined with materialist laissez-faire capitalism in the education of some children at the time, as well as in industrial practices. In Dickens's interpretation, the prevalence of utilitarian values in educational institutions promoted contempt between mill owners and workers, creating young adults whose imaginations had been neglected, due to an over-emphasis on facts at the expense of more imaginative pursuits. [mehr]

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Saki Saki When William Came

Historisches
Englisch
50910 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
0

Cicely Yeovil sat in a low swing chair, alternately looking at herself in a mirror and at the other occupant of the room in the flesh. Both prospects gave her undisguised satisfaction. Without being vain she was duly appreciative of good looks, whether in herself or in another, and the reflection that she saw in the mirror, and the young man whom she saw seated at the piano, would have come with credit out of a more severely critical inspection. Probably she looked longer and with greater appreciation at the piano player than at her own image; her good looks were an inherited possession, that had been with her more or less all her life, while Ronnie Storre was a comparatively new acquisition, discovered and achieved, so to speak, by her own enterprise, selected by her own good taste. Fate had given her adorable eyelashes and an excellent profile. Ronnie was an indulgence she had bestowed on herself. Cicely had long ago planned out for herself a complete philosophy of life, and had resolutely set to work to carry her philosophy into practice. "When love is over how little of love even the lover understands," she quoted to herself from one of her favourite poets, and transposed the saying into "While life is with us how little of life even the materialist understands." Most people that she knew took endless pains and precautions to preserve and prolong their lives and keep their powers of enjoyment unimpaired; few, very few, seemed to make any intelligent effort at understanding what they really wanted in the way of enjoying their lives, or to ascertain what were the best means for satisfying those wants. Fewer still bent their whole energies to the one paramount aim of getting what they wanted in the fullest possible measure. [mehr]

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Jack London The Sea-Wolf

Belletristik
Englisch
105539 Wörter
Ab 6 Jahren
435
2

The Sea-Wolf is a psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London about a literary critic, survivor of an ocean collision, who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. The Sea Wolf tells the story of a soft, domesticated protagonist, in this novel's case an intellectual man named Humphrey van Weyden, forced to become tough and self-reliant by exposure to cruelty and brutality. The story starts with him aboard a San Francisco ferry, called Martinez, which collides with another ship in the fog and sinks. He is set adrift in the Bay, eventually being picked up by Wolf Larsen. Larsen is the captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the Ghost. Brutal and cynical, yet also highly intelligent and intellectual (though highly biased in his opinions, as he was self-taught), he rules over his ship and terrorizes the crew with the aid of his exceptionally great physical strength. Van Weyden adequately describes him as an individualist, hedonist, and materialist. Larsen does not believe in the immortality of the soul, he finds no meaning in his life save for survival and pleasure and has come to despise all human life and deny its value. Being interested in someone capable of intellectual disputes, he somewhat takes care of Van Weyden, whom he calls 'Hump', while forcing him to become a cabin boy, do menial work, and learn to fight to protect himself from a brutal crew. A key event in the story is an attempted mutiny against Wolf Larsen by several members of the crew. The organizers of the mutiny are Leach and Johnson. Johnson had previously been beaten severely by Larsen, and Leach had been punched earlier while being forced to become a boat-puller, motivating the two. The first attempt is by sending Larsen overboard; however, he manages to climb back onto the ship. Searching for his assailant, he ventures into the sleeping quarters, located beneath the main deck, the only exit being a ladder. Several, at least seven men, take part in the mutiny and attack Larsen. Larsen however, demonstrating his inhuman endurance, strength, and conviction, manages to fight his way through the crew, climb the ladder with several men hanging off him, and escape relatively unharmed. Van Weyden is promoted as mate, for the original mate had been murdered. Larsen later gets his vengeance by torturing his crew, and constantly claiming that he is going to murder Leach and Johnson at his earliest convenience, being the hunting season is done, as he can't afford to lose any crew. He later allows them to be lost to the sea when they attempt to flee on a hunting boat. [mehr]

Stichwörter: the sea wolf, jack london, psychological thriller, satire, sea story, action and adventure, philosophical novel

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D. H. Lawrence The Rainbow (Unabriged)

Belletristik
Englisch
185681 Wörter
Ab 12 Jahren
145
2

The Rainbow is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, particularly focusing on the individual's struggle to growth and fulfilment within the confining strictures of English social life. The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, a farm/ labouring dynasty who live in the East Midlands of England near Nottingham. The book spans a period of roughly 65 years from the 1840s to 1905, and shows how the love relationships of the Brangwens change against the backdrop of the increasing industrialisation of Britain. The first central character, Tom Brangwen, is a farmer whose experience of the world does not stretch beyond Nottinghamshire; while the last, Ursula, his granddaughter, studies at University and becomes a teacher in the progressively urbanised, capitalist and industrial world that would become our modern experience. The book starts with a description of the Brangwen dynasty, then deals with how Tom Brangwen, one of several brothers, fell in love with a Polish refugee, Lydia. The next part of the book deals with Lydia's daughter by her first husband, Anna, and her destructive, battle-riven relationship with her husband, Will, the son of one of Tom's brothers. The last and most extended part of the book, and also probably the most famous, then deals with Will and Anna's daughter, Ursula, and her struggle to find fulfilment for her passionate, spiritual and sensual nature against the confines of the increasingly materialist and conformist society around her. She experiences a lesbian relationship with a teacher, and a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with Anton Skrebensky, a British soldier of Polish ancestry. At the end of the book, having failed to find her fulfilment in Skrebensky, she has a vision of a rainbow towering over the Earth, promising a new dawn for humanity: "She saw in the rainbow the earth's new architecture, the old, brittle corruption of houses and factories swept away, the world built up in a living fabric of Truth, fitting to the over-arching heaven." [mehr]

Stichwörter: the rainbow, lawrence, historical romance, romance, modern literature, historical fiction, romantic novel

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