Heir To The Fathers

Author : Gary V. Wood
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0739106015

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Heir to the Fathers by Gary V. Wood Pdf

In Heir to the Fathers, author Gary V. Wood examines the ideas that guided John Quincy Adams throughout his political career. For Wood, it is Adams' understanding of The Constitution of the United States that foregrounds a crucial link between the principles laid-forth in The Declaration of Independence and the original intent of the Framers of The Constitution. Heir to the Fathers traces this link through an examination of Adams' celebrated essay, Jubilee of the Constitution and, most significantly, through his defense of a group of Africans who mutinied aboard the slave ship Amistad. The contradictory relationship between what is stated The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution and the treatment of African slaves has been a persistent problem in any attempt to understand the legacy of freedom in the United States. Adams' argument before the Supreme Court, based on his interpretation of constitutional law, is an example of how this unique political mind comes to terms with this contradiction without abandoning the spirit of America's founding principles. Wood's discussion of Adams' political and intellectual life invites readers to reexamination the principles upon which the United States of America was founded. Heir to the Fathers is a salient addition to the study of constitutional law and history and American political thought.

Author : Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609387822

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Heir to the Crescent Moon by Sufiya Abdur-Rahman Pdf

"From age five, Sufiya Abdur-Rahman, the daughter of two Black Power-era converts to Islam, feels drawn to the faith even as her father, a devoted Muslim, introduces her to and, at the same time, distances her from it. He and her mother abandoned their Harlem mosque before she was born and divorced when she was twelve. Forced apart from her father--her portal into Islam--she yearns to reconnect with the religion and, through it, him. In Heir to the Crescent Moon, Abdur-Rahman's longing to comprehend her father's complicated relationship with Islam leads her first to recount her own history with it. Later, as she seeks to discover what both pulled her father to and pushed him from the mosque and her mother, Abdur-Rahman delves into the past. She journeys from the Christian righteousness of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.'s 1950s Harlem, through the Malcolm X-inspired college activism of the late 1960s, to the unfulfilled potential of the early-'70s' black American Muslim movement. When a painful reminder of the reason for her father's inconsistent ties to his former mosque appears to threaten his life, Abdur-Rahman's search nearly ends. She's forced to come to terms with her Muslim identity, and learns how events from generations past can reverberate through the present. Told, at times, with lighthearted humor or heartbreaking candor, Abdur-Rahman's story of adolescent Arabic lessons, fasting, and Muslim mosque, funeral, and eid services speaks to the challenges of bridging generational and cultural divides and what it takes to maintain family amidst personal and societal upheaval. Writing with quiet beauty but intellectual force about identity, community, violence, hope, despair, and faith, Abdur-Rahman weaves a vital tale about a family: black, Muslim, and distinctly American"--

Author : Magdel, Roets
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781594336188

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My Father’s Will by Magdel, Roets Pdf

Stephan Howard Hammond knew he could count on his children to squander the fortune he would leave them in his will. His anguish over their future left him no choice but to find someone dependable to provide for them when the money ran out. This meant he had to reveal some deep hidden secrets, not knowing what the effect would be, unaware that Francine had already discovered part of the truth. Struggling through her own shock and disappointment she decided to keep quiet about what she had found until it was too late. With more secrets revealed, she must still go through with the plans her father's will provided for her; throw their inheritance to the wind. And withstand their unsympathetic treatment of her. How My Father's Will Came About: Enjoying a slice of cheese cake and an espresso in a coffee shop one day, Magdel overheard two men behind her boasting about all the things they planned to do with the money they were about to inherit from their late father's estate. One wanted a speedboat; the other wanted to get his private pilot's license. Oh, how the girls would love them. Right at this point the idea for a story was born in her mind. She took out her notebook and started making notes to research boats and airplanes, and a number of other things, like private companies and estates. She decided there had to be five children to share an inheritance. Being some sort of artist herself, she chose the main character, Francine, to be an artist, but a much more professional one than Magdel. From there she worked out the plot and built the characters.

Author : Rachel
Publisher : Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Loving the Mafia Heir by Rachel Pdf

Naomi never thought her life is going to change when she fell in love with Nicholas. He's everything that she shouldn't desire. He's forbidden but when Nicholas sets his eyes on her; needed her no matter what, she couldn't escape his efforts to procure her when she wants him as well. How Naomi is going to escape this charming nightmare that kept showing up every single night and took away her sleep? Or is she going to embrace it in the end?

Author : David Nasmith
Publisher : London : Butterworths
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Roman law
ISBN : UOM:39015006978145

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Outline of Roman History from Romulus to Justinian by David Nasmith Pdf

Author : David K. Robertson,Thomas S. Paton,Patrick Dow,Richard Bligh,Patrick Shaw,James Wilson,Charles Hope Maclean,George Robinson,Sir Sydney Smith Bell,John Fraser Macqueen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : MINN:31951D01952261O

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The Scots Revised Reports by David K. Robertson,Thomas S. Paton,Patrick Dow,Richard Bligh,Patrick Shaw,James Wilson,Charles Hope Maclean,George Robinson,Sir Sydney Smith Bell,John Fraser Macqueen Pdf

Author : College of Arms (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011797508

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The Visitations of Cornwall by College of Arms (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NWU:35556000686949

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The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge by Anonim Pdf

Author : William A ..... Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z259183901

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A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the Order of a Code. Embodying the Institutes of Gains and the Institutes of Justinian by William A ..... Hunter Pdf

Author : William Alexander Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Institutiones
ISBN : UCAL:B4503248

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A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the Order of a Code by William Alexander Hunter Pdf

"Embodying the Institutes of Gaius and the Institutes of Justinian, tr. into English by J. Ashton Cross."--T.p.

Author : Peter Williams
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Israel and the Covenants in New Testament Times by Peter Williams Pdf

A Bible student reference A New Testament prophecy of a falling away from truth into apostasy and lawlessness, in the final generation before Jesus Christ returns in glory, is being fulfilled now and is shortly to end. Yet Christianity has overwhelmingly moved so far from its first century roots that it could not even recognise this – or that Christ’s return is therefore now almost upon us! How and why this is the case is here explained thoroughly and logically with many examples directly from the word of God. In God’s saving plan for the world, everyone must in time make a free will choice to become part of the ‘Israel of God’ in order to access eternal life in the kingdom of God. The route to take is the “strait and narrow” way (Mat 7:13-14) that very few have so far found, and it involves the biblical new and old covenants which both apply to this Israel. Embark on this voyage only if you are willing to: be challenged about some basic Christian preconceptions, be a serious open-minded Bible student, and trust what the Bible teaches - but remember that time is short. “What the Bible has taught me I see as both vital and urgent for our eternal salvation; yet I know of no church or individual theologian who teaches what this book deals with in any substantive way” “Be prepared for major challenges to your understanding just as God has challenged me.” “In the epistles, Paul refers to two Israels whom he calls Israel after the flesh (I Cor 10:18) and the Israel of God (Gal 6:16); I focus mainly on the latter (but I also explain an unexpected but critically important connection between them)” “Dependent on the teaching, nearly all Christian denominations either teach nothing at all on it or almost the opposite of what Scripture repeatedly showed me. Looking back, I find this absolutely staggering!” “Very few [Christians] understand that the new covenant also only applies to Israel (as I will clearly show).” “I no longer believe that the NT [New Testament] can be fully understood without this extra Israel dimension” “Had I felt I could deliver this in a more light-hearted way I would have done so, but its implications are too awesome and fundamental to our eternal life prospects for that”

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063098185

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The Scottish Law Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Land tenure
ISBN : OXFORD:N11158383

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Leading Cases in the Law of Scotland by George Ross Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Law
ISBN : UCAL:C3024966

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The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590888019

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The ballad minstrelsy of Scotland, romantic and historical, with notes and introduction by Anonim Pdf