MODERN FABLES : Character Lessons and Life Skills for Success

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Outskirts Press, 2026

197729071X / 9781977290717

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - MODERN FABLES: Character Lessons and Life Skills for SuccessWhy do we emphasize character Benjamin Franklin understood that character is essential to civic life: 'Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.'But what is character Abraham Lincoln offered a memorable distinction: 'Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.'The test of that reality comes in our treatment of the powerless. Abigail van Buren wrote, 'The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.'Sustaining such integrity requires what Maya Angelou identified as the foundational virtue: 'Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.'What is the role of fables A fable is a brief narrative designed to teach a moral lesson. Unlike other forms of storytelling, fables are explicitly instructional-each story illuminates a clear principle about how to live well. The best fables make wisdom memorable by embedding it in concrete situations we can picture and understand.Why do stories work so well as teaching tools First, stories engage our emotions and imagination in ways that abstract principles cannot. Second, stories provide context. Third, stories are memorable. Fourth, and perhaps most important, stories build moral imagination.The stories you'll read here continue this ancient tradition in a modern American setting. Most are drawn from real experiences, with names and details modified to preserve privacy, and they show the same timeless virtues Aesop taught.…

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Titolo
MODERN FABLES : Character Lessons and Life Skills for Success
Autore
Douglas Winslow Cooper
Editore
Outskirts Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
Neu
Rilegatura
Taschenbuch
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
197729071X
ISBN 13
9781977290717
Peso dell'articolo
340 grammi
Dimensioni
229x152x13 mm

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