Here's an anthology that examines what it means to be human in all its positive and negative aspects. If you were an intelligent robot, would the opportunity to become human for a day be worth the risks? If a magic spell switched the bodies of a vampire and a teenage girl, would both savor the experience or search for a way to undo the enchantment? What tests would an angel face if transformed into a mortal for a day? These are just a few of the inventive stories-some humorous, some sad, many thought-provoking, and all unique-to be found in Human for a Day.
While SETI is busily searching for ET radio signals out there, ETs have been with us for millennia, monitoring and mentoring us. But they also live among us, reincarnating as humans and facilitating our development. What paradigm-shattering knowledge can they impart to us? Who are we? What is our real history? Enter into the two parallel worlds of Ali and Ashka as they discover their real identities and integrate their Earth Human lives as Australian women with their lives as Zetas reincarnated on Earth. As you enter their worlds, you enter the lives of the ETs with all of their humor, foibles and wisdom. Their purposeto better understand us so they can help us and our Planet evolve spiritually. The purpose of this book? To expand your mind and raise your frequency in order to begin using all your enormous capacity as an evolved human. Some true stories are so impactful that they just have to be presented as fiction. Human by Day, Zeta by Night is such a story.
Millions of people around the world are forced to work without pay and under threat of violence. These individuals can be found working in brothels, factories, mines, farm fields, restaurants, construction sites and private homes: many have been tricked by human traffickers and lured by false promises of good jobs or education, some are forced to work at gunpoint, while others are trapped by phony debts from unscrupulous moneylenders. The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and global look at the diverse issues surrounding human trafficking and slavery in the post-1945 environment. Covering everything from history, literature and politics to economics, international law and geography, this Handbook is essential reading for academics and researchers, as well as for policy-makers and non-governmental organisations
This assessment of Britain’s influential 14 day rule governing embryo research explores how and why it became the de facto global standard for research into human fertilisation and embryology, arguing that its influence and stability offers valuable lessons for successful biological translation. One of the most important features of the 14 day rule, the authors claim, is its reliance on sociological as well as ethical, legislative, regulatory and scientific principles. The careful integration of social expectations and perceptions, as well as sociological definitions of the law and morality, into the development of a robust legislative infrastructure of ‘human fertilisation and embryology’, enabled what has come to be known as the Warnock Consensus – a solid and enduring public acceptance that has enabled successive parliamentary approval for controversial areas of scientific research in the UK, such as stem cell research and mitochondrial donation, for over 30 years. These important sociological insights are increasingly relevant to new biotranslational challenges such as human germline gene editing and the use of AI assisted technologies in human reproduction. As the legislation around the 14 day rule begins to be reviewed worldwide, the important lessons we can learn from its global and enduring significance will apply not only to future legislation governing embryo research, but to the future of biological translation more widely. An important volume for those interested in reproductive studies, biogovernance and biological translation, it is suitable for researchers, clinicians and students in medicine, biosciences, sociology, and science and technology studies.
Change is an unsuspecting and finicky foe. You don't realize the strength of its grip until it's too late likewise is Failure. It is part of our lives. Our instinct is to be ashamed of failure, maybe because we don't like how it makes us feel--humiliated, as though we have done something wrong. But if you can shift our perspective we sure can take the step ahead of being a Human! With the perspective bringing to you the November issue of Storizen featuring English novelist, journalist, and broadcaster, Elizabeth Day.
