Australia Y Oceanía

La representación del cuerpo de la mujer en el imaginario simbólico cristiano ha ocupado habitualmente dos posiciones extremas: máxima exaltación y máxima degradación, lugar de santidad o lugar de pecado, virgen o prostituta. El cuerpo de María, «la Virgen», como madre de Cristo, obtiene una consideración excepcional. La liturgia se dirige a ella como «Tú sola entre las mujeres», y la fe e imaginación populares no podían resignarse a que su destino terreno fuera el común al resto de los mortales. Por ello, ya desde los primeros siglos comenzaron a circular relatos y leyendas...

Texas has long been associated with two main industries: cattle and oil. Learning about these businesses is valuable as their development coincides with the growth of the state of Texas, and a boon in America’s economy as well. Additional features, such as an interactive reader response panel, make this topic a joy to explore.

Expanding on our popular Let’s Explore Science series, this book focuses on the scientific method. The scientific method is a step-by-step process for solving science problems. Scientists use it every day. Explaining each of the five parts; observing and asking questions, researching your topic, forming a hypothesis and testing it, designing and conducting an experiment, and analyzing and drawing conclusions from your result are all mapped out in detail. Learn how this straightforward topic can sometimes be a little trickier than it seems! This book will allow students to generate and...

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