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"Where We Set Our Easel" is a micro collection of 11 prose pieces following a single narrative arc. The reader tags along when a boy and girl, still in college, meet. The narrative then follows their journey through hardships & kids, a battlefield accident, love lost and love regained."Where We Set Our Easel is a marvel, a chapbook-length collection of stories that are as textured and nuanced as poetry yet novelistic in scope. The trajectories of the two main characters are set in motion from the first sentences of the initial story, a meditation on a Van Gogh painting that moves from a future time back to the snapshot of a moment in front of a café that's both sorrowful and ironic in its raw hope. Throughout the book, time is juggled-fast-forwarded and reversed, telescoped and microscoped- as the early, hopeful days of a marriage turn sour and ultimately dissolve. Like any great painting, the story here is in the details, the before and after of love, the intimacy of two lives as they converge and ultimately diverge." - Sarah Freligh, author of A Brief Natural History of Women
"WISDOM is a 28-page soft-cover 8X10 book of poetry written for the cat-lover. Twenty poems, both rhyming and free-verse, with accompanying beautiful and evocative illustrations, celebrate the beauty and distinctive quirkiness of our feline companions."
Cette fiche de lecture du roman "La Vague" contient près de 85 pages (25 000 mots environ) et plus de 50 illustrations.Elle est destinée à mieux comprendre l'oeuvre, de façon ludique et en un minimum de temps.Les chapitres suivants sont abordés: Biographie de l'auteur Todd StrasserContexte de l'oeuvre contexte historique jusqu'aux années 70 puis contexte politique et économique dans les années 70-80 (moment de l'action du livre), contexte littéraire avec l'évocation d'oeuvres liées à la Seconde guerre mondiale (Journal d'Anne Frank, Si c'est un homme, L'Espèce Humaine, Origines du totalitarisme et La banalité du mal, la bande dessinée avec Maus...)Origines de l'oeuvre détails sur "La Troisième Vague", une expérience sociale réalisée en avril 1967 dans un lycée américain, et discussion sur les adaptations de ce fait divers.Liste complète et détaillée des personnages (une vingtaine)Court résumé de l'oeuvre et de ses thèmesRésumé approfondi et commentaire des 17 chapitres, avec des références historiques en lien avec les passages expliqués (exemples les bombardements aux cours de la guerre, la crise économique de 1929 et ses conséquences, les opposants aux régimes totalitaires, la conquête du pouvoir par Hitler et l'incendie du Reichstag en 1933, l'antisémitisme, les trahisons au sein des groupes politiques, les difficultés économiques et sociales aux États-Unis...)Références et symboles présents dans le roman : l'image appropriée de la vague, l'importance des rassemblements (avec le Congrès de Nuremberg) et du support audiovisuel pour soutenir un pouvoir (comme les films de Leni Riefenstahl et de Sergueï Eisenstein), la symbolique de Frankenstein...Quizz (QCM) un test de connaissances par rapport au roman, avec sa correction.Cette fiche de lecture est idéale pour la préparation d'un examen. Elle convient aussi bien aux collégiens (d'un bon niveau) qu'aux lycéens. C'est un aide-mémoire pratique, qui vous évitera de perdre du temps en cherchant des informations un peu partout. Enfin, elle est moins chère et plus complète que les fiches existantes (qui sont généralement bâclées et coûtent autour de 7 pour moins de 40 pages).Nous espérons que cet ouvrage vous sera utile !
Неспокойно в клане темных драконов.Он - Эрик Драксон самый сильный маг тьмы, темный дракон и глава клана.Некроманты поднимают погосты, эльфы плетут интриги. Назревает конфликт с демонами, а тут еще родственники подбрасывают проблем как из рога изобилия.Все бы ничего, но глава уже с трудом начинает контролировать свое перевоплощение из человека в дракона.А что делать, когда помимо прочих проблем тебе на голову сваливается одна маленькая серебряная драконица? И она твоя истинная пара.Она - Искра Фрор, серебряная драконица с уникальным даром. Искорка способна любому указать путь к его истинной половинке. Но одно дело помогать другим, совсем другое, когда это касается непосредственно тебя.Можно ли прыгнуть в омут с головой, доверившись нежданным чувствам?>История легкая, немного наивная, для отдыха.
"Mãe, Você é Única" é um livro de poesia que celebra o amor incondicional e a dedicação das mães. Cada poema é uma homenagem à figura materna, retratando a beleza de sua força, sua sabedoria e sua doação sem limites.Este livro é um convite para reflexão e gratidão pela figura materna. É uma obra que nos faz valorizar ainda mais a presença e a dedicação das nossas mães, que muitas vezes são tão sacrificadas em nome de nosso bem-estar.
Неспокійно в клані темних драконів.Він - Ерік Драксон найсильніший маг темряви, темний дракон і голова клану.Некроманти піднімають цвинтарі, ельфи плетуть інтриги. Назріває конфлікт із демонами, а тут ще родичі підкидають проблем як із рогу достатку.Усе б нічого, але глава вже насилу починає контролювати своє перевтілення з людини на дракона.А що робити, коли крім інших проблем тобі на голову звалюється одна маленька срібна дракониця? І вона твоя справжня пара.Вона - Іскра Фрор, срібна дракониця з унікальним даром. Іскорка здатна будь-кому вказати шлях до його істинної половинки. Але одна справа допомагати іншим, зовсім інша, коли це стосується безпосередньо тебе.Чи можна стрибнути у вир з головою, довірившись нежданим почуттям?Якою буде їхня подальша доля? Чи знайдуть вони кохання та щастя?Історія легка, трохи наївна, для відпочинку.
Have you ever asked yourself? Do you own your children? Are children property? If so, is there a Title or Certificate of the property? Is there a contract associated with your child/children as being property? Is there a contract that you entered into unknowingly that transferred ownership, claim and title to your children? How is it possible for a State employee from a family department able to and has the authority to make a determination (an opinion) regarding the behavior, conditions, or rearing of parents, and based on that opinion (determination) the State employee can take and seize the children by force away from their parents? All property claimed by people or corporations requires registry of ownership, i.e. cars, boats, furniture, appliances, land, homes, lots, pets, animals and any species of property. This book delves deep in to the questions of: 1. Is there presently a title/ certificate, contract or document which reflects ownership of children as property?2. If so, who would be the registered owner of the "property" 3. Do parents have "Constitutional Rights" to their child/children?As of April 1st, 2023 parents DO NOT have parental constitutional rights to their children. A bill was introduced in 2012 for parental constitutional rights and that bill HAS NOT been passed. In reading this book you will learn exactly why that bill will NEVER be passed and parental constitutional rights will never be added/included into the U.S. Constitution.
Why is it so hard to wait? It's hard for you. It's hard for me. And it's certainly hard for Patience McGee. This relatable story unfolds with a day in the life of a fabulous, fearless girl. She's ready to take on the world, but she's ready like right now. This very second. Will she learn to play it cool or will her hot temper get in the way? Let's see!
Set against the backdrop of southern swamps, and dirty cops, Mirror Man is an adventure into cardiac madness with more twist and turns than an Appalachian mountain backroad. Jonesy can only recall the last eight minutes of his life. Prior to that, nothing. Nada. Zip. His only memories are disjointed flashes of a prior existence. The glimpses run for a few seconds before melting away like burning film in an old 8mm projector. His last solid memory of any length is that of him being violently thrown from a speeding vehicle and left for dead. He has no idea where he is, who he is or why a pack of killers are chasing after him, attempting to put a bullet in his head. All he knows for sure is that the severed finger he found in an empty cigarette pack will perfectly match the body lying at his feet. And with no memory of his past, or knowledge as to why a pack of furious men are trying their damnedest to kill him, Jonesy must rely on raw animal instinct and his untested wits to stay alive for another 24 hours. If he can.
The Man Who Killed The Equal Sign is an easy-to-read book of quotations by Cameroonian-born philosopher Alexander Ngu. This book contains 150 quotations, questions, and abstractions that delve into the concepts of truth, laws of nature, intelligence, and more. The Man Who Killed The Equal Sign, explores Alexander Ngu's discovery that the use of the equal sign in mathematics limits our understanding of nature. This limitation is evident in the imperfect computational, economic, social, and other societal systems that we create using mathematics as the foundation. He argues that we must transcend mathematics to develop a more complete and consistent language for interpreting nature. This book takes the reader on a journey with the author as he asks various questions, draws conclusions, and creates new definitions. The quotations and abstractions in this book are meant to provoke thought and conversation and are not accompanied by explanations. Overall, this reader-friendly book offers a thought-provoking perspective on the limitations of mathematics and encourages readers to think deeply about the nature of reality and the world around them.
Instill greatness in your kids/students with these "I AM" self esteem raising statements, ultimately giving them permission to be great! This book is simply where affirmation meets education. The repeated use of sight words gives the book an educational aspect that will easily tie into the positive affirmations made to prepare them for life. We all know bullies are real, and prey on those who lack self esteem when they're the ones who lack it as well. This book is made in hopes to create less bullies and victims of bullying by building self esteem so high that it cannot be torn down in the slightest!
Atop the mystical mountain known as Standing Indian, in the Great Smoky Mountain wilderness, two unsettled lives collide. Grieving the death of his wife, Charley is guided by a mysterious symbol carved into the mountain's summit to Mouse, who is searching for her own purpose along the storied Appalachian Trail. Trapped together during a freak blizzard, Charley tells Mouse the heartbreaking story of his Cherokee ancestor Tsali's struggle to survive in early America-from the destruction of his village by an American militia, to the forced removal from his ancestral homelands along the Trail of Tears and climaxing with a heroic sacrifice. Profoundly impacted by Tsali's story, Mouse's search of her own purpose morphs into an obsession to break a generational curse placed on Tsali and his descendants. Guided by the same mysterious symbol which brought them together, their lives will be forever changed. When the Dogwoods Bloom is an emotional story of loss and love based on historical events and heroic people that will make you laugh and cry, and possibly change your life.
"And I remember in frequent discourses with my master concerning the nature of manhood, in other parts of the world, having occasion to talk of lying and false representation... For he argued thus; that the use of speech was to make us understand one another, and to receive information of facts; now if any one said the thing which was not, these ends were defeated...he leaves me worse than in ignorance, for I am led to believe a thing black when it is white, and short when it is long." ― Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift recounts the story of Lemuel Gulliver, an English surgeon who takes to the seas when his business declines. His adventures begin as he travels to unknown and mysterious lands-Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and the land of Houyhnhnms, where he encounters strange creatures with unusual body proportions, beliefs and values, customs and practices including horses that talk.
Grimms' Fairy Tales is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jakob and Wilhelm.The text of almost 60 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are included in the book.
"Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it ... one must have the courage to dare." ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (1867) by Fyodor Dostoevsky recounts the story of Rodion Raskolnikov, a former student living under poverty in the slums of St. Petersburg. To come out of his impoverished state, he plans to kill a corrupt pawnbroker for her money. He believes that with the money he could liberate himself from poverty and go on to do great deeds. However, once he commits the murder, he finds himself afflicted with confusion and disgust. Raskolnikov is haunted by his conscience until Sonya, a prostitute, comes as the sole means of redemption.
"All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall." ― Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexander Dumas is a historical and adventure French novel that recounts the ventures of an impetuous young man named d'Artagnan, who leaves home to travel to Paris, yearning to join the Musketeers of the Guard. But unsuccessful at joining the elite corps immediately, d'Artagnan is soon befriended by the three most formidable musketeers of the age - Athos, Porthos and Aramis- and gets tangled in matters of the state.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) by Howard Pyle is a novel that recounts the adventures of Robin Hood and his companions known as the Merry Men. People admired them for their humane, though illegal, deeds of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Robin Hood had been an outlaw since his eighteenth birthday, during which he won an archery contest. The losing contestants aimed at Robin, but he escaped, killing one of the assailants in the process. Ever since then, the town Sheriff has been chasing Robin. The Sherriff is callous in his search as his cousin was the archer that Robin killed.
"And I add this part here, to hint to whoever shall read it, that whenever they come to a true Sense of things, they will find Deliverance from Sin a much greater Blessing than Deliverance from Affliction." ― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe recounts the tale of an English sailor named Robinson Crusoe, marooned on a remote tropical desert island for 28 years. He struggles to survive in extraordinary circumstances encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before being rescued ultimately.
"Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation. I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you." ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë recounts the life-story of Jane, a passionate and strong-willed girl. Jane is raised by Mrs. Reed, her cruel and wealthy aunt, and has felt like an outcast throughout her early life. At the Lowood School too, the school headmaster Mr. Brocklehurst turns out to be a cruel, hypocritical and abusive man. Her spirit is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding and proud Edward Rochester to care for Adèle, his ward. Jane finds herself in love with Rochester but life is still not easy for her. She struggles once again to finally marry Rochester and live a happy life.
"One can't understand everything at once, we can't begin with perfection all at once! In order to reach perfection one must begin by being ignorant of a great deal. And if we understand things too quickly, perhaps we shan't understand them thoroughly." ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot The Idiot (1069) by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel that recounts the life of Prince Myshkin, a young man of twenty who comes back to Russia after having spent the past few years in Switzerland for the treatment of a severe epileptic condition. On his return, he finds himself torn between the love of two women-Nastasya and Aglaia-both involved, consecutively, with greedy and corrupt Ganya. An alien in a society obsessed with money, power, and manipulation, Myshkin eventually turns mad.
"Presume nothing" ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle features the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes takes on to solve another mystery when Dr. James Mortimer asks Holmes for assistance after his friend Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead in the park near his manor. It was believed that the death was due to a heart attack, but according to Mortimer, Sir Charles's face had an expression of horror, and not far from the corpse the footprints of a gigantic hound were visible.
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