![]() ![]() Maas began writing what would become her debut novel, Throne of Glass, when she was sixteen years old. In 2008, Maas graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, where she majored in creative writing and minored in religious studies. She also used to write Sailor Moon fanfiction in her youth. ![]() As a child, she enjoyed creating stories based on popular tales or myths. ![]() Born to a Catholic mother and Jewish father, she was raised Jewish. She grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Maas was born on March 5, 1986, in New York City. of 2022, she has sold over twelve million copies of her books and her work has been translated into 37 languages. Sarah Janet Maas (born March 5, 1986) is an American fantasy author known for her fantasy series Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses. ![]()
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6/10/2023 0 Comments Digger ursula![]() ![]() According to McIntosh in her book Yoruba Women, Work, and Social Change, she summarizes that independent roles were played by women on agriculture and trade until colonial ideas about “female professions” changed the career paths of women (McIntosh). ![]() I don’t think that they shifted negatively for women, I believe it gave women more opportunity to have careers that they wished. In Yoruba I found that as time has changed and more outside influences were in contact with the Yoruba, the more the gender roles in Yoruba shifted. I found that in over sixteen countries people believe that men have the first right to jobs, that they believe males are more fit for political positions, and that women should have children to be fulfilled (Weziak-Bialowolska). To get these answer, I began to read about the differences in gender normality’s across different countries. ![]() ![]() ![]() Have a little bit of fun with the story by inspiring a little bit of healthy competition among your students! In my “Team Challenge” activities, you will be creating groups of students who will be called “Team Charlie” and “Team Algernon”. Teaching literature shouldn’t be all about vocabulary and heavy questions. “Flowers for Algernon” Short Story Vocabulary - teaching vocabulary within the context of the story benefits students greatly, so attempt to cover these words with your students as you read the text. ![]() ![]() “ Flowers for Algernon” Study Guide questions - use these questions while reading the short story to further your students understanding.Ģ. No matter which version you decide, you can use any of the activities and resources for your “Flowers” Unit listed below:ġ. Students are intrigued from page one of the short story, and you will be able to incorporate more activities in a shorter amount of time by using just the story. You may be tempted to teach only the novel, but at the middle school level, I find that the short story captivates a student’s attention and is very effective at hitting home the theme of the much longer novel. ![]() “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes originated as a short story that he published and then later developed in to a full-blown novel. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Alpaca My Bags by Jenny Goebel![]() ![]() Grace loves the idea of visiting patients with Bernard and bringing a smile to their faces during an otherwise tough time. But when a good friend lands in the hospital, Grace discovers that Bernard might have a special talent for making sick people feel better and that his calling might be as a certified therapy animal. Bernard is awful at playing fetch and walking on a leash - in fact, he's all around terrible at doing the things Grace dreamed of doing with a pet. But spending time with him is nothing like being with a dog. She names the pig Bernard and dutifully learns how to care for him. Grace tries to make the best of the situation. And instead of a dark, wet nose, there's a flat, pink nose instead. But the present that awaits her isn't soft and furry. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home.Ĭhristmas morning, Grace springs out of bed hopeful that her dreams are about to come true. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. All she wants is someone to love - and to love her back. Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. From Alpaca My Bags author Jenny Goebel comes another heartwarming tale of friendship, loyalty, and finding your voice. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Catwoman batman long halloween![]() ![]() Carmine greeted the young Bruce when Bruce went down to check on Carmine. ![]() When Vincent, Thomas, and Alfred decided to give Carmine his rest, they were unaware that Thomas' young son Bruce watched the whole thing. Thomas and his butler Alfred Pennyworth did operate on Carmine in the dining table, saving his life. ![]() Thomas wanted to take Carmine to a hospital but Vincent refused out of fear that Luigi would send his goons at the hospital or bribe the doctors to kill his son by accident, so Vincent insisted that the operation take place in Wayne Manor. Carmine was shot multiple times by Luigi and Vincent took Carmine to Wayne Manor to get Dr. Vincent Falcone was at war with Luigi Maroni, the father of Carmine's future rival Salvatore Maroni. Carmine may also have fathered Selina Kyle, but that is left ambiguous. At some point, Carmine fell in love with a woman named Louisa, married her, and had children with her, a son named Alberto and a daughter named Sofia. Growing up, Carmine aspired to be like his father and eventually followed in his footsteps similar to his sister Carla. 1.3 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part TwoĬarmine Falcone is the son of mob boss Vincent 'the Roman' Falcone, and inherited control of his father's criminal empire after his death.1.2 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One. ![]() ![]() ![]() This month Dark Horse Comics released the first of five issues of a new comic series, Alabaster, which stars Dancy Flammarion, a character that Kiernan fans know from the novel Threshold and short story collection Alabaster. The book centers around a schizophrenic woman, the new woman in her life, a nineteenth century painting, myth, family history, memory and truth, leaving one pondering what is real and what is not. Kiernan just released The Drowning Girl: A Memoir, a novel that is arguably her best to date. She also was the regular writer for The Dreaming, the comic series which spun off of Neil Gaimans Sandman. Besides the dozens of magazines and anthologies she contributed to, Kiernan also releases Sirenia Digest, a monthly collection of weird erotica. Since then, Kiernan, who was trained as a vertebrate paleontologist, has written a number of novels including Murder of Angels and The Red Tree in addition to becoming a prolific short writer with more than half a dozen collections. Kiernan made a splash in 1998 when her novel Silk was released. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Book by lady anne glenconner![]() ![]() Glenconner is more articulate about the top of the British class system than the royals themselves. I knew she’d outdo me on etiquette - but on energy? “You just press my button and off I go. She canters through anecdotes: war, men, monarchy. “I do rabbit away, so I hope the batteries are going to stand up.” She has no doubts about her own stamina, but a few about my voice recorder’s. ![]() ![]() She sits opposite me with a sleek bob, pearl drop earrings and a long purple scarf. Seventy-one years after Tatler named her debutante of the year, the poise remains. “Do you think I could order a glass of white wine, please? Sauvignon Blanc, medium,” she tells the waitress the moment we sit down. She leads me from our designated table near other diners to an empty dining room behind a curtain. I thereby join the list of men who have underestimated her. I’d worried that Glenconner, now 89, would be a frail interviewee. In her late eighties, she has excelled as an author, writing a riveting memoir and two page-turner novels. She spent three decades as lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. ![]() This has been the pattern of Glenconner’s life: at birth, she disappointed men ever since, they’ve disappointed her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and Trinity Wall Street church in New York City. He is a former trustee and regent of Sewanee: The University of the South, and has served on the vestries of St. A Fellow of the Society of American Historians, Meacham serves on the boards of the New-York Historical Society, the Churchill Centre, and The McCallie School. He is a regular contributor on Meet the Press, Morning Joe, and Charlie Rose. Executive editor and executive vice president of Random House, Meacham is a contributing editor to Time magazine, a former editor of Newsweek, and has written for The New York Times and The Washington Post, among other publications. ![]() He is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Franklin and Winston and American Gospel. ![]() Meacham received the Pulitzer Prize for American Lion, his bestselling 2008 biography of Andrew Jackson. Jon Meacham is the author, most recently, of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, a #1 New York Times bestseller that has been named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Seattle Times, and the St. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments How not to die alone roper![]() ![]() ![]() She doesn't notice the wall he's been safely hiding behind and their friendship promises to break it down.Īndrew must choose: Does he tell the truth and start really living his life, but risk losing his friendship with Peggy? Or will he stay safe and alone, behind the façade? How Not to Die Alone is about the importance of taking a chance in those moments when we have the most to lose. But when new employee Peggy breezes into his life like a breath of fresh air, Andrew is shaken out of his routine. The fantasy of his wife and two kids has become a pleasant escape from his lonely one bedroom with only his Ella Fitzgerald records for company. At least, that's what his coworkers believe.Īndrew didn't mean for the misunderstanding to happen, yet he's become trapped in his own white lie. ![]() Thankfully, he has a loving family waiting for him when he gets home, to help wash the day's cares away. A darkly funny and life-affirming debut novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine the story of one man who is offered a second chance at life and love when he develops an unexpected friendship-if he can expose the white lie he told years ago that grew into so much more.Īndrew's day-to-day is a little grim, searching for next of kin for those who die alone. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments The number 1 car spotter![]() Car spotting is a hobby for the _ in No.1 and Wale and his crew: The Toyota Cow-rolla. The name of the car manufactured by No.UP: Reading this book is easy-peasy and the illustrations scattered all over make it even more fun! 1 Car Spotter series details that fun and frolics of a young boy in a village in an African country (which isn’t mentioned). This book contains four ‘complete’ stories in which No 1 saves the day by providing an innovative solution to the problem of the village market cart, goes to the market with the village, buys ‘lipstick’ for Aunty Fine-Fine, runs the risk of losing his hard-earned nickname and helps to save his grandma and improve village life. ![]() He’s the Number 1 car spotter in his village, maybe in the world! 1 lives in a village where car spotting, a game involving spotting cars sometimes just by hearing the sound of the engine, is a major hobby for the men. This book, the first in a series introduces the bubbly and cheerful Oluwalase Babatunde Benson as No 1. ![]() |