Author chinua achebe5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() To support this theme, he includes detailed descriptions of the justice codes and the trial process, the social and family rituals, the marriage customs, food production and preparation processes, the process of shared leadership for the community, religious beliefs and practices, and the opportunities for virtually every man to climb the clan's ladder of success through his own efforts. The theme - often several themes - guides the author by controlling where the story goes, what the characters do, what mood is portrayed, what style evolves, and what emotional effects the story will create in the reader.įrom Achebe's own statements, we know that one of his themes is the complexity of Igbo society before the arrival of the Europeans. Even if the author doesn't consciously identify an intended theme, the creative process is directed by at least one controlling idea - a concept or principle or belief or purpose significant to the author. For many writers, the theme of a novel is the driving force of the book during its creation. ![]()
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All my rage reviews5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Meanwhile Noor dreams of escaping Juniper, hoping to get into college so she can be free of her abusive, self-hating uncle who resents and berates her for embracing her Pakistani heritage. This edition was published in August 2022 by ATOM an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group.Īfter Salahuddin’s mother, Misbah, becomes severely ill, her tragic death leaves Salahuddin to take sole charge of the Cloud’s Rest Inn motel she worked so hard to build, whilst caring for his alcoholic father, even if by criminal means. This evocative portrait of grief and adversity will keep you hooked until the last triumphant page. All My Rage is a heart-wrenching, ruthless story about high-school best friends Salahuddin and Noor who face devastating family trials as they navigate the desert terrain of racism and displacement in their everyday lives in Juniper, California. ![]() Let go of the guilt by valorie burton5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() We should name the emotion we’re experiencing, or as it is called by researchers, affect labeling. ![]() If we would have made a different decision and given ourselves the space to calm down to a steadier emotional state, we’d be experiencing a different consequence.īut there is a second step we should take when interacting with our emotions. And while it can come to benefit us (like when we follow our hearts and end up with a great partner), there’s plenty of times when we wish we could hit rewind (like when we send a rude email to your coworker). Whether it’s guilt, anger, or joy, we’ve all made decisions during a heightened state of emotion. In my book, Let Go of the Guilt: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Take Back Your Joy, I go into detail about how we can stop our emotions from sitting in the driver’s seat. Now that you have the decision in your mind - how much did your emotions influence you? Maybe you decided to cheat on your new meal plan and eat an extra cookie after dinner. ![]() ![]() Are you comfortable getting vulnerable for a minute?Ĭan you recall the last decision you made? Did you recently decide to start looking for a new job or go out for a promotion? Was it the decision to close on a house you had been looking at for some time? Perhaps you made the decision to say “no” for the first time in a long time. ![]() Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() She is represented by Echo Lake Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman. Hannah most recently completed production on All The Bright Places for Echo Lake Productions and Netflix. ![]() She will next adapt Gail Honeyman’s bestselling novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and MGM. Hannah also co-wrote Long Shot, directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, as well as the second season of David Fincher’s Mindhunter, which she also produced. Hannah is a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award nominee, and WGA Award winner for her screenplay The Post, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. I’m thrilled to work with Liz Hannah who so smartly creates iconic characters with the quiet power of her writing.” ![]() ![]() “ Bad Girls is an incredible opportunity to focus not on a single character or genre, but a kind of uncompromising personality that inhabits great women throughout history,” said Russo-Young. Hannah and Russo-Young will executive produce, along with Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez for Echo Lake. Refresh the page, check Medium ’s site status, or. 'Murdaugh Murders': Hulu Developing True-Crime Drama From UCP Get To Know 100 ‘Bad Girls Throughout History’ by Eva Recinos The Establishment Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. ![]() Warriors manga the rise of scourge5/24/2023 ![]() While trying to play with his siblings, Tiny is picked on for being much smaller than them and they make it clear that they don't like him either. Though drawn and laid out in a manga style, the illustrations are more detailed than typical manga drawings and effectively bring out the cats' personalities and characters." -School Library Journal Detailed plot description Tiny introduces himself, his brother and sister, Socks, and Ruby, and his mother, Quince. Once he strikes out on his own, though, he renames himself Scourge and vows to take revenge on the wild forest cats who once attacked him. Tiny is a fearful house kitten who is the runt of the litter. Praise "Grade 4–7-This adaptation provides a look at the origins of the cat Scourge, the evil leader of the BloodClan. As his reputation grows among the strays and loners that live in the dirty brick alleyways of Twolegplace, he changes his name to Scourge and puts everything about his old life behind him - except his deadly desire for revenge. Blurb When kittypet Tiny crosses paths with some wild forest cats defending their territory, he is left with scars - and a bitter, deep-seated grudge. ![]() The abc murders tv series5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Most of the characters, and the broad outline of Christie’s mystery, are still there. The insistence on making everything grimmer and grosser is almost comically complete. “The ABC Murders” is Phelps’s most thorough teardown yet, and this time she’s so suffocatingly revisionist that what’s left isn’t really Christie at all. Her method is extreme makeover, redoing Christie’s plots and reshaping her sensibility in a lurid and ominous fashion that, combined with top-flight casts, produced entertaining results with “And Then There Were None” and “Ordeal by Innocence.” The British screenwriter Sarah Phelps has been taking liberties with Agatha Christie’s mystery tales, on behalf of the Christie estate and the BBC, for a while now - “ABC Murders,” based on the 1936 novel of the same name, is the fourth mini-series she’s adapted from the books. He can be vigorously obsessive-compulsive, as Kenneth Branagh played him in “Murder on the Orient Express” in 2017.Īnd as it turns out, he can also be a depressed, guilt-ridden loner, as John Malkovich is forced to play him in “The ABC Murders,” a three-part mini-series now available on Amazon Prime Video. He can be dapper and twinkling, as David Suchet played him for 24 years on television. ![]() ![]() Hercule Poirot is a flexible little fellow. ![]() The great greene heist by varian johnson5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Working with a team of troublemakers, Jackson hopes the biggest con in Mapplewood Middle School’s history will work and that his almost-girlfriend and former best friend begins talking to him again.Īs stated in Varian Johnson’s biography his inspiration for this story comes from Ocean’s 11, The Westing Game and other well known stories, movies and TV shows. What ensues may be the biggest heist he’s ever pulled off, if he can get it together in time. That is, until something smells a little fishy about a candidate who has decided to run for class president. Jackson Greene has sworn off scheming up any more heists, especially after the last one lost him his best friend. If you’re looking for a cast of characters that can show off diversity with a great story, then look no further than The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson. ![]() Devout life5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The Sermon on the Mount must be read in the transfiguring light which shines backwards from the later events in our Lord's life. We must be reconciled before we can become obedient children we must be filled with the Spirit before "the fragrance of Christ" can be manifested through us in every place. Of course, the right kind of obedience is impossible, apart from the Cross and the Spirit. We have no right to be content with saying "Lord, Lord " we must do the things which He says. We can never allow the great objective facts of Christianity, and their attendant doctrines, to sink low on our horizon but we must give equal prominence to the demands of Christ for a righteousness which shall exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, and a perfection which shall resemble that of God. LibriVox recording of The Directory of the Devout Life by Frederick Brotherton Meyer. ![]() Paths dangers strategies5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() In addition to exploring the risks of superintelligent AI, Bostrom also examines the potential benefits, such as the ability to solve some of humanity’s most pressing problems, including disease, poverty, and climate change. To mitigate these risks, Bostrom proposes several strategies for aligning superintelligent AI with human values and goals, including building provably safe AI systems, creating AI systems with an “off switch,” and designing AI systems to be transparent and interpretable. He also examines the challenges and limitations of controlling and ensuring the alignment of superintelligent AI with human values and goals. He explores different scenarios in which a superintelligence could cause catastrophic harm to humanity, intentionally or unintentionally. ![]() ![]() The book explores the potential risks and benefits of creating superintelligent AI systems, which are capable of surpassing human intelligence and understanding.īostrom argues that the development of superintelligent AI could potentially lead to an existential risk for humanity. “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies” is a book written by philosopher Nick Bostrom. ![]() A dowry of blood paperback used5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Gorgeous theme art by official FairyLoot designer #BookBox #SubscriptionBox #Fantasy #Bookish #Bookstagram #BookLover #Bookworm. ![]() Links to the waiting list can be found on our website at /subscription. 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