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![]() ![]() But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.īecca’s new friends are werewolves. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck–and she can’t believe their secret, either. ![]() Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. Squad is a story fitted with the sharpest teeth that chomps down on the patriarchy, and I adored it with my entire vicious heart.–Chloe Gong, author of New York Times-bestselling These Violent Delights –Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All ![]() Squad is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who’s ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters. ![]() ![]() Geordi LaForge Teaches you about the Universe ![]() “ illustrated.” - The New York Times Book Review “Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.” - Cosmopolitan “Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions.shimmers with a sense of wonder.” - The Miami Herald “Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third - his mind’s - on the human condition.” - Newsday With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true.” - The Plain Dealer ![]() Includes introductory music: "Heaven and Hell" by Vangelis from Cosmos: A Personal Voyage used with permission from Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc. Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science. ![]() In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOXĬosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. ![]() ![]() In general, ‘The Awakening’ points at the societal patriarchal stereotypes that call for women to surrender themselves to their husbands and depend upon their financial support while being truthful to them. This leads to her ultimate death in Grand Isle where she drowns herself. Involves herself in another affair, and gets back with Lebrun who eventually departs her. Consequently, she buys a house and runs away from her husband, After going back home, she starts ignoring most of the conventions within her society and carries on with painting, from where she gets her income which contributes to her financial independence. These women include Mademoiselle Reisz and Madame Ratignolle (Chopin 841 ). She also gets some female friends who also influence her awakening. She meets a man Robert Lebrun, who reignites her sexual desire, becomes a good swimmer, and revives her love for painting. It is here that Edna begins to be reawakened. ![]() The novel begins when Edna, is on vacation together with her family on Grand Isle. ![]() The story talks about the expedition of Edna Pontellier who is both a mother and a wife. Women are expected to be ideal wives, devoted mothers, and competent performers in anything. The Victorian society puts great emphasis on a rigid set of requirements that women should hold on to unlike their male counterparts who do not have much to do. ![]() This is a very strict society that has prejudiced conventions that women are supposed to adhere to. ![]() ![]() FLAUBERT ATTENDED A REAL-LIFE BALL JUST LIKE THE ONE EMMA BOVARY WENT TO. Following Flaubert's legal battle, Madame Bovary was published as a two-volume novel in 1857. ![]() The trial lasted for just one day, and Flaubert and La Revue de Paris were both acquitted a week later. ![]() ![]() While Emma ultimately gets her comeuppance, Flaubert’s frank descriptions of adultery scandalized French readers and led to an obscenity trial. In pursuit of passionate love and luxurious possessions, Emma engages in extramarital affairs and squanders her husband’s money. Emma swiftly grows disillusioned with both her husband and their provincial ways, especially after she attends a ball thrown by one of her husband’s aristocratic patients. Madame Bovary tells the story of Emma, a peasant who marries an older doctor, Charles Bovary, to escape the dullness of rural life. MADAME BOVARY SHOCKED FRANCE WITH ITS EXPLICIT DESCRIPTIONS OF ADULTERY. Read on to learn more about Flaubert's inspiration for the character of Emma Bovary, his painstaking creative process, and the obscenity trial that threatened the novel's publication. His debut novel Madame Bovary, originally serialized in the French literary magazine La Revue de Paris in late 1856, established Flaubert as a master of French realism. ![]() A diagnosis of epilepsy forced him to abandon his legal education, which conveniently gave him the opportunity to pursue a literary career. French novelist Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) studied law, but he was born to be a novelist. ![]() ![]() In 2016, after the popularity of What Pet Should I Get?, the book was republished with Seuss' original text and illustrations. In 2011, Daisy-Head Mayzie was made a meetable character at Seuss Landing at Universal's Islands of Adventure. can be found as a bonus feature on the Horton Hears a Who! Deluxe Edition DVD. ![]() The special, which was produced by Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. ![]() In 1995, prior to its actual publication, the book was adapted into a special for television on TNT. The book has a mini-song titled "Daisy-Head Mayzie" which her classmates chant. The Cat in the Hat who serves as the narrator to this story helps Mayzie to understand her problem and persuade her to go back home. It causes alarm in her classroom, family, and town, until an agent makes her a celebrity. ![]() The book is about a 12-year-old warmhearted schoolgirl named Mayzie who one day suddenly sprouts a bright white daisy from her head. ![]() ![]() 1 “Socrates – The Perceived Fragility of Athenian Democracy.” Encyclopedia Britannica. One of the most vocal critics of democracy was one of the greatest philosophers of Ancient Greece, Socrates (470 B.C.E.–399 B.C.E.). The success of democracy requires passing down the knowledge to the next generation.ĭemocracy was a desirable form of governance.ĭemocracy was a desired rule of governance, but it was not without its critics. ![]() Political life should be about improving the quality of life of people.Democracy may lead to freedom, which may lead to tyranny.Voting is a skill and needs to be practiced.One of the leading philosophers was killed during a trial in the People’s Court.Democracy was a desirable form of governance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, it’s up to Iris to help clear her name. ![]() The only thing that they were not planning to have on the property? A skeleton in the basementĪnne recognizes the remains of an old friend, and when a second body shows up in the apron shop-this time their corrupt landlord, whom Anne had been feuding with for decades-she becomes a prime suspect. Her and Anne’s shop, Ruffles & Bows, is set to include all the latest and vintage linen fashions, a studio for sewing groups and classes, and a friendly orange cat. After the death of her beloved grandfather, Iris decides to stay in her Maine hometown to help out her widowed grandmother, Anne-and bring her online hand-made apron designs to real-time retail life. Welcome to the first in the Apron Shop mystery series by Elizabeth Penney, set in the quaint village of Blueberry Cove, Maine where an expert seamstress turned amateur sleuth is getting measured for murder. ![]() ![]() ![]() Writing the book also pushed me to consider what could be done in the face of unprecedented technological changes. You go very quickly from “what are the truckers going to do?’ to ‘what is the meaning of life?’ Not that I figured out the latter, but the more you consider what automation means, the more human the question becomes. I was prepared to discover anything – I consider myself a very evidence and fact-based human. As I did research for the book, the facts got worse and worse. It was staggering. We’re not at the beginning of the automation wave – we are in the middle and things are set to speed up. It is driving many of the other problems we are experiencing. I'm very proud of this book. I was filled with unease about what is happening to our economy and society. I asked myself, “Why am I so sure that we are heading toward unprecedented problems?” Many of my friends in SF and New York were working on the cutting edge of technology and finance, which were having outsized impacts on communities around the country. I tried to make connections and convey what I was seeing while also digging into the facts. Donald Trump’s election only heightened my urgency. 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