Which of the characters at the forest assembly are the most evil, and which of the residents of daytime Salem are the most moral and upright? Are there hierarchies of good and evil? And is there ever a clear relationship between how good a character is during the day, and how evil the same character is at night?.What do you think of the older version of young Goodman Brown? Is he a hero who recognizes and despises evil? Is he an anti-social villain? Or is he something much more complex?.Does "Young Goodman Brown" depict a fair fight between good and evil? Or is young Goodman Brown hopelessly outnumbered by the story's villains?. In some ways, Frodo and friends had it much easier. It's an internal battle of good and evil, and one of epic proportions. (And there are flaming trees.) Young Goodman Brown faces some real devils, but also has to face his own devilish side-his temptations, his anger, his family's history of cruelty. But the life of one man can be an epic struggle between good and evil, even without elves or orcs or flaming catapults. Okay, so it's not quite Lord of the Rings. "Young Goodman Brown" is a story of good and evil at their most extreme.
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As she gets closer to both men in a complex and evolving love triangle, can she unlock Julien's traumatic childhood to open up his heart? Or will Julien find greater solace from his nightmares and other demons in the sessions with his intriguing therapist? What will Michael do for Antioch and for Anissa, and what will Julien's role be? How far will each person go to help Anissa's remaining family and other persecuted Christians at risk in Syria? Find out in this stunning sequel to "The Syrian Virgin." Her beauty, brains, and purity soon captured the interest of two powerful men: Michael, an activist working to establish Antioch, the first Mideast Christian state, and Julien, her professor and one of the city’s wealthiest bachelors.Īs Anissa's saga continues, the refugee-turned-rising-star must navigate between Michael and Julien, while trying to help her surviving relatives and other vulnerable Christians in Syria. Fortunate enough to rebuild her shattered life in New York City, the young refugee gained admission to an elite college, where she excelled. Anissa Toma fled war-torn Syria after narrowly escaping the massacre of her Christian family by Islamists. This novel contains a detailed synopsis of book 1 in the series and can be read as a standalone. Whenever we start a new client engagement, there is always a lot of energy and hope to find insights and recommendations with enormous impacts. In Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, Chip Heath and Dan Heath write about six principles to make your ideas stick and help you get your point across. Malcolm Gladwell in his book Tipping Point used the phrase The Stickiness factor to explain why some ideas and product innovations are more likely to spread and thrive. However, people with important ideas, consultants included, struggle to make their ideas stick. The merits in lies reside in the fact that they are sticky. As Mark Twain noted:Ī lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on As a consultant, how do you make an idea stick? How can you ensure that your clients follow up on your recommendations after you’ve closed out the engagement? The idea is to make message stick with the audience. Her success was an acknowledgement of the power of her sexuality and a nod to the Swedish queen, who was often seen as a symbol of female empowerment. However, an earlier version of Salome - from Alessandro Stradella’s 15 th century work composed for Queen Christina of Sweden, titled “San Giovanni Battista,” or “John the Baptist,” manages to triumph at the end of the opera. When she kisses the decapitated head, King Herod II (her stepfather) orders her killed in disgust. Both playwright Oscar Wilde and composer Richard Strauss depict her as manipulative and overtly sexual, using her risqué dancing to order John the Baptist beheaded. Titled “Salome in the Court of Queen Christina,” McClary’s talk will explore the representation of Salome in plays and operas. The free public event will take place at 3:15 p.m. Author and music professor Susan McClary, of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, will visit the University of Oregon on May 22 to deliver a talk about the different portrayals of the biblical story of Salome. Sometimes the last thing you want is the one thing you need. Ian, who won’t let her give in to her pity, and who sees her like no one has seen her before. Finally, there’s Ian, her physical therapist, the one the nurses said was too tough for her. Then, there’s her sister Kit, who shows up after pulling a three-year vanishing act. First there is her fiancé, Chip, who wallows in self-pity while simultaneously expecting to be forgiven. In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again, Maggie must confront the unthinkable. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a brief, tumultuous moment. Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she’s worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancé she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Life is always, always both.” The synopsis ”Because that’s all we can do: carry the sorrow when we have to, and absolutely save the joy when we can. For instance, toward the end, Margaret addresses finding joy in hardships: I’ve seen some reviews criticize the humor and the lightness it provides to an otherwise tragic story. I grew attached to Margaret and I’m glad to know she was okay in the end. And I appreciate that she included the epilogue that took place several years in the future. However, I felt that Center wrote a complete story. I read this novel in one day and I was sad to leave the characters behind. Joining him is Wyoming (Wyoh) Knott, a female revolutionary agitator and Professor Bernardo de la Paz, who has recognized that Luna’s grain shipments to earth will use up Luna’s ice reserves in seven years, leaving the moon waterless and threatening the existence of the colonies. The tech, “Manny” O’Kelly-Davis engages him and teaches him to joke.Īs extraordinary as this relationship is, it is just the prelude to a series of events leading a body including Manny and the computer, now named Mike (short for Mycroft Holmes), to instigate a movement leading to a declaration of independence on July 4, 2076. He’s largely incompetent, and the real brain behind Luna’s operations is Holmes IV, a supercomputer, that, unknown to all but a computer tech who listened and treated him humanely, had become sentient. Nominally, they are ruled by a Warden whose main responsibility is insuring the continuity in hydroponically-grown grain shipments being shipped to earth via the catapult. Many are convicts, former convicts, and descendants of convicts. In 2075, the colony of three million on Luna lives underground in a warren of tunnels. Summary: In 2076, Luna, a colony of Earth on the Moon, decides to declare independence, to end the one-sided grain export to earth that will deplete lunar ice reservoirs, under the leadership of a sentient computer. New York: Ace, 2018 (originally published in 1966). Miles and Jax by Kimber Iverson, illustrated by Jill Pearson Macaulay, illustrated by Javier DuarteĬhuck’s Journey Home by Anne E. Tamara Turtle’s Life So Far by Regan W.H. 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Still, the writing was strong, and although the ending was bittersweet (and a bit open-ended), I found that my genuine affection for Rosemary and my interest in her life carried me through the book to its conclusion, and left me determined to find more of Fowler’s books. So while I recommend the story, I am not sure I can recommend the book, if that makes any sense. One of the foundational premises is one that does not sit completely comfortably with me. Suffice to say here that while I found the story engrossing, I was conflicted about the “message” that story told. This is a book that is nearly impossible to review, I think, without spoilers. Rosemary tells us in her introduction that she is going to start from the middle of her story and work out from there, and the ploy works brilliantly, pulling the reader into her life as she gives us gentle teasers of her past in a way that is thoroughly engaging. This unique story centers on Rosemary – who is also our narrator (past tense, thank goodness!) – and her family. This book was first brought to my attention by Carol’s review over on Reading, Writing & Riesling, so many thanks!! The Aroma of Books //Rants//Raves//Reviews// Pargeter, Edith (also writing as Ellis Peters). Mertz, Barbara (also writing as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels). Here in a series of three title texts at the beginning of the movie, starting The transformation of massively risky mountain-climbing, as anĪctivity exclusively for scientists and highly-trained explorers to anĪdventure-tourism endurance test for the rich and obsessive, gets taken care of “What The Hell Are You All Doing Up There In The First “Never Let Go” is the tagline on posters for this movie,īased on the true story of an exceedingly ill-fated trek up the title mountain in 1996. However, to be blunt: If you are over the formula, the character interchangeability and the slow burn, you might not like this book. That said, I went into this book expecting to really enjoy it and I did. And I've learned that picking up an MZ book with lighting strike expectations only leads to disappointment. Because those books are like unicorns, folks, and I accept that. And this book was no different.ĭid I love it as much as Winnipeg and Kulti? No. I enjoy the way she writes.the details and the nuance.the way things are slowly revealed to the reader in small chunks. They are usually good guileless people with good hearts and interesting backgrounds and I enjoy that you have to work a little bit to get to know them, even if they all are a little similar. In fact, Van/Sal and Aurora felt very similar to me in a way that a lot of MZ's main characters do.Rhodes was very Aiden/Renier with his grumpiness.īecause I like MZ's lead characters. Like all MZ books, it was super slow burn with a somewhat meandering plot.a lot of the characters and tensions were very MZ formula, i.e., Van had her marathons and fucked up family and Aurora had huge hikes and a previously fucked up relationship. This was just exactly what I was in the mood for. And, luckily enough, I was enjoying a lazy day and had all the time in the world to read it. Color me happy when it popped up yesterday. Like many MZ fans, I was neurotically checking amazon virtually everyday awaiting this book release. |