![]() I pretend to hate what they do to me, even when it feels like I might break apart from the pleasure. They introduce me to a world of dark desires and roleplay, and I become their willing victim. Lyle, my childhood crush, has wickedness in his obsidian eyes, but the memory of our shared history lingers behind every touch. Nate was always my hero, but now he wants to leave his mark. Kylian, fierce and unyielding, wants to make me pay for the past. Now rich, powerful, dominant men, they want things from me that are more intense than I could imagine. ![]() Sell my innocence, pay off my debts, and move on to a brighter future.īut when I find out my stepbrothers are the ones who’ve bought me, things are suddenly complicated. When I auctioned my innocence to the highest bidder, I never imagined my three stepbrothers would be the ones to buy me. AUCTIONED TO HER STEPBROTHERS ePUB by Stephanie Brother ![]()
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![]() ![]() As Hannah again risks her family and friends to assist Leah, she develops reservations about her sister-in-law and worries about her marriage, her husband’s business and her status with the Valide. With encouragement from a fellow conspirator, she refines the plot and, upon arriving in Constantinople, is welcomed and offered shelter by Hannah and Isaac. ![]() Back in Venice, when Isaac’s brother dies, a household maid assumes his widow Grazia’s identity and sails to Constantinople to carry out an elaborate scheme. Hannah knows by doing so she’s risking her life, but she comes up with a risky ruse to conceal the lie. Hannah pities the girl and lies to the Valide to prevent Leah from being sent to a brothel. ![]() ![]() After her village was pillaged and razed by marauders, feisty Leah, a Venetian Jew like Hannah, was taken captive and eventually sold into servitude. The Valide hopes newly acquired Leah will produce a strong heir and entice the sultan to forget his favorite wife, Safiye. When she’s summoned to the palace by the sultan’s formidable mother, the Valide Nurbanu, Hannah’s tasked with examining a young girl whom the Valide wishes to present to her son as a gift. Isaac’s opened a silk workshop, and Hannah continues to ply her trade as a midwife. In 16th-century Constantinople, Venetian exiles Hannah and Isaac Levi traverse the sometimes-treacherous streets and work to sustain themselves and their son. A midwife in the palace of Sultan Murat III helps a poor Jewish harem girl in Rich’s follow-up to The Midwife of Venice (2012). ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Miguel cervantes don quixote![]() With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has been generally recognized as the first modern novel. ![]() Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together, and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray-he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants-Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. The classic adventure published in 1605,ĭon Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. ![]() ![]() As a founding work of modern Western literature, it regularly appears at or near the top of lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published and is the best-selling non-religious, non-political work of fiction of all time.īob Grant as Don Quixote and Bernard Cribbins is Sancho in this enjoyable caper.ĭon Quixote dons his rusty armour, mounts his broken down horse and sets off with Sancho Panza, his faithful squire, to put the world to rights. ![]() Published in two volumes a decade apart, Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and perhaps the entire Spanish literary canon. Widely regarded as the first modern novel, Miguel de Cervantes's classic tale chronicles the adventures of the knight-errant Don Quixote de la Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho Panza in 17th century Spain. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments This changes everything capitalism![]() These notes are taken from my reading of the book. She recognizes the great difficulties that a movement for climate action faces, but is hopeful that effective action can be forced before it becomes too late to avoid catastrophe. ![]() Instead she focuses on an argument in favor of organizing a mass movement for climate action that fights for big changes in our economic system, representing a conflict between the reigning neoliberal ideology and an alternative worldview "embedded in interdependence rather than hyperindividualism, reciprocity rather than dominance, and cooperation rather than hierarchy." She recommends a strategic alliance between climate activists and activists in the various movements for social justice, based on their common interests and the galvanizing effect of climate emergencies. ![]() Klein does not go into details about our climate change emergency, expecting that her readers are already familiar with the causes and magnitude of the problem. Klein has covered a lot of bases in her description of the importance of climate change as an issue demanding concerted action, the social forces which are contributing to the problem or demanding climate action, the weaknesses of frequently touted remedies, the state of the environmental and climate action movements, and possibilities for organizing an effective mass movement. ![]() Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything (2014) is an important contribution to the discussion of strategy and tactics for climate action. NOTE: Images in this archived article have been removed. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Yes please amy![]() Like most comedy these days you have to be in at the start or you just won't understand the in-jokes or why certain people saying certain things gets a laugh. Ask anyone who doesn't live in the USA or Canada about SNL and they're likely to mention Chevy Chase and John Belushi. For anyone living outside of the city you're just not included, man. The problem with SNL is that it's so insular, and is based completely on how star-spangled awesome New York is. Saturday Night Live is the greatest comedy TV show ever made 3: Everything Amy Poehler and her chums say is thigh-slappingly funny I'll not voice and opinion on (1) as I've only been to New York once so what do I know, but 2 & 3 are definitely questionable. I'm a 50-ish Londoner this book is aimed squarely at New Yorkers, and is based on the following 3 premises: 1: New York is the greatest place on earth 2. ![]() I'm only halfway through this title and already I'm really struggling. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Forbid Me by M. Robinson![]() Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. Abdel Fattah Burhan, the commander of Sudan’s military, and Gen. ![]() Khartoum, a city of some 5 million people, has been transformed into a front line in the grinding conflict between Gen. In the city of Genena, the provincial capital of war-ravaged West Darfur, intensified violence has killed 89 people, the Doctors’ Syndicate said. ![]() The Sudanese Health Ministry put the overall death toll, including fighters, at 528, with 4,500 wounded. Now in its third week, the fighting has wounded 2,023 civilians, the syndicate added, although the true toll is expected to be much higher. But in other areas, terrified residents reported explosions thundering around them and fighters ransacking houses. In some areas in and around the capital, residents reported that shops were reopening and normalcy gradually returning as the scale of fighting dwindled after the shaky truce. ![]() ![]() With ordinary Sudanese caught in the crossfire, the civilian death toll jumped Saturday to 411 people, according to the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, which monitors casualties. CAIRO (AP) - Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() (2) Students will perform the story in front of their classmates and later engage in a class discussion about the experience.Ĭreative Expression: (3) Students will dramatize the story using expressive dialogue, clear and loud voices, appropriate facial emotions and body gestures. Goals/Objectives: This lesson addresses all four goals of Theatre Education as stated in the California Visual and Performing Arts Framework.Īrtistic Perception: (1) The students will brainstorm answers to two questions (see Introduction) regarding the story. The students will also engage in problem-solving as they negotiate their roles in their groups. Drama allows children to understand and value the feelings of others in a unique and expressive way. It is important for children to engage in activities which help to develop their creative potential. ![]() ![]() Rationale: Dramatic activities promote enjoyment of literature, increase reading comprehension, and help develop oral expression. Topic: The children will use drama techniques to perform the story, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni. ![]() Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Cursed bunny book buy![]() "The Head" follows a woman haunted by her own bodily waste. But in this unforgettable collection, translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur, Chung's absurd, haunting universe could be our own, illuminating the ills of contemporary society. By turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning, here monsters take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings. ![]() "Cool, brilliantly demented K-horror - just the way I like it " Ed Park, author of Personal DaysĪ stunning, wildly original debut from a rising star of Korean literature - surreal, chilling fables that take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and the reign of big tech with absurdist humor and a (sometimes literal) biteįrom an author never before published in the United States, Cursed Bunny is unique and imaginative, blending horror, sci-fi, fairytales, and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization. SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments The Convent Horror by L.J. King![]() Meanwhile, Marie-Josephe is becoming increasingly convinced that the sea monster is in fact a sentient human, who needs to be protected from Yves's experiments, Louis's hunger, and, oh yes, the visiting Pope Innocent XI's determination to declare her a demon. ![]() Lucien, a dwarf and a courtier, is the closest thing the Sun King has to a best friend and trusted advisor, but repeatedly finds himself called upon to protect these newcome siblings from the various troubles they get into as they try to maneuver through the court of Versailles. Louis XIV believes the legends that say sea monsters (perhaps more recognizable to us as 'mermaids') can grant immortality to the person who eats them, and is determined for Yves to prove this to be so and figure out how to make the king immortal. ![]() Her brother, Yves, is a Jesuit and natural philosopher, particularly interested in dissecting and studying a 'sea monster' he's just been the first to successfully capture. ![]() Marie-Josephe is a naive, relatively poor, convent-educated young woman working as lady-in-waiting to the king's niece. An absolutely fantastic fantasy novel set in the court of Louis XIV. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Gathering blue full book![]() At what point in the novel does Kira display the true qualities of an artist?Ħ. ![]() What qualities determine the difference between skill and art? Debate whether Katrina was a skilled weaver or an artist. How do you know that they don’t really agree with Vandara regarding Kira’s fate?ĥ. 15) How can someone who is feared be respected? Discuss whether the women of the village fear Vandara more than they respect her. What is the difference between abuse and neglect? How is Matt both abused and neglected? What is his role in the story? How does Matt contribute to Kira’s growth as a person and an artist?Ĥ. Discuss the way children are treated in Kira’s society. ![]() ![]() How does Kira show strength and courage throughout the novel?ģ. Discuss the strength Kira displays when she faces the Council of Guardians. Kira is fearful, especially when Vandara, a vicious and angry woman, tells her that she is worthless. ![]() At the beginning of the novel, Katrina dies and Kira is left homeless. Do you think she knew that her daughter would someday find the secret of creating blue?Ģ. Do you think Katrina was aware of her daughter’s gift? Katrina never created the color blue. Discuss what gave Katrina, Kira’s mother, the courage to stand up to the people of the village and spare Kira’s life, when the custom in Kira’s society was to destroy babies born with birth defects. ![]() |