5/13/2023 0 Comments Leaves of grass song of myselfWhitman goes on to insist that, if “Song of Myself” is to be successful, it has to actually and fully enter your mind, to read as if you yourself are thinking the thoughts that the poet is expressing. That is the nature of poetry-to make us suddenly aware of something we knew at some level before but only now have experienced it in language. Now he offers a simple and straightforward claim: everything he has said in the poem up to this point is “not original with me” but rather has been thought by “all men in all ages and lands.” What is original with him is the articulation of these commonplace thoughts: we all have thought these things, but only the poet expresses them. In this very brief section, Whitman continues the contraction of his poem from the long catalogue two sections earlier.
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5/13/2023 0 Comments Catherine the great by simon dixonIn 1764, STANISLAS PONIATOVSKI, another one of Catherine's many favourites, The Russian ambassador in Poland was an influential figure by bribing a number of Polish magnates, he influencedĭecisions of the Sejm, up to when it came to the election of kings. Which nominally was subject to Poland, but largely independent she placed her favourite, Ernst Johann Biron, on the throne. In the first year she interfered in the succession of the In 1763 a peace on the basis of the status quo ante was signed. Had, using the Russian army, defeated the Austrians one last time. In which Russia at first had been an Austrian ally, was still going on yet her late husband had switched sides and Prussia's king Frederick the Great When Catherine the Great eliminated her husband, Czar Peter III., in a palace coup, she began an energetic rule. Catherine the Great (1763-1796) : Foreign Policy 5/13/2023 0 Comments The nonesuch by georgette heyerThe already-messy story also takes a turn for the worse, venturing through a wild tonal rollercoaster of pew-pew action sequences, space battle pirate hijinks, and frustratingly one-dimensional geopolitical nonsense. Perhaps they are in the sequels, but his abrasive character doesn't entice me to find out. His constant barrage of snark, while certainly successful as comic relief, repeatedly journeys into the unbearable, and despite apparently being a god-like intelligence, his indiscretions are inconsistent and never explained. I was introduced to Columbus Day via Skippy, but what I found was not a highlight of the story, but an inexplicable deus ex machina ( machina ex deis?), with no apparent character other than ‘he's an arsehole until he's not’. Critics rave about Skippy, but I must disagree. Joe Bishop is hiding from technologically-advanced aliens, then he's a Starship Trooper, a several page description of military technologies follows, and then not much happens while Joe does farming and slice-of-lifey things with a side of political intrigue. Columbus Day doesn't quite know what it wants to be. Noticing a lack of quality Black-interest books for her own two children, in 1988, Cheryl and her husband Wade formed Just Us Books, Inc., a publishing company that specializes in children’s books that focus on Black experiences. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, Cheryl began her career doing text book design for publishers such as Houghton Mifflin and Macmillan. Hudson has authored many books for young children including Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, AFRO-BETS ABC Book, AFRO-BETS 123 Book, Many Colors of Mother Goose, Come By Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children (Just Us Books) Good Morning, Baby (Scholastic), From Where I Stand (Marimba Books), Hands Can (Candlewick Press) and My Friend Maya Loves to Dance (Abrams Books for Young Readers).Īuthor, publisher and entrepreneur, Cheryl Willis Hudson has more than 40 years of experience in the children's book industry. She and her husband Wade Hudson founded Just Us Booksin 1988 to address the need for more African American children's books in the market place. Cheryl Willis Hudson is vice president and editorial director of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of Black-interest books for children and young adults. 5/12/2023 0 Comments The history of marco poloThe book was translated into many European languages in Marco Polo's own lifetime, but the original manuscripts are now lost, and their reconstruction is a matter of textual criticism. It was originally known as Livre des Merveilles du Monde or Devisement du Monde (" Description of the World"). Rustichello wrote it in Franco-Venetian, a literary language widespread in northern Italy between the subalpine belt and the lower Po between the 13th and 15th centuries. The book was written by romance writer Rustichello da Pisa, who worked from accounts which he had heard from Marco Polo when they were imprisoned together in Genoa. It describes Polo's travels through Asia between 12, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. 'The Million', deriving from Polo's nickname "Emilione"), in English commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Italian explorer Marco Polo. Book of the Marvels of the World ( Italian: Il Milione, lit. 5/12/2023 0 Comments Sleep Apnea by Brady NelsonThere are currently no effective pharmacological therapies. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation is effective in select patients with a body mass index less than 32. Effective treatments include weight loss and exercise, positive airway pressure, oral appliances that hold the jaw forward during sleep, and surgical modification of the pharyngeal soft tissues or facial skeleton to enlarge the upper airway. In many patients, OSA can be diagnosed with home sleep apnea testing, which has a sensitivity of approximately 80%. OSA is associated with a 2- to 3-fold increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. The most common presenting symptom of OSA is excessive sleepiness, although this symptom is reported by as few as 15% to 50% of people with OSA in the general population. This review provides an update on the diagnosis and treatment of OSA. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 17% of women and 34% of men in the US and has a similar prevalence in other countries. 5/12/2023 0 Comments Variant lost kaydence snowWhen I receive a scholarship to Bradford Hills Institute, I'm determined to make a fresh start. Too bad I also belong with the one man who kept us apart. They fascinate, intrigue and attract her, but is it their abilities, their own secrets or something more that Evelyn can’t seem to stay away from? The secrets they keep could drag Evelyn so deep into their dangerous and exciting world that she’ll never be the same.Īnd the answers she finds could get them all killed. She’s done with fake identities, running and lying but once again she finds herself surrounded by secrets.Įthan, Josh, Tyler and Alec have some of the rarest Variant abilities Evelyn has ever seen. The Institute is world renowned for educating and training Variants – the 18% of the population fortunate enough to have superhuman abilities. When Evelyn Maynard receives a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute, she’s determined to make a fresh start. All three audiobooks in the international bestselling Evelyn Maynard Trilogy. 5/12/2023 0 Comments Tiffany haddish the black unicornI am happy to see all of the people walking peacefully. We also visited the cemetery and that was the most beautiful experience to me. I am staying in this really beautiful hotel, the Asmara Palace. They greeted me with the typical ‘elelelelel’ uproar. When I first got here my whole family came to greet me in the airport all of these people that I have heard so much about but never had a chance to meet. Tiffany Haddish will be flying back to the USA tonight after some marvelous days that will be memorable in the memories of her Eritrean fans.Īs you read today’s article I hope you smile and do the “hihihi” sound with it as that would be our today’s Q&A’s guest greatest pleasure. Tiffany, a power machine of laughter and a prominent African American female comedian is here in Eritrea bidding farewell to her late father. She considers laughter to be the best medicine and so every day she strives to heal as many people as possible. She used comedy as a gateway to joy from problems she faced as a child. Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish is here with us! Born on the 3rd of December 1979, Tiffany grew up in Los Angeles, California. I present to you today my favorite Hollywood face. I told myself that this is where I should have been a long time ago” The prominent and beautiful African American female comedian and actress, and author of “The Last Black Unicorn”, Tiffany Haddish, is here in Eritrea, for the first time, to bid farewell to her late father. “By the time I walked in the shores of the Red Sea I got emotional. But it was Jefferson's expansive empire of liberty that carried the revolution forward, propelling white settlement and slavery west, preparing the ground for a new conflagration. Assuming the mantle of We the People, the advocates of national power ratified the new frame of government. The discord smoldering within the fragile new nation called forth a movement to concentrate power through a Federal Constitution. The war exploded in set battles like Saratoga and Yorktown and spread through continuing frontier violence. When war erupted, Patriot crowds harassed Loyalists and nonpartisans into compliance with their cause. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history of the nations founding. Army (armyhistory) on Instagram: '19 OCTOBER 1781 BRITISH SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN RevolutionaryWar The British surrendered on. The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Emerging from the continental rivalries of European empires and their native allies, the revolution pivoted on western expansion as well as seaboard resistance to British taxes. 158 likes, 1 comments - Army History - U.S. The American Revolution builds like a ground fire overspreading Britain's colonies, fueled by local conditions and resistant to control. Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history. The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the nation its democratic framework. 5/11/2023 0 Comments Skinjacker trilogy seriesHis books have received many awards from organizations such as the International Reading Association, and the American Library Association, as well as garnering a myriad of state and local awards across the country. As a full-time writer, he claims to be his own hardest task-master, always at work creating new stories to tell. In the years since, Neal has made his mark as a successful novelist, screenwriter, and television writer. Within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script. After spending his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City, Neal went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column. Award-winning author Neal Shusterman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. |