Download or read book BROKEN DREAMS A Survivor s Story written by Ellen Benton Feinstein and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current rise in anti-Semitism is due in part to the fact that the younger generations know almost nothing about the Holocaust, other than the fact that six million Jews were killed. The heart and the mind do not connect with a number, so this fact has little meaning for the reader. We tend to make an emotional connection with the personal story of someone who suffered during and after the war. That's why it is important for survivors to tell their stories. The number of survivors dwindles daily, giving a sense of urgency to this project. The devastation of war does not end when a peace treaty is signed; the destructive aftermath of war can continue for generations. This book tells the story of one family that was torn apart by World War II. Acting on a promise she made to her sister - who was killed by the Nazis - Eda found and adopted her sister's child, who was hidden during the war by a Polish Catholic family. This set up a life-long love-hate mother-daughter relationship, filled with sacrifice, guilt, and resentment, as described in the heart of the book. The family endured many hardships - including six months in a DP camp and a difficult sea voyage - to escape from Poland to America, only to find that they cannot escape the psychic damage of the war. Their psychic scars are manifested in their interactions with each other as well as with the people they encounter. The final chapter reveals how the daughter, after thinking for more than seventy years that she was an only child, discovers that she has a brother living in California.
Download or read book My Story written by Elizabeth Smart and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart. In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Elizabeth was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life. With My Story, Elizabeth tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served. In the years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. She and her husband, Matthew Gilmour, now have two children.
Download or read book Broken Dreams Strong Survivors written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short Stories Vol 1 4 written by Bill Valiontis and published by Bill Valiontis. This book was released on 2023-12-10 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 52 Short Stories.
Download or read book Short Stories A I Vol 3 written by Johnny Autobot and published by Bill Valiontis. This book was released on 2023-12-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 13 Short Stories written by artificial intelligence.245 Pages.
Download or read book Shattered Dreams and Broken Hearts written by Linda J. Stilson and published by New Global Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expressing her grief through poetry, Linda Stilson reaches out to others providing comfort and promoting suicide awareness. Depression is an illness which shouldn't go untreated. Unless you have suffered it, many do not know the signs for depression or suicide. Many don't know about bipolar disorder and the signs for it. Both are treatable, but left unattended, it often leads to suicide. Suicide is not a sin, it is result of an illness that was left untreated. No one really knows how much one can handle or what their coping skills are. It is my desire to bring awareness to others about depression, bipolar, and suicide so that more people know the signs and are able to help anyone that might be in denial or suffering alone. When they are seriously depressed they feel alone and unloved, even though they are surrounded by many that love them.Linda expresses her feelings she encountered during her grief process in hopes that others experiencing a loss by suicide can relate to them and be of some comfort to them.Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms that lead to suicide. It could save someones life.
Download or read book Journey S End written by Victoria Brewster and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Journey's End, many and varied collaborators write about death, dying, and the end of life. We attempt to describe real life issues and circumstances, and we discuss ways to proactively deal with them. Useful training, resource, and reference material is also included. Death, dying, and end of life are topics many prefer to avoid. This book suggests that we benefit from having frank discussions, living life to the fullest, and planning for our own journey's end, whenever that may be. Everyone who is born eventually will die, whether or not we want to embrace that fact. **** Though few of us know when we will die, we and our family or friends can be well prepared. We can have discussions and create written directives for what we want, if we are unable to verbally state them ourselves. Do we want life support? Do we want interventions that may or may not have any benefit to our quality of life if we are in the hospital or in an accident? Do we want to be involved in planning our funeral, memorial, or celebration of life? The submissions within are from professionals in the field of death and bereavement support and from laypeople, all of whom share stories of dying family members, friends, clients, and patients. Julie and Victoria, the coauthors of this book, also share stories from their personal and professional experiences. Journey's End is a broadly comprehensive book about death, dying, and the end of life.
Download or read book Americaca the Sounds of Silenced Survivors written by Samuelin MarTínez and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was an Indian without a tribe, stuck in the Oakland Housing Projects with only a maternal compass to guide me. Dios te bendiga, Mijo, my mother would say placing her hand on my forehead each day, asking God to bless me. I could feel her medicine, her energy, and her hope for me enter my body, fill my soul, and warm the cold. This was Her Blessing Way, praying for my protection in her absence, warning me of all the dangers. There were many dangers for an Indian boy in 1950s Apartheid Oakland, a reflection of Apartheid America. This is a story of raising children in a country that hated US, a story of how my mother fought to protect her Native son, a story of how she WON! This is an example of a common Native struggle; native mothers protecting their children, during and after The Indian Wars. This is about the generational trauma from The Indian Wars and the wounded soul of an Indian boy, growing up to be a Warrior in response to that war against our humanity.
Download or read book A Survivor s Story written by Severin Fayerman and published by Aperture Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Germany invades Poland in 1939, seventeen year old Severin Fayerman sees his world change forever. His family's factory is seized by the Germans. Inevitably, the Fayermans are arrested and sent to a forced labor camp. Severin, separated from his family, is left alone in captivity. For more than a year, he endures the horrors of Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and other concentration camps, relying on hard work and ingenuity to survive. When the war ends so does his nightmare, but his journey has only just begun. A Survivor's Story is the inspirational memoir of Severin Fayerman, Holocaust survivor and the founder of Baldwin Hardware. His journey from Poland to the United States, from young boy to successful businessman, proves that determination trumps adversity, and that goodness can shine in the darkest of places. His story is the American dream. Severin Fayerman was born in Bendzin, Poland in 1922. During World War II, he survived imprisonment and forced labor at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Reunited with his family after the war, he emigrated to the United States in search of a new life. In 1946 the Fayermans purchased the Baldwin Tool and Die Company in Newark, New Jersey. Together they transformed the small metal forming business into a world-class operation. Today, Baldwin Hardware is a premier manufacturer of locks and hardware, and a testament to Severin's hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.
Download or read book Broken Dreams Beautiful Quilts written by Judy Rossbacher and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a span of years, Judy Rossbacher experienced one broken dream after another leaving her in the pit of burnout. Broken Dreams, Beautiful Quilts is the story of how God enabled her to take the broken pieces and make something beautiful. Walk with Judy and her family through their journey as she and her son Nathan tell the account, each from their perspective. Read Judy’s personal journal entries and hear the cries of her heart. Experience the moments of joy, feel the anguish of loss, celebrate the dawning of new dreams, and discover their source of hope and healing.
Download or read book Real Survivors written by Steve B. Bell and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In graphic detail, these seven true stories illustrate how -- with God's help -- people like you have survived unimaginable difficulties. This updated edition was originally published as Coming Back: Real-Life Stories of Courage from Spiritual Survivors. Book jacket.
Download or read book Surviving Shattered Dreams written by Yvonne Partyka and published by Winepress Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two pastor¿s wives tell of God¿s restoration and healing that came to them after suffering abuse to themselves and their children, divorce, and the tragedy of shattered dreams.
Download or read book THE LAST STAND STORIES OF POST APOCALYPTIC SURVIVAL SERIES 2 written by Ime Ben and published by IME BEN. This book was released on with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title: The Last Stand: Stories of Post-Apocalyptic Survival - Series 2 Author: Ime Ben Summary: In The Last Stand: Stories of Post-Apocalyptic Survival - Series 2, the remnants of humanity struggle to survive in a world irrevocably altered by a catastrophic event. Set in the decaying city of Veridia, a small group of survivors band together, each bringing unique skills and stories of loss to the collective fight for survival. Led by the determined James Holloway, the group faces relentless daily challenges—from scavenging for food and water to defending themselves against both the hostile environment and marauding groups. As they navigate this brutal landscape, the group learns that survival requires more than just endurance—it demands unity, resilience, and the courage to fight back. They decide to organize a resistance against the marauders, a decision that leads to strategic alliances with other survivor groups. Together, they form a fragile network aimed at reclaiming some semblance of security and hope in a world dominated by chaos. As their resistance efforts intensify, the group faces internal conflicts and moral dilemmas, questioning the cost of their fight. Yet, amid the loss and despair, they find moments of hope and purpose, driving them to continue their struggle for a future worth living for. This second installment in the series deepens the emotional and physical journey of the characters, exploring themes of leadership, community, and the enduring strength of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds. Keywords: Post-apocalyptic, survival, resistance, community, human spirit, alliances.
Download or read book Madmen and Other Survivors written by Jeremy Tambling and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madmen and Other Survivors: Reading Lu Xun's Fiction puts the short stories written by this outstanding Chinese writer between 1918 and 1926 into a broad context of Modernism. The fiction of Lu Xun (1881–1936) deals with the China moving beyond the 1911 Revolution. He asks about the possibilities of survival, and what that means, even considering the possibility that madness might be a strategy by which that is possible. Such an idea calls identity into question, and Lu Xun is read here as a writer for whom that is a wholly problematic concept. The book makes use of critical and cultural theory to consider these short stories in the context of not only Chinese fiction, but in terms of the art of the short story, and in relation to literary modernism. It attempts to put Lu Xun into as wide a perspective as possible for contemporary reading. To make his work widely accessible, he is treated here in English translation.
Download or read book This Is My Doctrine The Development of Mormon Theology written by Charles R. Harrell and published by Greg Kofford Books. This book was released on 2011-08-05 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal doctrines defining Mormonism today often bear little resemblance to those it started out with in the early 1830s. This book shows that these doctrines did not originate in a vacuum but were rather prompted and informed by the religious culture from which Mormonism arose. Early Mormons, like their early Christian and even earlier Israelite predecessors, brought with them their own varied culturally conditioned theological presuppositions (a process of convergence) and only later acquired a more distinctive theological outlook (a process of differentiation). In this first-of-its-kind comprehensive treatment of the development of Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces the history of Latter-day Saint doctrines from the times of the Old Testament to the present. He describes how Mormonism has carried on the tradition of the biblical authors, early Christians, and later Protestants in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas while attempting to uphold the integrity and authority of the scriptures. In the process, he probes three questions: How did Mormon doctrines develop? What are the scriptural underpinnings of these doctrines? And what do critical scholars make of these same scriptures? In this enlightening study, Harrell systematically peels back the doctrinal accretions of time to provide a fresh new look at Mormon theology. “This Is My Doctrine” will provide those already versed in Mormonism’s theological tradition with a new and richer perspective of Mormon theology. Those unacquainted with Mormonism will gain an appreciation for how Mormon theology fits into the larger Jewish and Christian theological traditions.
Download or read book Struggle to Success 100 Inspirational Stories That Will Ignite Your Passion written by Mukesh Chauhan and published by Mukesh Chauhan. This book was released on 2023-06-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the realm of human experience, there exists a profound power that can ignite the spark of determination, transform obstacles into opportunities, and propel individuals toward greatness. It is the power of motivation—the force that drives us to pursue our dreams, overcome adversity, and emerge stronger and more resilient than before. Within the pages of this book, you will embark on a remarkable journey—a journey that unveils the lives of 100 extraordinary individuals who defied the limitations imposed upon them by circumstance, defied the skeptics and naysayers, and rose above the trials and tribulations that threatened to extinguish their dreams. These stories transcend time, culture, and background, representing a tapestry of human resilience and unwavering belief in the face of immense challenges. They offer a glimpse into the lives of trailblazers, visionaries, and unsung heroes who have left an indelible mark on the world. As you delve into these pages, you will encounter individuals whose stories have resonated with millions, capturing the essence of what it means to persevere and achieve greatness. From the triumphs of artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, and athletes to the courage and compassion of activists, humanitarians, and everyday heroes, this collection brings together a diverse tapestry of motivation, inspiration, and empowerment. Through the sheer power of determination, these individuals have shattered barriers, conquered self-doubt, and transformed their dreams into reality. Their stories will awaken the fire within you, ignite your passion, and remind you that anything is possible when the human spirit is unwavering. As you navigate through these stories, prepare to be moved, uplifted, and motivated. Witness the relentless pursuit of knowledge, as individuals like Albert Einstein and Marie Curie challenge the boundaries of human understanding. Marvel at the audacity of dreamers like Walt Disney and Steve Jobs, who dared to imagine new worlds and revolutionize entire industries. And be inspired by the courage of activists like Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, who fought against injustice and ignited change on a global scale. But above all, these stories remind us that motivation is not an external force that simply happens to us; it is a flame that flickers within, waiting to be unleashed. Each story serves as a testament to the power of the human spirit and the extraordinary heights that can be reached through unwavering determination and resilience. So, as you embark on this journey of inspiration, open your heart and mind to the transformative power of these stories. Let them ignite your ambitions, fuel your aspirations, and empower you to believe that you too can overcome any obstacle, achieve your dreams, and make a lasting impact on the world. For within these pages lies the blueprint for unlocking your inner potential and embarking on your extraordinary journey. Embrace the stories of these remarkable individuals, for they are not merely tales of accomplishment; they are beacons of hope, guiding you toward a future filled with limitless possibilities.
Download or read book Survivors Breaking the silence on child sexual abuse written by Eirliani Abdul Rahman and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
