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Book Liz Estrada

    Book Details:
  • Author : Allen Huffstutter
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-04-16
  • ISBN : 9781736900437
  • Pages : 82 pages

Download or read book Liz Estrada written by Allen Huffstutter and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Key

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  • Author : Brian Elder
  • Publisher : Balboa Press
  • Release : 2016-11-28
  • ISBN : 150436905X
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book The Key written by Brian Elder and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do to learn about the way things really are? Would you be willing to kiss your old habits goodbye? All of them? What if you were bored? What if you suspected that all the adults you knew were lying to you, that there was nothing good on TV and you just really wanted to go outside and look at some flowers? What if you suspected that the flowers themselves were lying to you but only because you were lying to yourself? Meet Stephen, who meets Mr. Edviso. Stephen is fourteen, not real happy, and full of questions. Mr. Edviso is pretty even-keeled emotionally and full of answersbut answers that lead to more questions, answers that lead to what some call magic. If you are willing to swallow your anger, if you are willing to admit to yourself that your first reaction might be wrong, if you are willing to keep a cool head at least for the next five minutesthat is to carry the key.

Book The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas written by Kathryn Bosher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the performance of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. The study and interpretation of the classics have never been restricted by geographical or linguistic boundaries but, in the case of the Americas, long colonial histories have often imposed such boundaries arbitrarily. This volume tracks networks across continents and oceans and uncovers the ways in which the shared histories and practices in the performance arts in the Americas have routinely defied national boundaries. With contributions from classicists, Latin American specialists, theatre and performance theorists, and historians, the Handbook also includes interviews with key writers, including Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, Charles Mee, and Anne Carson, and leading theatre directors such as Peter Sellars, Carey Perloff, Héctor Daniel-Levy, and Heron Coelho. This richly illustrated volume seeks to define the complex contours of the reception of Greek drama in the Americas, and to articulate how these different engagements - at local, national, or trans-continental levels, as well as across borders - have been distinct both from each other, and from those of Europe and Asia.

Book The Fornes Frame

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anne García-Romero
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 2016-05-12
  • ISBN : 0816533865
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book The Fornes Frame written by Anne García-Romero and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key way to view Latina plays today is through the foundational frame of playwright and teacher Maria Irene Fornes, who has trained a generation of theatre artists and transformed the field of American theatre. Fornes, author of Fefu and Her Friends and Sarita and a nine-time Obie Award winner, is known for her plays that traverse cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic borders. In The Fornes Frame: Contemporary Latina Playwrights and the Legacy of Maria Irene Fornes, Anne García-Romero considers the work of five award-winning Latina playwrights in the early twenty-first century, offering her unique perspective as a theatre studies scholar who is also a professional playwright. The playwrights in this book include Pulitzer Prize–winner Quiara Alegría Hudes; Obie Award–winner Caridad Svich; Karen Zacarías, resident playwright at Arena Stage in Washington, DC; Elaine Romero, member of the Goodman Theatre Playwrights Unit in Chicago, Illinois; and Cusi Cram, company member of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City. Using four key concepts—cultural multiplicity, supernatural intervention, Latina identity, and theatrical experimentation—García-Romero shows how these playwrights expand past a consideration of a single culture toward broader, simultaneous connections to diverse cultures. The playwrights also experiment with the theatrical form as they redefine what a Latina play can be. Following Fornes’s legacy, these playwrights continue to contest and complicate Latina theatre.

Book Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press

Download or read book Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press written by Ken Wachsberger and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enlightening book offers a collection of histories of underground papers from the Vietnam Era as written and told by key staff members of the time. Their stories, building on those presented in Part 1, represent a wide range of publications: countercultural, gay, lesbian, feminist, Puerto Rican, Native American, Black, socialist, Southern consciousness, prisoners’ rights, New Age, rank-and-file, military, and more. Wachsberger notes that the underground press not only produced a few well-known papers but also was truly national and diverse in scope. His goal is to capture the essence of “the countercultural community.” This book will be a fundamental resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of a dramatic era in U.S. history, as well as offering a younger readership a glimpse into a generation of idealists who rose up to challenge and improve government and society.

Book NET SET ENGLISH LITERATURE

Download or read book NET SET ENGLISH LITERATURE written by Narayan Changder and published by CHANGDER OUTLINE. This book was released on 2023-01-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey of scholarly excellence with our guide, "English Literature NTA NET Masterclass." Tailored specifically for aspirants of the National Testing Agency's (NTA) National Eligibility Test (NET) in English Literature, this book is your key to mastering the exam and advancing your career in academia. Key Features: In-Depth Content Coverage: Navigate through a comprehensive exploration of English Literature, covering major periods, genres, and literary movements. From Shakespearean sonnets to post-modern prose, our guide ensures you're well-versed in all aspects of the field. MCQ-Driven Learning: Immerse yourself in the NET exam format with a multitude of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). These questions mirror the NTA NET structure, providing you with practice and confidence for the actual examination. Thematic Focus: Dive into thematic chapters, each dedicated to a specific area of English Literature. Whether it's Victorian poetry, Renaissance drama, or contemporary literary theory, our guide caters to the diverse topics included in the NET syllabus. Historical Context Insights: Gain a nuanced understanding of literature by exploring the historical contexts that shaped literary works. Our guide goes beyond textual analysis, helping you connect literature to the broader socio-cultural movements. Critical Approaches: Explore various critical approaches and literary theories that form an integral part of the NET exam. From structuralism to post-colonialism, our guide ensures you're equipped to analyze literature through different lenses. Answer Key with Explanations: Receive detailed explanations for each MCQ, offering insights into correct answers and guiding you through the reasoning behind them. This feature enhances your understanding and aids in self-assessment. Mock Tests for Exam Simulation: Practice with mock tests designed to simulate the NTA NET exam environment. Assess your readiness, manage time effectively, and refine your exam-taking strategies for optimal performance on test day. Where It's Useful: NTA NET Aspirants: Tailored for those specifically preparing for the NTA NET in English Literature, providing targeted content and practice questions. University Students: A valuable resource for students pursuing English Literature at the university level, offering a comprehensive review of key topics. NET Coordinators and Instructors: Ideal for NET coordinators and instructors guiding students through the preparation process, offering a structured curriculum and assessment materials. Academic Libraries: A must-have addition to academic libraries, supporting students and educators in their pursuit of excellence in English Literature. Embark on a dynamic learning experience with the "English Literature NTA NET Masterclass." Whether you're an aspiring academic or a current student aiming to ace the NET exam, this guide is your essential companion. Elevate your understanding of English Literature ‹ get your copy now! 1 English-NTA NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1 Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 1.3 Fiction, short story literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 1.4 Non-Fictional Prose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 1.5 Language: Basic concepts, theories and pedagogy. English in Use 306 1.6 Cultural Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 1.7 Literary Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 1.8 Literary Theory post World War II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 1.9 Research Methods and Materials in English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 1.10 English in India: History, evaluation and features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

Book Mexican American Theatre  Then and Now

Download or read book Mexican American Theatre Then and Now written by Nicol‡s Kanellos and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1983-03-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of interviews, essays and vaudeville skits from the 1930s to the 1950s all pertaining to Mexican American theater. Historical studies by Jorge Huerta, Nicol‡s Kanellos, Tom‡s Ybarra-Fausto and others; exclusive interview of Luis Valdez; and a vaudeville material from Lalo Astol, the Carpa Garc’a and others never before published.

Book IDIOSYNCRACY  A Spice of Life

Download or read book IDIOSYNCRACY A Spice of Life written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book I Choose To Try Again

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  • Author : Elizabeth Estrada
  • Publisher : Teacher and Therapist Toolbox: I Choose
  • Release : 2021-06-10
  • ISBN : 9781637317846
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book I Choose To Try Again written by Elizabeth Estrada and published by Teacher and Therapist Toolbox: I Choose. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this rhyming story, Kiara learns how to keep going even when things get too hard. Through colorful illustrations and rhythmic rhymes, Kiara reflects on her mistakes and realizes that mistakes help her grow. Instead of avoiding them, she learns from them so she can improve. Do you want your child to learn about perseverance and diligence? Your child will learn how easy it is to get back up after failing. "I Choose to Try Again" is a story with social emotional learning (SEL) in mind. It has been praised by teachers and therapists worldwide. This story told from Kiara's point of view will help open your child's mind to what it feels like to fail, and then try again. Kiara will teach your child how to be mentally strong. With Kiara in real life examples, your child will learn to develop their understanding of their own emotions. Throughout the story, Kiara will show you what perseverance looks like. Teacher and Therapist Toolbox: I Choose is an empowering series curated to empower young children to become aware of big emotions. A new book series developed in tandem with teachers and therapists to help children cope with a range of emotions and teach them that they indeed hold the power to choose their actions and reactions. Try not to say 'never.'. That brainwashes you to fail. It means that you won't have the chance To raise the victory sail. "I Choose to Try Again" was developed alongside counselors and parents to be used as a resource in a social emotional curriculum.

Book Tiny T  Rex and the Perfect Valentine

Download or read book Tiny T Rex and the Perfect Valentine written by Jonathan Stutzman and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovable bestselling Tiny T. Rex is back from the critically acclaimed Tiny T. Rex and The Impossible Hug, this time in a Valentine's Day adventure! Valentine's Day is coming, which means showing the ones you love how much they mean to you, so Tiny has decided to make the perfect Valentine for his best friend Pointy. But as Tiny discovers, making a Valentine isn't easy. It might take a few tries—until Tiny realizes the best Valentine might have been there all along. • Teaches a valuable lesson in overcoming obstacles • Sure to delight young dinosaur fans who love adventure • Features adorable art of Tiny and his friend Pointy Tiny may be a small dino in a big world, but that won't stop him from making friends, conquering his fears, and stomping his way into your heart. Author Jonathan Stutzman and illustrator Jay Fleck team up to create an adorable and heartwarming story that shows young readers that love and kindness are the best gift of all. • A sweet Valentine's Day book for the little dinosaur in your life • Go-to choice for parents looking for an adorable, funny story with a holiday twist • Perfect for dinosaur-loving babies and toddlers • You'll love this book if you love books like Llama Llama I Love You by Anna Dewdney, Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle, and Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day Is Cool by Kimberly and James Dean.

Book Aftermath

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elizabeth G. Hines
  • Publisher : She Writes Press
  • Release : 2022-10-11
  • ISBN : 1647426022
  • Pages : 188 pages

Download or read book Aftermath written by Elizabeth G. Hines and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After nearly fifty years as settled constitutional law, the federally protected right to an abortion in America is now a thing of the past. The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has left Americans without a guaranteed right to access abortion―and the cost of that upheaval will be most painfully felt by individuals who already struggle with access to resources: the poor, Black and brown communities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ population. Pulling together the experiences, expertise, and perspectives of more than 30 writers, thinkers, and activists, Aftermath: Life in Post-Roe America offers a searing look at the critical role Roe has played in improving women’s and pregnant people’s lives, what a future without Roe may look like, and what options exist for us to secure reproductive freedom in the future. With contributions from Jessica Valenti, Soraya Chemaly, Michele Goodwin, Alyssa Milano, Ruby Sales, Heather Cox Richardson, Robin Marty, Linda Villarosa, Jennifer Baumgardner and more, this anthology is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of reproductive rights in America―and beyond.

Book Big Brothers Are the Best

Download or read book Big Brothers Are the Best written by Fran Manushkin and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new big brother finds lots to love about his new baby.

Book Girls Like Us

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elizabeth Hazen
  • Publisher : Alan Squire Publishing
  • Release : 2020-03
  • ISBN : 9781942892229
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Girls Like Us written by Elizabeth Hazen and published by Alan Squire Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls Like Us is packed with fierce, eloquent, and deeply intelligent poetry focused on female identity and the contradictory personas women are expected to embody. The women in these poems sometimes fear and sometimes knowingly provoke the male gaze. At times, they try to reconcile themselves to the violence that such attentions may bring; at others, they actively defy it. Hazen's insights into the conflict between desire and wholeness, between self and self-destruction, are harrowing and wise. The predicaments confronted in Girls Like Us are age-old and universal--but in our current era, Hazen's work has a particular weight, power, and value.

Book Eat Pray Love

Download or read book Eat Pray Love written by Elizabeth Gilbert and published by Riverhead Books. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life.

Book Blood and Drugs

Download or read book Blood and Drugs written by Lance Ward and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood and Drugs is the story of people on the fringes of society and how a single poor decision changed one man's life forever. Buster struggles against his heroin addiction, his floundering career in comics and with human relationships in a search for redemption. -

Book Lifeblood of the Parish

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2020-12-08
  • ISBN : 1479872245
  • Pages : 295 pages

Download or read book Lifeblood of the Parish written by Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotion Every Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group of men in old clothes can be found in the basement of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each year the parish hosts the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San Paolino di Nola. Its crowning event is the Dance of the Giglio, where the men lift a seventy-foot tall, four-ton tower through the streets, bearing its weight on their shoulders. Drawing on six years of research, Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada reveals the making of this Italian American tower, as the men work year-round to prepare for the Feast. She argues that by paying attention to this behind-the-scenes activity, largely overlooked devotional practices shed new light on how men embody and enact their religiosity in sometimes unexpected ways. Lifeblood of the Parish evocatively and accessibly presents the sensory and material world of Catholicism in Brooklyn, where religion is raucous and playful. Maldonado-Estrada here offers a new lens through which to understand men’s religious practice, showing how men and boys become socialized into their tradition and express devotion through unexpected acts like painting, woodworking, fundraising, and sporting tattoos. These practices, though not usually considered religious, are central to the ways the men she studied embodied their Catholic identity and formed bonds to the church.

Book Beyond the Victorian  Modernist Divide

Download or read book Beyond the Victorian Modernist Divide written by Anne-Florence Gillard-Estrada and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Victorian/ Modernist Divide contributes to a new phase in the Victorian-modern debate of traditional periodization through the perspective lens of literature and the visual arts. Breaking away from conventionally fixed discourses and dichotomies, this book utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the existence of overlaps and unexplored continuities between the Victorians, the post-Victorians and the modernists, including the fields of music, architecture, design, science, and social life. Furthermore, the book remaps the cultural history of two critical meta-narratives and their interdependence – the myth of "high modernism" and the myth of "Victorianism" – by building on recent scholarly work and addressing the question of the "turn of the century break theory" with a new set of arguments and contributions. The essays presented within acknowledge the existence of a break-theory in modernism, but question this theory by re-contextualising it while uncovering long-masked continuities between artists, genres and forms across the divide. The collection offers a new approach to modernism, Edwardianism, and Victorianism; utilizing the cross-fertilisation of interdisciplinary approaches, and by combining contributions that look forward from the Victorians with other contributions that look backward from the modernists. While literary modernism and its vexed relationships with the nineteenth century is a central subject of the book, further analysis includes artistic discourses and theories stemming from history, the visual arts, science, music and design. Each chapter offers a fresh interpretation of individual artists, navigating away from characteristic classifications of works, authors and cultural phenomena. Ultimately, the volume argues that though periodization and genre categories play substantial roles in this divide, it is also essential to be critically aware of the way cultural history has been, and continues to be, constructed.