![]() ![]() The fairy-tale itself is (of course) fictional, although the story is based upon the life of an actual historical figure. ![]() Another retelling can be found in the work of Roman author Aelian (ca. The story of Rhodopis - a young Greek girl captured by pirates and sold into slavery in Egypt, only to go on to become Pharaoh Amasis' queen - is the earliest known example of the "Cinderella," or persecuted-heroine-type tale (type #510A in the Aarne-Thompson Folklore Classification system), having first been recorded in the work of the Greek geographer Strabo some time in the late first century BC, or early first century AD. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Current Contents/Arts & Humanities. ![]() The editors-in-chief are Hans-Joachim Gehrke, Martin Hose, Henner von Hesberg, Ernst Vogt, and Paul Zanker. Since 1950, odd-numbered volumes contain a "Bibliographic Supplement" of new books, dissertations and submitted journal articles, in addition to the regular contents. The journal appears in 8 issues each year and contains reviews, obituaries, and notices. It was established in 1925, first published by Verlag Weidmann and since 1949 by Verlag C. Kritische Zeitschrift für die gesamte klassische Altertumswissenschaft (Gnomon: Critical Journal of the Entire Field of Scholarship on Classical Antiquity) is a German review journal covering the classics. ![]() ![]() ![]() He reflects on his destructive behaviour and makes positive changes. This knowledge gave children the confidence to learn and positively affected their achievement, engagement and happiness. The Busy Beaver by Nicholas Oldland A busy beaver only realises the damage his mindless chomping does when he gets hit by one of his falling trees. However, these results changed when children with a fixed mindset understood that brains are a muscle that builds new connections through effort and practice. ![]() The reverse was true of those with a fixed mindset. Students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset).” Carol Dweckĭweck’s research found students with a growth mindset improved their academic results. “We found that students’ mindsets-how they perceive their abilities-played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement. Though in reality, we all have a mix of both mindsets. Our approach to learning determines a growth mindset vs a fixed mindset. Children with a fixed mindset believe intelligence is fixed from birth, and nothing they do will change it.Ĭarol Dweck’s research found that intelligence is malleable. A growth mindset helps students achieve their educational goals and work through difficult tasks. ![]() ![]() ![]() A message appears on a piece of scenery: "The Phantom Strikes!" A stage light comes crashing down. But then really scary things start happening. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it. And scaring the other members of the cast. ![]() He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. The Classic Goosebumps illustration has the Phantom lying in wait in the trapdoor beneath the stage.īrooke's best friend, Zeke, has been given the lead role in the school play, the Phantom. ![]() The original 1994 cover illustration features the Phantom holding a magenta curtain in the auditorium. Phantom of the Auditorium is the 24th book in the original Goosebumps series. ![]() ![]() Williams, who introduce each chapter and provide biographical context and quotes gleaned from hundreds of interviews they have conducted. This book's sampling is selected by Justice Ginsburg and her authorized biographers Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Throughout her life Justice Ginsburg has been (and continues to be) a prolific writer and public speaker. In this collection Justice Ginsburg discusses gender equality, the workings of the Supreme Court, being Jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond US shores when interpreting the US Constitution. My Own Words "showcases Ruth Ginsburg's astonishing intellectual range" ( The New Republic). ![]() ![]() ![]() Description The New York Times bestselling book from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg-"a comprehensive look inside her brilliantly analytical, entertainingly wry mind, revealing the fascinating life of one of our generation's most influential voices in both law and public opinion" ( Harper's Bazaar). ![]() ![]() ![]() When Angel falls in love with him, the two decide to set up the House of Xtravaganza, the first ever all-Latino house on the dance circuit. Just seventeen years old and burnt by her traumatic past, she wants to create a family for those without. Nowhere is the city's glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem dance scene. 'Cassaras’s propulsive and profound first novel, finding one’s home in the world – particularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from society – comes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom.' EsquireĪ gritty and gorgeous debut inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza made famous by the seminal documentary Paris Is Burning It is also an unexpected love story.' Graham Norton, Top Five Reads of 2018 'Cassara has written a heartbreaking tale of gay men struggling to survive in a world of clubbing and drugs. NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY Buzzfeed ![]() ![]() ![]() His book-objects are real books, covered with an unforgivingly hard, white gesso, and they involve literal depictions of violence. That experience translated into book-centered art for Pfeiffer. ![]() People had died for what was hidden behind those black bars." "Having lived through it, we'd experienced what they were trying to keep from us. "Schoolbooks were heavily censored" even after World War II, he said. Books, which he called a "refuge" during his violent early years, were censored, banned and burned in public. The lecture opened the Cornell University Library's exhibition of his work, which will run through February.Īddressing the crowd of about 100 people, Pfeiffer described his childhood in Nazi Germany and its role in his life as an artist. 20, "destroys" books to express the dangers of censorship. The artist, who spoke in Olin Library Oct. Werner Pfeiffer's work is designed to make people feel uncomfortable. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lawhead's place as one of the leading historical novelists of our time. And finally this valiant Irish monk faces the greatest trial that can confront any man in any age: commanding his own Destiny.Ī magnificent epic of sweep, grandeur, and heroism, Byzantium is certain to secure Stephen R. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an inmate of Byzantium's fabled Golden Court. Thus begins an expedition by sea and over land, as Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a spy, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the farthest eastern reaches of the known world, to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present a beautiful and costly hand-illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, to the Emperor of all Christendom. ![]() Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish Monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. ![]() ![]() It’s also true that the tragedy has inspired an overwhelming display of compassion and generosity from the wider Christchurch community toward the Muslim and migrant communities. It’s true that the accused gunman was from Australia and not Christchurch. ![]() The evidence shows that Christchurch is not only more racist than other New Zealand cities but is also a primary exporter of white supremacist hatred around New Zealand and overseas.Ĭhristchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has said that the shooter was an outsider who imported ‘hatred’ and ‘extremism’ into a city that is neither white supremacist nor Islamophobic. ![]() ![]() Since the shootings, there has been debate about whether the city of Christchurch is more racist than other parts of New Zealand. Is Christchurch the capital of white racism in New Zealand?Ĭhristchurch has suffered a lot over the past decade with the earthquakes and the white supremacist shooting that killed 51 members of the Muslim community in February of this year. ![]() ![]() ![]() These new stories are not included in the original ComicsOne editions of Tomie, but are available in Dark Horse's Museum of Terror volume 2.Note 2: Besides Junji Ito's Horror Comic Collection (Also calledMuseum of Terror), in 2000 Tomie was also published in a compilatory tankoubon called "Tomie, The Complete of Tomie" -「富江」 (全)THE COMPLETE OF TOMIE. But Tomie is not human, and is always reborn.Note: There is a third volume of Tomie called "Tomie: Again" which was included in the new japanese reissued two- volume version of the Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection (伊藤潤二 恐怖博物館). ![]() Tomie was serialized in Gekkan Halloween, a shoujo horror manga magazine (The magazine is now defunct).Plot overview:Every male who encounters Tomie becomes obsessed with her and eventually kills and dismembers her. ![]() |