![]() ![]() Think about characters - Make a set of Character Trading Cards. Read one of these nonfiction books about Ojibway children. As a result, we see new creations by method and content just to name a few, the creation of fake news and graphic representation without any effort.Ĭontemporaneity pushes us to deal with digital technologies and new scenarios of imagination. Focusing on this last output, the digital art involves also the creation of images with no graphic and technical expertise. ![]() Looking at this contingency, i s this the new horizon we are going to face? Here are some thoughts.ĭall-eand Midjourney are becoming increasingly present hashtags in our social feeds, and we are extremely fascinated by their potential. As a digital humanist, my thoughts turn towards an author, Walter Benjamin, a philosopher I loved during my studies in Philosophy. ![]() ![]() Benjamin wrote in 1935 a volume with several essays entitled “ The work of art in the Age of its Technological reproducibility”. The work of art in the Age of its Technological reproducibilityĪlready from the title, The work of art in the Age of its Technological reproducibility, the volume deals with extreme finesse and maturity, a central theme for that time.Īnd this volume, I must say, has pushed me moving from theoretical philosophy to the study of aesthetics and then, to design and cognitive psychology. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Through this, the readers were able to have a glimpse into the lives of people she had worked with as a waitress at Florida, a healthcare aide at Maine and a salesperson of Wal-Mart at Minnesota. Those people whose wages were below the minimum wage and were so busy with work they were not able to pursue their own interests and who were also supporting dependents.Īs a whole, the author was able to document her experiences as she wrote in her journal her everyday experiences. ![]() The book was originally a compilation of her researches as she went undercover to write about people who had to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. Barbara Ehrenreich’s book, Nickel and Dimed, was certainly a wonderful read and is verily able to open the reader’s eyes to a reality that is usually set aside by many. ![]() ![]() ![]() Willis has received several prestigious accolades throughout her career, including MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships and the NAACP Image Award in 2014. She is a professor and chair of the department of photography and imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Willis was born in 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at George Mason University, the City College of New York, Pratt Institute and the University of the Arts. ![]() The New York-based photographer, author and curator Deborah Willis, who explores themes related to gender and Black bodies in her work, has received the $200,000 Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art, a prize awarded by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Kat reaches out to the man in the profile, an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé, the man who shattered her heart-and whom she hasn't seen in eighteen years. Surfing an online dating site, NYPD detective Kat Donovan feels her whole world explode. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there."-Back cover.īook Synopsis From the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger comes the #1 New York Times bestseller about the ties we have to our past-and the lies that bind us together-as the ultimate Internet scam unfolds. As Kat begins to investigate, her feelings are challenged about everyone she's ever loved-even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. ![]() Staring back at her is her ex-fiancâe, the man who shattered her heart-and whom she hasn't seen in eighteen years. About the Book "Surfing an online dating site, NYPD detective Kat Donovan feels her whole world explode. ![]() ![]() Virgin H (I think the author implied it that way, though he didn't specifically say it) Aww, small-town romance mixed with the older women were the best. His (old) insecurity just came back tenfold even though he was so much different than when he was an awkward teenager. She had the means necessary to make it happen too. Plus, we could see some crossover characters from The Pastor: An Older Man Younger Woman Romance. What happened next was a series of awkward but fun and sweet push and pull between MCs. Unbeknownst to her, our H had a crush on her forever. The bank sperm would always open for business right?! But when she came back, her old crush, the one who was too young for her back then and even now, came and help her to renovate her house. The h came back home to settled down for good a warm house and kids. ![]() ![]() I believed that it was never too late to find love in any phase of your life. Uggh, I did have soft spot for older heroine books. ![]() ![]() Pared down, gritty, and subtly expressive, these stories show the young Hemingway emerging as America's finest short story writer. And "Hills Like White Elephants" is a young couple's subtle, heartwrenching discussion of abortion. Nick Adams makes an appearance in "Ten Indians," in which he is presumably betrayed by his Indian girlfriend, Prudence. "The Killers" is the hard-edged story about two Chicago gunmen and their potential victim. "In Another Country" tells of an Italian major recovering from war wounds as he mourns the untimely death of his wife. In "Banal Story," Hemingway offers a lasting tribute to the famed matador Maera. In these fourteen stories, Hemingway begins to examine the themes that would occupy his later works: the casualties of war, the often uneasy relationship between men and women, sport and sportsmanship. ![]() CLASSIC SHORT STORIES FROM THE MASTER OF AMERICAN FICTION First published in 1927, Men Without Women represents some of Hemingway's most important and compelling early writing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sala Baker as Sauron/"Maggoty-Bread" Uruk/Stunts. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() The heroine(s): Natalie Peterson – Her fiancé David disappeared five years ago on the eve of their wedding. Heat crackles between us with every look, desire flares into passion, and I fall hard, unable to resist.īut when I discover how he’s tied to the darkness in my past, I learn what happens when you fly recklessly into fire: The intensity of our connection is addictive, unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. Though I know he’s hiding something, I’m drawn to him like a moth to flame. Tall, dark, and dangerous, Kage is as full of secrets as he is sex appeal. Until a mysterious stranger arrives in town. All that remained were my broken heart and unanswered questions. The man I built my future on vanished like a ghost. Left me with the kind of scars that can’t be healed. He left me with a wedding dress I’d never wear. ![]() Geissinger.įive years ago, my fiancé disappeared. An explosive new novel of love, lies, and obsession from bestselling author J.T. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think it will be a story that many fifth, sixth and seventh graders will take to heart and that will be invaluable to them as they navigate middle school and body image issues.Ĭons: As much as I loved the verse format, I think its brevity made some of the work done in therapy seem a little quick and easy. ![]() I commend Nancy Paulsen (mentioned in the author’s acknowledgements) for seeing this as a middle grade book instead of YA. Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. Pros: I inhaled this novel in verse in a single sitting and can’t wait to share it with students at my school. A Printz Honor winner Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse. Includes a brief author’s note explaining how she based Ellie’s bullying on her own experiences. It’s clear there’s still a lot of work to do for Ellie’s family, but by the end she is feeling empowered to confront some of the bullies and to stop hiding who she really is. Fortunately, a new girl next door becomes a friend, and Ellie’s sympathetic dad takes her to a therapist who helps her explore her emotions and learn to stand up for herself. Written in free verse, Starfish follows Ellie, a Texas girl who has been bullied relentlessly for her weight, even by her own mother. Things get worse when her best friend moves away the summer before sixth grade, and Ellie has to face middle school alone. ![]() Summary: Eleven-year-old Ellie has been bullied about her size for many years–by her classmates, her brother, and her mother, who is pushing her to have bariatric surgery. ![]() ![]() ![]() We had the opportunity to chat with Taylor and discuss her novel in depth, including when we may be able to expect to see Evelyn and Daisy come to life and her path to publication. It's an emotional story about ambition and drive and what it means to be a woman who wants it all - examining what success truly means - while the world is watching. It’s then that Carrie decides to emerge from retirement in order to reclaim her record - and she’ll do it with her father by her side. ![]() Now, in 1994, at age 37, Carrie finds herself at the US Open watching her record be taken by the fiercely talented Nikki Chan. Growing up, Carrie was able to achieve an unbelievably successful tennis career with her father as her coach, breaking as many records as she could manage until she retired. 30 and follows the infamous tennis player who made an appearance in Malibu Rising. Reid's latest novel, Carrie Soto Is Back, releases Aug. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is in the process of being adapted for Netflix by Liz Tigelaar. Daisy Jones and the Six is currently being adapted into a 13-episode limited series co-produced by Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios. Taylor Jenkins Reid is the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six, and Malibu Rising. ![]() |