The movie, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, is what I'm instantly reminded of thanks to this book. Spanning more than 30 years of Adriana's life, Alyssa Palombo's The Violinist of Venice is a story of passion, music, ambition, and finding the strength to both fall in love and to carry on when it ends. The repercussions of his choice-and of Adriana's own choices-will haunt both of their lives in ways they never imagined. They both know their affair will end upon Adriana's marriage, but she cannot anticipate the events that will force Vivaldi to choose between her and his music. Adriana's father is intent on seeing her married to a wealthy, prominent member of Venice's patrician class-and a handsome, charming suitor, whom she knows she could love, only complicates matters-but Vivaldi is a priest, making their relationship forbidden in the eyes of the Church and of society. However, what begins as secret lessons swiftly evolves into a passionate, consuming love affair. But she refuses to let that stop her from living her dreams and begins sneaking out of her family's palazzo under the cover of night to take violin lessons from virtuoso violinist and composer Antonio Vivaldi. A sweeping historical novel of composer and priest Antonio Vivaldi, a secret wealthy mistress, and their passion for music and each other Like most 18th century Venetians, Adriana d'Amato adores music-except her strict merchant father has forbidden her to cultivate her gift for the violin.
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And behind those good actions, Isaiah indicates, are good attitudes – compassion and humility. People feed the hungry, free the oppressed, undo heavy burdens. We have to move forward, somehow. To try to understand what might promote that, I turned to the world’s most-read book, the Bible. This phrase in Isaiah 58 piqued my interest: “repairer of the breach.”Here, the repairer isn’t a carpenter or mason but a caring community. That’s what researchers working with Saint Louis University are doing to learn about those enslaved by Jesuits at the school.Yet no amount of looking back can recompense historical harms. We can’t go back and undo the horrors of the middle passage or the sundering of families at slave auctions.What restoration is possible centuries later?A first step can be looking back and taking an honest accounting of the past. That’s where the hard work happens to restore, renew, make whole. But the shorter word it comes from – repair – strikes me as even bigger.As a noun, reparations suggests that a decision has been reached about concrete actions to redress past wrongs. As a verb, repair is a process. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Blitzball by Barton LudwigBut Masucci’s performance, though comical, is very convincing. Meanwhile, his weakest points - such as his poor artistic skills - are highlighted and explored. We get to see his amazement when facing new technologies and his outrage when he finds out what happened to the world politics after the War. The Führer’s reactions to the new world are hilarious. After some time on television, he begins to plan how to use his popularity to get back into politics. Hitler (Oliver Masucci) quickly gains media attention, as people take him for a particularly good impersonator, not knowing he is the real man. Based on the same-titled satirical novel by Timur Vermes, it imagines what would happen if the dictator woke up and found himself in contemporary Berlin. Look Who’s Back (Er Ist Wieder Da), the film by German director David Wnendt, was released and distributed by Constantin Film in 2015. We had no idea of how good our timing was going to be. We agreed to watch it on Saturday night, after dinner. It was Monday, August 07, when I told my father I had seen this movie about Adolf Hitler on Netflix and asked if he wanted to watch it with me. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Honduras by Golriz Golkar|t Cultural traditions in Honduras |d St. |i Online version: |a Sjonger, Rebecca, author. |a Honduras |0 |x Social life and customs |0 |v Juvenile literature. |a Festivals |0 |z Honduras |0 |v Juvenile literature. Family celebrations and indigenous cultural traditions are also detailed. A largely Catholic country, readers will learn how Honduran people celebrate traditional religious holy days in new and different ways. |a This fascinating book introduces readers to the cultural traditions in the Central American country of Honduras. |a Hola Honduras - Family fiestas - Happy New Year! - Festival of Suyapa - Semana Santa - Arrival of the garifuna - Pan America Day and Labor Day - La Ceiba carnival - Lempira's Day - Children's Day and Teachers' Day - Independence Day - Francisco Morazán day - Día de la Raza - Christmastime. Catharines, Ontario |a New York, New York : |b Crabtree Publishing, |c 2018. |a Cultural traditions in Honduras / |c Rebecca Sjonger. Eventually, Charlie finds a ticket of his own. From greedy and gluttonous Augustus Gloop and spoiled Veruca Salt to gum-obsessed Violet Beauregarde and television-obsessed Mike Teavee. Charlie longs for chocolate to satisfy his hunger and to find a Golden Ticket himself, but his chances are slim (his father has recently lost his job, leaving the family all but destitute) and word on the discovery of the tickets keeps appearing in various articles read by the Bucket family. Soon after, an article in the newspaper reveals that Willy Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets in five Wonka Bars all over the world. His Grandpa Joe often tells him stories about Wonka and his mysterious chocolate factory, how it had been shuttered for years, and how it inexplicably re-opened and resumed candy production without any evidence of employees. Charlie is fascinated by the universally-celebrated chocolate factory located in his hometown owned by famous chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie Bucket lives in poverty with his parents and four grandparents in a dilapidated, tiny house. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Bond by Anna Fugazzioh draco could die in a fire that wouldn’t be my fault and i would get absolutely no blame for it? nah lets risk our lives to save him. Lennesima storia in cui Harry e Draco sono costretti a stare insieme per cause al di fuori del loro controllo e poi succedono un sacco di cose che condurranno al Vero Amore. Count me among the 95 ) Chapter 20 - March 18 - March 21. The thing about drarry that really greases my goose is that draco obsessed over harry for 5 years straight and harry always reacted and payed attention when he could but most of the time he was so busy doing his saving the world stuff he couldn’t pay attention to dracoīut the freaking second draco starts doing his own thing harry is like ……….wtf like he misses draco’s attention so badly he stalks him basicallyĪnd then despite the fact they “hate each other”, every opportunity to let the other one befall harm that they get, they save the other person. Bond Anna Fugazzi Story Summary: It seems 95 of H/D writers feel compelled to write a 'Harry And Draco Are Forced To Be Together By Something Beyond Their Control And Then Unlikely Stuff Happens That Leads To Twoo Wuv' story. Anna Fugazzis Bond An example of slash fiction in Harry Potter fandom is the work Bond written by the user named Anna Fugazzi. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Pretty reckless book seriesNo one’s there anymore because I’m late for practice now. I run to the girls’ locker room across the football field. His parting words when he gave me his heart were that nothing in this world is free. Now he lives across the hall, and there’s nothing I want more than to be his last everything. In Penn Scully’s case, I pierced his heart until he bled out, then left it in a trash can on a bright summer day.įour years ago, he asked me to save all of my firsts for him. The thing about stiletto heels is that they make a hell of a dent when you walk all over the people who try to hurt you. I’m about to prove to her that she’s nothing but a spoiled princess.Įveryone loves a good-old, unapologetic punk.īut being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye roll, and foot you put in your adversaries’ way. There’s a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she’s about to shell out some serious tears.ĭaria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. Yeah, baby girl, say it-I’m your foster brother. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Now, I’m her parents’ latest shiny project. The good thing about circumstances? They can change. I’d had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart is completely iced. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. 6/28/2023 0 Comments Rainbow6 extractionPrepare to launch into thrilling, challenging, and often unpredictable missions as you and your squad risk everything together every time you step into the containment zone. With each incursion, you’ll face the difficult choice of pushing deeper or extracting while hoping to save the operators in your squad from going MIA. It is your mission to confront the mysterious creatures, known as the Archæns, who are now more lethal than ever before.ĭeploying into containment zones with the right combination of gadgets, gear, and teamwork will be integral to gathering the intel needed to stop them. Elena “Mira” Álvarez, and Jordan “Thermite” Trace, was created.Almost nothing is known about the evolving parasite, and REACT’s hand-selected operators are the only ones suited to engage, push back, and learn about this deadly new threat. Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph. To monitor the parasite and prepare for any future threat, the Rainbow Exogenous Analysis & Containment Team (REACT), a highly specialized and outfitted organization led by Eliza “Ash” Cohen, Dr. Unexpectedly, the Chimera parasite has suddenly reappeared in multiple sites across the US, deadlier than ever and spreading rapidly. A handful of operators from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege teamed up together and seemingly contained the mysterious parasite during the initial outbreak. Three years ago, in the quaint town of Truth or Consequences, a meteor crashed down on a New Mexico community, releasing an unknown parasite. 6/28/2023 0 Comments The shallows how the internetIn an early chapter, he articulates his foreboding: “what the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation. In the ensuing decade, smartphones and social media have achieved an unparalleled cultural primacy and Carr’s message is not so easily disregarded.Ĭarr wrote this book because he observed-with great alarm-that deep, focused reading was becoming increasingly difficult for him and his peers. These deleterious effects were poorly understood and readily dismissed in 2010 when Carr first published The Shallows. The impact has brought positive and negative changes, but it is the latter that is given the spotlight. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (10th anniversary edition, 2020) is critical exploration on the impact of the internet on human cognition. Ewan Macrae, Earl of Lyle, doesn’t believe in love at first sight-until he sees Charlotte Warren’s portrait. Except he’s very handsome… And he kisses like a dream… And when a girl finds herself trapped alone in a great big house with a roguish Scottish earl, who knows what will happen? Even to the most resolute and independent lady. That doesn’t mean she’s going to marry Lord Lyle. But when in the middle of a spring flood, her father’s choice turns up on the doorstep under an unconvincing alias, she has no choice but to take him in. Her father might write to say he’s found her the perfect husband – she’s sticking to her spinsterish guns. Blame it on the rain… After her engagement to a local landowner ends in scandal and recrimination, Miss Charlotte Warren vows never to marry. |