In this edited collection of narrative-based, critically situated essays, each contributor explores how class has affected his/her personal and academic lives. The collection is divided into three sections: i) narratives that critique the meritocracy; ii) narratives that trace the effects of middle class cultural capital on relatively new academics from the working class, and; iii) narratives that explore the effects of class on longtime academics from the working class. The effect of the collection will be cumulative. By choosing contributors from multiple disciplines, including both established and emerging voices, the text articulates the pervasiveness of class bias in this country and fleshes out the mechanisms that mask how class and power work. Such a text is critically important, both inside and outside academia, because it demystifies the academic world for those who have been restricted by it, but also engages critically trained academics and academics-in-waiting to understand and respond to the experiences of working class students. Finally, the authors hope this text will encourage other working class students to consider an academic career as an option.
With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. Combining literary theory with insightful critical approaches, each essay offers a serious study of innovative forms of life writing, with a view to reflecting on best practice and offering the reader practical guidance on methods and techniques. Offering a range of practical exercises and an insight into cutting-edge literary methodologies, this is an inspiring and thought-provoking companion for students of literature and creative writing studying courses on life writing, memoir or creative non-fiction.
St. Veronica wiped the face of Jesus while he was on his way to Calvary. This book looks at the office she performed, and the devotion throughout the centuries to the Holy Face of Jesus.
Whether you are a beginner, an occasional cook or an accomplished one, The New Cook will guide and inspire you to create great food without fuss. Begin with the basics if your kitchen confidence needs a boost or go straight to the easy-to-follow recipes to make a new kind of meal where the approach is simple, the ingredients are fresh and the flavors are unforgettable. Complicated, time-consuming recipes and hard-to-get ingredients will become a thing of the past when The New Cook takes over your kitchen.
Fairy Tale Review is an annual journal devoted to fairy tales, contemporary and historical. Each issue contains poetry, fiction, and essays that either address the abiding influence of fairy tales or are themselves contemporary fairy tales in prose or verse. It is, according to editor Kate Bernheimer, "a venue for all writers working with the aesthetics and motifs of fairy tales." Contributors to Fairy Tale Review: The Green Issue include: Brian Baldi, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Jedediah Berry, Paula Bohince, Wendy Brenner, Ayse Papatya Bucak, Rikki Ducornet, Johannes Goransson, Ann Jaderlund, Dan.
Taken from the best of Donna Magazine that can be found at: http: //kakonged.wordpress.com on the Internet comes a book that you can take with you anywhere
This dissertation is an examination of the ideals and practices that have characterized Western culture's relationship to the natural world. The conventional approach, depicted by some of the most prominent ecological publications of recent years, criticizes the Western tradition for both its ideals and practices. The ideals are assumed to be best represented in Western philosophy and religion and both of these sources have been indicted. These ideals are coupled with the Western way of life that is equally indicted as exploitive and destructive. Author, professor and farmer, Wendell Berry, offers an alternative to these indictments. Berry insists that a theme, advocating ecological accountability, runs through some of the West's most significant literature and that Western tradition contains a practice that can support these ecological principles.
This is a revised second edition since retaining my rights back for the book.After the devastating loss of another pregnancy caused by Greenberg family abuse, Sophie can't take it anymore. She walks away from her marriage to Seth and his rich family with the help of some new friends.Looking to return to her simple way of life, she throws a dart at a map and decides to move wherever it lands. With the settlement from her divorce, Sophie and her best friend, Sue, begin a new life in the small town of Holly Berry Ridge. She opens a consignment shop and is happy except for one thing; she longs for the baby she still doesn't have.Parker O'Brien, a local woodworker, rents a space in Sophie's shop to sell his furniture. One piece, a beautiful cradle, becomes the object of Sophie's obsession. The young woman wishes upon the cradle every night when she closes the shop.Her grandmother used to tell her, "A wish from the heart is a direct line to angel's ears." Will they hear Sophie's wishes? Will she ever be blessed with a child to fulfill her life? God sends the answer to her wishes, but is it what she was expecting and what she wants?Several twists and turns will bring Sophie to her happily ever after in Holly Berry Ridge. Was the throw of the dart random or was an invisible hand guiding her way?
Nia Turner's double life as business executive and undercover operative for covert crime-fighting organization Tender Loving Care gets complicated when the man she has been seeing suspects she's stepping out on him. Soon Nia is caught in a web of lies that threatens her relationship. Original.
Taste the experience with over 120 of the signature recipes that give each inn their unique gourmet flavor, including: Maine Summer Berry Soup with Buttermilk Ice Cream, Medallions of Venison with Sun-Dried Cherry Sauce, Cornmeal Breaded Trout with Country Ham Hominy Hash, Grilled Shrimp with Mango Salsa and Ancho Chile Mayonnaise, [and] Chocolate Sin Cake in Phyllo Pastry"--Page 4 of cover.
Starting with the basics, From Needles to Hook provides the clues to solving the mystery of changing knit pattern stitches to crochet. Each chapter guides you from one step of the process to the next.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.