Can torture be justified in exceptional circumstances? In this timely work, Michelle Farrell asks how and why this question has become such a central debate. She argues that the ticking bomb scenario is a fiction which blinds us to the reality of torture and investigates what it is that that scenario fails to represent. Farrell aims to reframe how we think about torture, and critically reflects on the historical and contemporary approaches to its use in exceptional situations. She demonstrates how torture, from its use in Algeria to the 'War on Terror', has been misrepresented, and appraises the legalist, extra-legalist and absolutist assessments of exception to the torture prohibition. Employing Giorgio Agamben's theory of the state of exception as a foil, Farrell deconstructs these approaches and goes on to propose her own theory of exceptional torture.
Melody is a firecracker, yet sweet as candy. She has a best friend of many years named Denzel. Denzel is Melody's voice of reason. Even though Melody is very tenacious, he always guides her. When she still does what she wants, Denzel is always there to make sure she is safe. Melody witnessed a man being hit by a car and late finds out that he was actually running away from a murder scene. Michael Milhouse, after six years of suffering over the death of his wife, Sylvia has another loss when the body of his very young daughter Arriana is found. He meets Melody and finds out the hard way that if something doesn't feel right to her, she will continue until everything makes sense.Melody has a gut feeling that the death of the man she saw running, the murders of a young magazine editor and Michael's daughter are tied...but how?Merciful Shock is book one of a series of three
This is the 3rd installment of this suspenseful tale. As the Life Clipper closes in on Melody, Melody notices that she has drawn unwanted attention form Homicide Detectives Martin Starr and Kevin Ford. Although Melody continues to be under the watchufl eye of her "Guardfriends", she still feels as if her end is near. She has to figure out the connection of Daniel, Susan and Adam before it is too late. Perhaps a trip out of town will clear her mind?
Old friends Melody and Denzel, along with their new friend Ava, are back in Tamisville, USA, but things are not the same and Melody is determined to make things right. The "Life Clipper" has been chasing behind Melody's every move with threats of harm. Melody's life depends on stopping the "Life Clipper" in their tracks before her friends continue to disappear. Where is Susan? What happened to Adam? Will Melody find it within herself to forgive her mother? What about Ava? Will she ever come to grips with her father's involvement that resulted in Denzel getting injured? Find out all answers in this third installment of the Melody Green Series.
Narcissistic Trance is the second installment of this suspensful whirlwind of a tale. As Melody and her best friend Denzel prepare for a murder trial that rocked the city of Tamisville, unexpected visitors show up on Melody's porch. Each with different movitves, all holding more secrets. While Melody's life is in turmoil and her friends are being forced into a life of danger, Melody has to figure out how to save her friends and herself from the clutches of The Life Clipper.
Welcome to Tamisville, a mid-sized metropolitan within Cedar Tree, KY. It houses its secrets of horrendous crimes, and a young woman is about to become the talk of the town due to her persistence and mental strength. During a relaxing night, Melody jumps into action to offer aid to a man who is severely injured. Little did she know, Thomas Denny was running away from a heinous murder. Meanwhile, Melody meets a widower named Michael Milhouse. As their relationship starts to bud, she notices small connections linking the death of Thomas, a beautiful fashion magazine editor named Mica Lewis and Michael's daughter.
Re-Usable Mold Making Guide was written with the intention of setting you up for success when mold making and casting with ComposiMold and ImPRESSive Putty. Beginners will find the explanations easy to understand and the step-by-step tutorials inspirational. More advanced craftspeople can use this book to learn new techniques and tricks for more efficient uses of ComposiMold, ImPRESSive Putty, and various casting materials in their mold making and casting process. In this book you will find an introduction to mold making, how to start, 2 part molds, plaster casting, resin casting, and chocolate molds, and hundreds of examples and explanations of compatible casting materials, and over 35 step-by-step tutorials to walk you through a variety of mold making projects.We hope this book does set you up for success! Please keep in touch and share your project photos with us!
This is the 5th installment of this suspenseful whirlwind of a tale. Melody and Denzel legally adopt Ava giving her a loving and safe home. However, the secrets of Tamsiville, KY are now front and center. Ava must blindly enter the arena of uncertainty. The two feuding crime circles have upped the ante and both are dragging the captured (guilty and innocent) to the bottom of The Green Leaf River. Melody and Ave have had enough, but are they equipped to go head to head with the Elite Exiles and The Syndicated Bloodlines?
Four boys from Margie F Purcell High are missing. One is discovered dead. As the day goes on, Ava Rose Hernandezsees strange happenings and she begins to think that it is all in her head.While babysitting a young boy, the child says something to Ava that catches her attention. As the little boy shuts down because he had vowed secrecy, Ava turns to her wise and adventurous friends Melody Nicole Green and her fiance'Denzel Roberts for help and hopes of finding the missing teens.As the school comes together as one, Ava befriendsa quiet but sassy new girl named Amber Green who Ava believes is related to Melody, but Melody has never heard ofher. Who is she? Where did she come from? How does she disappear in front of Ava's eyes? Ava and her boyfriend get an invitation to an exclusive party at the Tamisville Cemetery and things turn bad.Ava was able to overcome the Life Clipper before, can she defeat an unknown and unseen force?phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a noun a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream.
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