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![]() ![]() Some of the earliest collected editions also bore the shorter series title. When originally published, the series was simply titled Batman: The Dark Knight, with a different subtitle for each issue ( The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Triumphant, Hunt the Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Falls), but when the series was collected into a single volume later that year, the title of the first issue was applied to the entire series, and has remained so ever since. The story also features the return of classic foes Two-Face and the Joker, and culminates with a confrontation with Superman, who is now a pawn of the government. ![]() It tells an alternative story of Bruce Wayne, who at 55 years old returns from retirement to fight crime and faces opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government. The Dark Knight Returns (alternatively titled Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) is a 1986 four-issue comic book miniseries starring Batman, written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, with color by Lynn Varley, and published by DC Comics. ![]()
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The crucible 19535/21/2023 ![]() ![]() At first the idea that Goodie Proctor is a witch is only an absurd rumor. John Proctor and his wife, farm people, are the central characters or the play. Miller goes bluntly to essential situations. Having a sure instinct for dramatic form, Mr. Before the play is over good people of pious nature and responsible temper are condemning other good people to the gallows. Puritan dress gradually take possession of Salem. Silly accusations of witchcraft by some mischievous girls in For "The Crucible," despite its current implications, is a self-contained play about a terrible period in American history. Miller is not pleading a case in dramatic form. ![]() ![]() Miller nor his audiences are unaware of certain similarities between the perversions of justice then and today.īut Mr. Riffling back the pages of American history, he has written the drama of the witch trials and hangings in Salem in 1692. "The Crucible," it is called, and it opened at the Martin Beck last evening in an equally powerful performance. The Crucible By BROOKS ATKINSON rthur Miller has written another powerful play. ![]()
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![]() Teen writers need to understand basic story structure so they can avoid typical writing problems. However, coming up with ideas is not enough. ![]() Writing Advice for Teens: Creating Stories aims to help you overcome that initial hurdle by making it easy for you to write down simple, focused ideas and craft them into stories. Contains 21 exercises to inspire and refine story ideas! Perfect for use in: high school English or creative writing courses homeschool creative writing or homeschool English courses writing seminars Back cover text: When all you have is a blank page, it's often tough to begin writing. After following the advice and using the techniques outlined in this book, you should understand how to bring the stories locked in your mind to the surface. ![]() Filled with plenty of tips, advice, and examples to help any teen writer, the first book in the Writing Advice for Teens series focuses on getting ideas down quickly and pounding out that first draft. ![]()
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Chroniques de Jérusalem by Guy Delisle5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Several other novels have also been chosen for both programs, although their English and French versions were not chosen by the same advocate or in the same year one novel to date, Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes (French title Aminata) has won both competitions. One advocate, Maureen McTeer, appeared on both programs in the same year, championing the same novel in both its original English and translated French editions. īoth the English and French programs sometimes, but not always, include one personality more commonly associated with the other language community, who champions a translated work. It aired annually from 2004 to 2014, and was then discontinued until being revived in 2018. A French edition of the Canada Reads competition, the program was launched in 2004. Le Combat des livres is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Première in Canada. Annual "battle of the books" competition Le Combat des livres Running time ![]()
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The adventurers guild book5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Led by the fearsome Alabasel Frond, the guild acts as the last line of defense against the Dangers-hungry, unnatural beasts from otherworldly planes. and they find themselves members of the perilous Adventurers Guild. Brock, the roguishly handsome son of merchants, is confident he'll be welcomed into the ranks of the Merchants Guild.īut just as it seems the boys' dreams have come true, their lives take a startling turn. Zed desperately wishes to join the ranks of the Mages Guild, where his status as Freestone's only half elf might finally be an asset. ![]() In one of the last cities standing after the world fell to monsters, best friends Zed Kagari and Brock Dunderfel have high hopes for the future. Few ever asked to join the Adventurers Guild. ![]()
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All the plays of william shakespeare5/21/2023 ![]() Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() It was Morton who finally proved conclusively that farmed fish transmit the deadly pathogen that has been devastating the Pacific Coast wild salmon when for decades a legion of well-paid bureaucrats looked the other way. “We’ve been within a whisper of losing our wild salmon populations-as well as the endangered livelihoods of the mostly small-town and Indigenous wild salmon fleet families-if not for the work of this remarkable campaigner and researcher. Salmon are the lifeblood of our Pacific Coast, and in telling her courageous story, Morton, the activist-on-a-shoestring par excellence relates her incredible story of bringing to account the corporate and government bureaucratic scofflaws who for over two decades countenanced malfeasance of the gravest degree in their ‘stewardship’ of wild salmon stocks. ![]() “Morton’s book is a record of impassioned, long-term commitment and self-sacrifice. Alexandra Morton’s story of her lifelong struggle, Not On My Watch: How a Renegade Whale Biologist Took on Governments and Industry to Save Wild Salmon (Random House $35) has captured this year’s George Ryga Award for social awareness in literature. ![]()
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![]() ![]() –Dorothy Sabean, Author, Seventh of Eleven: An Illustrated MemoirĬolleen Wells’s Animal Magnetism is raw emotion begging the reader to take a journey as perhaps only those with hurt can do. This achingly observant author takes her readers on a tour through the beautiful and sometimes brutal world as a metaphor for the unique, delicate, and enigmatic human psyche. She lovingly describes the graceful drape of a bee’s wing, the warm muzzle of a beloved dog, and then careens to a gruesome raccoon death that cannot be unseen. ![]() In this collection of thoughtful poems, the author gives voice to her deeply personal and highly relatable musings regarding our precious, limited time on earth and our connection to all living things. Are we masters of the planet? Abusers? Supplicants? Prey? Animal Magnetism, by Colleen Wells is a think piece on the natural world and our place in it. ![]()
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Wharton the house of mirth5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Her acquaintance Lawrence Selden, who runs into her at Grand Central Station, spends a few hours with her, distracting her waiting alone in the hot city. The novel opens on a hot afternoon in September, as Lily has just missed a train to go to Bellomont, where her friends Judy and Gus Trenor are organizing a party. Now, her only hope to stay in upper-class society is to marry a rich and powerful man, so that she can acquire the social credit and financial clout she needs to lead a luxurious life. Despite being born into an important, wealthy New York family, Lily, a beautiful twenty-nine-year-old woman, remains impoverished after her father goes bankrupt during her teenage years. ![]() Set in New York at the end of the 19 th century, The House of Mirth describes Lily Bart’s efforts to maintain her elevated position in high society. ![]()
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Every line of you by naomi gibson5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She lived 94 happy years-64 of them with her true love-and took the time to tell us about them.Christina Craigo earned BFA and MFA degrees in painting and fine arts in Philadelphia and New York City. Her memoirs tell of life during coals heyday, the 1918 flu epidemic, the Great Depression, two world wars, the introduction of electricity and telephones, and the happenings of her family and friends in her community. ![]() About the Author Naomi Craigo was born in rural Putnam County, West Virginia in 1909. She lived 94 happy years-64 of them with her true love-and took the time to tell us about them. Book Synopsis Naomi Craigo was born in rural Putnam County, West Virginia in 1909. About the Book Naomi Craigo was born in rural Putnam County, West Virginia in 1909. ![]() |