![]() ![]() This true-to-life depiction of social anxiety is simply but effectively rendered. Through the simple act of sharing their anxieties, the children find themselves ready to face their fears. ![]() Hiding in the same tree is the similarly nervous Nelly, who’s new to the neighborhood. His costume does not fit quite right, and he is already running late, and soon Brock is “way past worried.” When he arrives at the party he takes some deep breaths but is still afraid to jump in and so hides behind a tree. Juan’s superhero-themed birthday party is about to start, but Brock is feeling trepidatious about attending without his brother as his trusty sidekick. Brock may be dressed like a superhero, but he sure doesn’t feel like one, as social anxieties threaten to rain on his fun. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Much research has been done on the topic, and it appears that the multitude of data stored on the Internet allows users to quickly shuffle through information, which shortens the long term human attention span. One day, Carr came to the realization that the Internet was not as great as it may seem at first, because it causes users to lose focus. Born in 1959, he grew up in a world without many computers, so his childhood and adulthood were separated by the amount of technology or lack thereof. The Shallows begins with the author, Nicolas Carr, describing his life and reasons for writing the book. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() Located on land donated by the “Bard of Chelsea” himself, the seminary still stands today on Ninth Avenue between 20 th and 21 st Streets, in an area known as Chelsea Square. Nicholas in 1822, Moore was a Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He became a well-known and respected scholar and, typical for an educated person of his period, Moore’s publications related to a wide variety of topics such as religion, languages, politics, and poetry. Moore was educated at home in his early youth and graduated first in his class from Columbia in 1798. Benjamin Moore, Episcopal Bishop of New York, Rector of Trinity Church, and President of Columbia College. He was the only child of heiress Charity Clarke and Dr. The house itself was located at what is now Eighth Avenue and West 23 rd Street. Clement Clarke Moore was born on July 15, 1779, in a large mansion, on his parents’ Chelsea estate that encompassed the area that is now 18 th to 24 th Streets between Eighth and Tenth Avenues in Manhattan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the photographs were meant to be a joke and the joke did go too far, the belief at that time helped many people get through a brutal time in history, World War I. I, too, believe that sometimes there are things no one can explain nor would I wish them to do so. The New York Times bestselling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did. ![]() When Olivia Kavanagh finds an old manuscript and a photograph in her late grandfather's bookshop she becomes fascinated by the story of the two young girls who mystified the world.Īs Olivia is drawn into events a century ago, she becomes aware of the past and the present intertwining, blurring her understanding of what is real and what is imagined. The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor was so engrossing I would fail to put it down to sleep. ![]() 1917: When two young cousins, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright from Cottingley, England, announce they have photographed fairies at the bottom of the garden, their parents are astonished.īut when the great novelist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, endorses the photographs' authenticity, the girls become a sensation their discovery offering something to believe in amid a world ravaged by war. The New York Times bestselling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did exist. ![]() ![]() “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times” is a book written by Pema Chödrön. Pema Chödrön is known for her teachings on compassion and working with difficult emotions such as fear, anger, and jealousy. She was born in 1936 in New York City and was ordained as a nun in the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism in 1974. Pema Chödrön is a Tibetan Buddhist nun and one of the foremost Western teachers of Buddhism. Pema Chödrön – When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times ![]() What is the best way to learn more about Pema Chodron and her work?.How can her quotes help us in our daily lives?.What is her advice for dealing with difficult times?. ![]()
![]() Pharmaceutical dextroamphetamine sulfate is available as both a brand name and generic drug in a variety of dosage forms. ![]() Dextroamphetamine is the dextrorotatory, or 'right-handed', enantiomer and exhibits more pronounced effects on the central nervous system than levoamphetamine. The amphetamine molecule exists as two enantiomers, levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. ![]() It is also used as an athletic performance and cognitive enhancer, and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant. Dextroamphetamine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and enantiomer of amphetamine that is prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. ![]() ![]() First of all, I’m partially an audio learner. But I do not have my friends’ aversion to listening to stories. So yeah, having lost the will to read has been a sad, almost painful experience. ![]() I love when a book puts me into a space, and I live there for a time, the memories every bit as real as my own – or near abouts. I love figuring out the plot and watching it come to fruition. I love being fooled by an otherwise obvious plot. Or more accurately maybe, I LOVE having read. No, after about twenty-five or so years of loving to read after discovering that was even a possibility in high school, the act finally became common enough that my ADHD decided to say, “Nah. (Although come to think of it, the drop off in my reading habit started about the same time that my eyesight decided to go all 40 on me). Not trouble knowing how to read or the trouble with the mechanical process of reading. But for the past decade or so, I’ve had trouble reading. I have die-hard reader friends that simply (OMG) cannot! listen to audiobooks. ![]() These days I don’t read much, but I do have 60 to 120+ otherwise boring minutes during my commute. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hollows begin growing features such as wings and feathers as their bodies continue to mutate. He teaches the other birds how to get inside buildings, and they establish a base at UW Bothell. They rescue several other pets before Cinnamon is killed by a rabid dog. He uses a cell phone to lure them into breaking a window, releasing a dog named Cinnamon from her dead owner’s house. realizes that Hollows will chase after electronics. He fails to find any healthy humans and injures his wing in the process. ![]() ![]() With humans gone, domesticated animals will be their remaining legacy. Members of the animal kingdom refer to human beings as Hollows due to their lack of connection to the environment. wander through Seattle, discovering that human society is falling apart. One day, Big Jim’s eyeball falls out and he tries to eat S.T. was raised in captivity, he identifies as more of a human than a crow. In Seattle, a pet crow named Shit Turd (S.T.) lives with his human, Big Jim, and a bloodhound named Dennis. It was published by Grand Central Publishing. Hollow Kingdom is a 2019 science fiction novel by Kira Jane Buxton, about a zombie apocalypse from the viewpoint of a pet crow. ![]() ![]() She first appears once the witches have gathered for their meeting in the hotel ballroom, where she unmasks her hideous face (though keeps on her wig, gloves and shoes unlike the others) and expresses her displeasure with her English subordinates for failing to meet her standards of child-killing, ordering them to wipe out every single child in the country within the year. ![]() She is a prime target of those in the know about witches, known as witchophiles, but none of them have ever even come close to finding her. She is known to the public as a kind and wealthy baroness who donates heavily to charity. It also houses a machine that can print any kind of existing currency, which funds her witchy schemes, and a number of attendant witches, one of whom acts as her deputy and, in the event of the current Grand High Witch suffering an unfortunate or unexpected end, steps in to take over as the next Grand High Witch. ![]() Her headquarters, a gigantic castle, is located in Norway and is where she issues her orders from. As the leader of all the witches in the world, only she is permitted to know the identities of witches besides those in her native country (implied to be Norway). The Grand High Witch is described as the most evil woman in the world, and it is shown to be anything but hyperbole when she makes her physical appearance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Performed by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Laura C. Their journey finds them adrift amid treachery and betrayals forcing Hadrian to face a past he hoped never to see again. Fearing his friend is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his old partner for one last mission. ![]() His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. ![]() TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.Įx-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. To find the truth, he must unravel the secret of Hadrian's past-what he discovers may end their friendship and break Riyria in two.Ī MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game. To save her kingdom, Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. ![]() A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. Rise of Empire contains Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm, books 3 and 4 of Riyria Revelations.Ī PUPPET IS CROWNED. ![]() |