![]() ![]() As for the actual character Nietzche stated in Ecce Homo that he chose Zarathustra to represent his ideal because he was the prophet who 'invented' the good-evil dichotomy, and so should be the one who brings the message moving humanity beyond that. Mary Rodgers … Production (Misc. The original Zoroastrian world-view interpreted being on the basis of the universality of the moral values and saw the whole world as an arena of the struggle between two fundamental moral elements, Good and Evil, depicted in two antagonistic divine figures Ahura Mazda and Ahriman. Zoroaster is the Hellenised version of Zarathustra.SUBJECT HEADING: Orchestral music Music - Analysis, appreciation Children's programs.Bernstein leads the orchestra in a performance of the tone poem with its themes of mortality, immortality, rebirth, and transcendence. I argue that Zarathustras teaching of the overman. In this program from Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall, conductor Leonard Bernstein discusses "Thus Spake Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss, a tone poem based on Friedrich Nietzsche's book about the Persian Phophet Zoroaster. It is well-known that as a term, Nietzsches bermensch derives from Lucian of Samosatas hyperanthropos. ![]() One in this series of New York Philharmonic programs intended for young audiences featuring musical analysis interspersed with performance. NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS: THUS SPAKE RICHARD STRAUSS (TV) Summary ![]()
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![]() The opportunity is too good to be true, as well as the timing. Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven't had her body, I know that I have her mind. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. My brother's girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. Michael Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika. He's bad, and the dirt I've seen isn't content to stay in my head anymore. Now, I've graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven't stopped watching Michael. ![]() The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid.For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away. The star of his college's basketball team and now gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me. He's handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. My boyfriend's older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. My nightmares, however, became my obsession. ![]() Erika I was told that dreams were our heart's desires. ![]() From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new dark romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is perhaps because of this that he exaggerates many of his happenings, specifically saying how he reaches "trouble at every turn". Orwell was originally born into a middle-class family, so living in poverty was something very new to him. He gets about six francs per day, which is enough for him to buy some food, which, considering that the hotel he lives in is infested with bugs, will probably go bad within 24 hours, and perhaps some extra money to buy a newspaper and some books. Orwell often notes how poor his life is during the novel - both in friends and in money. At the beginning of the memoir, he is living in a run-down hotel in Paris. ![]() The book follows his life when he was in his twenties, and living in Paris in London. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĭown and Out in Paris and Londonis a memoir of the famous writer, George Orwell, during his early years as a writer. ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gunner is very smart, and very determined. ![]() He is flatmates with Zenn, and he soon discovers there is a whole lot more going on than he could have initially imagined. He discovers a lot of secrets and goes through a lot in this book. Van Hightower isn't the only one who wants him. ![]() Gunner is one of those characters the is just so intriguing you can't help but want to know more and become completely engaged in his story and everything about him. I totally connected with the new characters in this one. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to really connect to new characters as well as I had with Vi in Possession, but I was so wrong. Raine eventually wonders what they are trying to keep Vi from remembering. Vi is brainwashed to only like what she is told to. She is also not allowed to tell Vi anything or ask specific things like what colors she might like or favorite food. He is a pretty scary guy!! She is supposed to watch over Vi and report everything that Vi says or does. She is basically working against her father. She has a super powerful talent and is also part of the Insiders. She is daughter of Van Hightower, the Director. I was so engaged in this book, I didn't have a clue (or care) what was going on around me while I was reading. Also very emotionally intense at times too. I absolutely loved it!! Raine and Gunner are fantastic characters with so much depth to them.I really enjoyed getting to know them and some of the other new characters we get introduced to. This book was just as fantastic as the first one, if not more. ![]() ![]() ![]() From there she travels on to Australia in search of lost love. She decides to use the money to repay the Malayan people who risked their lives to help her and her fellow prisoners during the war so she travels back to the village where they stayed. ![]() During this appalling ordeal she befriends Joe Harman, an Australian soldier who risks his own life to help the women.Ī few years later, and back in England, Jean receives an unexpected and substantial inheritance. She is forced on a brutal march across the country with a group of women and children. Jean Paget, a young English woman, is captured by the Japanese army in Malaya during World War Two. ![]() ![]() Hearing that they barely make enough to put food on the table for their own children was heartbreaking."Īlthough there is enough food grown in the world for everyone, one billion people around the world-one in every six-go hungry every day. "The pride and passion I saw in the eyes of the farmers I met-for their land, for what they do and for the food they produce-was inspiring. ![]() "This trip helped me really think about the faces behind the food that all of us eat, and come to understand the arduous work small scale farmers do on a daily basis," said De Laurentiis. LOS ANGELES - Best-selling author and renowned celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis recently returned from a trip to Peru to visit Oxfam programs and learn about the struggles of small scale farmers, said the international aid agency today.ĭe Laurentiis, who has been an Oxfam America Ambassador for a year, embarked on a weeklong trip to the Cusco region of the South American country ahead of World Food Day to get to know the conditions in which the small farmers live and work and the challenges they face. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We reserve the right to not post an entry if we deem it to be inappropriate in any way. The ideas and opinions expressed here are solely the responsibility of the person submitting the entry and not necessarily that of Eric Carle. We hear from prekindergarten caregivers and we hear from 5th grade art teachers. Some are reading and writing projects, some are science and math projects, some are art projects, and some projects combine all sorts of activities. So, what does that mean? We have heard from a number of enthusiastic teachers, parents, librarians, booksellers and children about the programs that are being taught using Eric Carle’s books as the focus or as the starting point. You may notice in some book titles that there are items labelled “Caterpillar Exchange”. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Great leaders recognize and understand their moods, emotions, and drive, as well as their effect on others. They know that the focus needs to be on the success of the business, not them, and they demonstrate that through their actions. Great leaders know that the culture of the business is what drives it. Great leaders know that mistakes are not all bad, because people learn and grow from them. That means you need to surround yourself with good people who will challenge the organization like you do, and empower them to make decisions, even if it leads to some mistakes. Most people don't deal well with uncertainty, so be as transparent as you can.Īlthough it is sometimes necessary to work in the business, it's most important for the leader to spend most of their time working on the business. Communication is key to all of these, so it must be done often and address not only the message you want to convey but also what your team needs to hear. Great leadership is challenging yourself and your team to a powerful, exciting vision and goals to the point where your people say, "You’re crazy, how the hell are we going to do that?" Then it’s working with them to develop, grow, and have insights about what needs to be done. ![]() This book is about what great leadership is and what it takes to achieve it. But not many businesses have it or even try to get it. Great leadership is a killer differentiator. ![]() ![]() ![]() Slightly adapted from the book, this was originally published in a programme. ex from Child of Storm, Cassell & Co., 1913.This version adds “Magepa the Buck”, “Zikali the Wizard”, and a long Introduction by Peter Haining. Rider Haggard (Peter Owen, August 28, 2003, 0-7206-1182-2, £12.50, 256pp, tp) Ĭollection of stories, slightly expanded from Allan’s Wife & Other Tales (Spencer Blackett, 1889) which included the first appearance of the novel, Allan’s Wife. Hunter Quatermain’s Story: The Uncollected Adventures of Allan Quatermain by H. ss Harry Furniss’s Christmas Annual 1905, as “A Wedding Gift”. ![]() ![]() na The Strand Magazine December 1912 (+2).ex from Wisdom’s Daughter, Hutchinson, March 1923.ss In a Good Cause, Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co., 1885.Rider Haggard (Michael Joseph, June 22, 1981, 0-7181-2010-8, £7.50, 255pp, hc, cover: by ) Ĭollection of 10 stories and two articles, edited by Peter Haining and introduced by Hammond Innes. The Best Short Stories of Rider Haggard by H. ![]() ![]() ![]() Margolin’s own The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey-Bay Area shed light on an important part of the state’s history. The success of that book launched a company that has significantly contributed to the understanding of California. He started Heyday in 1974 with the self-published The East Bay Out, a guide to the East Bay Regional Parks. ![]() Margolin has lived in Berkeley since 1970 when he moved from New York with his wife, Rina. In fact, he has so many ideas and notions that any casual meeting with the man with the trademark white beard is often the occasion for a torrent of ideas. But don’t think that means Margolin doesn’t have any opinions. When Berkeleyside approached Margolin about being featured in our “Snapshot” series, he was completely uninterested in answering our questions about himself (as you can see below) and effectively declined to do so. “Manifesting sacred power, a power larger than life, a savant. “Hierophantic,” was how the noted historian Kevin Starr described Malcolm Margolin, the publisher of the Berkeley-based Heyday Books, in a 2004 article in the San Francisco Chronicle. ![]() |