While the sequel, subtitled "Rise of the Silver Surfer," improved 10 points to 37%, it was still panned. The first, in 2005, has a dismal 27% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the Fantastic Four's immense comic book popularity, the films have all fared poorly. Jordan took over the role of Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, from Chris Evans Kate Mara undertook the role of Sue Storm, aka the invisible Woman, previously held by Jessica Alba and Jamie Bell took on the mantle of Benjamin Grim, aka the Thing, a role Michael Chiklis had brought to life in the first two "Fantastic Four" films. Another change for the project was the main cast: Miles Teller took over the role of Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic, from Ioan Grufford, who held the role in the two previous films Michael B.
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Tolkien's first mark on the genre came with the publication of The Hobbit in 1937. All of this is the unintended consequence of Tolkien's phenomenal success as an author and artist. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books) becoming a cultural touchstone for the 21st century and blockbusters such as the Harry Potter films-not to mention Peter Jackson's adaptations of Tolkien's books-cleaning up at the box office, with the combined box-office gross of those franchises topping $4 billion. Not only do fantasy books top bestseller lists around the world, but the genre's reach has extended beyond the printed page to movies and television, with HBO's Game of Thrones (based on George R. The contributions contained in those novels set a template still followed by writers of fantasy, a genre that has only ballooned in popularity since Tolkien's day, largely due to the author's phenomenal success. The British author didn't invent fantasy, but he defined it in the minds of millions with his seminal works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien on the genre remains a fundamental certainty. Scholars, academics and casual enthusiasts have spilled tons of ink (both of the real and virtual varieties) about the exact definition of fantasy (does an epic poem such as Beowulf count?) and the genre's origins (do Greek myths qualify? Romantic poems from the Middle Ages?). This article, and others about one of the most celebrated writers, is featured in Newsweek's Special Edition: J.R.R. The parish priest and de facto ruler of the insular town of Lansquenet he is a soft-spoken tyrant who rules with an iron fist in a velvet glove. She mentions in the novel that everyone has his or her own “Black Man” and she believes that Curé Francis is hers whom she must overcome so that she can finally give up her wearisome itinerant lifestyle. Despite her calm and collected exterior, Vianne lives in fear of a mysterious character she calls The Black Man, who has kept her on the run for most of her life. This alarms Curé Francis Reynaud, parish priest and de facto ruler of the town. She arrives in town to open up a Chocolaterie during the season of Lent, a traditional time of fasting and abstinence from sensuous pleasures. This act earns both respect and indignation from the townsfolk. Vianne has a natural empathy and a knack for listening to what people aren’t saying, a talent that draws the misunderstood and marginalized members of the community to her. The protagonist of the novel is a young, free-spirited, strong-willed single mother who isn’t afraid to butt heads with the ultra-conservative cliques that rule the tiny, isolated French town of Lansquenet. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. This humourous version of the stories of Anansi by Andrew Fusek Peters has fun black-and-white illustrations by Sara Ugolotti and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. So she makes a ladder up into the sky, determined to bring back the stories, whatever it takes. Unfortunately, she can't spin a tale, but she can spin a web. Anansi, the cleverest of spiders, sees that down on Earth the people are bored. Nyame the sky god has a special treasure - in a big, brass chest are all the stories ever told. A quirky reworking of the traditional Anansi stories from west Africa by Andrew Fusek Peters. In this paper, one that pays particular attention to Ray Monk's biography of Wittgenstein, I don't seek to produce or to deploy anything amounting to a fully developed theory of biography, nor of the sub-genre about which I will be talking: the biography of the philosopher. The later Wittgenstein often cautioned, indeed railed, against what he called "the craving for generality" (Monk, Wittgenstein 338)-a craving that in his view resulted in the formulation of theories instead of the requisite precise description of particulars. THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE PHILOSOPHER AS SUB-GENRE Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations IIxi, 223e 78-80 One human being can be a complete enigma to another. to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. He was found the next working by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. Publishers Description: How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.ĭewey's story starts in the worst possible way. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Instead one finds a remarkably accurate biography of the life and mission of Joan of Arc told by one of this country's greatest storytellers. He reached his conclusion about Joan's unique place in history only after studying in detail accounts written by both sides, the French and the English.īecause of Mark Twain's antipathy to institutional religion, one might expect an anti-Catholic bias toward Joan or at least toward the bishops and theologians who condemned her. He spent twelve years in research and many months in France doing archival work and then made several attempts until he felt he finally had the story he wanted to tell. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. Very few people know that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. When pondering what Carl is, Miranda brings up Occam’s razor. Though Robin suggests that April stay in a stable relationship as she navigates her burgeoning fame, why do you think April ends her relationship with Maya? What are the motivating factors there?Ħ. Are there people in media and entertainment that April May reminds you of? How are their journeys similar to or different from April May’s journey? How do they handle stardom and how might April May have learned from their experiences, good or bad?ĥ. Do you see Andy as a good friend or an enabler? What effect does he have on April’s actions?Ĥ. Andy remains a constant in April May’s life, while Maya, Miranda, her parents, her agent and assistant, and many others float in and out of it throughout the book. What do you think we can all do to stay more present in these moments?What do you think it is about New York City that bars its denizens from noticing something strange, like Carl? And what does it say about April that she was the only one to stop and notice?ģ. Upon seeing Carl for the first time, April says, "And here I am, hardened by big-city life and mentally drained by hours of pixel pushing, not even giving something so magnificent a second glance." Have you ever found yourself in a situation where being jaded prevented you from noticing or acknowledging something special?Ģ. He did the first studies on the effects of SSRIs on PTSD was a member of the first neuroimaging team to investigate how trauma changes brain processes, and did the first research linking BPD and deliberate self-injury to trauma and neglect in early childhood. In 1984, he set up one of the first clinical/research centers in the US dedicated to study and treatment of traumatic stress in civilian populations, which has trained numerous researchers and clinicians specializing in the study and treatment of traumatic stress, and which has been continually funded to research the impact of traumatic stress and effective treatment interventions. van der Kolk has been active in the field of mental health since the 1970s and currently serves as medical director at the Trauma Center in Boston.īessel van der Kolk MD spends his career studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences, and has translated emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment research to develop and study a range of treatments for traumatic stress in children and adults. In this episode, Karen speaks with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, a clinician, researcher, and teacher best known for his work with post-traumatic stress he is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Body Keeps the Score. Since it does not appear in agency books, the station was likely considered within the boundaries of the Santa Cruz freight yard. Why the railroad created a flag-stop at California Street is not entirely clear. On November 16, 1913, California Street first appeared on employee timetables.Ī Southern Pacific Railroad excursion train crossing Bay Street at California Street on its way to Davenport, ca 1947. Some of these stops later became permanent stations. While the reason for the station is not entirely clear, it does follow a pattern begun in June 1910, when the railroad added five new flag-stops along its route, probably to undermine the customer base of the rival Ocean Shore Railway. The Coast Line Railroad had already been operating for six years when it established a flag-stop at the intersection of Bay Street and California Street on the West Side of Santa Cruz. |