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Getting Things Done by David Allen5/24/2023 "Years ago a mentor of mine - who consulted with healthcare organizations - told me that whenever the front office of a clinic cleaned up its backlog of claims and paperwork and streamlined its flow, patient volume invariably increased dramatically. Clear the pipes and you attract and foster new productive thinking that almost happens by itself." "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." - Plutarch "I have a vision that 25 years from now, every 12 year old on the planet will say 'Why did you ever keep things in your head?' What an old-fashioned and dumb thing to do.' " Though most people, when they think about it say, 'No - your head is probably not the best place to keep something in a trust-worthy fashion' they still keep over half their life in there." Full of revelations on staying in the zone, and how tweaking to stay inside requires way less effort. My 2nd time reading this book it's that good, because it's so spiritually nourishing.
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Brat farrar book summary5/24/2023 Ruth and Jane: The twins sisters of Patrick. Simon: The twin brother of Patrick (Brat). Bee: The aunt of the children and welcomes you to Brat. Brat: Who pretend to be Patrick, and is the protagonist of the book. "Brat Farrar" by Josephine Tey by sofia meza - Prezi WebBrat Farrar does not follow a conventional mystery format instead it makes the impostor the hero in a wonderfully nuanced character portrayal. bt shop in exeterīrat Farrar by Josephine Tey - Audiobook. His feeling and motivation is examined sympathetically, and in many ways that is what drives the novel. What sets the book apart is the development of Brat's character. WebBasically the story follows Brat Farrar, who successfully assumes the identity of long presumed dead Patrick Ashby to inherit a fortune. Brat Farrar Audible Audiobook – Unabridged.
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - Live Action Beatrix Potter closing credits.End of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (1992).Start of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (1992)Ĭlosing (Original 1995 release) (Version 1).The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - Live Action Beatrix Potter intro (Long Version).The World of Beatrix Potter Bookshops UK TV advert.The Tales of Beatrix Potter promo (1995).Opening (Original 1995 release) (Version 1) Including 'The Foxy Gentleman' song Cast The Sunday Times on The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends television series. "It is, quite simply, the most exquisite piece of animation I have ever seen". McGregor's garden come to life on screen in this stunning animated film. Now, for the first time, the escapades of the mischievous cousins in Mr. The adventures of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, the world's two most famous rabbits, have delighted generations of children and adults alike ever since Beatrix Potter first wrote the story almost a century ago.
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Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg5/24/2023 Up until the early 1900s in the United States it was widely believed that a healthy economy and, indeed, democracy itself relied on the “Invisible Hand” of the “Free Market” which stroked the members of the benevolent elites so that wealth trickled down the social ladder to their social inferiors. We do live in an ‘unconscious civilization’ of fascism, albeit of a friendly sort infinitely more benign that that of Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, or FDRs America” (p. I will explore the roots of the idea of “liberal fascism” as emerging from right-wing ideologues at very specific historic moments.Īccording to Goldberg, “Today we still live under the fundamentally fascistic economic system established by Wilson and FDR. Other scholars in this series have explained the weakness of Goldberg’s analysis of the nature of fascism. The specific looming threat, according to Goldberg and the tea-partiers, is that liberals and their closet commie/fascist friends are pushing America onto a slippery slope toward tyranny that begins with government social planning. In a nutshell, this mirrors the basic theme in Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. The Tea Party Patriots and Town Hall Criers are alerting us to the coming totalitarian apocalypse provoked by liberal misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, and just plain treason.
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Forge laurie halse anderson5/24/2023 The story moves along and details the Continental Soldiers horrific winter at Valley Forge. The story includes detailed accounts of the Battle of Saratoga with vivid descriptions of battle scenes and soldiers perspectives of war. more on and his adventures as a runaway slave with the historical details of the Revolutionary War. Anderson seamlessly weaves together the gripping story of Curz. Eager to hide his runaway status Curzon heads North and finds himself in the middle of the Battle for Saratoga New York a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. Curzon, a runaway slave, leaves his female counterpart and protagonist of “Chains”, Isabel, and heads North. “Forge” picks up where “Chains” leaves off but focuses on the male protagonist named Curzon. Review 1: “Forge” a middle school novel by esteemed adolescent author Laurie Halse Anderson is an excellent Historical Fiction choice for any teacher looking to enhance their students learning about the issue of American Slavery during the Revolutionary War period.“Forge” is the sequel to Anderson’s award winning novel “Chains”.
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Frederick douglass narrative sparknotes5/24/2023 Douglas seeks to compel abolitionists to carry on with their noble cause of pressing for freedom irrespective of the cost involved. The theme of this masterpiece is the journey towards freedom. Freedom is not that simple, thus Frederick Douglass saw fit to write The Heroic Slave in which he portrays this vision for freedom the idea of becoming a free man, and using the struggle he encountered as a lesson to empower the abolitionists. The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides one definition of freedom as the liberation from slavery, restraint, or the power of another. Frederick Douglass’ The Heroic Slave demonstrates the inconceivable and unimaginable struggle one suffers to obtain the simple right of freedom. In Frederick Douglass’ The Heroic Slave, Douglass presents the reader with Madison Washington, a loving father, and a husband who is determined to become a free man and free those whom he loves. Freedom does not just come, people have to work for it it is achieved not imposed. Freedom is the desired value but is not always easily attained.
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Hawaii by james michener summary5/24/2023 Second (and a bit more off-the-wall), the colors that summarize the novel. After considering how to summarize such a massive volume as Hawaii in such a short review, I settled on the following three methods.įirst and most simply, the two words that summarize this novel for me: “hope” and “anger.” Hawaii became my book of choice, because it has been discussed (most often negatively) in several of the missions-related books I have been reading. Having already consumed three James Michener novels at some point over the past several years, I realized that it was time to venture into yet another classic epic from this most gifted writer.
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Cancel Culture by Alan M. Dershowitz5/24/2023 This shift has enormous implications for civil liberties, human rights, criminal justice, national security and foreign policy - implications that are not being sufficiently considered. We are moving away from our traditional reliance on deterrent and reactive approaches and toward more preventive and proactive approaches. The democratic world is experiencing a fundamental shift in its approach to controlling harmful conduct. He ought to have to sign a torture warrant in which he says, 'I'm taking responsibility for breaking the law, for violating treaties, for doing an extraordinary act of necessity.' That's a responsibility only the president should be able to take, and only in the most extraordinary situation." "If the president of the United States thinks it's absolutely essential to defend the lives of thousands of people, he ought to be on the line. "That's exactly what has to be debated," he says. What types of torture should be permitted? That would create "visibility and accountability. "The problem is that today, torture is being used promiscuously, and we deny we're using it."ĭershowitz says the government should acknowledge that it tortures suspects, and create rules for how torture is carried out. "I think torture will be used - and has, in fact, been used - whenever it is felt that by torturing an obviously guilty, the lives of multiple innocent people could be saved," he says.
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Nicky Pike, Dawn's charge, keeps disappearing while he's being baby sat for! What is going on and is he up to something? Later when she reads about the history of Stoneybrook, she discovers that the ghost of Jared Mullray may haunt the secret passage and her entire house. Will Dawn and her friends ever solve the mystery, or will Dawn have to share her house.with a ghost?ĭawn thinks her new house in Stoneybrook is haunted! She hears strange noises behind her bedroom wall (like moaning) and even finds a secret passage! But they're so busy with their baby-sitting jobs that they hardly have time for a ghost hunt. There are even spooky noises behind her bedroom wall!ĭawn is sure there's a ghost in her house. All kinds of creepy things go on whenever Dawn's at home. Dawn has always thought there was a secret passage hidden in her house.
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Stephenie meyer's the seeker5/23/2023 Aside from young adult novels, Meyer has ventured into adult novels with The Host (2008) and The Chemist (2016). After many rejections, Little, Brown and Company offered her a $750,000 three-book deal which led to a four-book series, several spin-off novels and novellas, and a series of commercially successful film adaptations. Influenced by the work of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, she wrote Twilight soon thereafter. Having no prior experience as an author, she conceived the idea for the Twilight series in a dream. Meyer received the 2009 Children's Book of the Year award from the British Book Awards for Breaking Dawn, the Twilight series finale.Īn avid young reader, she attended Brigham Young University, marrying at the age of twenty-one before graduating with a degree in English in 1997. Meyer was the bestselling author of 20 in the U.S., having sold over 29 million books in 2008 and 26.5 million in 2009. She is best known for writing the vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 160 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. ər/ née Morgan born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. |