Author: Naomi Shihab Nye
Publisher: BOA Editions, Ltd.
ISBN: 1938160398
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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In You and Yours, Naomi Shihab Nye continues her conversation with ordinary people whose lives become, through her empathetic use of poetic language, extraordinary. Nye writes of local life in her inner-city Texas neighborhood, about rural schools and urban communities she’s visited in this country, as well as the daily rituals of Jews and Palestinians who live in the war-torn Middle East. The Day I missed the day on which it was said others should not have certain weapons, but we could. Not only could, but should, and do. I missed that day. Was I sleeping? I might have been digging in the yard, doing something small and slow as usual. Or maybe I wasn’t born yet. What about all the other people who aren’t born? Who will tell them? Balancing direct language with a suggestive “aslantness,” Nye probes the fragile connection between language and meaning. She never shies from the challenge of trying to name the mysterious logic of childhood or speak truth to power in the face of the horrors of war. She understands our lives are marked by tragedy, inequity, and misunderstanding, and that our best chance of surviving our losses and shortcomings is to maintain a heightened awareness of the sacred in all things. Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, editor, anthologist, is a recipient of writing fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations. Nye’s work has been featured on PBS poetry specials including NOW with Bill Moyers, The Language of Life with Bill Moyers, and The United States of Poetry. She has traveled abroad as a visiting writer on three Arts America tours sponsored by the United States Information Agency. In 2001 she received a presidential appointment to the National Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Author: Reema Zaman
Publisher: Amberjack Publishing
ISBN: 1948705222
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 339
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It is time. It is time to free our voice. To speak is a revolution. For too long, through the most intimate acts of erasure, women have been silenced. Now, women everywhere are breaking through the limits placed on us by family, society, and tradition. To find our voices. To make space for ourselves in this world. Now is the moment to reclaim what was once lost, stolen, forsaken, or abandoned. I Am Yours is about my fight to protect and free my voice from those who have sought to silence me, for the sake of creating a world where all voices are welcome and respected. Because the voice, without intimacy, will atrophy. We're in this together. You are mine, and I am yours.
Author: Alex Latimer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781725470224
Category : Dinosaurs
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Author: Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1454
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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Pulp and Paper Investigation
Publisher:
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Category : Paper-making and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
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Author: James Meredith
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496821025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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On October 1, 1962, James Meredith was the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Preceded by violent rioting resulting in two deaths and a lengthy court battle that made it all the way to the Supreme Court, his admission was a pivotal moment in civil rights history. Citing his “divine responsibility” to end white supremacy, Meredith risked everything to attend Ole Miss. In doing so, he paved the way for integration across the country. Originally published in 1966, more than ten years after the Supreme Court ended segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education, Meredith describes his intense struggle to attend an all-white university and break down long-held race barriers in one of the most conservative states in the country. This first-person account offers a glimpse into a crucial point in civil rights history and the determination and courage of a man facing unfathomable odds. Reprinted for the first time, this volume features a new introduction by historian Aram Goudsouzian.
Author: A. C. Meyer
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 107159933X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
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Can love heal two wounded souls? Clara had a dream life. Married to a wonderful man, she was blessed with the perfect family when she had her first child. What appeared to be her personal fairy tale, becomes a nightmare when her family is fatally destroyed. Devastated by the pain, she has to fight to gather the pieces of her heart and move on, being supported by Leo, a young lawyer who awakens feelings that she is not ready to deal with. When Clara disappears from her life, Leo's heart hardens, becoming a cold man and distant from any kind of feelings, promising himself that he would never fall in love again. Until she reappears, arousing feelings even more intense than the last time.
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2080
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