![]() ![]() The authoritarian leaders of the 20th century knew it all too well. Through education and cooperation, we can uproot prejudice and pave our way to a better future.Īs a myriad of sociologists have noticed many a time, hatred against something unifies better than a cause for something. ![]() ![]() Youth Time’s mission is to facilitate the process of sharing knowledge and support unity and diversity. ![]() By understanding prejudice at its core and teaching the upcoming world leaders empathy and tolerance, we can actively build dialogue and progress. Shaping the future of a global community starts with youth. George Orwell / Photo: Shutterstock – Claudio Divizia Orwell used the word nationalism in the general meaning of prejudice, and, analysing his writings, today we can derive valuable lessons from that great mind’s on-point criticism of society. In 1945, at the dusk of World War Two, George Orwell wrote Notes on Nationalism, a comprehensive essay on the nature of prejudice, it impacts on one’s thinking, and characteristics of bias. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She holds an MFA from Goddard College, has held three Norman Mailer Writers Colony residencies, is founding editor of the journal 34 Orchard, is a board member of the New England Horror Writers and is co-chair of the Horror Writers Association’s Connecticut Chapter. ![]() She is also currently curating the anthology Wicked Sick for Wicked Creative. Her novel, Bad Apple, will get a 10th anniversary release this year, and her short story collection, The Shadows Behind, will be followed by a second collection in 2024. Kristi Petersen Schoonover’s stories have appeared in many publications, including Generation X-ed, Horror Library Volume 7, Lovecraftian Microfiction Volumes 6 & 7, Wicked Creatures, Crow & Cross Keys, Dancing in the Shadows: An Anne Rice Tribute Anthology, Dead Stars & Stone Arches, and others work is forthcoming in Out of Time: True Paranormal Encounters. ![]() ![]() Translated from the Lithuanian by Delija Valiukenas Translated from the Norwegian by Francesca M.
![]() ![]() Or at least that's what she thought, until a new neighbor moves in next door and starts working for William. She also has a successful and handsome husband who is devoted to her. I was just waiting for an actually decent one to cross my path, and one finally did, thank goodness!Ĭat has what every woman in town wants: money, beauty, and social standing. Good news, everyone! It turns out I'm not broken and can indeed still enjoy domestic thrillers. For both women, the desire for a perfect life can turn perfectly dangerous. But beneath their cordial interactions is a wealth of temptations, secrets, and toxic jealousy. The life next door.Īs Neena’s secret fixation grows, so does her friendship with Cat. When Neena’s infatuation escalates into obsession, it’s just a matter of eliminating a few obstacles to get the life she wants. It’s also making Neena aware of what she doesn’t have. ![]() This beautiful new town is a step in the right direction. A life coach with off-the-rack dresses, personal issues, and a husband who hasn’t delivered, she’s anxious to move up in the world. Neena Ryder isn’t a fellow lady of leisure. While cautious, a good neighbor like Cat greets them with open arms and warm hospitality. ![]() Then a friendly new couple moves into the estate next door. Watch your husband, watch your friends, and watch your back.Ĭat Winthorpe has worked hard to get what she has: a gorgeous home social standing and William, her successful, handsome husband. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These are just a handful of the characters that populate He Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song, Ryka Aoki’s debut novel. And Noelani Choi is the most naturally gifted hula dancer on the island, but her desire for meaning has drawn her away from the dance and towards an alienating obsession with Jesus. Kam Schulman, haole that he is, moved to Hilo after Hawaii’s music called to him, but he can’t be sure his new bandmates acceptance isn’t provisional. ![]() Steve Yates is the richest man on Earth and has just bought a gorgeous stretch of Hilo coastline, but his money can’t purchase the one thing he wants most: his wife’s health. Her boyfriend Harry can fish and never return empty-handed nor unsatisfied with his simple life, but he can’t shake the memories of his long-dead wife in order to fully embrace his second chance at love. Nona Watanabe makes her humble chicken dish so well it might just be a divine calling, but her outfits and skin are never quite the “right” colors for her to feel like she belongs. ‘He Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song’ by Ryka Aoki ![]() ![]() With unprecedented access to forty-two men and women who proudly and secretly worked on CIA covert operations from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day, along with declassified documents and deep historical research, Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen unveils - like never before - a complex world of individuals working in treacherous environments populated with killers, connivers, and saboteurs.ĭespite Hollywood notions of off-book operations and external secret hires, covert action is actually one piece in a colossal foreign policy machine. ![]() Almost every American president since World War II has asked the CIA to conduct sabotage, subversion and, yes, assassination. ![]() Originally known as the president's guerrilla warfare corps, SAD conducts risky and ruthless operations that have evolved over time to defend America from its enemies. When diplomacy fails, and war is unwise, the president calls on the CIA's Special Activities Division, a highly-classified branch of the CIA and the most effective, black operations force in the world. ![]() The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassinsįrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The special is narrated by Tracee Ellis Ross. Īn animated special based on the book was released on HBO Max on March 25, 2021. The three books have been published together as a collection titled Over the Moon. A copy of The Runaway Bunny appears in Goodnight Moon, as does the illustration of the mother fishing for the bunny child. The picture of a cow jumping over the moon, which features prominently in Goodnight Moon, first appeared in The Runaway Bunny. This book is the first in Brown and Hurd's "classic series," which also includes Goodnight Moon and My World. His mother, however, tells him that "if you run away, I will run after you." The plot deals with a small rabbit, who wants to run away. The Runaway Bunny is a 1942 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Until I’d read STARFISH, I’d never read a novel that accurately captured the biracial experience it’s far too easy to tell when the author isn’t biracial and/or a character is biracial just to score diversity points. Review:I’ve had STARFISH since its publication, but put off reading it because I couldn’t bear to be disappointed by another poor representation of biracial characters. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave. ![]() So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. ![]() With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin.īut then Kiko doesn’t get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. Blurb: Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jerome, Teresa resolved to enter a religious life. Shortly after this event, Teresa was entrusted to the care of the Augustinian nuns. Teresa was the daughter of a Toledo merchant and his second wife, who died when Teresa was 15, one of ten children. Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada Borned in Ávila, Spain, on March 28, 1515, St. ![]() In 1970 she was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. In 1535, she joined the Carmelite Or Saint Teresa of Jesús, also called Saint Teresa of Ávila, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation. ![]() Saint Teresa of Jesús, also called Saint Teresa of Ávila, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation. ![]() ![]() If you love a fast paced historical fiction novel, read Walk on Earth a Stranger. ![]() She learns that she can have friends just being her self as the journey continues to California.Ĭarson’s lead brings readers right in turning pages until the conclusion, which picks right back up in Rae’s installment, Like a River Glorious. Walk on Earth a Stranger begins an epic saga from one of the finest writers of young adult literature. The first book in Rae Carsons award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure. Leah is brave enough to pretend to be a boy and set for California with a few supplies, some gold, and her mare Peony. The theme of this book is to be brave and to know you’re self. ![]() Her best friend leaves for Independence Missouri, so Leah follows him and she pretends to be a boy to keep her identity a secret and herself safe. Life turns when she hears two gunshots and rushes home to find her dad lying on the front porch, dead, and her mom behind the wood shack, shot, killed for their gold. Publication date 2015 Topics Disguise - Juvenile fiction, Gold mines and mining - Juvenile fiction, Gold - Juvenile. No one knows about her power except her parents and her uncle, Hiram Westfall. ![]() Although she is not rich, she has a mom and dad who love her, a best friend, a beautiful mare, and chickens. This historical fiction novel begins in Georgia during the gold rush era. ![]() Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson is a narrative for readers of all ages. ![]() |