5/24/2023 0 Comments Virtue & vanity by astrid jane rayThe French words vertu and virtu came from this Latin root. The ancient Romans used the Latin word virtus (derived from vir, their word for man) to refer to all of the "excellent qualities of men, including physical strength, valorous conduct, and moral rectitude". Buddhism's four brahmavihara ("Divine States") can be regarded as virtues in the European sense. Other examples of this notion include the concept of merit in Asian traditions as well as De ( Chinese 德). The opposite of virtue is vice, and the vicious person takes pleasure in habitual wrong-doing until it destroys him or her. Such a person is said to be Virtuous through having cultivated the disposition. By taking pleasure in doing what is right, even when it is difficult or initially unpleasant, virtue becomes habitual. In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose words and actions that are successful by showing high moral standards: doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the " good of humanity" and thus is valued as an end purpose of life or foundational principle of being. Cardinal and Theological Virtues by Raphael, 1511Ī Virtue ( Latin: virtus) is a trait of excellence that may be moral or intellectual.
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Their success rates are higher than multi-species IVF, cheaper than adoption, and more enjoyable than most trips to a clinic. Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic offers a unique service - trigger a heat, and breed with a werewolf in a controlled setting, right before the full moon. After trying for years, to the erosion of her marriage, she ready to put her dreams of travel aside and take drastic measures to get the one thing her heart desires above all else. There's only one thing holding her back - the desire to have a child. Recently divorced, she owns her own home, her interior design business is thriving, and she's free to do what she's always wanted - travel the world. When he picks up an intriguingly-worded flyer, he hopes that his boredom is about to come to an end.įor the first time in her life, Moriah has an open door of possibility before her. The first Hemming to leave Cambric Creek in several generations, he's feeling the pressure from his mother to move back home permanently, is chafed by his inescapable family name, and hasn't gotten laid in months. Grounded from his job as a photographer, this globe-trotting werewolf is pulling his hair out being back in his small hometown, with no end to the current situation in sight. While the main thread of the book is of the impending return of Lord Voldemort, the book also deals with how Harry copes moving from his aunt and uncle’s home into a strange new world of wizardry and how he fits in at school, trying to make friends and do as well as he can in school. The first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone develops the back story of Harry Potter, as well as that of Voldemort and the danger that he poses not only to Harry himself, but also to the greater world. The series then follows Harry’s attempts, along with his friends, mainly Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, as well as many others, to thwart the returning Lord Voldemort, who is the main villain throughout the series. The Harry Potter series of books focuses primarily on the books titular character, a young wizard-in-training, and the series starts on his 11th birthday when he is invited to attend the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. 5/24/2023 0 Comments Me before you book coverQuestions to answer Who is the author and what is his or her brand? Figure out what the design needs to emphasize.In the Ultimate Guide to Book Design, we’ll take a look at how to get your book cover to tell readers a story before they even crack open the first page. So many books are published each year-a good book design must communicate that the pages within are worth a reader’s time and attention. They want a book they can be proud to hold on the subway or read on their e-reader. They look for familiarity but simultaneously yearn for surprise-for something that is new and refreshing. It’s common knowledge by now that readers shop with their eyes. One way or another, it’s going to have to. An author at a bookstore is bound to be impressed by the amount of creative energy in all of the book covers and overwhelmed as to how her own is going to stand out. 5/24/2023 0 Comments Tracy dawson let me be frankYou can also find her performing on stage as her alter ego /Drag King identity, Dandy Frank. Currently, she produces and hosts Open Dyke Night, Hidden Hearts, and Fanny’s Underground, all monthly lesbian queer events taking place at different bars across Los Angeles. From 2015 – 2022, she worked as JQ International’s Director of Events and Communications providing inclusive spaces for LGBTQ+ Jews, their friends, families, and allies, and was the Los Angeles City Events Manager for the HER app from 2016 – 2018. With a passion for activism and the LGBTQ+ community, Anna has worked with various organizations, restaurants and bars, and corporations on creating safe spaces, events and experiences geared towards the lesbian and queer community. Anna Goodman (she/her) graduated with a bachelor’s degree in media and communications from Ohio University in 2011, and has since worked in a variety of fields ranging from event production and development, marketing and graphic design, to sales and customer care. 5/24/2023 0 Comments The Spooky Life by S.E. HarmonTheir latest case involves Hannah Caldwell, a silent ghost who can’t-or won’t-speak. The hoopla is enough to make him wish for a quick flight to Vegas and an Elvis officiant.Īt least work is keeping Rain and the PTU plenty busy. He’s finally taking that enormous step with fellow detective, Daniel McKenna, and he couldn’t be happier…about the marriage. That’s not to say everything is going smoothly-there’s a wedding in the works, after all. But he’s finally finding his groove as a reluctant medium and cold-case detective. Rain Christiansen isn’t sure he’ll ever fully understand the supernatural. Sirius B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews ghosts / m/m suspense / paranormal m/m romance / The Spectral Files series 7 Comments Review: The Spooky Life (The Spectral Files #4) by S.E. Now, you can pick up any YA contemporary and pretty much guarantee that 1-3 characters are depressed and anxious and zero of them are going to become anthropomorphic garbage cans because of it. Young adult fantasies had mentally ill villains / mentally ill deus ex machina / mentally ill teens moping around being unlovable, too. Young adult mysteries had mental illness as crime motives. Young adult contemporaries had sad mentally ill teens moping around and being unlovable. In the early to mid 2010s, mental illness was consistently treated like a plot twist, a thriller trope, and, like, a death sentence. That expresses progress, if anything.Īnd finally: None of us have to read books like this anymore!!!! Which is: this is Katrina Leno's first book, and it is by a country mile her worst one. Which makes it extra impressive that just six days into 2022, I'd already given this one. I would read books exclusively because they were popular, I would hate them, I would write a rant review, repeat.Īnd while you may be tempted to say, "emma, you still do that," and while in many ways you would be correct, I have this piece of evidence for you: I only gave five one stars in all of last year. First: I used to give one star ratings all of the time. Well, at least in the sort of thing that would result in a ring on your finger! When I was practising law, I definitely dated lots of fellow lawyers (you work pretty much 24/7, so if you don't date the people you work with, you'll never go out on a date. As a lawyer, what did you discover about ∾ngaging your adversary and other things they don't teach you in law school?Īs a lawyer, I definitely learned that there are lots of things that they don't teach you in law school, but I never engaged my adversary. Red Dress Ink will be publishing it for free on their website in late July, so check my website to get the link for it. I actually just completed work on a short story that fills the gap of the weeks between where Scot on the Rocks leaves off and Jack with a Twist picks up. The story takes up just a few weeks after Scot on the Rocks. Does the story take up immediately after Scot on the Rocks? In Jack with a Twist, her best friends are back, and there are also a bunch of new characters for her to have fun with this time around! I feel so connected to the character, so I knew I had more story to tell. It was a no brainer for me to continue Brooke's story. Why did you decide to continue Brooke's story with the sequel Jack with a Twist ? Packed with dozens of witty cartoons and loaded with profound philosophical insight, I Think, Therefore I Draw will delight readers and leave them enlightened. When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of ‘is’ is. and Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates have been a favorite of philosophers and non-philosophers alike for years. by Daniel Klein, Thomas Cathcart ( 955 ) £4.99 Here’s an accusation Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. And since they explain with the help of a selection of some of the smartest cartoonists working today, you'll breeze through these weighty topics as you guffaw and slap your knee.Ĭathcart and Klein's Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. Covering topics as diverse as religion, gender, knowledge, morality, and the meaning of life (or the lack thereof), I Think, Therefore I Draw gives a thorough introduction to all of the major debates in philosophy through history and the present. Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klien have been thinking deep thoughts and writing jokes for decades, and now they are here to help us understand Philosophy through cartoons, and cartoons through Philosophy. Thomas Cathcart 4.4 out of 5 stars 183 Paperback 41 offers from 2.71 Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live Daniel Klein 4. A hilarious new exploration of philosophy through cartoons from the duo who brought you the New York Times bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar. 5/23/2023 0 Comments Satoru nakata kafka on the shoreThe main characters are significant departures from the typical protagonist of a Murakami novel, such as Toru Watanabe of Norwegian Wood and Toru Okada of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, who are typically in their 20s or 30s and have rather humdrum personalities. It also features an increased emphasis on Japanese religious traditions, particularly Shinto. Kafka on the Shore demonstrates Murakami’s typical blend of popular culture, mundane detail, magical realism, suspense, humor, an involved plot, and potent sexuality. Kafka on the Shore ( 海辺のカフカ Umibe no Kafuka) is a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Kafka on the Shoredisplays one of the world’s great storytellers at the peak of his powers. Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot fathom.Īs their paths converge, and the reasons for that convergence become clear, Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodies to make love or commit murder. |