![]() We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour, but within it, we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves. In this truth, in this faith we trust, for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us. ![]() And this effort very nearly succeeded.īut while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated. We’ve seen a forest that would shatter our nation rather than share it, would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. Amanda Gorman’s electrifying and historic poem The Hill We Climb, read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition. Because being American is more than a pride we inherit it’s the past we step into and how we repair it. The instant 1 New York Times bestseller and 1 USA Today bestseller. Gorman is the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration in United States history. That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb if only we dare it. 1 day ago &0183 &32 The poem 'The Hill We Climb' was read at the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. If we’re to live up to our own time, then victory won’t lie in the blade, but in all the bridges we’ve made. On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. ![]() Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He is embittered by the harsh treatment of Hindley and disillusioned by what he considers the treachery of Catherine. He falls in love with Catherine, herself a child of storm, but the later developments in the novel arouse his ire and hatred against the Earnshaws and the Lintons. Heathcliff, a child of the storm, is brought to Wuthering Heights. Wuthering Heights is the place of storm, whereas Thrushcross Grange is the appropriate home of the calm, the gentle Lintons. Love and hatred merge in him and both are extreme. ![]() ![]() He is both worldly and profoundly romantic. He is as powerful and amoral as the forces of nature with which he is often compared. His power for good and for evil shocks and surprises us. He not only acts and suffers, but causes others to act and suffer. In a word, Heathcliff is the soul of the novel. He bestrides the novel which is a story of his love, frustration, hatred, revengeful passion and his reconciliation with life. Heathcliff is the most significant character in Emily Bronte’s only novel Wuthering Heights.
![]() ![]() She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations.” -Greta Thunberg, climate activist “Naomi Klein’s work has always moved and guided me. ![]() ![]() Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of “perpetual now,” to the soaring history of humans changing and evolving rapidly in the face of grave threats, to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of “climate barbarism,” this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink.Īn expansive, far-ranging exploration that sees the battle for a greener world as indistinguishable from the fight for our lives, On Fire captures the burning urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the fiery energy of a rising political movement demanding a catalytic Green New Deal. ![]() #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Naomi Klein makes the case for a Green New Deal in this “keenly argued, well-researched, and impassioned” manifesto ( The Washington Post).Īn instant bestseller, On Fire shows Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but also as a spiritual and imaginative one. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Arrow Garden is a delicately-wrought tale of truth, selfhood, and acceptance, which transcends time in its lyrical exploration of what it means to live. To visit the past or the future, even in imagination, is to change it. Setting out on a hike to a mountain village shrine, away from the charred city, she begins a life to which she is not sure she is entitled, a life which feels like living on the other side of the sky. ![]() In wartime Tokyo, Tanaka Mie finds herself wandering the burned-out ruins of her dead parents' fire-bombed home with only hazy recollections of how she survived. When lonely and socially isolated translator, Gareth, takes up traditional Japanese archery in 1990s Bristol, he learns that to study Kyudo is to reach out, to another culture, another time, other people… But when one of them reaches back, two lives that should never have touched become strangely entangled. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sev- eral lines of empirical evidence are brought forward in support of the theory, in particular: evidence from experiments in sensorimotor adaptation, visual “filling in,” visual stability despite eye movements, change blindness, sensory substitution, and color perception. ![]() The advantage of this approach is that it provides a natural and principled way of accounting for visual consciousness, and for the differences in the perceived quality of sensory experience in the different sensory modalities. ![]() The experience of seeing occurs when the organism masters what we call the gov- erning laws of sensorimotor contingency. The out- side world serves as its own, external, representation. Activity in internal representations does not generate the experience of seeing. It is a particular way of exploring the environment. The problem with this kind of approach is that it leaves unexplained how the existence of such a detailed internal representation might produce visual consciousness. The activation of this internal representation is assumed to give rise to the experience of seeing. Many current neurophysiological, psychophysical, and psychological approaches to vision rest on the idea that when we see, the brain produces an internal representation of the world. ![]() ![]() With that, you can level three skills significantly, or give small boosts to several skills. Just two levels will net you 30 skill points to distribute. Maxed-out intelligence is a key component of this build, as you will gain tons of skill points during the first few levels. Because of the way Fallout: New Vegas works, particularly the ability to re-spec your character as you leave Goodsprings, this build is well rounded and designed to let you complete the starting missions before heading into the Wasteland with boosted skills. ![]() This build made the list because it’s meant to give you a strong start and many benefits early in the game, thus the name-Ultimate Starting Build. Well-rounded Smarty-Pants of the Wasteland Did any of your favorites make the list? Read on to find out! 10. ![]() ![]() Some made the list as solid choices for gameplay, and some are here just because I find them fun and interesting. Some of these lean heavier into the role-playing aspect, depending on the player to act as the character would. Here, we’ll take a look at my picks for the top ten builds to make your trip through the Wasteland fun and unique. I’m back again with another Fallout New Vegas Top Ten list for you. What are the most fun character builds to play in Fallout: New Vegas? ![]() ![]() ![]() By harnessing the power of GPT4, the platform can generate avatars that are not only visually impressive but also articulate and expressive. One of the standout features of TalkingHumans AI is its ability to create real 3D talking human avatars. With TalkingHumans AI, you can take your content creation to new heights. Gone are the days of struggling with uninspiring videos. ![]() This advanced AI-powered tool is designed to generate unique, high-quality content effortlessly. TalkingHumans AI is the world's first ChatGPT4-powered cloud-based platform, utilizing cutting-edge GPT4 technology. With its plethora of features and unlimited commercial license, TalkingHumans AI is set to revolutionize the way we create and sell content. Enter TalkingHumans AI, the revolutionary platform that combines the power of GPT4 technology and cloud-based capabilities to generate high-quality content and transform it into real talking human 3D avatars and audio. In the fast-paced world of digital content creation, it's essential to captivate your audience with engaging and unique videos. Title: Say Goodbye to Boring Videos with TalkingHumans AI: The Ultimate AI Video Solution ![]() ![]() But on the journey that takes him through the New York City subways and to Washington Square Park, Clayton learns some things that surprise him. Armed with his grandfather's brown porkpie hat and his harmonica, he runs away from home in search of the Bluesmen, hoping he can join them on the road. Cool Papa Byrd dies, and Clayton's mother forbids Clayton from playing the blues. Clayton feels most alive when he's with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, and the band of Bluesmen-he can't wait to join them, just as soon as he has a blues song of his own. ![]() ![]() ![]() Summary: From beloved Newbery Honor winner and three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia comes a powerful and heartfelt novel about loss, family, and love that will appeal to fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander. ![]() ![]() Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity.Īcross the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.īrightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. Wars were fought for them, and won by them. It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. ![]() Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. ![]() ![]() Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. ![]() ![]() ![]() One day, the snake questions Eve about God’s prohibition of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, suggesting that she and Adam won’t necessarily die if they eat its fruit-they will gain divine knowledge instead. After placing Adam in the garden of Eden, he creates the first woman, Eve, out of Adam’s rib to be his companion.Ī sly serpent disrupts Adam and Eve’s harmonious existence with God in the garden. He makes Adam, the first man, out of the dust and breathes into his nostrils. ![]() He calls things into existence -light, the sky, seas, land, plants, and animals-and declares them “good.” After God makes all the other creatures, he creates human beings in his own image, putting them in charge of the rest of creation. ![]() The Book of Genesis begins with the creation story, as God creates the heavens and the earth out of nothing. ![]() |