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Can they weather past hurts to claim a future together, or will it be swallowed by the storm?Īnother great, clean romance by Armstrong! And Lauren needs Tanner’s equipment to chase it. As they cautiously pick up the broken pieces of their old relationship, another deadly tornado forms in Sunset Plains. When a funeral brings Lauren and Tanner face-to-face again, the chemistry between them is as potent as ever. Even after four years, he can’t forgive her self-destructive penchant for chasing funnel clouds, or the way she dumped him in a letter and then disappeared. Memories of his high school sweetheart haunt him around every corner. Meteorology professor Tanner Erickson is totally over Lauren - at least, he thought he was until he moved back to Sunset Plains. Now she’s determined to land a roving weather reporter job in Tornado Alley, and she’ll do anything for the position - even return home to Oklahoma and face the country boy she left behind. Since the death of her parents four years ago, storms are the only time she feels alive. Lauren Reynolds needs the adrenaline rush that chasing tornadoes brings. Can they weather a storm of second chances, or will their past destroy them? The devastated country boy she left behind. The bacchae6/25/2023 My aim in this paper is to explore the motif of libation as a multifaceted feature of the Bacchae. Thus the group belongs to the religious language of ritual as well as to the political language of treaties, and, while certain words and forms of σπένδω-σπονδή refer to only one sphere of meaning, others are ambiguous and comprise both spheres. The meaning of this group is not restricted to libation it also refers to the institution of the truce. This use raises two basic questions: apart from the more general question of the role of libation, there is the question of the use of the group itself. In all four passages, Euripides uses words and forms of the group σπένδω-σπονδή. There are four passages in the Bacchae where libation is referred to, once in the prologue (45), twice in the first episode (284, 313) and once in the fourth episode (924). Even though this motif relates directly to the question of the tragic conflict between Dionysus and Pentheus, it has never been discussed in detail and its dramatic impact has not been fully acknowledged. One such aspect is Euripides’ use of libation as a dramatic motif. But there are still aspects that have not received the attention they deserve. Generations of scholars have explored the play from different perspectives and offered fascinating insights. Euripides’ Bacchae is one of the most intensively studied Greek tragedies. The five dysfunctions of a team summary6/25/2023 Without having aired their opinions in the course of passionate and open debate, team members rarely, if ever, buy in and commit to decisions, though they may feign agreement during meetings.ĭysfunction 4: Avoidance of accountability-ducking the responsibility to call peers on counterproductive behavior which sets low standardsīecause of this lack of real commitment and buy-in, team members develop an avoidance of accountability, the fourth dysfunction. Instead, they resort to veiled discussions and guarded comments.ĭysfunction 3: Lack of commitment-feigning buy-in for group decisions creates ambiguity throughout the organizationĪ lack of healthy conflict is a problem because it ensures the third dysfunction of a team: lack of commitment. Teams that lack trust are incapable of engaging in unfiltered and passionate debate of ideas. This failure to build trust is damaging because it set the tone for the second dysfunction: fear of conflict. Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.ĭysfunction 2: Fear of conflict-seeking artificial harmony over constructive passionate debate Essentially, this stems from their unwillingness to be vulnerable within the group. The first dysfunction is an absence of trust among team members. Dysfunction 1: Absence of trust-unwilling to be vulnerable within the group Bookshelves is not for downloading or buying books directly. Similarly, books are not available to purchase directly from. One important thing to note is that books are generally not available to download directly from Bookshelves, and nowhere on our website do we represent they are. In one way, Bookshelves is the version of Goodreads, except with Bookshelves you are able to get a much more personalized experience. 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Even once Missie and Willie get settled in a temporary home on the frontier, dangers and boredom still factor in, especially during the winter months. There was also the sheer boredom and monotony of doing the same things and eating the same things day after day. The author really brought to life the stark reality of the hardships on a wagon train and how sometimes people died along the way. Love's Long Journey was another wonderful story in the Love Comes Softly series that is so reminiscent of the Little House on the Prairie books. A forgery of roses6/24/2023 The whole idea is very cool and I would love to see more stories about this world and prodigy’s in general. It was definitely a fun read and I enjoyed the twist. They ended it with her being treated but not how it will effect her life and if she can achieve her dreams of being a biologist. Also what happened to the real Vincent? I also disliked that we never really got a end to Lucy and her sickness. Not going to the police asap about Will to protect the governs imagine is just stupid. Just because Myra and August are together should not excuse the fact that Will is a MURDERER. What about there families? They have the unanswered question of who killed their loved one. Will killed multiple people not just Myra’s parents. Another thing is no justice was really made. For example Myra knew Will had a relationship with Amelie but thought nothing of it when Vincent revealed he had been with her. Thinking about it a little it seems like there are some loose ends and pretty obvious things they didn’t see. Beautiful oblivion series6/24/2023 Jamie’s first book as an authorwas Providence, a self-published book released in November 2010, a paranormal romance featuring a girl, a guardian angel and a love triangle at Brown University. She has followed up with a New York Times best seller and the continuation of the Beautiful series of books. Starting out by self-publishing in 2010, Jamie is noted as being one of the authors leading the way for the New Adult genre, with her second book Beautiful Disaster becoming an international best seller. Jamie is married with three children, and shares a home in Enid Oklahoma with her family and a menagerie of animals. Oklahoma native Jamie McGuire is a New York Times bestselling author notable for the ‘Beautiful’ series of books, mostly in the New Adult fiction genre- ostensibly young adult fiction which focuses on the 18 – 25 age bracket.īorn in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jamie was raised by her mother in Blackwell OK where she graduated from high school in 1997.She then attended the Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma and the Autry Technology Center she graduated with a degree in radiography. The nutcracker sanna annukka6/23/2023 When Marie discovers a rather curious nutcracker doll amongst the presents, she suddenly finds herself caught up in an age-old battle and ultimately transported to a magical world of sugar-frosted castles, chocolate kings, and true love. On Christmas Eve, Fritz and Marie excitedly await the arrival of Godfather Drosselmeier and the marvelous gifts he brings for them every year. The Nutcracker captures, better than any other story, a child's wonder at Christmas. Hoffmann's classic Christmas fairy tale, immortalized by Tchaikovsky's ballet, is brought to life by the gorgeous contemporary artwork of Finnish illustrator Sanna Annukka, and is the perfect holiday gift for adults and children alike. Confess colleen hoover characters6/23/2023 The best way to describe a Colleen Hoover book is an adult romance novel filled with uncomfortable scenes, disappointing characters and corny lines that Hoover clearly wants to become popular quotes reposted on Pinterest. Whatever your reason, congratulations- you’re better than me. Or maybe you saw the bright red flags from the beginning. That probably means you don’t spend all of your time glued to your phone scrolling, as most of her readership has come from TikTok. If you’ve never read a Colleen Hoover book, I envy you. Creators with hundreds of thousands of followers expressed their diehard love for these novels - how could I go against them? They must have some sort of credibility, right? With a bad taste in my mouth, I wasn’t sure what to think, and although I wish that I didn’t get entrenched in the opinions of strangers on social media, I sometimes do. My hesitancy wasn’t about the quantity of fans but the quality of them. When I initially picked up a Colleen Hoover book, I went along with the masses on TikTok, afraid to challenge anyone’s thoughts. However, I must confess that despite the weak writing, surface-level characters and trauma porn, I was hesitant to express my opinions and admit that, in contrast to praise I saw online, her books were terrible and actually quite problematic. As an avid reader, I was instantly intrigued when I saw dozens of TikTokers praising the works of Colleen Hoover. |