5/12/2023 0 Comments Ways of seeing series![]() ![]() ![]() What Is an Image?Īn object, living being, or landscape that exists before your eyes in real life is a sight. We examine Berger’s arguments, add historical background on both the artwork Berger analyzes and the landscape in which Berger is writing, and compare Berger’s ideas to those of contemporary art and culture. ![]() Within each chapter, we present Berger’s analysis of how the topic is currently approached by art critics and the public, if and how mystification is present, and how he believes we should shift our thinking (in other words, our “way of seeing”). In this guide, we’ve created a chapter for each of the five topics that Berger discusses in his book. The essays can be read in any order, and while each essay focuses on a different topic, there are connecting themes of perspective (“ways of seeing”) and mystification. ![]() Ways of Seeing is a collection of seven untitled essays, three of which are visual and contain no text. Rather, Berger urges us to pull back the curtain and look at the images before us with our own eyes. This text challenges the idea that to understand and appreciate works of art, we need experts to “translate” them for us. In Ways of Seeing, published in 1972, art critic John Berger argues that throughout history, the way we see art has been manipulated by a privileged minority to preserve their social and economic dominance. 1-Page Summary 1-Page Book Summary of Ways of Seeing ![]()
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![]() Much of it seems like a modern battle epic or a gory scary movie with endless passages depicting power struggles, blood-drenched paths to the throne, ruthless killing of innocent women and children and the final disappearance of a mighty empire. Later, it was condensed by various editors to make it available to more readers. Proceeding at a brisk pace, the original fourteen volumes describe debauched emperors, corrupt practices, usurpers and murderers, bloody battles, plunder and loot, barbarian hordes, tumultuous events like the Crusades and invaders like Genghis Khan and many more. The sheer scale and sweep of the narrative is breathtaking in its ambitious scope and brings to vivid life the collapse of a magnificent military, political and administrative structure. ![]() ![]() Spanning a period of nearly 1500 years, this monumental work of history tracks the orbit of one of the greatest Empires of all time. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Juliet a novel anne fortier![]() Let her know that you understand that words are love. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Give her the gift of words, in poetry and in song. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas, for anniversaries. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Let her know what you really think of Murakami. ![]() She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow and worn. You see that weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a secondhand book shop? That’s the reader. She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she has found the book she wants. ![]() You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. ![]() Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.įind a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes, who has problems with closet space because she has too many books. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Game changer book matthew sadler![]() © 2019 New In Chess Published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands All rights reserved. Game Changer AlphaZero’s Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI Part IV: AlphaZero’s opening choices.Ĭhapter 14: AlphaZero’s opening repertoire.Ĭhapter 15: The King’s Indian Sämisch. Part III: Themes in AlphaZero’s play.Ĭhapter 6: Introduction to our selected AlphaZero themes.Ĭhapter 7: Piece mobility: outposts.Ĭhapter 8: Piece mobility: activity.Ĭhapter 9: Attacking the king: the march of the rook’s pawn.Ĭhapter 10: Attacking the king: colour complexes.Ĭhapter 11: Attacking the king: sacrifices for time, space and damage.Ĭhapter 12: Attacking the king: opposite-side castling.Ĭhapter 13: Attacking the king: defence. ![]() ![]() Introduction by Demis Hassabis.Ĭhapter 1: A quick tour of computer chess competition.Ĭhapter 3: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and AI 54.Ĭhapter 4: How AlphaZero thinks.Ĭhapter 5: AlphaZero’s style – meeting in the middle. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Isaiah dunn is my hero read aloud![]() ![]() ![]() Baptist's debut novel explores the indomitable spirit of a ten-year-old boy and the superhero strength it takes to grow up. He could use those powers right about now! Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own-once she stops hassling Isaiah.Īnd when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, a superhero who gets his powers from beans and rice. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. ![]() But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. Adapted from a story that first appeared in Flying Lessons & Other Stories and perfect for fans of The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson. A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's journal. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Crown coral and pearl![]() ![]() To save her people, Nor must learn to negotiate the treacherous protocols of a court where lies reign and obsession rules.but discovering her own formidable strength may cost her everything she loves. Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford 4.4 (32) Hardcover (Original) 17.99 19.99 Save 10 Hardcover 17.99 Paperback 11.99 eBook 14.49 Audiobook 0. And as she grows closer to Ceren's brother, Prince Talin, Nor learns of a failing royal bloodline, a murdered queen.and a plot to destroy her village. She soon discovers her future husband, Prince Ceren, is as forbidding and cold as his home. Then Zadie is injured, and Nor is sent to Ilara in her place. Nor once dreamed of seeing the mysterious mountain kingdom for herself, but after a childhood accident left her with a scar, she knew her twin sister, Zadie, would likely be chosen to marry the crown prince. Red Queen meets House of Salt and Sorrow in Mara Rutherford's debut YA fantasy Crown of Coral and Pearl, which follows a young woman from a village on the sea who must impersonate her twin on land to save everyone she loves from a tyrannical prince.įor generations, the crown princes of Ilara have married the most beautiful maidens from the ocean village of Varenia. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Dandelion ray bradbury![]() ![]() ![]() Most of the book is focused upon the routines of small-town America, and the simple joys of yesterday.īradbury noted in "Just This Side of Byzantium", a 1974 essay used as an introduction to the book, that Dandelion Wine is a recreation of a boy's childhood, based upon an intertwining of Bradbury's own experiences and imagination.įarewell Summer, the official sequel to Dandelion Wine, was published in October 2006. The main character of the story is Douglas Spaulding, a 12-year-old boy loosely patterned after Bradbury. In the story, dandelion wine, as made by the protagonist's grandfather, serves as a metaphor for packing all of the joys of summer into a single bottle. The title refers to a wine made with dandelion petals and other ingredients, commonly citrus fruit. ![]() The novel developed from the short story "Dandelion Wine", which appeared in the June 1953 issue of Gourmet magazine. ![]() Dandelion Wine is a 1957 novel by Ray Bradbury set in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois, based upon Bradbury's childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois. ![]() ![]() The Grove of Dodona is especially important to them and their main target because they can’t control it. He also thinks that the other Oracles are important to the Triumvirate Holdings because the Triumvirate Holdings don’t want them to use the Oracles to see their fates. And Apollo thinks that the five campers that are missing are being used to bait him. ![]() ![]() When the grove isn’t taken care of the voices from the grove can become unfocused, disharmonious, and drive people to madness. Apollo believes that the Grove regrew itself in the woods at camp and that Rhea was the woman in his dreams.Īpollo also said that the Grove of Dodona is making campers lost because it’s not being cared for. Her trees could speak and issued prophecies. ![]() The Grove of Dodona was planted by Rhea, Queen of the Titans. The four other Oracles are the Grove of Dodona, Sibyl of Cumea, Cave of Trophonius, and the Oracle of Erythaea. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book draws its inspiration from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s struggle to stop the construction of the pipeline. ![]() The snake, which is shaped like a pipe in the book, represents the Dakota Access Pipeline – a controversial crude oil project that spans 1,172 miles and extends over four states – and is a reference to the Black Snake Prophecy, according to Goade. The story follows a young Native American girl as she takes a stand against a black snake threatening to poison her people’s water, according to the book’s description. ![]() “We Are Water Protectors” was written by Carole Lindstrom, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. I won’t be the last! It brings me so much joy to think about Indigenous youth who will see themselves in this recognition and know that their stories are powerful and value.” “I think it’s important to acknowledge and reflect on the significance of being the first in 2021, while also looking towards the future with much hope. “It’s a great honor to be the first Indigenous artist to win this award, but I am of course standing on many shoulders,” Goade, a member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, said in a statement to CNN. ![]() Michaela Goode is the first Native American to win the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Avalon high novel![]() ![]() A long-ago legend comes to new life in this tale of a love triangle, a medieval sword, and a totally awesome pool raft in this stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries.Īvalon High, I was starting to think, might not be so bad after all. Ellie doesn't think much of déjà vu, but she just can't shake the haunting feeling that, somehow, this has all happened before. Yet as she gets to know Will better, Ellie starts to uncover some strange things about him. This New York Times bestselling hit from Meg Cabot mixes the wit of the Princess Diaries with a supernatural twist on the Arthurian legend.Įllie's thrilled to meet Will, the star football player whose popularity at her new school is almost legendary. About the Book Mixing the wit of the Princess Diaries books with a supernatural twist on Arthurian legend, this wildly entertaining, #1 national bestseller is now in paperback. ![]() |