For the most part, its reading level is a bit higher than that of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, though some sections about the philosophy of science and logic are more complex. It's 661,619 words in length, about the same as books 1 through 4 and 7 of the original series combined. The fanfiction is known for possibly being the most reviewed Harry Potter fanfiction, with over 20,000 reviews on as of 29 June, 2013. The story focuses on a Harry Potter who enters Hogwarts after having been raised with an Aunt Petunia who married a scientist, and thus has two fundamental differences with his canon counterpart: he had a happy childhood, and he is extremely rational-minded. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is an alternate universe Harry Potter fanfiction written by Eliezer Yudkowsky, an AI researcher and decision theorist at the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality George: " And whatever you do, don't think of an elephant." Mrs Weasley: " George! Ignore him, Harry dear, there's no reason not to think of an elephant." - Mrs Weasley and George at King's Cross Station
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The resulting analysis usefully elucidates the identitarian strains of Red Pill thinking, with Western Classics valued not so much for their content as for the fact that they are Western and classical. Instead, she proposes to examine the “deeper ideological purpose of classical appropriation”. She states at the outset that, while Red Pill engagement with the ancient world is often superficial, her purpose is not to correct misinterpretations or set out more sophisticated expositions. What unites these disparate groups is a belief that contemporary society operates in favour of women and to the disadvantage of men.īecause she is a classicist, Donna Zuckerberg’s way in to this topic is necessarily particular, as she examines how Red Pill thinkers position themselves as “true inheritors” of the classical tradition. For the uninitiated, the Red Pill – also known as the manosphere – encompasses a variety of factions, including men’s rights activists, pickup artists (PUAs) and Men Going Their Own Way, with further links to the alt-right. Not All Dead White Men is one of the first books to examine the online formation known as the Red Pill. Gustav Mahler, the director of the Vienna Opera, attended with his wife, the beautiful and controversial Alma. Giacomo Puccini, the creator of La Bohème and Tosca, made a trip north to hear what "terribly cacophonous thing" his German rival had concocted. The premiere of Salome had taken place in Dresden five months earlier, and word had got out that Strauss had created something beyond the pale-an ultra-dissonant biblical spectacle, based on a play by an Irish degenerate whose name was not mentioned in polite company, a work so frightful in its depiction of adolescent lust that imperial censors had banned it from the Court Opera in Vienna. When Richard Strauss conducted his opera Salome on May 16, 1906, in the Austrian city of Graz, several crowned heads of European music gathered to witness the event. I am ready, I feel free To cleave the ether on a novel flight, To novel spheres of pure activity. It can disguise itself as power, or property, and there is nothing more serious when you are a girl who has neither. Of course a pound coin can be serious too. When it feels warm and secure it will turn around and smile at you, the way my big sister Nkiruka used to smile at the men in our village in the short summer after she was a girl but before she was really a woman, and certainly before the evening my mother took her to a quiet place for a serious talk. It can cross deserts and oceans and leave the sound of gunfire and the bitter smell of burning thatch behind. We would be happy, like lovers who met on holiday and forgot each other's names.Ī pound coin can go wherever it thinks it will be safest. Maybe I would visit with you for the weekend and then suddenly, because I am fickle like that, I would visit with the man from the corner shop instead - but you would not be sad because you would be eating a cinnamon bun, or drinking a cold Coca-Cola from the can, and you would never think of me again. Everyone would be pleased to see me coming. Most days I wish I was a British pound coin instead of an African girl. Lemon’s The Philosophy of History or Eileen Ka-Mey Cheng’s Historiography: An Introductory Guide*, the whole medieval period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 AD) to the beginning of the Renaissance (circa 1350) are ignored. In some cases in the study of historiography, as in M. But how did this system of dates come to be so widespread, literally used around the world? The credit for this widespread use can be given to Bede, an 8th century historian whose works popularized the anno Domini system and whose historical methods were far ahead of his time. But why is this year numbered in this way? You are likely aware that the system of numbering years is derived from the medieval Christian system known as “Anno Domini’’, literally meaning “in the year of our lord”, referring to the birth of Jesus Christ. What year is it? As I write this, 2019 is nearing its end. there are no surviving contemporary images of Bede, and so all depictions of him are thus figments of various artists’ imaginations. The Venerable Bede, from The Last Chapter, c. This site uses Just the Docs, a documentation theme for Jekyll.īede A Case Study in Medieval Historiography By Eamon Bisbee Introduction and historical context Creating Narrativity from Source Material.The Meiji Restoration and Japanese Historiography.Medieval Russian and Tsarist Historiography. However, Linne rightly points out a necessary caveat – the mere presence of a biological father in the home doesn’t necessarily solve all its problems. A male presence in the home provides security, stability, leadership and moral example and, in a Christian context, a glimpse of a more perfect Father. Contrary to what today’s culture would have us believe, fathers are essential, and have much to bring to the table that cannot always be fulfilled by a single mother. The book presents a refreshing case for the value of fatherhood. Yet, by enduring this trial, she has been able to appreciate more acutely the steadfastness of God as her Heavenly Father. Her new book, “Finding My Father” candidly takes us through her troubled upbringing, and how fatherlessness caused her to wrestle with feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, betrayal. For Christian spoken word artist Blair Linne, the paternal nature of God is particularly captivating and wondrous. Many of us who come to the faith are drawn to particular attributes of God based on our own experiences and needs. “Where earthly fathers fail, Our Heavenly Father shines all the brighter” The almost full control of the Libyan army on Kklh area and some remnants of the terrorists fled to the area of the castle Now in their possession and are trapping some pockets of terrorists in the mountain road link between the regions and the castle Kklh Terrorism that threaten the security and stability of the citizens on the draft Iboshibh and adjacent areas under itįull control of our brave were arrested a large number of militants and the confiscation of their weapons, which was To the people of collar corner a big role in helping the Libyan army in the vanguard of the extension of the security and justice groups Senior militants who were fighting against the Libyan army and Garyounis combing the area Aburas-hadh handĪxis angle Libyan army forces are controlled in the meantime, the area and the area around the well Tervas corner and was Zintan brigade Qaqaa The victory comes only from God … to provide forces and the Libyan army on several axes, including advanced controlĪSEAN region and cut through the supply of the enemy, which was up by Sbaah was arrested on a number Peace be upon you Good morning the army and the people Caution: Where a person is due to the city or area within the page Bainha ban ( General Staff of the Libyan army) LIBYA WILL NEVER BE THE SAME as the GREAT JAMAHIRIYA… This is not surprising for a new author, but can be distracting nonetheless. So convenient.) The book has numerous plot holes. Whenever someone needs to feed, there just happens to be a pedophile nearby. I myself have never known one, but they seem to be ubiquitous and abundant in this book. (There must be a lot of pedophiles in this author's world. (The guardians even all look alike - black hair and brown eyes - how boring!) The author has the guardians and vampires only killing "bad" humans. The 'altruistic guardians' and 'evil vampires' are flimsy, predictable (and not in a good way) and completely unbelievable. Main premise of the world: vampires are all bad and give in to blood lust - the immortal guardians protect "innocent" humans from the vampires. Though this different interpretation quickly shows itself to be severely flawed. The world the author builds at first seems interesting and it is a different take on vampirism. The novel is set primarily in the area of Lake George, New York, detailing the transport of Colonel Munro's two daughters, Alice and Cora, to a safe destination at Fort William Henry. Specifically, the events of the novel are set immediately before, during, and after the Siege of Fort William Henry. During this war, both the French and the British used Native American allies, but the French were particularly dependent, as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the British. The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the North American theater of the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is an historical romance novel written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. Sadly, most of the people of his era were not open to his message and, along with many of his writings, The Secret of the Rosary was buried in a field in France during the French Revolution. Louis de Montfort wrote The Secret of the Rosary to remind the people of his time, especially priests, that the rosary had been given to us by heaven as a powerful weapon. Calloway: The reason I wrote this book is because the Church and the world need to be reminded of the power of the rosary and how it has been used by popes and saints over the last 800 years as a spiritual weapon against falsehoods and evil. ĭonna-Marie: Why a book on the Rosary now?įr. Calloway, MIC about his newest book: Champions of the Rosary. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Fr. |