![]() ![]() One of those ministers, Lord Melbourne, became Victoria’s private secretary. Yet from the moment William IV died, the young Queen startled everyone: abandoning her hated first name in favor of Victoria insisting, for the first time in her life, on sleeping in a room apart from her mother resolute about meeting with her ministers alone. ![]() Many thought it was preposterous: Alexandrina - Drina to her family - had always been tightly controlled by her mother and her household, and was surely too unprepossessing to hold the throne. In 1837, less than a month after her eighteenth birthday, Alexandrina Victoria – sheltered, small in stature, and female – became Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. To me, ma’am, you are every inch a Queen.” I have not known you long, but I observe in you a natural dignity that cannot be learnt. Lord Melbourne turned to look at Victoria. “They think I am still a little girl who is not capable of being a Queen.” ![]()
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![]() “He lied and shattered my reputation, and I’m here to try and get my life back.” “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen,” Carroll testified. This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed,” Carroll said in a statement.ĭuring the nearly two-week-long trial in federal court, Carroll told jurors Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in New York City during the spring of 1996. Today, the world finally knows the truth. “I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back. ![]() The jury arrived at the verdict on Tuesday after beginning deliberations earlier in the day. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE – A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. ![]() Trump faces no related criminal charges, which would have required a higher standard. ![]() As a civil case, Carroll had to prove her claims by a preponderance of evidence. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author of the novel Torch and the once-anonymous voice behind the popular Dear Sugar advice column, Cheryl Strayed is an inquisitive and empathetic writer and one of the literary community’s most steadfast members. After hiking the PCT, Cheryl settled in Portland, Oregon, where she has lived ever since. Desperate to save herself, confront her shortcomings, and find a route to healing, Cheryl embarked on an 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, a journey that would become the basis for her critically-acclaimed 2012 memoir Wild. Her marriage dissolved as a result of her serial cheating and burgeoning addiction to heroin, leading her to adopt the surname “Strayed” as a reflection of her wandering from the once-traditional path of her life. When her mother Bobbi died in 1991, during the 22-year-old Cheryl’s senior year of college, Cheryl’s life suffered a major blow. Born in Pennsylvania and raised largely in a house without plumbing or electricity in rural Minnesota, Cheryl Strayed’s love of nature and desire to conquer the wilderness dates back to her childhood and teen years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s lots to discuss here - Amal, Simone and Layla have very different experiences of belonging to the Muslim community. Does My Head Look Big in This? Traces the experiences of a year 12 Muslim student, Amal, after she decides to wear the hijab to her local (and very Anglo) high school. ![]() If you can’t do this, pick a shorter text, otherwise you’ll end up telling the story instead of analysing the language features – that doesn’t get you many marks!Īt the bottom of the page are annotations from Helen Sykes, an expert in English HSC texts and a list of books I haven't had time to annotate yet. If you choose a novel, make sure you can summarise the plot in 1-2 sentencse. Young adult novels can be a good choice because you are using literature for which you are the target audience. Almost every young adult novel deals with belonging in some way. ![]() ![]() ![]() That changes when her mother announces that her father is coming home early from a trip and that the birthday party is cancelled. When Jane was thirteen, she had planned to celebrate her birthday with her friends Katie and Lucy. Readers should be aware that this book contains rape and child abuse. Other Characters Black Dagger Brotherhood Members Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pain and taste true pleasure for the first time- until a destiny he didn't choose takes him into a future that cannot include her. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. As a pretrans growing up in his father's war camp, he was tormented and abused. Ruthless and brilliant, Vishous son of the Bloodletter possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. Now, the cold heart of a cunning predator will be warmed against its will… ![]() And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() HELFORD | It really felt like we were doing a disservice to the character of Ben, as well, to not have bond over this thing that he has done. Sometimes as a kid, when you’ve got a family that’s reconstituted, your eyes are not in the right place, and that’s what this episode is about. With all of the complications of being a Conner, Ben stepped up. You’ve got to be there, and you’ve got to show up, and what we’re saying is that David didn’t come through for and Ben did. ![]() And Dave, you can address the relationship with Ben…ĬAPLAN | There are a couple of things in play here: One of the things we’re implying is that zebras don’t change their stripes it’s one thing to talk a big game, and it’s another thing to show up, which is what parenting is about. We love him, and he would love to be doing stuff with us, but it just hasn’t worked out scheduling wise. HELFORD | You know, we’re approaching the grand bow of the show, maybe next season or whatever, and there’s only so long we can go. So, why the heel turn? Why declare David a deadbeat? At the time, though, it was established that he’d moved back to Lanford to take a more active role in his kids’ lives, which he feasibly could’ve been doing off screen. ![]() TVLINE | When we last saw David, he was walking out of therapy after breaking things off with Darlene. ![]() ![]() ![]() Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. * SmartMedia was cheaper than flash at the time, but hit a capacity wall at 128MB while flash just kept getting better. When I eventually got my own copy it took a while to get used to it not skipping. And my dad's News of the World had a scratch in We Will Rock You that meant Freddie sang about mud on your. ![]() Oh, except ABITW Part 2 and Young Lust, but they're no loss anyway.Īs for vinyl, we lived in a house where heavy treading on the first floor could mean scratches or skips on an old record player. When I got the SmartMedia I was able to fit The Wall on it. It was small and light (the AA battery seemed to be half the weight), it had great battery life with just 1 AA, and you didn't have to worry about skipping (remember CD players boasting of their seconds of electronic skip protection?). ![]() Also it had horribly slow copying via parallel port.īut I _loved_ that thing and it was obvious that mp3 players (remember that they were called mp3 players?) were the future. I think I encoded at 64kb/s to fit albums on it. It had 32MB but could be expanded with SmartMedia* to 64MB. My first mp3 player was a #100 MPMan F20. ![]() ![]() evil begins Hyacinth Smith can see things that others miss, stop attack dogs from attacking, and grow trees where no trees have grown before. "A must-read series!" -The Washington Post " is my favorite kind of fantasy." -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author "This fast-paced fantasy features empathetic heroes and horrifying monsters. When Hyacinth finds an unusual door, two boys in search of vengeance, and a witch intent on destroying the world, the ultimate battle of good vs. Hyacinth, together with the boys, must use her newfound magic and all of her courage to journey straight into the witch's kingdom in a daring plan to trap evil and kill the immortal. ![]() bringing with them a battle with the undying witch-queen, Nimiane. When one door opens, two boys tumble through. Their great-aunt has been playing with forces beyond her control, using her lightning-tree forest to create doors to other worlds. When her father tells them they've inherited a house from their great-aunt, Hyacinth sees trouble brewing. Readers everywhere were transported by the 100 cupboard doors leading to 100 worlds of adventure in the bestselling 100 Cupboards series! Now, whether you're new to the series or can't wait to know where the cupboards came from, you'll want to open the cupboard door to this action-packed fantasy where friendships are forged, dark forces are challenged, and the adventure begins! Hyacinth Smith can see things that others miss, stop attack dogs from attacking, and grow trees where no trees have grown before. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When her head isn't buried in a book, it is bent over a keyboard, furiously typing away as her characters dictate their creative storylines to her, often with a large glass of wine keeping her company. This is one of my favourite series written by Melanie Moreland. Melanie delights in a good romance story with some bumps along the way, but is a true believer in happily ever after. Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys travelling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip. While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. ![]() Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them. New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. ![]() ![]() It was also included by The Huffington Post in its "61 Books We're looking forward to Reading in 2019" Upon release, it received acclaim. Her fiction and essays have appeared in or are forthcoming from Granta, The Believer, and The Millions, among other publications.Īmerican Spy received praise ahead of its release and was a Spring 2019 Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” pick. She was a 2013 Center for Fiction Emerging Writer's Fellow, and has received support from both the MacDowell Colony and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. Wilkinson has taught writing at Columbia University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She earned an MFA in fiction and literary translation from Columbia University. Her debut novel American Spy was published by Random House in February 2019 in the US and in July 2019 in the UK via Dialogue Books ( Little, Brown ). ![]() ![]() Lauren Wilkinson is an American fiction writer. ![]() |