![]() ![]() Unknowingly, Grey has been invited to join a members-only club where the members are exclusively African American and the wait-staff is exclusively Caucasian. Upon arriving, there are no raging waters to be found but there is danger beyond anything that Martin Grey could imagine. ![]() He is taken to Forty Acres after agreeing to partake in a type of team-building whitewater rafting expedition. ![]() Coming off a high-profile win, Grey is invited to join an exclusive group of similarly minded successful black men. Martin Grey is an African American attorney on the very brink of fame and fortune. Forty Acres forces the issue, making readers address issues like slavery and reparation head on. ![]() So, you know, I'm not in the habit of really talking about race - or any potentially inflammatory subject like religion or politics - because I'd rather polite than start a fight. The desire to be politically correct is almost ingrained, at this point, and I'm terrified of being perceived as offensive when I'm trying to be anything but. It isn't that I think things are right or fair or equal between the races - just the opposite, but I don't know how to talk about it without causing offense or being antagonistic. As a Caucasian, I have difficulty verbalizing and discussing racial inequities and discrimination. This is awkward.I had a difficult time reading this book, and I'm having an even harder time reviewing it. ![]()
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![]() Sophia Strange of Oklahoma Baptist won the race in 35:47.71, a new GAC meet record. ![]() It was the fifth-fastest time by a Lady Bison at the GAC Championship and just off her season-best time of 39:40.46 at Lee University. SEARCY – Harding junior Kylie Phillips placed 10th in the 10,000 meters in 39:50.07. with the women's 100-meter hurdle prelims. with the women's long jump and the men's high jump. Walling's finish earned Harding five points.įreshman Arnaud des Boscs placed seventh in 33:51.61 to earn two more points.Įast Central's Amos Pkiach won the race in 30:02.78.ĭay two of the GAC Championships begins Friday at 10 a.m. ![]() 5 on Harding's career performers list, passing Harding Hall of Famers Jim Crawford and Jon Murray to become only the eighth Bison ever to run under the 31-minute mark. Walling finished in 30:07.23, the fastest time ever posted by a Harding runner at the GAC meet. SEARCY – Harding sophomore Luke Walling placed fourth in the 10,000 meters Thursday at the GAC Championships, cutting more than a minute off his previous personal best. ![]() ![]() ![]() The schools say it’s the parents the parents say it’s the schools.Īnd since nothing is for sure, nothing is done. The juice people say it’s the soda the soda people say it’s the juice. The Atkins people say it’s too many carbohydrates the Ornish people say it’s too much fat. The TV industry says it’s our junk food diet. ![]() Big food says it’s a lack of activity due to computers and video games. There’s more to this story, way more, and it’s not pretty.Įveryone blames everyone else for what has happened. But it was there before, and we didn’t have this caloric catastrophe. People say, ‘The TV is there,’ and it is. People say, ‘The food is there,’ and it is. More to the point, how did this epidemic happen and in such a short interval of just thirty years? Are we exercising less? No doubt.ĭespite knowing this, it hasn’t made any difference in the rates of obesity or associated diseases. Surgeon General, say that obesity results from an energy imbalance:Įating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. governmental health agencies, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, Obesity and Disease ![]() ![]() ![]() The narrative begins just after Tom Joad is paroled from McAlester prison, where he had been incarcerated after being convicted of homicide in self-defense. ![]() ![]() ![]() A celebrated Hollywood film version, starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, was released in 1940. The Grapes of Wrath is frequently read in American high school and college literature classes due to its historical context and enduring legacy. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they are trapped in the Dust Bowl, the Joads set out for California along with thousands of other " Okies" seeking jobs, land, dignity, and a future. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. The book won the National Book Award Īnd Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. ![]() ![]() Some highlights from the shoot to watch out for: Watching the crew place real explosives on the back of the actors’ heads (much to the Langers’ astonishment), seeing Tom Savivi before his fame apply makeup and talk about his work like it was nothing, pulling the Langers’ camera away from scenes where the film was doing damage to the mall (at Romero’s request) and witnessing Clayton Hill recreate his escalator ascent. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’Ī walking tour of the Monroeville mall, the Langer doc offers unfettered access to prepping the zombies for the camera and the stunts Romero’s team orchestrated to pull off some spectacular deaths. Written and directed by horror master George A. ![]() READ MORE: Criticwire Classic of the Week: George A. Romero intentionally targets consumer culture and capitalist economics by setting the majority of Dawn of the Dead in a shopping mall, using both the. Ralph and Bob Langer, two zombie extras in the film, captured the insanity on Super 8 cameras to produce a jaw-dropping behind the scenes look. Romero’s “ Dawn of the Dead” was a grungy, dangerous and seemingly miraculous shoot. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure by all indications, though, he was very successful. ![]() ![]() Filmed largely in a Monroeville shopping mall over four months in late 1977/early 1978, George A. ![]() ![]() ![]() She's here to win.But someone does like Eliza. Because while they may respect Eliza, they don't particularly like her - but right now, Eliza is not here to be liked. Naturally, the staff picks Len to be their next leader. Len DiMartile is an injured star baseball player who seems to have joined the paper just to have something to do. She works hard, she respects the facts, and she has the most experience. "Will leave a mark on your heart." Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series"A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between." Maureen Johnson, author of 13 Little Blue EnvelopesFalling in love wasn't part of the plan.Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor in chief of her school paper. Commercial US YA romance with a sharp intersectional feminist edge. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Max quickly learns that changing the past can sometimes lead to a devastating future. The pair investigate the mysterious disappearance of fellow student Rachel Amber, and uncover a dark side to the life in Arcadia Bay. The first game in the series, LIFE IS STRANGE(TM), follows the story of Max Caulfield, a senior majoring in photography who discovers that she can rewind time when trying to save her best friend Chloe Price. ![]() Achieving undeniable success, LIFE IS STRANGE(TM) has sold over 3 million units to date across all formats. The popular and celebrated video game, LIFE IS STRANGE(TM), is available on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, XBOX and iOS. Titan Comics' LIFE IS STRANGE(TM) returns readers to the setting of Arcadia Bay, offering fans the opportunity to dive back into the story of its beloved characters. Titan Comics and SQUARE ENIX(R) are thrilled to announce an all-new graphic novel set in the world of the critically acclaimed, award-winning, highly successful video game series, LIFE IS STRANGE(TM). ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, the rulers of New Atlantis must confront an enemy both new and ancient as the flow of time itself is drawn into the conflict. But he and Brand soon discover that the power behind the barrier holds a much more insidious, far-reaching threat to his family, to his people, and to the world. His relationship with his lover, Addam Saint Nicholas, raises additional political complications they must navigate. Claiming his father's throne has irrevocably thrown him into the precarious world of political deception, and he must secure relationships with newfound allies in time to keep his growing found family safe. and what remains of the dozens trapped inside? Though Rune and his lifelong bodyguard Brand are tasked with investigating the mysterious barrier, Rune is also busy settling into his new life at court. what do they want from the immortality clinic. But who could have created such formidable magic. As Rune Saint John grapples with the challenges of assuming the Sun Throne, a powerful barrier appears around New Atlantis's famed rejuvenation center. ![]() ![]() Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, damaged or if you receive the wrong item, so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right.Ĭertain types of items cannot be returned, like perishable goods (such as food, flowers, or plants), custom products (such as special orders or personalized items), and personal care goods (such as beauty products). You can always contact us for any return question at and issues Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. ![]() To start a return, you can contact us at If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. 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It’ll either be great, draw you in and promise you that they’ll all be of a similar quality or higher, or it will be less than the original and suggest you shouldn’t pick up the third. When you read a second book of a series, it’s really the do-or-die book. ![]() |