![]() ![]() ![]() The rules of chess are clear, but the game is still difficult, just like life, just like climbing a mountain. Chess is an alternative to warfare, because although chess is competitive, the nearly infinite math of the game and the fun of seeing tactics and checkmates-it speaks of ethical strategy. Another brilliant tool on this upward journey of these unlikely friends is chess. The mystery of music is a wise solution for this violence problem which Victor and Junior symbolize. ![]() The point is simply this: it is very, very difficult to climb a mountain, and it's even harder to complete the quest toward "Big Mom," because that means they will have to endure trials, like the violence of Victor and Junior. This is a metaphor for divine enlightenment, which is very common in literature, going as far back as Moses climbing the mountain of Sinai, all the way to Egyptian mythology about manmade temple mountains (pyramids) and their potential value in the deification of kings. He points Robert, the mystery man, to Big Mom, the mountain-dwelling woman. The mysterious man with a guitar is a kind of archetypal visitor, because he is perplexing to Thomas, because Thomas hosts him as a guest, and because Thomas understands Robert's quest. Thomas and the stranger are an important pair of characters to consider when attempting to bring this novel into a kind of clarity. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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![]() ![]() To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. ![]() When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck-and she can’t believe their secret, either. Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. “ Squad is a story fitted with the sharpest teeth that chomps down on the patriarchy, and I adored it with my entire vicious heart."-Chloe Gong, author of New York Times–bestselling These Violent Delights ![]() “ Squad is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who’s ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters.”-Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The mystery involves real estate fraud, infidelity and murder to prevent discovery. Nora, Estella, June and Hester start out as unlikely friends but they soon become a strong group and a force to reckon with. When she meets three other women in this small town who also have their own secrets, they begin to trust and depend on one another. She opens a bookstore and uses what she learned from a nurse in the hospital to become a “book psychologist”. She came to Miracle Springs for healing of her spirit more than anything. Nora Pennington was badly injured with extensive burns, She never tells anyone what happened and prefers to be left alone. When a newcomer to town is pushed in front of a train, the women all want to see justice served, thus The Secret Book and Scone Society is born. We were introduced to the beautiful setting of Miracle Springs, a charming small town as well as a group of four women who become friends while trying to solve a murder. The Secret, Book and Scone Society is the first in a brand new cozy mystery series from Ellery Adams. Published October 31st 2017 by Kensington ![]() ![]() ![]() For this major project, which he probably never heard performed, Bach reworked a lot of his older music, both sacred and profane. But written towards the end of his life, it seems to have been a way of summing up all he was musically and spiritually capable of – of leaving something for posterity – after a lifetime of professional underappreciation and what must have felt like ephemeral drudgery. No one knows for sure why Bach, a lifelong Lutheran, chose to make a full Latin setting of the Catholic Mass. So as part of his 80th birthday celebrations, it's no surprise that he has chosen to conduct his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in a performance of the Mass in B minor, widely regarded as the summit of Bach's religious music. Sir John Eliot Gardiner has spent a large part of his musical life immersed in Bach's liturgical music and is acknowledged as one of its foremost interpreters. ![]() |