![]() ![]() Ovo je naprosto muzej u kojem posjetitelj zaista puno toga nauči. Prezentacija svake zbirke izuzetno je pomno razrađena. Postoji i nekoliko interaktivnih komora u kojima imate na volju sami birati koje vas teme najviše zanimaju i o čemu želite saznati više. Informativni paneli su dvojezični, jasni, iscrpni i čistog dizajna. Istražujući ovaj muzej, osjećate se kao da ste akter u znanstveno-fantastičnom filmu u kojem lutate kroz neki sterilan, moderan laboratorij gdje je, na principu vremenskog stroja, pohranjena „cjelokupna“ ljudska prošlost. Posjetilac, doslovce se „uspinjujući“ po arheološkim slojevima, zahvaljujući vrhunskim i inovativnim prezentacijama rađenima u skladu s najvišim tehnološkim standardima, na najbolji mogući način uči i doživljava prirodne i kulturne promjene – od glečera i pračovjeka do Homo sapiensa, od ljudi prije naše ere do ljudi naše ere, preko srednjeg vijeka pa sve u industrijsku eru. Prvenstveno mapira arheološku prošlost i razvoj njemačke pokrajine Saske. Stalni postav muzeja proteže se na tri kata, na preko 3000 četvornih metara. U muzeju je prezentirana građa koja pokriva ca. Nalazi se u prostorima nekadašnje robne kuće Schocken, ikone arhitektonskog pokreta „Neues Bauen“, u gradu Chemnitzu. Radi se o mladom muzeju koji je svoja vrata javnosti otvorio tek 2014. Kratko i jasno – SMAC je jedan od najbolje prezentiranih arheoloških muzeja koje sam ikada posjetila! SMAC – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz (State Museum for Archaeology in Chemnitz). ![]()
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![]() With all the translations having different meanings, it is difficult to sort fact from fiction. From his birth to his death he was a most remarkable man. Upon reading it, you have the feeling that you are watching a movie with powerful vivid images and intense emotions. He truly was an inspirational man who believed in a world view and had a vision of what the world should look like.ĭid he change the way the world moved forward? I would say he did. Muhammad, the World-Changer is an outstanding masterpiece on the main icon of Islam that is well-researched, thought-provoking, and scholarly, written in a novelistic style. I understood why there are no images of him. Mohamad Jebara brings to life the gripping personal story of Islams founding prophet. Surrounded by women, some Jewish and Christian, He was inspired by the experiences he had and the people he met. Muhammad, the World-Changer An Intimate Portrait. It was researched and what came out of that was a man I could understand. This was nothing like any other book I have read. ![]() Who exactly was he and what shaped his view of the world? I am quite certain Muslim academics knew and understood the subject of Muhammad, the rest of us were a bit confused. The topic is one I have long been interested in and yet everything I read was contradictory. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is so well-researched and easy to read. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tessie, the soon-to-be-victim housewife, may allude to another bucolic Tess (in Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles), whose promising beginnings transformed into gore and death at the hands of men. In retrospect, however, the names of the male lottery organizers-Summer and Graves-provide us with clues to the transition from life to death. The use of names initially seems to bolster the friendliness of the gathering we feel we know these people as, one by one, their names are called in alphabetical order. ![]() The story opens innocently enough, as the townspeople gather for an unidentified annual event connected to the harvest. Readers, lulled into this false summer complacency, begin to feel horror, their moods changing with the narrator’s careful use of evidence and suspense, until the full realization of the appalling ritual murder bursts almost unbearably on them. ![]() A modern horror story, it derives its effect from a reversal of the readers’ expectations, already established by the ordinary setting of a warm June day in a rural community. It may well be the world’s most frequently anthologized short story. Analysis of Shirley Jackson’s The LotteryĪs were many of Shirley Jackson’s stories, “The Lottery” was first published in the New Yorker and, subsequently, as the title story of The Lottery: or, The Adventures of James Harris in 1949. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A former employee?”īeryl was too stunned to speak or even nod. Beryl blinked, thinking this might be a bad dream, a hallucination, or one too many trips to the bar.ĭarcy touched Beryl’s arm, ruling out the first two. It wasn’t possible.Įrik stepped up to the platform and shook Saul’s hand. Loud applause faded in the background as his name pounded inside her skull. “So, without further ado, I’d like you to welcome the new president of Global Business Solutions-believe it or not a former employee of our firm-Erik Lindholm.”īeryl’s body numbed. Who could take the top-notch crew I have here now and guide Global to great heights in the future? Although we possess huge talent within our fine organization, I wanted a fresh take on the business and decided to search outside of our four walls.”ĭisappointment rushed through Beryl. ![]() ![]() “In selecting my replacement, I asked myself one question. She returned to her normal stance as a knot twisted tight in her stomach. Beryl perched on the tips of her sling-back pumps and tried to catch an early glimpse of whoever had followed Saul inside. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are female rappers all around the world but she's also set a trend for other female rappers now to want to be like her and that sound. But she definitely was a trendsetter and she definitely set a milestone here for New Orleans for female rappers. It just kept happening all that night and we laughed about it. She was running into one, I was going out the other. I had ran into her the weekend before the accident happened and we had five shows that night - What? We actually were on our come up together, going hand in hand, shows after shows after shows. Were you close with her and do you feel like she created or helped the foundation in which women rappers exist now? ![]() There's been this resurgence in terms of women rappers, but somebody that I feel never gets mentioned in the conversation when it comes to women pioneers in rap is Magnolia Shorty. But it was much crazier before Katrina."įreedia spoke with Okayplayer about bounce music, being friends with Magnolia Shorty, twerking, and more. ".we have those classics in those certain moments where we're like, 'Damn, you remember this from before the storm?'" Freedia said. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, as a senior research fellow within Indiana University’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, McPhail has begun work on a new project: a historical record of diversity and inclusion at Indiana University. While he has dedicated his academic career to studying communications with a focus on rhetoric and race relations, he has also worked on a diverse range of projects, including serving as an expert for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and collaborating with colleagues to produce a field guide to birds of the Bahamas. Throughout his career, McPhail has served in roles including faculty member, researcher, academic administrator, and educational consultant. ![]() It is difficult to summarize Mark McPhail’s experiences with one single title. Exploring Diversity in Higher Educationĭiversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs.Distinguished Inclusive Excellence Award. ![]() ![]() ![]() For Millicent's husband, I think the part of him I identify with is his ability to draw a line. Which parts of which characters from My Lovely Wife do you identify with most? Writers sometimes say all their characters contain parts of them. One of my friends said, "It must be terrible to be inside your head." I'm disturbed enough to make people say things like that. I made the mistake of wondering out loud if someone was being held captive inside of it, and said if we stared at it long enough, I bet we'd see someone's hand pressed up against the window or something. We saw an old motor home sitting in front of a nearby house. Not long ago, I went on vacation with some friends. ![]() Great question! The best way I know to answer is with a story. You and your agent, Barbara Poelle, clicked during your first conversation because you told her you were sick and disturbed. Interview Samantha Downing talks about her first published novel, My Lovely Wife, a domestic thriller ![]() ![]() This cover is gorgeous! What did you think when you first saw it? Nothing in Kane’s life is an accident, and only he can keep the world itself from unraveling.Īnd here’s the gorgeous cover redesign, illustrated by Jonathan Bartlett and designed by Liz Dresner and Nicole Hower!īuy it: Amazon | IndieBound | Indigo | Book Depositoryīut wait, there’s more! Ryan stopped by for a little chat about the book and its stunning new cover, so check it out! ![]() But as he and the others are dragged into increasingly fantastical dream worlds drawn from imagination, it becomes clear that there is dark magic at work. Kane doesn’t know what to believe or who he can trust. And when strange things start happening around him, Kane isn’t sure where to turn.Īnd then three of his classmates show up, claiming to be his friends and the only people who can tell him what’s truly going on. The world as he knows it feels different―reality seems different. ![]() The only thing he knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. Whether you loved this dreamy m/m YA fantasy as much as I did or haven’t gotten to it yet, you’re definitely going to want to snatch up a copy of Reverie by Ryan La Sala when it comes out in paperback on June 7th from Sourcebooks, because look at that cover! What cover, you ask? Why, the gorgeous one below! But first, the story:Ī few weeks ago, Kane Montgomery was in an accident that robbed him of his memory. ![]() ![]() ![]() Two disgraced former Secret Service officers team up to solve a series of copy cat crimes in this exciting new thriller by a master of the game. Full of shocking twists and turns, and introducing a villian to rival Jackson in Baldacci’s The Winner, Split Second is pure, mind numbing adrenaline to the last page. But the truth is never quite what it seems, and these two agents have learned that even one moment looking in the wrong direction can be deadly. King and Maxwell form an uneasy alliance, and their search for answers becomes a bid for redemption as they delve into the government’s Witness Protection Program and the mysterious past of Clyde Ritter’s dead assassin. Then he hears the news: Once again, a third party candidate has been taken out of the presidential race abducted right under the nose of Secret Service agent Michelle Maxwell. King retired from the Service in disgrace, and now, eight years later, balances careers as a lawyer and a part time deputy sheriff in a small Virginia town. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was only a Split Second but that’s all it took for Secret Service agent Sean King’s attention to wander and his ‘protectee,’ third party presidential candidate Clyde Ritter, to die. From 1 bestseller David Baldacci comes a new thriller reminiscent of his phenomenal bestselling debut, Absolute Power. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hopeful of finding a proper noble to dub him, Quixano finally is licensed in his venture by an innkeeper who believes him to be a lord of a manor. Outfitting himself with some old rusty armor, Quixano enlists his spavined hack horse to go forth in search of knightly adventures. to turn his passion knight errant and travel through the world with horse and armor in search of adventures" with the purpose of "redressing all manner of wrongs."Īt length, he is galvanized into action by his passion for the chivalric code. "From little sleep and too much reading his brain dried up and he lost his wits. ![]() As his appetite for the lore of chivalry increases, Quixano begins selling off acres of his farmlands, using the funds to buy more books, and increasingly throwing himself into his studies. From his readings and studies, he becomes by degrees interested, then obsessed, with the codes, deeds, and tales of chivalry - of knights errant on some courtly and idealized mission. Well read and thoughtful, Quixano's most prized possessions are his books. He is driven neither by ambition for wealth and position nor bitterness at his genteel poverty. Practical in most things, compassionate to his social peers, the local clergy, and the servant classes, Quixano is respectful toward the ruling classes, whom he unquestioningly accepts as his superiors. Alonso Quixano, a less-than-affluent man of fifty, "lean bodied" and "thin faced, lives modestly in the Spanish country village of La Mancha with his niece, Antonia, and a cranky housemaid. ![]() |