Free Within Ourselves

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Main Street Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780307434142

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A Bird by Bird for the African-American market--A top-notch writer's guide filled with practical guidance, essays, and journal exercises for the African-American writer including advice from E.Lynn Harris, Charles Johnson, and Yolanda Joe. In her introduction, Jewell Parker Rhodes writes: "Never (in four years of college or five years of graduate school) was I assigned an exercise or given a story example that included a person of color...While the educational system and the publishing world have become progressively more welcoming of African-American authors, there is still little attention to educating, supporting, and sustaining the writing process of African-American authors. Free Within Ourselves is a solid first step--it is the book I wished I had when I started out as a writer. It is meant to be a song of encouragement for African-American artisits and visionaries. Free Within Ourselves is a step-by-step introduction to fictional technique, exploring story ideas, and charting one's progress, as well as a resource guide for publishing fiction." For the legions of people who have a novel stuck in their word processors, help is finally on the way! Free Within Ourselves is an excellent guide to all the elements necessary to crafting fiction: character development, point of view, plot, atmosphere, dialogue, diction, sentence variety, and revision. Writing techniques are taught using exercises, journaling, story examples, and analyses of famous writing fragments, as well as several complete stories (including those of James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Edwidge Dandicat, among others). The book is further enhanced by inspirational advice from successful contemporary black writers (such as Bebe Moore Campbell, Rita Dove, Henry Louis Gates, John Edgar Wideman, and others), a bibliography, and a guide to workshops, journals, magazines, contests, and fellowships supportive of black arts.

Author : Regenia Perry
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 1566400724

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Profiles 31 African American artists and presents samples of their work located in the museum

Author : Rudine Sims Bishop
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : African American children
ISBN : 0325071357

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Presents a history of African American literature for children from its beginnings in the oral culture of the slaves of the South to the initial church works of the nineteenth century and its full emergence as a literature following the Harlem Renaissance.

Author : Guerin Moorman
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781452574639

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Drop the Drama! by Guerin Moorman Pdf

We all experience drama in one form or another. Whether its relational conflicts, financial stress, addiction, anger, overeating, or any number of problems; drama is not something that happens to us, but something that happens within us. In whatever form we experience it, drama is ultimately the internal dialogue of wrestling against what is. Drop the Drama! From Drama Addiction to Simply Inspired Living asserts that we become drama addicts, emotionally reacting to life, recreating life stories based on a limited understanding of who we really are. In an approach that transcends all spiritual paths, Drop the Drama! takes an alternative view of the ancient story of Adam and Eve challenging our traditional ways of viewing God, self, the nature of reality, and ultimately revealing a new way of Simply Inspired Living for all humanity. Explore the root cause of suffering; The Drama Mind. Expose the symptoms of the Drama Mind and how it cloaks itself from our awareness. Drop the cycles of Shame, Blame, and The Drama Game. Discover The Quest, questions found in the story of Adam and Eve leading us out of drama and back to Simply Inspired Living. Drop the Drama! is not about providing more factual knowledge for the mind, or getting motivated to achieve certain results in life. It is about uncovering the stories we create, the discovery of who we really are, and unleashing a life that is simply inspiring. Are you ready to Drop the Drama?

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Crown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-02-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780767910859

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The African American Guide to Writing & Publishing Non Fiction by Jewell Parker Rhodes Pdf

In college and graduate school, Jewell Parker Rhodes never encountered a single reading assignment or exercise that featured a person of color. Now she has made it her mission to rectify the situation, gathering advice and inspiring tips tailored for African Americans seeking to express their life experiences. Comprehensive and totally energizing, the African American Guide to Writing and Publishing Nonfiction bursts with supportive topics such as: ·Finding your voice ·Getting to know your literary ancestors ·Overcoming a bruised ego and finding the determination to pursue your dreams ·Gathering material and conducting research ·Tapping sweet, bittersweet, and joyful memories ·Knowing when to keep revising, and when to let go The guide also features unforgettable excerpts from luminaries such as Maya Angelou, Brent Staples, Houston Baker, and pointers from bestselling African American authors Patrice Gaines, E. Lynn Harris, James McBride, John Hope Franklin, Pearl Cleage, Edwidge Danticat, and many others. It is a uniquely nurturing and informative touchstone for affirming, bearing witness, leaving a legacy, and celebrating the remarkable journey of the self.

Author : Austin Shaw
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317607779

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Design for Motion by Austin Shaw Pdf

Plumb the depths of core motion design fundamentals and harness the essential techniques of this diverse and innovative medium. Combine basic art and design principles with creative storytelling to create compelling style frames, design boards, and motion design projects. Here, in one volume, Austin Shaw covers all the principles any serious motion designer needs to know in order to make their artistic visions a reality and confidently produce compositions for clients, including: Illustration techniques Typography Compositing Cinematography Incorporating 3D elements Matte painting Concept development, and much more Lessons are augmented by illustrious full color imagery and practical exercises, allowing you to put the techniques covered into immediate practical context. Industry leaders and pioneers, including Karin Fong, Bradley G Munkowitz (GMUNK), Will Hyde, Erin Sarofsky, Danny Yount, and many more, contribute their professional perspectives, share personal stories, and provide visual examples of their work. Additionally, a robust companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/shaw) features project files, video tutorials, bonus PDFs, and rolling updates to keep you informed on the latest developments in the field.

Author : Sara C. VanderHaagen
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781611179163

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Children's Biographies of African American Women by Sara C. VanderHaagen Pdf

A study of how rhetoric has shaped the life stories of African American role models in children's literature In Children's Biographies of African American Women: Rhetoric, Public Memory, and Agency Sara C. VanderHaagen examines how these biographies encourage young readers to think about themselves as agents in a public world. Specifically VanderHaagen illustrates how these works use traditional means to serve progressive ends and thereby examines the rhetorical power of biography in shaping identity and promoting public action. Drawing on scholarship in rhetoric, memory studies, and children's literature, VanderHaagen presents rhetorical analyses of biographies of three African American women—poet Phillis Wheatley, activist Sojourner Truth, and educator-turned-politician Shirley Chisholm—published in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. VanderHaagen begins by analyzing how biographical sketches in books for black children published during the 1920s represent Wheatley and Truth. The study then shifts to books published between 1949 and 2015. VanderHaagen uses a concept adapted from philosopher Paul Ricoeur—the idea of the "agential spiral"—to chart the ways that biographies have used rhetoric to shape the life stories of Wheatley, Truth, and Chisholm. By bringing a critical, rhetorical perspective to the study of biographies for children, this book advances the understanding of how lives of the past are used persuasively to shape identity and encourage action in the contemporary public world. VanderHaagen contributes to the study of rhetoric and African American children's literature and refocuses the field of memory studies on children's biographies, a significant but often-overlooked genre through which public memories first take shape.

Author : Samuel Widmer Nicolet
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783952441381

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The Renewal of Ourselves and Our World by Samuel Widmer Nicolet Pdf

Twenty letters, thirteen of which appeared during Samuel Widmer's lifetime and eleven after his death, were published with a foreword, summarising the basic work of self-knowledge. They also summarise Samuel's literary activities of the past years on the subject of self-knowledge in a concise work. Samuel wrote: Should not the most important and fundamental concerns of such a movement be addressed in a collection of such letters over time? Shouldn't its goals and its tools for achieving these goals be outlined in more detail and anew? And do these goals not simply consist in the renewal of ourselves and our world, which we hope to achieve with the tool of self-knowledge? Have we not come to make the earth a paradise? Is this not our real goal? Are we not part of the movement that intends such a thing, dreams such a thing? We are not really forming a movement. That would be something organised, something created and produced by thoughts, by the ego. We are part of the movement that is led by love. We have awakened to this fundamental movement in the universe. The goal of this force, if it can be described as a goal at all, is renewal. The renewal of us humans and thus of our world. It is love that makes everything new again and again.

Author : Noel Moules
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780999036

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Fingerprints of Fire, Footprints of Peace by Noel Moules Pdf

In this vibrant and radical book, Noel Moules offers a compelling vision of identity, community, life and faith from a Jesus perspective. By sketching a bold and colourful manifesto that teems with graciously passionate provocation, the author explores creativity, wisdom, spiritual growth, truth, ecology, values, justice, faith-dialogue and activism, all wrapped in the thrilling encompassing vision of shalom. Presenting a rooted and rugged spirituality that is accessible to all readers, this book asks big questions and dares to offer answers that pulsate with beauty, energy and grace. It is a humble invitation to join a thrilling conversation and to continue to explore together on the journey into the wonderful mystery of life. I predict that this book will become an essential handbook for spiritual renewal and transformative action … Noel gives us hope just when we need it most. Stuart Masters – Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre UK Work for peace, Noel tells us, is about getting our hands dirty, paying a price, changing the world in the here and now. Pat Gaffney – General Secretary of Pax Christi UK, Nobel Peace Prize nominee 2005 ,

Author : Otto Alfred
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385519190

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The Relation Existing Between God and Man. Or, Mysteries in Zion Revealed by Otto Alfred Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Author : John Nolan
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780595447930

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Waking to Truth by John Nolan Pdf

Waking To Truth describes why there are so many problems and personal unhappiness in the world today. The core problem stems from the fact that people are not properly using the power of their minds, which is the greatest resource, we possess. When we do not use our mind properly then we think and act based on distortions, partial truths and at times, illusions. This is the prime cause of the turmoil effecting the society as well as our personal lives. Waking To Truth explains that by learning to see truth in all we experience we will be properly using the power of our minds. At the same time learning the truth will lead us to a higher level of consciousness, which will free us from the burdens, and limitations that have restricted our true freedom. It will be seen that Truth is our highest state of mind.

Author : S. W. Wahclellaspirit
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503590830

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The Majestic Columbia River Gorge by S. W. Wahclellaspirit Pdf

His interests include the Native American history of the Northwest. This, the second manuscript of the series of three, pertains to the lives of those who walked the lands and worshipped everything they were offered from the Great Spirit above. Though the natives believed in spirituality, their beliefs were not far from understanding there is a God that offered mankind everything they would need to survive on a day-to-day basis. It is in that testament of their survival and toward their beliefs that these stories may bring one to hear the call of the coyote and the warning of the crow as they look down upon you and lead you safely across the many trails you may follow in your life. Steve now lives in the Portland, Oregon, area with his beloved wife, Joan.

Author : Kenneth C. Brown
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781493177264

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Journey Toward Self-Realization by Kenneth C. Brown Pdf

This Book Is about a deep and superficial exploration of the contents of consciousness individual and collectively, "Together we will discover the many impacts that mental and social accumulations have upon the human mind, we will explore the differences in memorization and intelligence; pleasure and happiness, duality," "Together we will explore the possibility of freeing ourselves from our mental accumulations, freeing ourselves from all psychological authority. I'm not talking about the laws of the land. Freedom without intelligence is a lunatic looking for a place to happen. " "Together we will explore what is intrinsic to the mind and what is artificial." "Together we will explore reality which is equally true to us all. When we live from beliefs we distort reality, that reality that's equally true to us all."

Author : Geoffrey Jacques
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:61000329

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Free Within Ourselves by Geoffrey Jacques Pdf

Author : Claudia Nelson,Rebecca Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317065982

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Representing Children in Chinese and U.S. Children's Literature by Claudia Nelson,Rebecca Morris Pdf

Bringing together children’s literature scholars from China and the United States, this collection provides an introduction to the scope and goals of a field characterized by active but also distinctive scholarship in two countries with very different rhetorical traditions. The volume’s five sections highlight the differences between and overlapping concerns of Chinese and American scholars, as they examine children’s literature with respect to cultural metaphors and motifs, historical movements, authorship, didacticism, important themes, and the current status of and future directions for literature and criticism. Wide-ranging and admirably ambitious in its encouragement of communication between scholars from two major nations, Representing Children in Chinese and U.S. Children’s Literature serves as a model for examining how and why children’s literature, more than many literary forms, circulates internationally.