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The Beautiful Unwanted

Author : Chris Kaposy
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780228019671

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Prenatal genetic testing has changed the circumstances under which parents choose what pregnancies to carry to term. Some have predicted that as a result of parents’ choices, people with Down syndrome will disappear from our communities in the near future. Chris Kaposy, a bioethicist who has a son with Down syndrome, reflects on parenting his son in the midst of this supposed disappearance. Writing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy presents some of the decades-old bioethical controversies involving children with Down syndrome, illustrating a prehistory of disappearance that has shaped current attitudes toward intellectual disability. Layered throughout this history are elements of Kaposy’s personal experience with his son and family. Transcending monograph and memoir, The Beautiful Unwanted draws creatively upon the past and the present, upon myth, history, science, and personal stories, to present the world of families that include children with Down syndrome from a series of uncommon perspectives. This account encompasses the changeling myths of Newfoundland, the “discovery” of Down syndrome by John Langdon Down and Jérôme Lejeune, and the twentieth-century experience of institutionalization, as well as recent advances in reproductive technology. We must recognize that we have some control over the future, Kaposy argues, and we must ask what kind of future we want for those who have intellectual disabilities. The Beautiful Unwanted poses this question in a way that is engaging, often bewildering, and always fascinating.

The Forgotten Daughter

Author : Joanna Goodman
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062998315

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For fans of Jojo Moyes, from the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls, comes another compulsively readable story of love and friendship, following the lives of two women reckoning with their pasts and the choices that will define their futures. Divided by their past, united by love. 1992: French-Canadian factions renew Quebec's fight to gain independence, and wild, beautiful Véronique Fortin, daughter of a radical separatist convicted of kidnapping and murdering a prominent politician in 1970, has embraced her father's cause. So it is a surprise when she falls for James Phénix, a journalist of French-Canadian heritage who opposes Quebec separatism. Their love affair is as passionate as it is turbulent, as they negotiate a constant struggle between love and morals. At the same time, James's older sister, Elodie Phénix, one of the Duplessis Orphans, becomes involved with a coalition demanding justice and reparations for their suffering in the 1950s when Quebec's orphanages were converted to mental hospitals, a heinous political act of Premier Maurice Duplessis which affected 5,000 children. Véronique is the only person Elodie can rely on as she fights for retribution, reliving her trauma, while Elodie becomes a sisterly presence for Véronique, who continues to struggle with her family's legacy. The Forgotten Daughter is a moving portrait of true love, familial bonds, and persistence in the face of injustice. As each character is pushed to their moral brink, they will discover exactly which lines they'll cross--and just how far they'll go for what they believe in.

The Unwanted

Author : Don Brown
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Syria
ISBN : 9781328810151

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In the tradition of Don Brown's critically acclaimed, full-color nonfiction graphic novels The Great American Dust Bowl and Sibert Honor winning Drowned City, The Unwanted is an important, timely, and eye-opening exploration of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, exposing the harsh realities of living in, and trying to escape, a war zone. Starting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions. The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows. Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows. By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims. The refugees are the unwanted. Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light on the stories of the survivors, The Unwanted is a testament to the courage and resilience of the refugees and a call to action for all those who read.

An Unwanted Guest

Author : Shari Lapena
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385690805

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A remote lodge in upstate New York is the perfect winter wonderland getaway . . . until the bodies start piling up. It's winter in the Catskills and the weather outside is frightful, but Mitchell's Inn is so delightful! The cozy lodge nestled deep in the woods is perfect for a relaxing--maybe even romantic--weekend away. The Inn boasts spacious old rooms with huge wood-burning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or just curling up with a book and someone you love. So when the weather takes a turn for the worse and a blizzard cuts off the electricity--and all contact with the outside world--the guests settle in for the long haul. The power's down but they've got candles, blankets and firewood--a genuine rustic experience! Soon, though, a body turns up--surely an accident. When a second body appears, they start to panic. Then they find a third body. Within the snowed-in paradise, something--or someone--is picking off the guests one by one. They can't leave, and with no cell service, there's no prospect of getting the police in until the weather loosens its icy grip. The weekend getaway has turned deadly. For some couples, it's their first time away. For others, it will be their last. And there's nothing they can do about it but huddle in and hope they can survive the storm.

Unwanted Girl

Author : MK Schiller
Publisher : Lyrical Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781601835000

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When a man loves a woman Recovering addict Nick Dorsey finds solace in his regimented life. That is until he meets Shyla Metha. Something about the shy Indian beauty who delivers take-out to his Greenwich Village loft inspires the reclusive writer. And when Shyla reveals her desire to write a book of her own, he agrees to help her. The tale of a young Indian girl growing up against a landscape of brutal choices isn’t Nick’s usual territory, but something about the story, and the beautiful storyteller, draws him in deep. Shyla is drawn to Nick, but she never imagines falling for him. Like Nick, Shyla hails from a village, too...a rural village in India. They have nothing in common, yet he makes her feel alive for the first time in her life. She is not ready for their journey to end, but the plans she’s made cannot be broken...not even by him. Can they find a way to rewrite the next chapter?

The Unwanted Wife

Author : Natasha Anders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Domestic fiction
ISBN : 1477818065

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Delicate, titian-haired Theresa Noble has met her father's associates in the past, but the gorgeous, Italian-born Sandro De Lucci leaves her speechless. Eighteen months into their marriage, however, Sandro has turned to ice. Desperate to escape a relationship that has proven to be as stubbornly passionate as it is cold and hateful, Theresa summons up the courage to ask for a divorce. But before he'll grant her request, Sandro demands something from Theresa: a son. The stalemate sickens her. Never mind that Sandro has yet to introduce Theresa to the large family that means so much to him. Or that Theresa overhears her husband on the phone with a mystery woman. Most damning is that Theresa senses, in Sandro's treatment of her, the behind-the-scenes machinations of Jackson Noble, her cruel father. From the depths of her anxiety, Theresa must seek an empowering truth about the husband who calls her, with such cold affection, his cara, his beloved.

Unwanted

Author : Jay Stringer
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781631466748

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More than 100,000 copies sold “Without rival, the best book on broken sexuality I have ever read.” —Dan B. Allender, PhD Many of us feel ashamed and undesirable after years of sexual brokenness and addiction. The guilt and stigma surrounding sexual struggles can paralyze us and keep us from seeking help and healing. Author Jay Stringer approaches these sensitive subjects with gentleness and understanding. Based on original research from over 3,800 men and women, Unwanted is a groundbreaking resource that explores the “why” behind self-destructive sexual choices in order to help readers work towards freedom. Addressing difficult issues with compassionate insight, this book discusses: Abandonment and broken relationships Trauma and sexual abuse The sex industry and pornography Violence against women Learning to love and care for yourself Healthy conflict and repair in your relationships Investing in community Creating healthy boundaries A perfect resource for those seeking self-help or those working to minister to the sexually broken people around them, Unwanted offers life-changing, practical guidance rooted in clinical evidence to light the way on a path to wholeness. “If you’re hungry for deep healing or searching for practical ways to help others heal . . . this will be an incredibly sharp tool in your tool belt!” —Shannon Ethridge, MA, author of Every Woman’s Battle “Unwanted demonstrates a depth of insight and wisdom that I found stunning! It will truly help many come out of their shame and finally be free.” —Dr. Ted Roberts, cofounder of Pure Desire Ministries “Unwanted is a courageous, insightful work that will undoubtedly equip many on the journey to freedom.” —Dr. Juli Slattery, cofounder of Authentic Intimacy and author of Rethinking Sexuality

The Beautiful Unwanted

Author : Chris Kaposy
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780228019688

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Prenatal genetic testing has changed the circumstances under which parents choose what pregnancies to carry to term. Some have predicted that as a result of parents’ choices, people with Down syndrome will disappear from our communities in the near future. Chris Kaposy, a bioethicist who has a son with Down syndrome, reflects on parenting his son in the midst of this supposed disappearance. Writing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy presents some of the decades-old bioethical controversies involving children with Down syndrome, illustrating a prehistory of disappearance that has shaped current attitudes toward intellectual disability. Layered throughout this history are elements of Kaposy’s personal experience with his son and family. Transcending monograph and memoir, The Beautiful Unwanted draws creatively upon the past and the present, upon myth, history, science, and personal stories, to present the world of families that include children with Down syndrome from a series of uncommon perspectives. This account encompasses the changeling myths of Newfoundland, the “discovery” of Down syndrome by John Langdon Down and Jérôme Lejeune, and the twentieth-century experience of institutionalization, as well as recent advances in reproductive technology. We must recognize that we have some control over the future, Kaposy argues, and we must ask what kind of future we want for those who have intellectual disabilities. The Beautiful Unwanted poses this question in a way that is engaging, often bewildering, and always fascinating.

Eatenonha

Author : Georges Sioui
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780228000464

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Eatenonha by Georges Sioui Pdf

Eatenonha is the Wendat word for love and respect for the Earth and Mother Nature. For many Native peoples and newcomers to North America, Canada is a motherland, an Eatenonha – a land in which all can and should feel included, valued, and celebrated. In Eatenonha Georges Sioui presents the history of a group of Wendat known as the Seawi Clan and reveals the deepest, most honoured secrets possessed by his people, by all people who are Indigenous, and by those who understand and respect Indigenous ways of thinking and living. Providing a glimpse into the lives, ideology, and work of his family and ancestors, Sioui weaves a tale of the Wendat's sparsely documented historical trajectory and his family's experiences on a reserve. Through an original retelling of the Indigenous commercial and social networks that existed in the northeast before European contact, the author explains that the Wendat Confederacy was at the geopolitical centre of a commonwealth based on peace, trade, and reciprocity. This network, he argues, was a true democracy, where all beings of all natures were equally valued and respected and where women kept their place at the centre of their families and communities. Identifying Canada's first civilizations as the originators of modern democracy, Eatenonha represents a continuing quest to heal and educate all peoples through an Indigenous way of comprehending life and the world.

Unwanted Beauty

Author : Brett Ashley Kaplan
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780252030932

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Controversial questions about beauty in artistic depictions of the Holocaust

The Unwanted Bride

Author : Angela Lynn Carver
Publisher : Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Unwanted Bride by Angela Lynn Carver Pdf

Noah Smith is trapped! Trapped by the she devil who happens to be the daughter of THE Alexander Wolf, a notorious Mafia Boss. When Noah Smith shared a steamy and passionate night with Serena Wolf at a nightclub, he thought that would be the last time he will see her. But Serena had other plans. She lures him into her web of lies and uses her money and power to trap him into an unwanted marriage. Will he escape his beautiful yet cruel bride and her ruthless father? Or will he be stuck with her until death do them apart?

Beauty, Violence, Representation

Author : Lisa A. Dickson,Maryna Romanets
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134102068

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Beauty, Violence, Representation by Lisa A. Dickson,Maryna Romanets Pdf

This volume explores the relationship among beauty, violence, and representation in a broad range of artistic and cultural texts, including literature, visual art, theatre, film, and music. Charting diversifying interests in the subject of violence and beauty, dealing with the multiple inflections of these questions and representing a spectrum of voices, the volume takes its place in a growing body of recent critical work that takes violence and representation as its object. This collection offers a unique opportunity, however, to address a significant gap in the critical field, for it seeks to interrogate specifically the nexus or interface between beauty and violence. While other texts on violence make use of regimes of representation as their subject matter and consider the effects of aestheticization, beauty as a critical category is conspicuously absent. Furthermore, the book aims to "rehabilitate" beauty, implicitly conceptualized as politically or ethically regressive by postmodern anti-aesthetics cultural positions, and further facilitate its come-back into critical discourse.

The Essential Law of Attraction Collection

Author : Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781401950040

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The Essential Law of Attraction Collection by Esther Hicks,Jerry Hicks Pdf

A LIFE-CHANGING COLLECTION OF THE TEACHINGS OF ABRAHAM AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ASK AND IT IS GIVEN THIS MUST-READ COLLECTION BY ESTHER AND JERRY HICKS FEATURES THREE BEST SELLING HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS BOOKS IN ONE SPECIAL EDITION TO HELP YOU MANIFEST YOUR DREAM LIFE The Essential Law of Attraction Collection is the perfect read for those who want to deepen their understanding of the Teachings of Abraham, and includes: The Law of Attraction presents the powerful basics of the original Teachings of Abraham®. You’ve most likely heard the saying "Like attracts like," and although the Law of Attraction has been alluded to by some of the greatest teachers in history, it has never been explained in as clear and practical terms as it is in these pages. Money, and the Law of Attraction shines a spotlight on two subjects troubling many people today: money and physical health. This book was written to deliberately align you with the most powerful law in the universe—the Law of Attraction—so that you can make it work specifically for you, no matter what your life experience may be. The Vortex will help you understand every relationship you are currently involved in or have ever experienced. It uncovers a myriad of false premises that are at the heart of every uncomfortable relationship issue, and guides you to a clear understanding of the creative Vortex that has already assembled the relationships that you have desired. Book Sections Include: BOOK 1: The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham forward by Neale Donald Walsch Part I: Our Path to the Abraham Experience Part II: The Law of Attraction Part III: The Science of Deliberate Creation Part IV: The Art of Allowing Part V: Segment Intending BOOK 2: Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness Preface by Jerry Hicks Part I: Pivoting and the Book of Positive Aspects Part II: Attracting Money and Manifesting Abundance Part III: Maintaining My Physical Well-Being Part IV: Perspectives of Health, Weight, and Mind Part V: Careers, as Profitable Sources of Pleasure Book 3: The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships Part I: Your Vortex, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Joyous Co-creators Part II: Mating, and the Law of Attraction: The Perfect Mate— Getting One, Being One, Attracting One Part III: Sexuality, and the Law of Attraction: Sexuality, Sensuality, and the Opinions of Others. Part IV: Parenting, and the Law of Attraction: Creating Positive Parent/Child Relationships in a World of Contrast Part V: Self-Appreciation, and the Law of Attraction: Appreciation, the “Magical” Key to Your Vortex Flawed Premises This comprehensive volume on the Law of Attraction will help you feel more joy, success, and love!

Disappearing Traces

Author : Dorota Glowacka
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780295804156

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In Disappearing Traces, Dorota Glowacka examines the tensions between the ethical and aesthetic imperatives in literary, artistic, and philosophical works about the Holocaust, in a search for new ways to understand the traumatic past and its impact on the present. She engages with the work of leading 20th-century philosophers and theorists, including Levinas, Benjamin, Lyotard, and Derrida, to consider the role of language in the construction and transmission of traumatic memories; the relation between self-identity and the act of bearing witness; and the ethical implications of representing trauma. Glowacka's work draws on a wide range of discourses and disciplines, bringing into conversation various genres of writing and artistic production. It reveals the need to find innovative idioms and new means of engaging with the past, and to create alliances between different disciplines and modes of representing the past that transform and transcend existing paradigms of representation.

Unwanted People

Author : Aviva Chomsky
Publisher : Universitat de València
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788491345015

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Unwanted People by Aviva Chomsky Pdf

This collection of essays by the historian and activist Aviva Chomsky includes work on topics ranging from immigration, to labor history, to popular culture. Chomsky’s incisive prose brings the perspective of a historian to bear on current events in a way that adds depth and nuance to topics that are of the utmost importance at this moment in world history. Unwanted People fits into Chomsky’s larger project to debunk the mythical history of the United States as a nation of immigrants or a melting pot. Her work uncovers centuries of racially motivated immigration policies that inform the current rhetoric surrounding immigration and displaced peoples. Her essays build on that foundation and expand into new territory. Exploring history as a discipline that works from the ground up rather than from the top down, Chomsky challenges the dominant narratives and gives voice to disenfranchised and unwanted people. Touching on topics from revolutionary violence and race to colonialism and its aftermath, this collection of lucid thoughts reveals the hidden histories of the people who shape our modern political and economic landscape.