Rachel Baack
Added to listAutobiography & Memoirwith 12 books.
I have only read the title chapter in this book.
Chapter Summary: Francisco Jiménez tells of the challenges that he and his family faced as they moved from place to place seeking farm work.
I have only read the title chapter in this book.
Chapter Summary: Francisco Jiménez tells of the challenges that he and his family faced as they moved from place to place seeking farm work.
Added to listInformative & Informationalwith 10 books.
Added to listHistorical Nonfictionwith 9 books.
Summary: Author Abby Burnett presents a very thoroughly researched picture of norms and customs surrounding death and burial in the Arkansas Ozarks in a 100-year period that spanned the Civil and both World Wars. These years began with the families and friends of the deceased taking care of the work that preceded and followed a death primarily in the home, and they ended with that work being typically completed by professionals in the funeral business.
The author did an excellent job of organizing and presenting the information in a logical, interesting way, including statistics and data, news reporting from the time period in question, and first-hand accounts from those who witnessed and participated in death and burial customs in the Ozarks.
Summary: Author Abby Burnett presents a very thoroughly researched picture of norms and customs surrounding death and burial in the Arkansas Ozarks in a 100-year period that spanned the Civil and both World Wars. These years began with the families and friends of the deceased taking care of the work that preceded and followed a death primarily in the home, and they ended with that work being typically completed by professionals in the funeral business.
The author did an excellent job of organizing and presenting the information in a logical, interesting way, including statistics and data, news reporting from the time period in question, and first-hand accounts from those who witnessed and participated in death and burial customs in the Ozarks.
Added to listHistorical Nonfictionwith 8 books.
Added to listShort Nonfictionwith 4 books.
Added to listAdventurewith 17 books.
Summary: A young woman named Viola suffers a shipwreck that results in her losing her brother, Sebastian. She then disguises herself as a man and enters the service of a duke named Orsino, who has been trying to court Olivia. Things get complicated characters’ feelings toward one another change and develop.
Summary: A young woman named Viola suffers a shipwreck that results in her losing her brother, Sebastian. She then disguises herself as a man and enters the service of a duke named Orsino, who has been trying to court Olivia. Things get complicated characters’ feelings toward one another change and develop.
Summary: Titus Andronicus returns from battle with Tamora, the Queen of the Goths, as his captive. Despite Tamora’s pleading, Titus sacrifices one of her sons to the gods. The remainder of the gory play recounts the vengeance-filled struggle between Tamora and her sons and lover on one side and Titus and his family and friends on the other.
Summary: Titus Andronicus returns from battle with Tamora, the Queen of the Goths, as his captive. Despite Tamora’s pleading, Titus sacrifices one of her sons to the gods. The remainder of the gory play recounts the vengeance-filled struggle between Tamora and her sons and lover on one side and Titus and his family and friends on the other.
Added to listRomancewith 37 books.
Summary: In this romance, a group of men including the king of Naples and the Duke of Milan ends up shipwrecked on an island where the duke’s brother, who he had deposed with the help of the king of Naples and several others, lives. The men do not know that the former duke, Prospero, lives there or that he, using his magical powers, caused the shipwreck. The play depicts the interactions of Prospero and the other men as well as those of Prospero’s daughter and the Neapolitan king’s son, Ferdinand.
The play explores issues of forced servitude and forgiveness.
Summary: In this romance, a group of men including the king of Naples and the Duke of Milan ends up shipwrecked on an island where the duke’s brother, who he had deposed with the help of the king of Naples and several others, lives. The men do not know that the former duke, Prospero, lives there or that he, using his magical powers, caused the shipwreck. The play depicts the interactions of Prospero and the other men as well as those of Prospero’s daughter and the Neapolitan king’s son, Ferdinand.
The play explores issues of forced servitude and forgiveness.
Summary: In this classic tragedy, two teenagers fall in love but face the obstacle of coming from two different families who absolutely hate each other.
Summary: In this classic tragedy, two teenagers fall in love but face the obstacle of coming from two different families who absolutely hate each other.
Summary: Othello has just married Desdemona, and Iago, who hates Othello and knows that Desdemona’s father will not be happy about his daughter’s marriage to a Black man, decides to tell Desdemona’s father what has happened. Soon after he does, however, Othello, a skilled soldier, is called upon to protect Venice. Iago follows Othello and continues to antagonize him, but to do so in such a way that Othello does not realize that it is Iago who is the cause of all the trouble that he is experiencing.
This tragedy is both frustrating and heartbreaking, and it features one of Shakespeare’s most dislikeable villains.
Summary: Othello has just married Desdemona, and Iago, who hates Othello and knows that Desdemona’s father will not be happy about his daughter’s marriage to a Black man, decides to tell Desdemona’s father what has happened. Soon after he does, however, Othello, a skilled soldier, is called upon to protect Venice. Iago follows Othello and continues to antagonize him, but to do so in such a way that Othello does not realize that it is Iago who is the cause of all the trouble that he is experiencing.
This tragedy is both frustrating and heartbreaking, and it features one of Shakespeare’s most dislikeable villains.
Added to listFantasywith 26 books.
Summary: This play centers on the complicated romantic relationships between four young people named Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena. Demetrius is a suitor to Hermia and Hermia’s father’s choice for his daughter. Hermia, however, wants to marry Lysander, who reciprocates her feelings. Hermia’s friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius and wants to win him over. These relationships become even more complicated when a few fairies use their magical powers to influence the four youngsters’ emotions.
Summary: This play centers on the complicated romantic relationships between four young people named Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena. Demetrius is a suitor to Hermia and Hermia’s father’s choice for his daughter. Hermia, however, wants to marry Lysander, who reciprocates her feelings. Hermia’s friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius and wants to win him over. These relationships become even more complicated when a few fairies use their magical powers to influence the four youngsters’ emotions.
Summary: This play centers on the conflict between the Christian merchant Antonio and the Jewish money lender Shylock. When Antonio has trouble paying back a loan that he took from Shylock in order to help his friend woo a woman, Shylock takes drastic action to settle the debt. The play, however, leaves the audience questioning who the real “bad guy” in this situation is.
This play deals with relevant issues such as racial and religious discrimination and the destructive nature of hatred.
Summary: This play centers on the conflict between the Christian merchant Antonio and the Jewish money lender Shylock. When Antonio has trouble paying back a loan that he took from Shylock in order to help his friend woo a woman, Shylock takes drastic action to settle the debt. The play, however, leaves the audience questioning who the real “bad guy” in this situation is.
This play deals with relevant issues such as racial and religious discrimination and the destructive nature of hatred.
Summary: A cunning duke pretends to leave town and leaves the highly moralistic Angelo in charge. The duke then spies on the town’s goings-on disguised as a friar and discovers some shocking abuses of power by Angelo.
The play offers insight into the age-old question of what the proper balance between justice and mercy is.
Summary: A cunning duke pretends to leave town and leaves the highly moralistic Angelo in charge. The duke then spies on the town’s goings-on disguised as a friar and discovers some shocking abuses of power by Angelo.
The play offers insight into the age-old question of what the proper balance between justice and mercy is.
Added to listDefies Categorizationwith 11 books.
Summary: This tragedy tells the story of a man who uses violent means to overtake the throne of the kingdom of Scotland, but who learns that no one can escape fate.
This play includes themes of the dangers of confidence in one’s security and the inescapability of guilt and fate.
Summary: This tragedy tells the story of a man who uses violent means to overtake the throne of the kingdom of Scotland, but who learns that no one can escape fate.
This play includes themes of the dangers of confidence in one’s security and the inescapability of guilt and fate.
Summary: This history play gives a fictionalized account of the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar and the aftermath of the event.
It features some of literature’s best examples of effective uses of rhetoric.
Summary: This history play gives a fictionalized account of the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar and the aftermath of the event.
It features some of literature’s best examples of effective uses of rhetoric.
Summary: This is a continuation of the story that began in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. This play picks up after Henry V (a.k.a. “Harry”) has become king. He has made a claim to the rule of France and, as a result started a war with the country.
The play raises questions about the proper placement of blame/responsibility.
Summary: This is a continuation of the story that began in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. This play picks up after Henry V (a.k.a. “Harry”) has become king. He has made a claim to the rule of France and, as a result started a war with the country.
The play raises questions about the proper placement of blame/responsibility.