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Literature Circle Guide to Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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1 Literature Circle Guide to Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles Book Summary Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. That s a lot for a ten-year-old. But if your family runs the town funeral home and their motto is We Live to Serve, then that s what you do. Yes, it s sad when Great-great aunt Florentine drops dead just like that in the vegetable garden but Comfort knows how to handle loss. What she can t handle is her crazy cousin Peach, who ruins every family occasion, and her best friend, Declaration, who suddenly won t speak to her. Aunt Florentine s funeral will be a time to remember. But all Comfort really wants to do is sit in her closet with her dog, Dismay, and hide. Life is full of surprises. And the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them. Author Information Deborah Wiles was born in Alabama into an Air Force family and spent her growing-up summers in a small Mississippi town with an extended family full of Southern characters. Today she writes about them and they live on in her stories. Deborah is the first children s book author to be named Writer-in-Residence at Thurber House, James Thurber s boyhood home in Columbus, Ohio. She received the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award from the New York Public Library and the Keats Foundation in 2002, and is the 2004 recipient of the PEN/Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Working Writer Fellowship. She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College and taught Writing Techniques for Teachers at Towson University in Maryland until she moved to Atlanta. She also taught writing in the MFA program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first novel, Love, Ruby Lavender, was an ALA Notable Children s Book, a Children s Book Sense 76 Pick, and a New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing. The book has also been nominated for 26 state book award reading lists, voted on by children. She has written two picture books, One Wide Sky, a Children s Book-ofthe-Month Club selection, and Freedom Summer, winner of numerous awards including the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe award for illustrator Jerome Lagarrigue. Deborah s newest novel, Each Little Bird That Sings, is a 2005 National Book Award finalist. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Author Web site:
2 Suggested Answers to Literature Circle Questions 1. When Uncle Edisto died, everybody cried before adjusting and carrying on with their jobs. List the types of activities that the family does when death comes calling. On page 10, Comfort says, Everybody cried, because death is hard. Then she states: We gathered together. We started cooking. We called the relatives. We called our friends. We did not have to call the funeral home. We are the funeral home. I wrote the obituary. 2. In Chapter 19, what does Declaration do to try to upset Peach when they are walking to the cemetery for Aunt Florentine s graveside service? What is the result of Declaration succeeding in upsetting Peach? A.) Declaration begins to taunt Peach with things she knows will scare him. First, she challenges him to climb a tree, then a mountain. Then she becomes furious and shouts at him: Go to the graveyard, Peach, where they throw dirt over dead people and leave them there for the worms! Finally, Declaration encourages Peach to run toward the cemetery, to the shelter of Aunt Florentine's grave, where he ll find her dead! Forever! (pp ). B.) On page 150, Peach curled himself into a ball on the dirt road and began to wail. Then, he runs across the road and tumbles down Purgatory Hill. He clings to a pine sapling before running toward Listening Rock. He falls into Snapfinger Creek, which has become a lake during the storm. The children then become stranded in the current and struggle to reach Listening Rock, where they stay until they are rescued. In the meantime, Dismay has been released by Comfort into the current, never to be seen again. 3. At the end of Chapter 26, Declaration writes a letter asking Comfort s permission to attend the life service for Dismay. Comfort responds with a note that says, Do not come. Why did Comfort not want Declaration to attend? Students answers will vary. Although Declaration finds Dismay s dog collar, signifying that Dismay has probably drowned, Comfort still seems to be angry with her friend. Comfort may still be upset with her for taunting Peach into running toward Listening Rock. Comfort may not be ready to face Declaration; Comfort blames Declaration for causing her to release Dismay into the current so that she and Peach are able to survive the flash flood. 4. What does Comfort mean when she tells Declaration, You just need to go to more funerals. You get used to death if you live around it long enough (p. 43)?
3 Students answers will vary. Most will discuss that Comfort has attended so many funerals that she has become accustomed to the process surrounding death and dying. Death is no longer something secretive and scary, but has become a part of the life process itself for Comfort and her family. 5. Comfort prefers to conduct her thinking in her closet. On pages 71 72, the author describes to the reader what Comfort s closet, or thinking area, looks like. Illustrate how her closet is organized. Compare Comfort s thinking area with the place where you like to do your best thinking. How are the areas the same? How are they different? How did you discover your thinking area? The closet is described thus: It was cozy in the closet. I had an overhead lightbulb that I turned on and off with a pull of a long string. My small dresser was in the closet. My hanging clothes surrounded me. A big piece of carpet with a cabbage-roses pattern all over it lay on top of the wooden floor. All around the edges of the carpet, I put my Essential Equipment. First a dictionary. Next, stacks of Discovering Our World Magazine. My Short notebooks. An art tablet for drawing and thinking; a mayonnaise jar full of number-two pencils with good erasers; a wooden ruler ; a box of colored pencils; and my crayons. Students descriptions of their personal thinking areas will vary. 6. Although it is unusual for a funeral home to conduct a life service for an animal, why do the Snowbergers and the community hold a Life service for Dismay, the dog? Comfort insists, on page 215, that I need to do something! I need to do something for Dismay. It seems that the family is willing to assist Comfort in the grieving process for Dismay in whatever way is necessary. That process includes the familiar procedures of hosting a funeral for the deceased. 7. What approach would you use to help Peach become more accepting of death? Students answers will vary. Some may suggest that he needs to attend more funerals. Others may suggest that he needs to visit a counselor/therapist. Students may suggest that Peach join a support group to talk about death and dying. Someone may even question why he needs to learn to accept death. 8. On page 188, Peach explains that he ran down Purgatory Hill and into the oak grove because he was scared of death. However, he says that now he is not so scared. Why are Aunt Goldie and Comfort so surprised by Peach s statement about death? Students answers will vary. Some may state that Aunt Goldie drops her icecream spoon onto the porch planks because she realizes that Peach has a very grown-up understanding of death. Others might suggest that Aunt Goldie realizes that her little Peach is beginning to grow up and may not need her for so much support. Perhaps Comfort stares at Peach as if he were from outer space because she expects him to have given a very different response that reflects having been taunted by Declaration. She might also expect Peach to say that he was scared of being alone with just two girls and a dog rather than with an adult
4 who might have been more in control of the situation. 9. What conclusion can you draw when Declaration finds the dog collar in the drainage ditch near Lake Tallyhoma? On page 120, Mama has reached the conclusion that Dismay is gone. She then continues to say that he is dead. Based on that information, the students can conclude that Dismay was swept away by the swift current and drowned or was killed by some of the debris that was in the current. 10. Comfort seems to have a comfortable relationship with her family. Describe the relationship she has with one of her family members. How does that relationship influence her actions and decisions in the story? Students answers will vary. Some may write about the relationship that Comfort has with her father. That relationship influences her decision to carry on with life even though it is not always pleasant or fun. Mr. Snowberger allows for grieving and then proceeds to attend to the task at hand: respecting the dead in the most efficient and noble manner possible. Comfort s mother has class and charm that allows her to express love for her extended family in less than ideal surroundings. Comfort, too, shows class in her daily life: she allows Peach to be a part of Aunt Florentine s visitation, despite his prior embarrassing show at Uncle Edisto s visitation. Comfort s relationship with her older brother, Tidings, seems to be typical: there is the joking and teasing one expects from an older brother. However, Tidings also seems to be very protective of his younger sister. He works hard searching for Dismay, writing letters and giving daily reports on the search in an attempt to keep Comfort s spirits high even when he must be terribly upset himself. Comfort tries to live up to Tidings s work ethic. Merry, as the baby of the family, is not yet as influential a presence in Comfort s life. However, Comfort loves her younger sister and is willing to assist with her care as necessary. Few students will decide to select Merry as a character for this response. Some students may discuss Comfort s relationship with Aunt Goldie, Peach, Uncle Edisto, and/or Aunt Florentine. Each of these people plays a role in Comfort s upbringing that teaches her to serve others willingly. 11. When the Snowberger family finds Aunt Florentine in the flower garden, they all work together to make sure that the arrangements are completed correctly. Imagine that you find one of your family members dead in the garden. What do you predict your response (and the response of your family) will be? Students answers will vary. Many students may say that they would call or some other emergency service. Some may suggest that they would begin CPR. A few might suggest that they would begin to scream and cry, yell for help, or run away from the scene. 12. The Snowberger family seems to have unique names. The mother is Joy. The son is Tidings. The daughters are Comfort and Merry. Where do you think the family
5 members got their names? What might be the name of the next Snowberger? Discuss your choice. Students answers will vary. The Snowbergers interesting names are all found in the traditional Christmas carol, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. There do not seem to be any suitable family names left in the first stanza of the carol. However, there are a few other names students might select from the second through fifth stanzas, such as Angel or Mary. Students may select names such as Astray, Afright, Tempest, Storm, and Wind for a new pet. Some creative students may even suggest the name Carol, since this is the type of song that seems to have inspired the family s names. 13. In explaining why Peach cries at funerals, Mama says, We each do something to cope with our feelings when life feels overwhelming (p. 63). Explain what you do to cope with life. Would it be better if you tried something different? Or are your coping skills successful for you? How do you think others perceive your choices? Students answers will vary. 14. Uncle Edisto seems to possess a wealth of knowledge and often provides words of advice and wisdom to various family members. On page 129, when Comfort and Declaration are in the middle of an argument, Comfort remembers that he has said, A real friend sees past the trouble and into your heart. What words of wisdom or saying(s) might you offer the girls to help them to resolve their differences? What is your opinion of Uncle Edisto s advice? What advice have you often heard? Explain why you remember that advice. Students answers will vary. 15. Image that Each Little Bird That Sings was written in the third person, instead of the first. How would the change in narrative perspective affect the story? Do you think the novel would be more or less powerful? Support your opinions with examples from the book. Students answers will vary. Some students will agree that the book is more effective as written, since it allows the reader to experience difficult emotions from a kid s perspective. Others will argue that the reader is not able to experience the feelings of others, such as those of Comfort s father when he loses his Aunt Florentine. All responses should be supported with examples from the book. Note: These questions are keyed to Bloom s Taxonomy as follows: Knowledge: 1 3; Comprehension: 4 5; Application: 6 7; Analysis: 8 10; Synthesis: 11 12; Evaluation: Activities
6 1. According to Comfort s Rule Number Nine (pp ), people should bring a covered dish to the funeral home. She describes the types of foods that are favorite dishes, as well as the dishes that people do not eat. Then she invites the reader to submit their recipes for her and Aunt Florentine s forthcoming cookbook, Fantastic (and Fun) Funeral Foods for Family and Friends. Research and write down your favorite food recipe to include in the cookbook. With permission and assistance from your guardian, make the recipe to share with your classmates. Students recipes will vary. Students should make arrangements with their teacher prior to preparing the dish for their class. Their teacher may wish to set aside a day for all students participating to bring in food as a pot-luck meal, much like one would experience at a funeral luncheon. 2. After Aunt Florentine has died, Comfort visits the graveyard to share her thoughts with Uncle Edisto. While she is there, she describes Uncle Edisto s headstone as having a finger pointed upward with an inscription under the hand that reads, God s finger touched him and he slept. Then she describes Aunt Florentine s headstone as perfect for her since it has a granite telephone with an inscription that reads, Jesus called her home. Ask your guardian to take you to a cemetery to look at the inscriptions and carvings on the headstones. While you are there, make rubbings or etchings of some of the epitaphs using plain white paper and a pencil or crayon. Challenge: Try to find the oldest headstone in the cemetery. When you get home, create your own headstone complete with a design and inscription that would represent your life up to this point (be sure to leave the death date open). NOTE: If you are not able to visit a cemetery, create the perfect headstone for yourself. Students responses will vary. 3. Comfort writes a Life Notice to be submitted to The Aurora County News each time a special person in her family dies (see page 11 for Uncle Edisto s, page 20 for Aunt Florentine s and page 217 for Dismay s life notices). Additionally, on Deborah Wiles s web site, Comfort Snowberger has written a Life Notice for the author; however, this Life Notice is different because it has been written while Ms. Wiles is still alive. After reading the various Life Notices that Comfort has written, including, if possible, the one for Ms. Wiles, select a person that you would like to interview about his or her life. Create a list of questions that will be important to ask him or her. Then conduct the interview (be sure to take notes or use a tape recorder so you can remember what he or she tells you), and write a Life Notice for that person. Students answers will vary. Questions on the list might include when and where the person was born, where he/she has lived, how many siblings he/she has, and whom his/her parents were. The questions might include the type of career/jobs the person has held, what schooling he/she completed, and of what organizations he/she has been a member. Students might also wish to ask what the person considers to be his/her greatest accomplishment in life, or for what he/she wishes to be remembered. Students may also wish to include some less expected questions, such as what the person wishes he/she might have done differently or what he/she would still like to accomplish. Students might even ask the person
7 what his/her friends and family might say at his/her funeral. The possibilities are endless.
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What Do Bees Think?
Today, I'm going to write on a subject that turns off a lot of people. But with the release of new studies on the subject, it's a conversation that must get started.
Less than a year ago, Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, concluded a long-term study on the origins of consciousness. Part of their research focused on insect consciousness, in which scientists conducted studies of insects' mid-brains – the area of the brain in both insects and animals that supports awareness.
Here's what they learned: insects are hardwired not only for conscious awareness (a sense of selfhood), but also the ability to feel, to experience egocentric behavior, and to sense things within themselves. They feel fear. And they are capable of suffering.
The study concluded that insects have the capacity for all the most basic aspects of consciousness. Their capacity for awareness has been evolving toward refinement for thousands of years, just like ours. More than ever, insects are more deeply experiencing the world around them.
The Macquarie consciousness studies have ushered in new ways of looking at non-human beings, and more importantly, call us to move step-by-step away from our primitive ideas about insect life and its basic integrity.
The intelligence of the natural world is astounding. Except for humans, all the earth's inhabitants have found ways to share space without engaging in needless violence. Incredibly diverse species live together in small spaces and have developed ways to thrive on available resources. The cycles of birth, life, and death go forward seamlessly. When something breaks, nature endeavors to fix it, or adapt to the new paradigm.
But most humans live in a state of separation from this amazing natural world. Most of us were raised in closed homes or apartments, where an insect on the ceiling was viewed as an intruder. Our parents taught us to quickly kill insects who've wandered into our homes. The standard approach to insect intruders includes crushing, spraying with poisonous chemicals (which we in turn inhale), flushing down the toilet, burning, and even torturing. We have no problem with ending an insect's one and only life.
Our relationship with insects is rooted in so much violence. Why?
Just as we're taught as children that eating animal meat and drinking cow milk is natural and desirable – and now we're discovering that its neither – we're also taught to kill insects when we can, in whatever way we can. We perceive insects as 'Them' – those who don't look like us, sound like us, or have the same priorities and behaviors as us. Sound familiar?
Insects are not here to harm us. It's tremendously unlikely that any insect ever started his or her day with the thought, 'I'm going to hurt a person today'. In fact, there are just two known insects – mosquitoes and black flies – that bite humans for any motivation other than self-defense. They bite human and non-human animals to feed on our blood so that they may reproduce. Not pleasant, but not life threatening.
Insects are here for the same reasons we are – to experience, to express, and to evolve themselves. But we ascribe other, human-like meanings to their motives. We imagine that they exist with the intent to make us miserable, to frighten us, gross us out, and to hurt us.
There isn't an insect in the world who sets out to interact with humans in a spiteful and damaging way. Unlike humans, some of whom, in their greed, anger, lust, and fear, habitually harm others. Direct experience has taught me to be wary of people, but not at all of insects.
Violent responses to insects doesn't just harm the insects, they harm us. When we are violent toward others, we attract violence to ourselves. When we evoke fear in others, we become fearful ourselves.
Every time I indiscriminately kill an insect, I become more comfortable with violence and the feelings it evokes. I become more acquainted with the frustrations of powerlessness and feelings of inferiority that come with violence. I become more attuned to allowing my fears and uncertainties to erupt as violence, to delight in crushing others into submission. I become a psychological engine of killing.
Insects, we know now, experience a sense of self and a modeling of the world. When we evolve in our relationship with the increasingly awake insect world, when we value their lives and conscious awareness as we value our own, when we give them the reverence and respect they deserve, and when we cultivate a heart-centered approach to all beings we share this earth with, then our minds will finally meet and we will all begin to evolve. And from this a more peaceful world will be born.
Live in peace.

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Raging Bull II will be moving forward, but with a new title
Despite being sued by MGM for using the title RAGING BULL II, the Martin Guigui movie about the early life of boxer Jake LaMotta will continue production, but under the new title THE BRONX BULL.
THE BRONX BULL was LaMotta's other nickname, far less popular than the Raging Bull moniker. The studio and producers of THE BRONX BULL reached an agreement that the film would no longer utilize the title of the Martin Scorsese film.
MGM and Sunset Pictures producer Dahlia Waingort issued the following statement: "The parties have amicably reached a resolution of their pending litigation, pursuant to which production of a film based upon certain events in the life of Jake LaMotta will proceed under the working title The Bronx Bull. That film is not related in any way to the 1980 motion picture entitled Raging Bull, and MGM is not associated with the film in any respect. Neither party will have any further statements regarding this matter."
I have no issue with the movie being made. In fact, from what we have seen so far it doesn't look like it would even get close to the recognition RAGING BULL has garnered over the years. At least now the movie can exist without trying to make some extra money from it's title alone. The movie is an independent production and stars William Forsythe, Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller, and Mojean Aria as the young Jake LaMotta.
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Study abroad in Havana, Cuba this summer with the Cuban & Caribbean Studies Institute at Tulane University and the University of Havana. This four-week program provides the unique opportunity to earn six credits while exploring the sights and sounds of a nation and people that remain obscured behind political rhetoric and misinformation. Recent political and economic updates on the island have provoked a series of social and cultural transformations that have left Cubans and the entire world wondering what could be next for the island and the Revolution. Don't miss the chance to witness some of these changes and challenges firsthand! In addition to field trips in Havana, there will also be group excursions to the historic cities and sites of Trinidad and Cienfuegos, and trips to the Che Guevara monument in Santa Clara, Playa Girón (Bay of Pigs), and Matanzas.
Tulane's summer program is locally sponsored and supported by the University of Havana and its affiliate the Centro de Estudios Hemisféricos de los Estados Unidos (CEHSEU). Students stay in the Asociación Nacional de Agricultores Pequeños (ANAP) residence, which is within walking distance of the Malecón, the university, and several cultural venues. Earn six credits by taking a Cuban society and culture course (taught in English by Tulane faculty), and either a course on the socio-political history of the Cuban revolution (taught in English by University of Havana faculty), or a literature course on the Cuban short story (taught in Spanish at the University of Havana).
As a third course option, students can take a Public Health course taught in Spanish. In collaboration with the National School of Public Health in Havana (ENSAP), the course addresses how the Cuban government has prioritized the development of universal healthcare, with a special emphasis on the efforts to strengthen primary healthcare and to articulate it with more complex levels of care. A language prerequisite of SPAN 3040 is required for the Public Health course and the Cuban Short Story courses.
LAST 3130 (required): Society and Culture of Cuba (English)
HISL 3950: History of Cuba: The Evolution of Cuban Nationalism (English)
SPAN 3130: Introduction to Latin American Culture: Cuban Short Story
SPAN 4130: Topics in Spanish American Literature: Cuban Short Story
LAST 3960*: Public Health in Cuba (Spanish)
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Tuition (corresponding credits) – transferable to other universities
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Students interested in applying must be in good academic standing, have at least a current cumulative grade point average of 2.5, and have completed one semester of Spanish at Tulane. Students who plan to take the Cuban Short Story course or the Public Health course must have completed SPAN 3040 or equivalent. Non-Tulane students are also welcome to apply to this program, but should confirm with their home university that their credits will transfer. Students must have a valid passport expiring no less than six months after return date.
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For questions, contact Laura Wise Person by phone at 504-862-8629, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com, or by visiting the Stone Center in 100 Jones Hall. Visit the program's web page at http://cuba.tulane.edu/page/SummerinCuba


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The biggest sticking point for a new user of WordPress is it's very own personal brand. What is it? Who does it serve? What's the deal with WordPress.com vs WordPress.org?
In my interview with Matt Mullenweg, we discussed the troubles of onboarding users to the world's most popular content management system. From a WordPress.com perspective, users want to dive directly into designing their site, not publishing their first post, which at the time, was the default signup workflow. Today, we see a direct funnel into choosing your topic genre, a general content layout, then a unique theme based on those choices.


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On June 26 1814, the ardent 16-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, standing over her mother's grave, declared her passionate feelings for the married 21-year-old firebrand poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The next day the couple probably made love for the first time in a secluded corner of St Pancras churchyard. The rest of the story is familiar to most readers. A month later, Mary and Percy eloped to the continent with Mary's step-sister, Claire Clairmont, in tow. Two years after this, they travelled abroad again, to join Byron in Geneva, and it was there, during a stormy night of telling ghost stories, that Mary's idea of Frankenstein's monster was conceived. In December that year the news broke that Shelley's first wife, Harriet, had drowned herself in the Serpentine and Shelley and Mary hastily married two weeks later. They left for Italy for the final time in 1818 and four years later Shelley himself drowned off the coast of Lerici. Mary Shelley found herself, aged 24, a widow, the mother of one surviving child having suffered two miscarriages and three infant deaths, and a famous author.
Mary Shelley's life was really the stuff of fiction and indeed it has been fictionalised mercilessly in book and film, from Shelley's own The Last Man to Ken Russell's Gothic . It might seem that very little more can be said about the wild passions and vivid imaginations of the Shelley and Byron circle, but Miranda Seymour has succeeded in breathing new life into the old story, producing a biography that is both a gripping read and yet also judiciously level-headed.
In previous biographies of the Shelley circle, Mary has come in for rather a bad press, portrayed as the sensible, prudish conservative who tried to tame her husband's excesses and who critiqued romantic idealism in her novels. By seeing the story from Mary's perspective, Seymour challenges this view. The fact that Mary was always complaining about having to share a house with Claire, for example, was not so much due to her irritable and unaccommodating nature as it was prompted by Shelley's insensitivity. According to Seymour, Shelley probably slept with Claire on a trip to his father's house in Sussex in 1815, and when she disclosed her subsequent pregnancy to Mary about three months later, Mary was understandably upset and would not calm down until Claire was packed off to the country. Indeed, Seymour shows that Mary was repeatedly to suffer the effects of Shelley's roving eye during their marriage.
Seymour also reveals that Mary did not try initially to censor her husband's political opinions after his death or to gloss over the details of their elopement. While other friends such as Leigh Hunt brought out memoirs that suggested that Shelley had met Mary only after Harriet's death, Mary was anxious, when Cyrus Redding was compiling a memoir in 1829, to set the record straight and declare that she had lived with the poet for two years before their marriage.
Most intriguingly, Seymour argues that Frankenstein is not a reactionary novel that metaphorically dramatises, in the figure of the monster, the terrors of the French revolutionary mob, as is fairly widely believed by critics, but rather it is a pioneering anti-slavery novel. The prejudice of the monster's persecutors, who provoke it to be violent, was inspired by Mary's first-hand encounter with the horrors of the slave trade in Bristol in 1815, where, surrounded by a newly emancipated black population with bitter memories, she thought about "the plight of a seemingly non-human being, judged by his looks to be incapable of moral feelings or elevated sentiments".
Despite this foray into analysis of Frankenstein , however, this is not a literary biography. Critics and biographers have always worried about the connection between the life and work of a writer. Since the notorious "death of the author", should a literary biography interest us at all? How far should the biographer also take on the role of a critic? Recent practice has seen a sharp divide between life writers and literary critics, with even biographers trained as literary critics, such as Fred Kaplan, sticking strictly to daily events in the lives of their subjects.
Seymour is no exception to this trend, and the biography restricts itself, somewhat disappointingly, to a brief summary of the plots of the novels with one or two biographical influences upon each story suggested. Several of Mary Shelley's novels - Matilda and The Last Man - are heavily autobiographical anyway, and Seymour does well to disentangle the fact from the fiction in Mary's life and work. But a more thorough critical examination of her writing might have helped to explain the strenuous and, at times bewildering, intellectual activity in which she engaged throughout her life, even at times of the greatest emotional turmoil and grief.
Mary Shelley has always lived rather in the shadow of her charismatic husband, even within her own estimation. Seymour shows, for instance, that The Last Man was indebted to Shelley's poem "The Triumph of Life" for its dark vision. But Mary Shelley emerges from this biography as a dynamic figure in her own right. She continued to write and have adventures after she was widowed, for example, helping another woman to masquerade as a man and thus to escape to a liberated life in France. Her radical nature was not all the product of Shelley's tutoring; she was, rather, consistently the worthy daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, the child of revolutionaries. Feminists, scholars, sceptics and romantics alike will enjoy this story.
Jennifer Wallace is a fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Mary Shelley
Author - Miranda Seymour
Publisher - John Murray
Price - £25.00
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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Wind Chimes and other Garden Accents topics.
Imagine yourself in an ancient rain forest with the wind whistling through the bamboo thickets. As the wind rushes through the grove the bamboo stalks hit against each other creating the exact sound of your own personal bamboo wind chimes. Many early instruments were made out of bamboo because of the soothing sounds that came out of it. If you are looking for a calming effect in your garden check out bamboo wind chimes.
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I cannot believe it's been two weeks since my last post! I thought it was last week I posted the diva card for Charisma and so I thought it was another week until my next card was due. Guess who had to make a card in a hurry? Well, it wasn't all bad. Since I'm away on a long weekend trip when this goes live, I had to make a card for my daughter's friend who's having a party while I'm gone. And the image was pretty much coloured in already, just had to fix it up a little and put it all together on a card. And this is how it turned out.
The papers are all from Webster's Pages, a 6x6 paper pad I got from sweet Yasmine a while back. The numbers are die cut with the alphabet Winter Wishes from Lifestyle Crafts. I've used daisies and sweetheart blossoms from WOC and a few leaves punched out with an EK punch. The satin ribbon is from The Ribbon Retreat and the Oatmeal colour has turned out to be my go-to colour. Just love it!
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Mila Kunis is 'Trapped' With Rob Zombie
Mila Kunis holds on to her cell phone as she makes her way into a studio on Wednesday (September 23) in Burbank, Calif.
The 32-year-old actress kept her outfit simple with a patterned top and distressed jeans for the outing.
It was just announced that Mila teamed up with director Rob Zombie to produce a new horror series, Trapped on Starz. In collaboration with her production company Orchard Farm Productions, the new show was just recently picked up for development, according to Deadline.
Trapped takes place over a single night in the home of a wealthy family under attack by a murderous cult.


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The fireball was caught by a dashcam camera while streaking across the sky in Bastrop.
The meteor was bright white, but right before it exploded it turned a reddish-orange.
The time stamp indicates the first video was filmed in October of 2016, but the Rexing dash camera was new and the driver didn't have time to set the date on it. Heresome more videos of the sky event:


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Only a very small percentage — about 2% to 5% of people — develop dry socket after a tooth extraction. In those who have it, though, dry socket can be uncomfortable. Fortunately, it's easily treatable. The socket is the hole in the bone where the tooth has been removed. After a tooth is pulled, a blood clot forms in the socket to protect the bone and nerves underneath. Sometimes that clot can become dislodged or dissolve a couple of days after the extraction. That leaves the bone and nerve exposed to air, food, fluid, and anything else that enters the mouth. This can lead to infection and severe pain that can last for 5 or 6 days. Some people may be more likely to get dry socket after having a tooth pulled. That includes people who:
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- Have wisdom teeth pulled
- Have greater-than-usual trauma during the tooth extraction surgery
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- Have a history of dry socket after having teeth pulled
Rinsing and spitting a lot or drinking through a straw after having a tooth extracted also can raise your risk of getting dry socket.


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Two distinct nodes of translational inhibition in the Integrated Stress Response
Deepika Vasudevan
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The Integrated Stress Response (ISR) refers to a signaling pathway initiated by stress-activated eIF2 kinases. Once activated, the pathway causes attenuation of global mRNA translation while also paradoxically inducing stress response gene expression. A detailed analysis of this pathway has helped us better understand how stressed cells coordinate gene expression at translational and transcriptional levels. The translational attenuation associated with this pathway has been largely attributed to the phosphorylation of the translational initiation factor eIF2. However, independent studies are now pointing to a second translational regulation step involving a downstream ISR target, 4E-BP, in the inhibition of eIF4E and specifically cap-dependent translation. The activation of 4E-BP is consistent with previous reports implicating the roles of 4E-BP resistant, Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) dependent translation in ISR active cells. In this review, we provide an overview of the translation inhibition mechanisms engaged by the ISR and how they impact the translation of stress response genes.
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This is a beautiful guest house, decorated to a very high standard. The owners are friendly and attentive. The beds are so comfortable and only for the fabulous breakfast we couldn't have got out of them. Home made scones and flapjacks are just some of the special extra details. This guest house is ideal if you are attending a wedding in nearby Kilshane.
Live like gentry in this fabulous retreat away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.
We stayed at Rathellen House for two nights B&B and one dinner whilst on a hill walking trip in the nearby Galty Mountains. The house is magnificent and although just a couple of years old, gives the impression of a dwelling built for gentry in a foregone age. Stella and Eamonn gave us a very friendly wecome with tea, coffee and home made biscuits upon arrival.
The room was comfortable with a great bathroom and lovely furniture. However Rathellen's 'piece de resistance' is their food. For breakfast we chose the really fresh fruit and yogurt, and beautifully cooked scrambled eggs and bacon (we could have had cereals and the 'Full Irish' too).
After a hard day's walking, our welcome dinner consisted of a lovely potato and leek soup starter which was really light and a gorgeous trio of fish for main course followed by rhubarb crumble. It was magnificent. Afterwards we retired to the huge log fire in the drawing room.
Rathellen House is on the edge of the Glen of Aherlow and 15 minutes from Clydagh Bridge, a popular starting point for the Slievecushnabinnia 786m / Galtymore 919m / Galtybeg 799m / Cush 630m horseshoe walk. It is also ideally suited for less challenging walks on Slievemuck Ridge.
This is truly one of the nicest and most amazing places I have ever had the pleasure of staying. Everything about this house was exquisite, from the way it was decorated, to the amenities of the room, down to the piping hot scones that Eamonn brought us fresh from the oven at breakfast. He and Shelly couldn't have been nicer, more gracious hosts. My husband and I hated to leave and hope to come back for a longer stay on another visit to Ireland.
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My husband and I arrived at Rathellen last week for a one night stopover, and were greeted by the very warm and kind Eamonn. My husband was pretty unwell with a heavy cold and cough. and although I had previously booked the master suite I aksed if it were possible to change our bookings. to two separate rooms as otherwise neither of us was going to get any sleep due to his constant coughing. Eamonn could not have been more generous to us. Not only did he quickly arrange the change to the accommodation but went way beyond expectations. BOth our rooms were spacious and comfortable. Mine was a pretty room with corner windows with lovely rural views. My husbands was slightly smaller but had everything needed for a much needed good night's sleep.
Some delicious warm scones with cream and strawberries and a cup of tea was first on the agenda at which point my husband had to head for bed. It was clear that he was too unwell to drive anywhere for dinner and anyway did not feel like eating and even though we had made no prior arrangement for diner ,Eamonn offered to cook me up a meal. We both settled on some warm toast and tea and an early night. Although we were not able to take full advantage of the wonderful, stately manor house it was nonetheless a beautiful home with plentiful reading material, comfy beds and a feeling of serenity which was greatly appreciated. In the morning Eamonn booked us a room at a hotel near the airport which he recommended to save us any hassel.
We would love to return one day so that we could fully appreciate all that the gorgeous Rathellen House has to offer but we will long remember the kindness shown to us during our very brief stay. Thank you both and thank you too to your young son who was very helpful with directions to Cashel and advice when we arrived earlier in the day....
..already he had learned the skills of a welcoming host and is a credit to you both .
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Several weeks ago we stayed at a fairly new and truly lovely upscale B&B in Bansha, Ireland, that we'd like to bring to your readers' attention. Rathellen House (http://www.rathellenhouse.com) is a beautiful country house with very comfortable and attractively furnished rooms. The room we stayed in was huge (four poster bed, many antique furnishings), as was the bathroom that even featured heated floors and towel racks.
There are many cozy places in the house where you can visit, read, or just relax—the living room, library, various nooks and crannies, etc.,
A fire was going the whole time we were there. The entire place was spotless and had all the conveniences you could think of.
Delicious meals, both breakfasts and dinners, were prepared by Eamonn and Stella Long and were hearty and beautifully served. Eamonn trained at a prestigious Irish cooking school and his culinary skills and choice of menus are just excellent.
The Longs were so hospitable and friendly, we felt like a part of the family. They are very knowledgeable about the area and pointed us on several day trips and local hikes and had plenty of maps, guidebooks, and tourist information available.
Rathellen House is located a bit off the beaten track (keeping it quiet and peaceful and boasting great views)—but it's only a short hop to Limerick, Kilkenny, Tipperary, etc.
It was a wonderful and relaxing stay and we highly recommend it to other travelers.
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We stayed for three nights in this wonderful house.We were attending a wedding locally and only came across Rathellen by chance. How lucky we were,as we were the first people to book for that weekend we were reserved into bedroom number 1. It was number one in every way , fine big room beautifully and tastefully appointed, four poster bed and said bed is the most comfortable we've experienced anywhere, and this last point was made by all the guests about their respective accommodation. The first night we had dinner here, prepared by ou host Eamonn and served by our hostess Stella , it was absolutely first class. Throughout our stay nothing appeared to be too much trouble, should people be anywhere even remotely in the vicinity of Bansha,make haste to Rathellen House, you will not be disappointed.
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took a 2 day stay here purly by chance but were delighted with choice.quiet ,peaceful ,great food .would return any time.
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Telephoto Lenses for Landscapes
I cannot tell you how many times I've watched photographers walk up to a grand scene and without even thinking, grab a wide-angle lens and shoot. Just because the scene in front of you is expansive does not mean a wide angle is automatically the best choice.
Telephoto zoom lenses are perfect for optical extractions. Simply using a telephoto lens to isolate interesting compositions within the grand landscape. Many times the graphic lines within the overall scene are far more interesting than the whole scene. Simply choose whatever focal length lens allows you to compose a strong composition. Force yourself out of your comfort zone, try a few different compositions with a telephoto, and open up a whole new way of seeing.
A polarizing filter is a good idea for removing distant haze. Also check your live view to confirm focus is perfect, and stop the lens down enough for the appropriate depth of field for the scene. Lastly, lock your mirror up to reduce any vibration.
Equipment & Settings:
Canon 1DS-Mark II camera
100-400 lens at 400mm
Shutter speed 1/30th sec
Mirror locked up
Gitzo Tripod, Really Right Stuff Ball Head
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Some days you just get it right. Tonight was one of those days, and on the grill was a maple-glazed pork loin roast. And twice baked potatoes. Circle the wagons…
The pork loin was the end cut of one of those monster pork loins you get at the warehouse stores. Most of this one had already been used as pork chops, so it was time to cook one as a roast. It was sprinkled with Simply Marvelous Season All, put on the BS Keg (indirect, at about 325°F), and left to cook while the maple glaze was prepared. This one warrants recording the recipe.
Maple Glaze for Pork
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbs. dijon mustard
- 1 tbs. worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup Jack Daniels (optional)
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Heat on low until simmering. Spoon over pork while cooking and at table.
Tonight I used a new toy to heat the glaze on the grill. I scored a small cast iron melting pot while out and about and put it to use heating the glaze on the BS Keg. Worked well, although I eventually had to take it off so that the glaze wouldn't boil away. Once the glaze was warm, it was spooned over the pork about every 10-15 minutes during the cook. Here's a close up of the roast right before being removed from the grill to rest.
We served the pork and taters up with a cucumber-tomato salad (with red onions and feta cheese) that Younger Daughter finished off when I wasn't looking. I assume that means it was acceptable.
If you are wondering what happened to the potato skins, they weren't very photogenic so the plate was redressed with naked twice-baked taters. And no, the skins won't be wasted; they'll get turned into a snack tomorrow. As for the meal, it was one of the best we've had in a long time, and certainly beat the heck out of those blade steaks…


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The 38-year-old was struck by a vehicle on Route 22 West, near North Gaston Avenue, at about 11:55 p.m. Sunday when he was standing in the center lane of travel.
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It hasn't started construction yet, but the Saskatoon World Trade Center (WTC) is already creating international business relationships.
A delegation from the WTC in Harbin, China arrived in Saskatoon Monday afternoon to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Bridge City's centre, and visited Crop Production Show at Prairieland Park Tuesday.
The MOU with the Saskatoon WTC is geared towards expanding the agricultural business relationship between Saskatchewan and Heilongjiang province, which Harbin is the capital of.
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Saskatoon WTC consultant Don Atchison introduced the delegation to several business owners at the show.
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Little Stony Falls Trail is a 5.2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Dungannon, Virginia that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
kid friendly
nature trips
wild flowers
bridge out
over grown
washed out
Please note that part of trail may be temporarily closed due to a bridge out. Check signs along the trail to see current conditions and temporary trail modifications. This is a beautiful hike gradually going uphill along a stream. Parts are very rocky along the trail, parts are over grown with several trees down blocking the trail but passable. You cross three bridges that are well constructed. The stream is full of beautiful rock formations all along the way.
awesome hiked it 11/11/18 little rough in places but was a great day
Great out and back. Amazing gorge with cool rock formations. Most people only hike the lower and upper ends, so otherwise we had the trail to ourselves. (Reminded me of Linville Gorge, NC)
Great hike. Most of the trail is near the river. It has some beautiful views.
cool hike waterfalls bridge crossings awesome hike
Nice easy in & out hike. All 3 Falls were beautiful!
Dog friendly.
Be aware that near the last/largest Fall the hillside trail has slid off & you literally have a foots width ( I wear a womens 9) to stand on to make it to the viewing platform and on to the bottom of this Fall.
Great low-traffic trail with many points of interest. Enough challenge to make an interesting hike without being inordinately difficult. Be careful of portions of trail that have you stepping from rock to rock, things can get a bit slippery and wobbly in places. Probably not the best trail for very young children. Lots of interesting mushrooms, mosses, and vegitation to notice along the way along with the rippling water and rock formations.
Wonderful falls, great pool at the upper falls.
Beautiful waterfalls throughout the trail. A small portion of the trail has been washed out but is passable if careful. The National Park service has posted signs that the trail is closed from that point onward, as they haven't been able to repair it. Still definitely worth the trip!
I have hiked this trail a number of times over the years. It is beautiful & very scenic. Also has several waterfalls along the trail & has been a popular place to cool off during the summer for years. The most visited falls is also the biggest & offers a good size swimming hole. If you park at the top just outside Coeburn, VA you can reach this falls in about 5 min. The other trail head is at hanging rock between Dungannon, VA & Coeburn, Va this falls will be the last one u come to. Some places are a little steep and can be slick. But over all this is a must do trail.
As of 3/3/18 there was a mud slide near the viewing platform of the main falls. The trail has been washed away leaving a 40 foot drop mud slide ledge. If hiking from Hanging Rock viewing upper falls will be very difficult or very dangerous. If hiking from northern trail head you will not be able to make it to base of main falls without a very dangerous shimmy across a 40 foot drop or a strenuous re-route through loose leaf covered boulders and thick mountain laurel. Repair of this section will be very difficult to achieve also.
it was good hike, best to go early in the morning .Rocky terain. the trail breaks off a few times but that's not necessarily a bad thing. the scenery is great all the way the the falls.
Clear trail, lots of running water to listen to, not ideal for trail running though as it has many slippery points, jagged edges, and roots
great hike with 2 beautiful falls and lots of smaller casades. trail follows the creek the whole way. went in late August and variety of wild mushrooms.
I really enjoyed this trail. I didn't happen to look how far the trail went or where it went to. I just walked about 2 miles in and 2 miles out. I'm not in the best of shape but I found this trail to be comfortable to me. Didn't have to go very far at all to see the beautiful falls!
great shirt hike. Beautiful falls
Beautiful! Wonderful trail!
One of the gems of JNF.
This was a good hike, but the trail needs some maintenance. Several trees are down, the path is grown up & lots of weeds. There is one section the trail is washed out.
Great little hike. I thank God for my eyes for seeing the beauty and my ears for hearing the musical water rushing down the mountain!!
Excellent. Little Stony is gorgeous and awesome trout fishing! 10/10. Plenty of water to be filtered out. Water will need to be crossed.
wonderful trail couple wash outs not bad. we will be back. recommend to anyone.
Loved this trail. It's an easy trail with beautiful waterfalls!
This is a great trail! My kids enjoy it and the scenery is beautiful... waterfalls all around!
loved this hike... three waterfalls in one.
This was a great hike. Challenging enough for myself as a new hiker but also worked my 13 year old. Beautiful scenery along the way.
Absolutely beautiful trail and a warm sunny day to boot.. Definitely will trek this again to view all the waterfalls.. I, also spotted a snake basking on the rocks and was able to take his picture.. Very thankful for good waterproof hiking/backpacking boots due to previous rainfall and a few small mud slides..
Great hike. You follow the river the entire way and it's beautiful the whole time. Some areas of the trail are washed out but easily passable. Yellow blazes mark your way.
The falls are impressive and you're able to get close. I would love to come back in the summer. There are plenty of good swimming holes.
Really great hike.
This is a beautiful trail offering two nice waterfalls, a third smaller waterfall, cascades, boulder strewn stream, and rock formations as you hike into the gorge. The trail is very well marked and bridges are sturdy and in great condition. You can hike in from Little Stony Falls parking area or Hanging Rock Recreation area. It is 2.7 miles one way. The trail, however, and the reason for giving 4 stars, is a bit rugged in places. There are lots of rocks and roots, and one area, I think where a rock slide or a trail collapse occurred, where the trail was simply covered with rocks that had to be crossed. That area wasn't over 20 yards long. There were also several trees across the trail, but they were simple climb over or under as the side limbs didn't get in the way of passing. The Little Stony is stocked with trout, but it is catch and release only. The scenery is gorgeous along this trail, top notch, but allow ample time for hiking because several areas are slow going.
I would like to ask... I am planning on proposing to my girlfriend at Stoney falls! What does everyone think abou that