![]() The book's magnetic center is Mathew, an ego-maniacal control freak and womanizer who's also a promotional genius, but sister Solange provides a jolt with her famous elevator assault on Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z. Knowles herself seems rather square%E2%80%94controlled, tight-lipped, relentlessly focused on success and image%E2%80%94so the drama comes from shedding people who don't enhance her success, from a gauche boyfriend, Lyndall Locke, to the Destiny's Child group-mates who want more limelight. Taraborrelli (Michael Jackson) ascribes Beyonc%C3%A9's success to her preternatural voice, musicality, and stage charisma, all obvious from age 11, as well as the single-minded efforts of her management team: first the amateur impresarios who recruited her for a tweens girl group, then her father, Mathew, who applied his salesman's chops and an inherent business cunning equal to any major-label exec's in order to build her career. ![]() Superstardom is a homespun family enterprise%E2%80%94with only minimal dysfunction%E2%80%94in this tepid biography of pop singer and actress Beyonc%C3%A9 Knowles. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She also feels weighed down by her grandmother's childlike dependence upon her. Upon her arrival in America, however, Mai Yang is shocked by her cousins' rebellious, disrespectful behavior. While Mai Yang's grandmother reluctantly abandons her Hmong lifestyle (as Mai Yang hurries her grandmother along, the woman says, "Hush! My eyes are saying goodbye"), Mai Yang eagerly anticipates seeing her relatives and embracing the challenges of learning English and attending school. Despite the characters' confined living space, the author paints a picturesque backdrop of peaceful mountain landscapes where water buffalo graze, and where "green shoots of rice peeked up from flooded paddies." After spending 10 years in a refugee camp in Thailand, Mai Yang and her grandmother travel to rejoin their extended family in Providence, R.I. First-time novelist Shea (author of a nonfiction title about the Hmong people, The Whispering Cloth: A Refugee's Story) deftly traces the physical and emotional journey of a 13-year-old orphan from Laos, who is assimilated into American society. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Well, in that case, thank you for the tour. “Of course.” I feel slightly embarrassed because, for a moment, I forgot that Rosa is not here solely to keep me company-that she has actual duties and responsibilities around the house. “Oh, I’d love to,” she says sincerely, “but I need to help Ana prepare lunch and then clean the bedrooms upstairs. She’s clearly surprised by my invitation. “I think I might use that pool you showed me,” I tell her, deciding to take advantage of the amenities. ![]() Placing the empty glass on the table, I turn toward Rosa. Here, however, the heat is almost smothering, the air still and thick with moisture. It had been hot on the island as well, but the breeze coming from the ocean had made it tolerable, even pleasant. “Yeah, no kidding,” I mutter, feeling in dire need of another shower. “We’re right next to the rainforest, and it’s always like a steam bath outside.” “That’s Amazonia for you,” Rosa says, smiling as I gulp down a glass of cold water I grab from the kitchen. It’s a relief to be back indoors, where the air-conditioning keeps the temperature nice and cool. By the time we arrive at the house, my clothes are sticking to my skin from the extreme humidity. ![]() ![]() ![]() An outlined plan for walking through the script, divided into manageable portions with quick recaps, scene introductions, and summaries that will guide you each step of the way. ![]() ![]() When you purchase the printed version, you will also receive the e-book version in PDF form so you can easily make copies of the included script for your students. The complete script of the play with helpful notes to explain unusual terms or add to your understanding of Shakespeare’s stories, characters, and lines.Nesbit-a classic narrative that has been providing a wonderful introduction to A Midsummer Night’s Dream for decades. A well-written story version of the play by E.Shakespeare in Three Steps: A Midsummer Night’s Dream provides everything you need: Now you can help your students become familiar with Shakespeare’s imaginative stories, memorable characters, and brilliant lines in three simple steps: “To become intimate with Shakespeare in this way is a great enrichment of mind and instruction of conscience.”-Charlotte Mason ![]() |