Alejandra’S Quest

Alejandra’S Quest
Author: Bettina A. Deynes
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-05-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1475987625

When Alejandra German first immigrates to America, she has great hope that her new life will be much better than the one she left behind in Uruguay. But as the years pass, Alejandra discovers that her challenges have followed her. Now the mother of two sons and stuck in an unfulfilling marriage and a disheartening career, Alejandra can only hope that the dreams she once nurtured have not been shattered by her circumstances. With a workaholic husband who barely knows she is alive and with professional success seemingly just beyond her reach, Alejandra reluctantly agrees to sacrifice her personal time to meet her business partner, Terry Longbow, and his son in Memphis for an impromptu meeting about a company for sale. It is not long before Alejandra and Terry purchase the small business without any idea that their lives are about to collide with a global economic meltdown. Now in a struggle for survival, a vulnerable Alejandra is led into the arms of another man who shows her that happiness may not be out of her reach after all. Alejandras Quest is the compelling tale of a woman trapped between two lives as she embarks on a relentless quest to make her dreams come true.

Language and Cognitive Development in Second Language Learning

Language and Cognitive Development in Second Language Learning
Author: Virginia Gonzalez
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Major problems exist of differently diagnosing language-minority children who are in the process of learning English as a second language, and even sometimes show low levels of language proficiency. These children are often over-represented in special education classes when, in fact, they are normal children or even superior in the process of learning English as a second language. These children are also under-represented in gifted classes due to inappropriate tests and models used, as well as negative attitudes and lack of knowledge on the part of the teachers and evaluators. This edited volume seeks to increase the availability of research-derived knowledge and educational applications in the field of second-language learning. Virginia Gonzalez offers a rare and highly creative approach to second language acquisition research by applying contemporary cognitive psychology theory as a framework for investigating bilingual issues. The book offers a coherent and unified philosophy and context, presenting original research studies that provide a multidimensional socioeducational view to second-language learning and instruction in children and adults. Gonzalez and her colleagues assume the identity of the "Ethnic-Researcher," thereby emphasizing the need to include cultural and linguistic factors when studying, assessing, and instructing second-language learners. School psychologists, therapists, social workers.

Corpus

Corpus
Author: Alejandra Figueroa
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2003
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

Corpus is the first major monograph on the photography of Alejandra Figueroa, introducing the photographer to the North American audience. The fruit of several years' work, this series of black-and-white photographs of statues from the world's greatest museums captures every nuance of flesh and exalts every detail of the human body-proof of the classical beauty of Figueroa's art and her dedication to the sensuality of forms. This breathtaking collection of sixty-nine quadratone photographs is an invitation to a voyage through past and present, matter and flesh, sacred and profane, life and death, seen through the most subtle and sensuous of lenses. Figueroa's closeup images of sculpted bodies follow in a double tradition: that of great painters, in her skilled framing and lighting, which give every picture the illusion of life; and that of such great photographers as Edward Weston and Manuel Alvarez Bravo.

Fantastic Tales of Nothing

Fantastic Tales of Nothing
Author: Alejandra Green
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062839497

In the first book of this full-color fantasy graphic novel series filled with humor and hijinks, the fate of the land of Nothing hinges on Nathan and an unlikely team of magical beings to save the day—perfect for fans of Amulet and Estranged. Welcome to Nothing! Despite its name, this is a fantastic land where humans and magical volken coexist peacefully—at least they try . . . This is the tale of Nathan, an ordinary human (or so he thinks) living an ordinary life (or so he wishes). Everything changes when he meets Haven, a mysterious creature who is neither human nor volken. Oh, and the two of them are being chased by volken mercenaries—a grumpy wolf named Bardou and a delightful crow named Sina. Nathan soon learns he has mysterious powers, even though humans aren’t supposed to have magic. But there’s no time to dwell on that because this discovery sets the group on a perilous quest across windswept terrain, through haunted forests, and in ancient tombs. Nathan and his unlikely friends must prevent an impending war and defeat a dark evil to save their land. No pressure, of course. If they fail, everything will turn into, well . . . nothing.

Hispanic Literature Criticism

Hispanic Literature Criticism
Author: Jelena O. Krstovic
Publisher: Gale Research International, Limited
Total Pages: 680
Release: 1994
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780810391451

Hispanic literature criticism presents a selection of the best criticism of works by major Hispanic writers of the past one hundred years.

Disposable City

Disposable City
Author: Mario Alejandro Ariza
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2020-07-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1568589980

A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already starting to see the effects of sea level rise today. From sunny day flooding caused by higher tides to a sewer system on the brink of total collapse, the city undeniably lives in a climate changed world. In Disposable City, Miami resident Mario Alejandro Ariza shows us not only what climate change looks like on the ground today, but also what Miami will look like 100 years from now, and how that future has been shaped by the city's racist past and present. As politicians continue to kick the can down the road and Miami becomes increasingly unlivable, real estate vultures and wealthy residents will be able to get out or move to higher ground, but the most vulnerable communities, disproportionately composed of people of color, will face flood damage, rising housing costs, dangerously higher temperatures, and stronger hurricanes that they can't afford to escape. Miami may be on the front lines of climate change, but the battle it's fighting today is coming for the rest of the U.S. -- and the rest of the world -- far sooner than we could have imagined even a decade ago. Disposable City is a thoughtful portrait of both a vibrant city with a unique culture and the social, economic, and psychic costs of climate change that call us to act before it's too late.

Currents in the Contemporary Argentine Novel

Currents in the Contemporary Argentine Novel
Author: David William Foster
Publisher: Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1975
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN:

Foster briefly outlines the the historical tradition of the novel in Argentinian literature and focuses his study to four of its major contemporary writers. His selective survey examines the attributes that distinguish Argentinian novels in general as well as how they appeal to a public beyond national borders by containing trends that encompass Latin American novels as a whole.

Counterstory

Counterstory
Author: Aja Martinez
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-06-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780814108789

Makes a case for counterstory as methodology in rhetoric and writing studies through the framework of critical race theory.