Enseñar una lengua extranjera es siempre un desafío. Es mucho más fácil cuando a los estudiantes les encantan los materiales que se utilizan para enseñarles. No muchos libros están escritos por lectores jóvenes de secundaria. Esperamos que a sus estudiantes les guste aprender con estos libros bilingües.
This book talks about the reasons why many people from Central America emigrate to the United States. This is also about how it was my journey and how I crossed the desert of the United States. In reality, most of us as immigrants have a past that has marked our lives, and I dare to talk about this so that all the people of the world see the cruel reality that we have to pass to arrive in United States.
Faith and love in Tibet is a novel of moral defiance, three Tibetan Buddhist monks face the pain of seeing their millennial culture fall, the Dalai Lama's escape and the prohibition of their religion by the Chinese communists. Samye, Shakya y Dusum have to choose between fulfilling his faith or to live the passions of his youth. “When I converted to Buddhism, I made many Tibetan friendship, some children who left Tibet with the Dalai, Lama; others, just a few years ago managed to evade the snipers of Lhasa City, they have some extraordinary experiences to tell, I decided to start with this one, said the author”.
After years of traveling the world, searching for all life has to offer, Toni Martí realizes that his youthful curiosity has soured into stagnation, depression, and drug addiction. While stumbling through what remains of his life, he commits a crime and is sentenced to community service at a nursing home. Forced to comply, he forms a grudging relationship with Juan, an octogenarian whose family long ago abandoned him, and whose day-to-day life seems undisturbed by change. He also encounters Lucía, who runs the nursing home, but not her life; too fearful to follow the lure of her dreams or rebel against her parents, she has grown dull and unhappy. “Beyond Intensity” captures the story of three characters trapped in lives that bring them only loneliness and despair. Soon, they will be forced to discover what is beyond the pursuit of momentary pleasure, beyond routine, beyond conformity. Against the backdrop of a dehumanized society, these three characters’ lives give us the opportunity to reflect on the culture of immediacy and the search for instant gratification—to ask ourselves, what lies beyond intensity?
Portrays experiences during the development of New Mexico
Nellie Campobello, a prominent Mexican writer and "novelist of the Revolution," played an important role in Mexico's cultural renaissance in the 1920s and early 1930s, along with such writers as Rafael Muñoz and Gregorio López y Fuentes and artists Diego Rivera, Orozco, and others. Her two novellas, Cartucho (first published in 1931) and My Mother's Hands (first published as Las manos de Mamá in 1938), are autobiographical evocations of a childhood spent amidst the violence and turmoil of the Revolution in Mexico. Campobello's memories of the Revolution in the north of Mexico, where Pancho Villa was a popular hero and a personal friend of her family, show not only the stark realism of Cartucho but also the tender lyricism of My Mother's Hands. They are noteworthy, too, as a first-person account of the female experience in the early years of the Mexican Revolution and unique in their presentation of events from a child's perspective.
Combining poetic language and the traditions of magic realism to paint a vivid portrait of her family, Pat MoraÕs House of Houses is an unconventional memoir that reads as if every member, death notwithstanding, is in one room talking, laughing, and crying. In a salute to the Day of the Dead, the story begins with a visit to the cemetery in which all of her deceased relatives come alive to share stories of the family, literally bringing the food to their own funerals. From there the book covers a year in the life of her clan, revealing the personalities and events that Mora herself so desperately yearns to know and understand. ÒPoet MoraÕs complex and dramatic family history comprises more than personal reminiscences: it also embraces resonant aspects of Mexican American history. Mora recounts her familyÕs traumatic exodus from Mexico to escape the violence of Pancho Villa and his forces and their struggles to begin new lives in another country. To anchor her psychologically rich, dramatic, sometimes funny, often touching multigenerational tale, Mora uses the image of a houseÑthe house of housesÑduring a single year, a fruitful metaphor that allows her to dwell on the bright ...
Aldama (English, University of Colorado) presents unpublished short fiction, poetry, and essays by Islas (1938-1991), a gay Chicano writer best known for his novels The Rain God and Migrant Souls. An introduction discusses Islas' poetic form and narrative technique and his place in Chicano literature, and a chronology outlines major events in his life. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Thomas Merton, monje católico y escritor del siglo XX, y Anne Bradstreet, una de las primeras poetas puritanas que publicaron en Nueva Inglaterra, se encuentran en Gethsemani, abadía de Kentucky donde Merton vivió la mitad de su vida, seis meses después la muerte de este último, en concreto, el día de la publicación de su novela ‘My Argument with the Gestapo’. El interés de Merton por su libro, una profunda declaración contra la guerra, será un tema recurrente a lo largo de la obra. El diálogo arranca cuando, al recitar una parte de su poema “Contemplations”, Anne Bradstreet interrumpe la soledad de Merton, para su consternación. Ella se ha perdido mientras buscaba su hogar y está asustada por ese monasterio “papista” que ha encontrado. La pieza, salpicada de la poesía de cada uno de los escritores, pasa de la preocupación por las apariencias externas (a Merton no le gustaban los puritanos y Bradstreet temía a los católicos), que son tan diferentes, a sus vidas interiores, que son muy similares. Se dan cuenta de que posiblemente estén en el purgatorio e intercambian pensamientos sobre la salvación y Dios, la Iglesia, el papel de la mujer, de la...
In a post-apocalyptic earth, a group of teenagers are forced to embark on a dangerous quest, upon witnessing a world-changing event in their first mission outside the kingdom Olympus. They quickly learn that this occurrence is capable of ending The Age of Zombies, however, their oppressors soon obtain news of this incident as well. These teens must combat the undead army, the world government's elite enforcers, bandits searching for easy targets, and most deadly of all, each other in their perilous adventure for safety and answers around The New World!
The Spanish ballad tradition is one of the largest and most colourful in Europe, as reflected in the present collection of 71 of the best examples. They include tales of love and adventure, ancient legends such as those of Rodrigo the last Visigothic king, the battle of Roncesvalles and Bernardo del Carpio, stirring accounts of events of Spanish History such as the life of the Cid and the reign of Pedro "the cruel", as well as the "frontier ballads" about the relations between the Christians and the Moslems. Roger Wright's brilliantly performable verse translations closely recapture the style of the originals and make the meaning and spirit of the mediaeval ballad tradition come alive. His careful transcriptions of the Spanish texts and his detailed historical and linguistic notes provide a valuable insight into this splendid tradition. Spanish text with facing-page English translation.
Alabanza de cómo hablar con loco ""Un raro y honesto relato de la manía, la depresión y la psicosis ... el libro para leer si quieres entender el sufrimiento de las personas con enfermedades mentales y el valor crudo que una mujer puede reunir. Donna lucha financieramente, socialmente, sexualmente y espiritualmente para encontrar la paz de los minions del infierno que habitan su mente. "" - Katherine Tapley-Milton, autora de Mind Full of Scorpions.
Este libro quiere demostrar que existe un potencial didáctico en el teatro con grandes posibilidades para ayudar al profesor de idiomas en su clase. La investigación se divide en dos partes: teoría y práctica. Aquí se estudian los aspectos teóricos del teatro en la enseñanza de idiomas. La parte práctica se recoge en el libro Teatro inglés para estudiantes españoles: cuatro proyectos andaluces con instrucciones para su puesta en escena, del mismo autor. Con estos trabajos el autor propone un nuevo tipo de teatro original y autóctono que parta siempre de la realidad de la clase y también, de la realidad y del entorno de los estudiantes. Un teatro en donde el estudiante constituya el centro del proceso. Juan José Torres, licenciado y especializado en Literatura Inglesa por la Universidad de Toronto (Canadá), licenciado en Filología Inglesa por la Universidad Central de Barcelona, catedrático numerario de Bachillerato y Doctor en Filología Inglesa por la Universidad de Granada. Desde 1993 enseña en el Departamento de Filología Francesa e Inglesa de la Universidad de Almería.
Esta nina fue muy querida por toda su familia, ella es carinosa, muy alegre y entusiasta. Le gustaba el deporte, cantar y hacer actividades. Pobre, pero contenta, se crio con su madre y sus abuelos maternos. Para ella su familia era, como una barrera que la protegia, pero fue la vida la que la enseno a ser mas fuerte y luchadora. Amo con pasion y obtuvo lo que queria, pero sufrio cada golpe que le dio la vida. Fue una madre adorada y amo a sus hijos con todo su corazon al igual que a su familia. Esta historia es dura, pero se aprende de ella. This little girl was very loved by all her family; she was affectionate, very cheerful and enthusiastic. She loved sports, singing and activities. Poor, but happy, she grew up with her mother and her maternal grandparents. For her, her family was like a barrier that protected her, but it was life that taught her to be a strong fighter. She loved with passion and always got what she wanted, although she endured every blow that life threw at her. She was an adored mother and loved her children with all her heart. This will be a hard story to read, but you will sure learn from it.
When you’re told that your child has brain damage, the world falls apart around you. No matter what happens to you, this is a turning point in your life, where you have to take decisions. For me, it was the moment when I decided, without knowing that I had, to start a new life; an awakening, a road with no return. Our children with brain injury come to teach us many things; it’s no coincidence that they have chosen us. Felipón has been, and is, a gift, I’m not speaking out of faith or through false hope, but rather from the experience of a woman who has discovered how loving herself can make her son improve day by day. There’s a fine, imperceptible thread between a mother and her children; a thread that only she recognises, but in order to recognise it, we must be there, in the present, and listen to ourselves. This is the story of how I’ve lived since we were told that Felipón had six very serious injuries in his brain, when I was twenty weeks pregnant. I’d have given a great deal to find a book where someone told me where to start... I do hope this book will help you to understand, as I have done, that your son is coming to achieve much more than you can possibly...
Este libro, el tercero de la serie Jazz en Dominicana: Las Entrevistas (2019, 2020 y ahora 2021), contiene 11 conversaciones sostenidas con músicos en el año 2021. Las preguntas fueron articuladas con un esquema simple y orgánico, que logró llevar a respuestas concretas, resaltando la diversidad de criterios y dando particularidad a cada diálogo; estos, una vez más, abren una ventana que permite asomarse a la escena jazzística actual de República Dominicana. El libro se publica en español e inglés, y está integrado con Códigos QR (Quick Response), que los lectores pueden escanear y escuchar la música de cada músico entrevistado. This book, the third in the Jazz en Dominicana: The Interviews series (2019, 2020 and now 2021), contains 11 conversations held with musicians in the year 2021. The questions were articulated with a simple and organic scheme, which managed to lead to concrete answers, bringing out the diversity of criteria and giving particularity to each dialogue; these, once again, open a window that allows a look into the current jazz scene of the Dominican Republic. The book is published in Spanish and English, and is integrated with QR Codes (Quick...
My dad envies me. I've been an orphan since I was eight months old. Unfortunately, I was mistreated by a bad and envious father, and my whole life has been a torment with him. I will describe, in this book, my father as the person who has done the most harm to me throughout my life, for I have never encountered another person like him. Throughout my life, he has sabotaged my achievements, put me wrong with all the family and friends, and never wanted me to get ahead because he feels less than me. Of course, I have forgiven him for all the evil he has done to me, and I ask God to give him good things despite all the damage he has done to me and even though he has never asked me for an apology. I hope that no one will suffer what I have suffered and that there are no more other fathers like him.
Starboy just graduated high school and was on his way to college with his best friend, Moonkid. That’s until a tragic car crash and a head injury sent Starboy to a coma and then permanent brain damage. His personality changed, slowly regressing to babyhood. He begins writing letters to Moonkid telling him how he’s regressing every day. Suddenly college and grown-up’s life are out the window with his developing infantile behavior. His life now revolves around diaper changes, baby bottles, toys, cartoons, and spoon-feeding as every day he acts more like an infant. Those letters and his new relationship with his family and friends help him realize that being a baby might not be the worst thing ever. Maybe it can be a blessing in disguise.
En un mundo cada vez más globalizado y de cambios constantes, requiere unas herramientas adecuadas para abordar los desafíos a los que la comunidad académica, sanitaria, educativa e institucional han de hacer frente. El libro nace de la necesidad de dar respuesta a la diversidad existente en el ámbito de salud. Se busca ofrecer nuevas vías de teorización e intervención sobre cómo la educación y la salud, desde una perspectiva global y transcultural, pueden contribuir a disminuir las desigualdades sociales, los procesos de exclusión, fomentar la interculturalidad y la salud transcultural.
Resisting the onslaught of gringos coming to live in their southwestern border town, Bale & Maggie develop a friendship based on their common struggle. Where they differ is in the possibilities for each of their futures: his, closed by poverty & family tragedy; hers, opened by her relationship with her grandmother, Adela Sewa. A Yaqui Indian, she teaches Maggie the ways of the land & her own form of spirituality as tools for survival. Her stories, or cuentos, of the old days reach back into the nineteenth century, illuminating a way of life that has disappeared but can still provide hope & continuity to a displaced people.
My father, Juan Antonio Cremades, first met Saint Josemaria Escrivá when they were fellow-students in the Department of Law at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, from 1925 to 1927. It was there that they made friends. Years later, at a very painful time for the founder of the Opus Dei, when his mother had just died, my father was able to do him a service for which Saint Josemaria was very grateful ever after. And for that reason, the large Cremades family – my parents and all of us ten siblings – enjoyed a very close, direct friendship with him until he went to Heaven. In this book I have collected some of the adventures – really big adventures! – that we had with our father and friend, Saint Josemaria. I have tried to highlight his kindness, the affection and friendly warmth that he scattered (especially on my lucky family), his sanctity, his joy and sense of humor. Also, his closeness to God, and the way he was able to bring all those who crossed his path closer to God.
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