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The book follows Adaś Niezgódka (Adam Contrary), an unhappy, bullied 12-year-old boy who is guided to the academy by a raven blackbird. [2] Adaś, along with 23 other boys attending the school—all of whose names begin with the letter "A"—are taught magical subjects by Kleks, including "kleksografia" ("inkblotography"), weaving of the ...
Mr. Morton: Avalon High School English teacher. He is a member of "The Order of the Bear" and represents Merlin. Admiral Arthur William Wagner Sr.: He is Will's father, who corresponds to Uther Pendragon in the legend. He seemingly murders his best friend (by sending him into combat where he was killed) and then marries his wife.
Arzamas (Russian: Арзама́с) is a Russian educational website with courses on history, literature, philosophy, arts, and humanities.The website mostly educates through video lectures but it also has podcasts, quizzes, and articles.
El Señor Presidente (Mister President) is a 1946 novel written in Spanish by Nobel Prize-winning Guatemalan writer and diplomat Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974). A landmark text in Latin American literature, El Señor Presidente explores the nature of political dictatorship and its effects on society.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (German: Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders [das paʁˈfœ̃ː diː ɡəˈʃɪçtə ˈʔaɪnəs ˈmœʁdɐs] ⓘ) is a 1985 literary historical fantasy novel by German writer Patrick Süskind.
The bulk of Theodor Seuss Geisel's books were published under the name of Dr. Seuss.The exceptions include Great Day for Up!, My Book about ME, Gerald McBoing Boing, The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (credited to the Cat himself), 13 books credited to Theo. LeSeig, Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! and I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!, though all were in fact illustrated and written ...
Originally, the Academy was created with 12 members, but now has 36 full members (académicos de número) and 35 correspondent members (académicos correspondientes) based outside Mexico City. It may also have up to an additional five honorary members (académicos honorarios), who may be either Mexican citizens or foreigners.
The Radchaai language has only one gendered pronoun (she/her), but the novel explores how language can be adapted for new purposes. Non-Radchaai characters speaking the Radchaai language often add new pronouns such as he/him, sie/hir, and e/em to their speech. [ 5 ]