Perfect Compositions


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The unique points of the book are (1) all aspects of writing guidance combined in one volume provided with cross-references, (2) clear presentation, and (3) abundant practice exercises. The appendices include Peer Review Forms and Criteria for Assessment developed specifically to fit the Guidelines on each particular written task. The students who have worked through this course have received sound linguistic training and feel confident about writing various composition types.




Perfect Composition


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I kept my silence for twenty years.I worked hard to become a woman everyone respects. I've earned my medical degree, established my practice, and did so under the scrutiny of a town that will not forget I had a baby out of wedlock.In all that time, the name of my daughter's father has never slipped out. It wasn't to protect him but to give her the security she deserves. I never wanted her blindsided with the same emotions I was every time she walked into a grocery store to find his face splashed on the cover of yet another magazine.Beckett Miller - the reason my heart beat under the Texas sun. And the reason I had a purpose of getting up every morning these last twenty years.I'm not surprised he composed a life without me. I always believed he could do it once he was no longer tied down.I guess that included me.What shocks me is the forbidden sense of longing that wells up inside me when we come face-to-face. I don't know how I managed to get a word out, how I managed to blink. After all, the last day I saw him, we made plans to leave. I was just left behind.He loved me - or so he said.I spent years thinking this gorgeous, tattooed rock god was a monster.The problem is, I just found out he isn't. But there's one that threatens my family. And I'll have to confront it because my daughter needs her dad.Now that he knows.




Perfect Likeness


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In the essay, Ferguson discusses the rise and fall of the pictorial in photography in the early 20th century and how the spontaneous style of street photography came to dominate the medium, before looking at the return of considered composition from the late 1970s onward. Often quoting the artists in the exhibition, and describing their very deliberate processes for making pictures, Ferguson traces this tendency in contemporary photography. He articulates the conceptual goals of the work and positions in a wider context.




The Digital Darkroom


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Post-production can make the difference between a good image and a great image, not to mention it's an essential process if you shoot in RAW to enjoy the most flexibility and control possible. This book will outline everything you need to know to gain a better understanding of how to apply darkroom style effects to your images using Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo. Through detailed background knowledge designed to make you familiar with the software and to build your confidence, you'll learn a wide range of skills and techniques through step-by-step case studies that will make learning an active experience. Not only will this be a valuable reference resource, it will also be your very own personal tutor giving you everything you need to edit your images like a pro. - Learn the essentials with a complete guide to every tool, filter and effect for both Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo - Get the most out of your RAW files with detailed instructions on processing your digital image - Master basic, intermediate, and advanced editing techniques with easy to follow step-by-step tutorials - Get the best quality images for display with a complete guide to home printing




The French Academie. Fully Discoursed and Finished in Foure Bookes. 1. Institution of Manners ...; 2. Concerning the Soule and Body of Man [translated from the French by T. B. C., I.e. Thomas Bowes, Clerk? Or Thomas Beard]; 3. A Notable Description of the Whole World (englished by R. Dolman); 4. Christian Philosophie (translated Out of French by W. P.). This Fourth Part Never Before Published in English


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The Musical World


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The Musical Theory of Existence


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Existence is mathematical music, and all of us are the instruments playing the cosmic symphony. Our task is simple – to arrive not at any old music, but the finest music that can possibly be played. The ideal music is reached when every player is in perfect harmony with every other player, and not a single discordant note is played. The orchestra is as one, and there are no disruptive soloists trying to play their own song. It takes the lifetime of the universe to arrive at this perfect music. Every disruptive soloist has to be brought into the collective orchestra. Who is the Devil? He's the final hold-out, the last player to be integrated into the orchestra. Who is the conductor of the orchestra? It's Abraxas, the first God, the first to play a tuneful song and recruit others to his song. Whose side are you on?