A Study Guide for Ama Ata Aidoo's "Anowa", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.

1803, Texas . . . The daughter of a wealthy rancher, Marianne Phillips has never agreed with her father's harsh treatment of the mestizos who first called Texas their home. When she is kidnapped by rebels who hope that her father will trade back their land for her freedom, Marianne realizes her loyalty lies with her abductors, not her father, who plans to marry her off to the don of a nearby estate. Armando Garcia is the locals' reluctant leader, but he does not approve of the latest attempt to manipulate their enemy. When he learns that Marianne actually ...

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Viva: A Novel is a work of fiction written by Mrs. Forrester and originally published in 1878. The novel tells the story of a young woman named Viva who is forced to leave her home in Italy and travel to England to live with her uncle. Despite her initial reluctance, Viva soon finds herself caught up in the excitement and glamour of London society. She becomes friends with a group of wealthy and influential people, including the charming Lord Delavoy, who is immediately drawn to her. However, Viva's past comes back to haunt her when her former lover, the ...

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Welcome to the birthplace of the Devil’s Revolver, where untold danger lurks for Hettie Alabama and her companions… The second book in the epic, magic-clad Devil’s Revolver series follows Hettie and her sister south of the Wall into Mexico, where they must unmake Hettie’s infernal mage gun while confronting a magic- and land-hungry army and a monster from hell drawn to the powers of the weapon. Hettie wants nothing more than to break her bond to the cursed Devil’s Revolver and find a way to keep her sister safe — but ...

Piper Jean Potts Streyle was brutally murdered on July 29, 1996 by serial killer, Robert Leroy Anderson. He had taken the life of another woman in 1994 and failed to take another. Streyle was abducted from her home in Canistota, South Dakota mid-morning, leaving behind two small children, who had witnessed the kidnapping. She was presumably ruined and her body has never been recovered. I was the little girl who witnessed a kidnapping: visions of hell to always be etched in my mind. I was also the girl who would not testify in a court of law. I was the girl ...

Histoire des Samanides (1845) par Defremery, Charles Francois est un livre qui raconte l'histoire des Samanides, une dynastie perse qui a r�����gn����� sur une grande partie de l'Asie centrale et de l'Iran au 9�����me et 10�����me si�����cles. Le livre explore les origines de la dynastie, sa mont�����e en puissance et sa chute, ainsi que son impact ...

Muslimische Frauen sind heute ein fester Bestandteil der europäischen Gemeinschaft und stehen aufgrund ihrer religiösen Sichtbarkeit oft im Mittelpunkt politischer, religiöser und geschlechtsspezifischer Debatten. Das islamische Kopftuch ist zu einem antiwestlichen und antifeministischen Symbol geworden. Das Thema "Frauen und Islam" wird in Westeuropa nach wie vor routinemäßig reduktionistisch, vorurteilsbehaftet und fetischisiert interpretiert, wobei muslimische Frauen als passiv, unterwürfig, untätig und aufgrund ihrer ...

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