English Class

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming, seemingly confident and socially skilled teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders - rates higher than in any other socioeconomic group of American adolescents. Materialism, pressure to achieve, perfectionism, and disconnection are combining to create a perfect storm that is devastating children of privilege and their parents alike.

During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class - the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England's greatest cultural and political force.

Austen wrote, 'I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like' and thus introduces the handsome, clever, rich - and flawed, Emma Woodhouse. Emma is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage; nothing however delights her more than matchmaking her fellow residents of Highbury. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.

Rose McKenzie may be far from Earth with no way back, but she's made a powerful ally—a fellow prisoner with whom she's formed a strong bond. Sazo's an artificial intelligence. He's saved her from captivity and torture, but he's also put her in the middle of a conflict, leaving Rose with her loyalties divided. Captain Dav Jallan doesn't know why he and his crew have stumbled across an almost legendary Class 5 battleship, but he's not going to complain. The only problem is, all its crew are dead—all except for one strange, new alien being.

What's a city boy to do when he wakes up with a mysterious system glowing before his eyes? As the system forces worlds to merge, Drake confronts his past and new reality, where sharp wit and brutal killings go hand in hand. He’ll face countless enemies and unexpected allies, with choices that will shape the future of his planet. But before the real adventure begins, he has to survive this ridiculous tutorial and master his spells. Join Drake in this exciting LitRPG Adventure filled with deadly battles, mystical forces, and a high-stakes struggle for survival in a world reshaped by the system.

One minute I was scrubbing algae off a fish tank at Peculiar Pets. The next I awake on a fantasy world ruled by the System who applies skills, stats, and classes. No sword. No fireball. Just the Monster Merchant Class. I can capture, trade, and manage monsters. Which means venturing into wild and dangerous places where the prizes have claws, teeth, as well as the occasional desire to eat me.

As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they're greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They'll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test--with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?

Newly widowed and stuck in a middle-aged funk, Poppy has been running on cookies, infomercials, and one-sided chats with her cat for months. There's no way on earth she's attending her 25-year class reunion - especially after receiving a very bizarre letter from Barbie, the popular cheerleader who taunted her all through high school. At least, not until Poppy's best friend practically drags her to the event.... Using the dreaded homecoming as an excuse to visit her eccentric Aunt Ginny, Poppy vows to leave Cape May with pride and Spanx intact. Too bad Barbie is still the queen of mean.

As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up? A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB SELECTION! Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth. The whole...

The system isn’t done with Drake, pushing him and the other participants beyond limits they never knew existed. Killing monsters, surviving ambushes, and leveling up have become routine as Drake fights his way to the tutorial's end. But what awaits beyond the final trial? What kind of world will he step into? And what kind of power will the system grant to those who survive? One thing is certain—there’s no going back.

Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational teachings: Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains why achieving 10X growth is easier than going for 2X growth. Dan Sullivan, the world's leading coach for highly successful entrepreneurs, wants you to know that achieving 10X growth is...

This is the third edition (2023-2027) of the popular All Ham and No Spam® General Class license manual. It includes the latest updates through December 2023. Other study guides include three wrong multiple-choice answers for every question. You have to slog through over 1,000 wrong answers! That is Spam! The Easy Way is a concise explanation of every question with only the correct answers, hints and cheats to help you remember. The right answers will jump out when you take the test. The wrong answers will look strange because you have never seen them. Don't waste your time on Spam! ...

The Photography Masterclass book will teach you how to take amazing images and even sell them, whether you use a smartphone, mirrorless or DSLR camera. Photography Masterclass is a book designed to teach you the ins and outs of photography, even if you have little to no experience with it, to help create beautiful images that help you stand out from the crowd. Master Photography Techniques to Create Extraordinary Images! While there are plenty of digital photography books that focus on specific styles or how to use gear, it's hard to find a comprehensive book like this one, which is for ...

Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks!

< [Necromancer - Level 1] > They were lying to us. The adventurer guild, the royals, the hexamists. All liars, Jay thought, trailing his finger over a skull. From the eye-sockets of an empty skull, a pair of floating beady eyes glanced up at him, waiting for his command. Jay pointed into the forest. “Hunt.” *** In a village blanketed in shadows, Jay seeks escape from his mundane life as a butcher. Desperate for adventure, he braves a treacherous path to the local Adventurer's Guild, hoping to discover his true calling. But fate intervenes, as it always does. With newfound abilities and ...

Today there is so much more competition for people's attention in the field of Pilates. In this book, you will discover a variety of teaching tools and ways to teach classes that ignite curiosity about movement. You will help them to value movement as more than a series of minutes, hours or repetitions before they can get to the next thing on their to-do list. Helping your clients take ownership of their movement choices outside of the studio is where the real value is in any form of movement teaching. When you are teaching others, you are doing something that MATTERS. You are contributing ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Good Morning America Book Club Pick A New York Times Most Anticipated Books of Fall From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner, a “raw and inspiring” (People) memoir...

Seven years ago, her father destroyed his life. Now, the boy she loved is a man who owns her future. Lady Vivienne Belleville is a woman of secrets and survival. When her father dies, leaving a staggering debt to London’s most ruthless moneylender, Vivienne prepares for ruin. But the shock that greets her in a dim Cheapside office is worse than poverty: the creditor is Marcus Kane—the stable boy she once loved, the man her father had whipped and cast out because of her. One year of service. One year of silence. One year to pay the price of a memory. Marcus is no longer a boy with hope ...

This book is intended for the Intermediate i.e. 11th and 12th classes students. The fundamental concepts and principles behind Mathematics are explained in a simple, easy- to- understand manner. Each chapter contains a large number of solved example or problem which will help the students in problem solving. This text book is organized into Six chapters. Chapter -1: Sets, Relations and Functions Chapter- 2: Basic Algebra Chapter -3: Trigonometry Chapter-4: Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction Chapter-5: Binomial Theorem, Sequences and Series Chapter-6: Two Dimensional Analytical ...

The Demon Lord is dead. The System is broken. Somehow, Elias Hearthsong is neither of these things, despite being at the final battle of the Demon Wars. He is a Master Enchanter, perhaps the last one alive. Determined to keep a promise, he crosses the continent to protect his dead friend's legacy: a crumbling orphanage run by a beautiful kitsune. He isn't a teacher, nor does he have experience with children. But with the love of a few good women, anything can become possible.