![]() The ruby eyes can be portrayed as sinister red, or as a cute and feminine pink. White rabbits however can also have blue or what rabbit breeders call "ruby" eyes. Most colors of rabbits simply have brown eyes. White is a color favored in pet rabbits, so if a person's first exposure to rabbits is through someone's pet it is likely to make them expect to see more of the same.Įye color also plays into this trope. ![]() It is also likely due in part to The Coconut Effect. ![]() Or it could just be that a white bunny is so darn cute. It may also be that any animal which is pure white tends to be visually striking and easy to watch. This may be due to the fact that bunnies and the color white both have associations with innocence and gentleness. In fiction however, rabbits are frequently depicted as pure white, regardless of breed or season. ![]() Wild rabbits and hares are almost invariably gray or brown in order to aid in camouflage, though some will have white winter coats to blend in with the snow. Most of these colors are a result of breeding for appearance in domestic breeds of rabbit (though as with any animal, breeding exclusively for color can lead to health problems). In Real Life rabbits come in a variety of colors. ![]()
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![]() The main plot is pretty exciting as well: a vengeful ghost is driving her former fellow gang members to suicide so Black Canary enlists Zatanna’s expertise. He balances the main plot with snippets of their relationship from their first memorable meeting to their adventures as fellow Justice Leaguers. ![]() If you weren’t a fan of these two characters before, you definitely will be after. ![]() I just knew I had to have it…and after reading it, so should you. Having said all that, I had no idea what the story was about. I wasn’t really familiar with the artist Joe Quinones but from the cover, I could tell I was going to like his style. Add in the legend that is Paul Dini and this was essentially a dream come true. Black Canary was the first superhero I ever read and not long after, I became a huge fan of fellow fishnet-wearing Zatanna after I read her series. First off, I’m already a big fan of Black Canary and Zatanna individually. ![]() Ever since DC Comics made the announcement that an original graphic novel featuring a team-up between Black Canary and Zatanna written by Paul Dini, they got me hook, line and sinker. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition, the hollow hierarchical structure of HNFs with ultrathin nanosheets accommodates the volume expansion, prevents the pulverization and aggregation issues of composite materials, which can maintain the structural stability during cycling to promote outstanding electrochemical performance. ![]() Through Mott-Schottky and EIS tests, it was found that the introduction of a smaller proportion of Ni atoms to form HNFs can produce the optimal electronic structure, increase the electronic conductivity and improve the reaction kinetics. Herein, a series of carbon-based bimetallic Co2-xNixP hollow nanoflowers HNFs) with different amounts of Ni2+ doping were synthesized by simple solvothermal and phosphating process. ![]() The rapid development of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) urgently requires anode materials with structural stability and long cycle stability, especially the cycle performance at high current densities. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wright was the pioneer of what came to be called the Prairie School movement of architecture and also developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City, his vision for urban planning in the United States. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and hundreds of apprentices in his Taliesin Fellowship. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Frank Lloyd Wright (J– April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. ![]() ![]() Told through the eyes of the Leongs' secret-keeping daughters and wives and spanning the Boxer Rebellion to Pearl Harbor to 1960s Hawaii, Diamond Head is a breathtakingly powerful tale of tragic love, shocking lies, poignant compromise, aching loss, heroic acts of sacrifice, and miraculous hope. ![]() Now the Leongs' survival rests with young Theresa, Frank Leong's only grandchild, 18 and pregnant, the heir apparent to her ancestors' punishing knots. Still, the island continues to whisper fragments of truth and chatter until a letter arrives two decades later, carrying a shattering confession. Left to rebuild in their patriarch's shadow, the surviving members of the Leong family try their hand at a new, ordinary life, vowing to bury their gilded past. When Frank Leong is murdered, his family is thrown into a perilous downward spiral. The fabled red string of fate, the cord that binds intended lovers, also punishes mistakes in love, passing a destructive knot down the family line. But something ancient follows the Leongs to Hawaii, haunting them. Diamond Head is a sweeping debut from a young, powerful new voice in fiction that follows four generations of a wealthy shipping family whose rise and decline is riddled with secrets and tragic love.Īt the turn of the 19th century, Frank Leong, a fabulously wealthy shipping industrialist, moves his family from China to the island of Oahu. ![]() ![]() ![]() It dips its wing in the sea of orange sunlight. It hovers over a stream of wind and floats downwards to where the current of the stream ends and the wind is calm. The opening lines show a bird leaping ‘on the back of the wind’ demonstrating the freedom it experience to move about and glide freely through the air. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Explanation Stanza 1
![]() ![]() Yet when a letter with a gold seal is delivered to her home, Marie knows she cannot refuse-even if it means time away from her beloved Salon and her increasingly dear friend Henri Charles. Her customers hail from every walk of life, and when word arrives that the royals themselves are coming to see their likenesses, Marie never dreams that the king's sister will request her presence at Versailles as a royal tutor in wax sculpting. From her popular model of the American ambassador Thomas Jefferson to her tableau of the royal family at dinner, Marie's museum provides Parisians with the very latest news on fashion, gossip, even politics. Marie Tussaud has learned the secrets of wax sculpting by working alongside her uncle in their celebrated wax museum, the Salon de Cire. ![]() ![]() The year is 1788, and a revolution is about to begin. ![]() ![]() ![]() She works hard to give her clients what they want or need to help them heal after the death of a loved one.Īva isn’t in Will’s blueblood circle so it’s easy to suspect that she’ll never amount to anything further than being his mistress. Although what Ava does is a con, she doesn’t see it that way. Having lost their parents, Ava feels responsible for their survival. I was immediately drawn to Ava’s mode of making a living, in addition to her young siblings who also work to support themselves. Ava’s allure is more than a con, it’s downright dangerous to all their futures. ![]() When Will’s political aspirations force him to confront the con-woman who may be the end of his running mate’s political career, he doesn’t expect to fall for her. Ava is good at her trade, which is necessary for the survival of herself and her three siblings. The best part is the heroine who plays a “confidence woman” beautifully.Īva Jones works as Madame Zolikoff, a medium who some think cons her clients out of money in exchange for her services. ![]() Will’s character transformation is the second-best part of this book. Although I anticipated book two after reading the first, I was surprised by William “Will” Sloane who had made a memorable first impression as a stuffed shirt in his dealings with his sister, Lizzie. BARON by Joanna Shupe is even better than MAGNATE, the first historical romance novel in THE KNICKERBOCKER CLUB series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wendy Chavkin, Columbia University, There are so many disturbing aspects to transnational surrogacy in India. Globalization and Transnational Surrogacy in India: Outsourcing Life helps us traverse this tough terrain. In addition to reprising some of the better known concerns, such as inequities, the commodification of women, babies and body bits, and the limits of nation-state governance in a globalized world, this volume also gives voice to the different players' understandings glimpsed through ethographies and analyses of cyber-chat, and gives shape to less familiar aspects of each of the participant's situations. There are so many disturbing aspects to transnational surrogacy in India. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. But will that future find Mateo and Jessica together? Dive in and immerse yourself in the eagerly anticipated conclusion to Jennifer Lane’s Blocked trilogy. Trust Is a hard-to-earn thing Just Try to keep listeningĬollege years are the time to shake off the past and find your future. Too bad he’s not around when a teammate spikes her drink. When she earns an athletic scholarship to Highbanks, she’s excited to attend the same school as the cute boy she met two years ago: Mateo. ![]() Jessica Monroe is a talented swimmer who dreams of representing Team USA at the Olympics. Hey, chica! Come conmigo And baby, why don’t we go Down under the bridge to the water With you it can only get hotter ![]() ![]() But at least he can write songs about his life-and the girl who caught his eye when their parents ran against each other for US President. What girl would want him? Unlike his brother and sister, he battles diabetes and chooses music over sports. They say University is the time To find yourself But I don’t need to find myself Just want to find youĪfter watching his older siblings find their love matches at Highbanks University, Mateo Ramirez feels unlikely to follow in their footsteps. ![]() |