Bøger af Cynthia Peters

My name is Trysta Adams. Life has been very confusing this past year. I suppose it started when I woke up from an accidental overdose. Before I opened my eyes, I had a chance to reflect on my life. Within a relatively short time, my fiancé dumped me, I was no longer on speaking terms with my family, and I was working at one of the last somewhat acceptable jobs a person could have without being considered a shadow. Once upon a time, those problems could have been considered minor. Those days are long gone. Everything from what a person eats, to what were once considered minor legal infractions, gets reported to the Character Department. People don't walk around with criminal records anymore. Crimes are punishable by execution. Now, every single little thing is important, for better or worse. People are judged on their character score, and that determines how life works out. Shadows have character scores that are unacceptable. Most exist by working as day laborers, or are paid to keep certain purchases off of other's character scores, such as drugs or prostitutes. That is a way that some subvert the system. Anyway, when I opened my eyes, I was offered the chance to have computerized cells injected into my body to work with my brain, and help me make better decisions to improve my life, health and character score. In addition to the new treatment, the guy from work whom I had a major crush on, finally admitted to being interested in me! Life after the treatment was like the doctor described. I was happy, and hopelessly in love. Sometimes though, it seemed like there were pieces missing. I had no idea I was keeping a secret from myself.....a big secret. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Other times it can be dangerous.

Be the change you wish to SEEWhen it comes to bringing about change in our lives and the world, we all have a propensity to seek outside of ourselves. We want other people to share our perspective, think similarly, and effect the same improvements that we do. What if, though, we adopted a different strategy? What if we took the initiative to bring about the change we want to see in the world rather than waiting for others to do so? Although the idea of being the change you want to see in the world is not new, it has gained more significance in the present political atmosphere. It can be challenging to know where to look for solutions in the current world of numerous social and environmental problems. We may, however, make a meaningful difference and have a beneficial impact on the world around us if we take the initiative and try to bring about the change we want to see.

Uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. This title shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege.