Then the ultimate cataclysm wracked the planet, threatening all her people had struggled so hard to create, and Jobe came forth at last to fulfill her destiny and begin the quest that the moonstar had set for her so many years ago. And slowly, ever so slowly, Jobe retreated from the world, from the time of decision. So she was sent to Option, the island of learning, to make her choice and become who she must be. For others it was easy, but not for her, not for Jobe. She had a destiny beyond that of Choice, beyond that moment when she must finally decide for Reethe, Mother of the World, or for Dakka, Father, Son, and Lover. The family never spoke of it but everyone knew Jobe was special. when the storms of Satlik raged their worst. The querent has identified this as David Gerrold's Moonstar Odyssey. user1538392, feel free to to cannibalize my answer for your own. /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2fhalfway-human2fauthor2fcarolyn-ives-gilman2fbook2f&. Because I feel uneasy when the answer hasn't been posted.
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Republicans, with notable defections, are a party held together by a commitment to tax reduction, corporate power, anti-abortion, white nationalism, and the sheer will for power. As Trump flags replace Confederate flags on truck caravans and at Republican rallies, we are about to experience a presidential contest, perhaps the first since 1860, when it is possible that millions on each side will not find defeat acceptable.ĭemocrats represent a coalition held together loosely by an ideology of inclusion, a commitment to active government, faith in humanistic and scientific expertise, and an abhorrence of what they perceive as the monstrous presidency of Donald J. Democracy works best when politics don’t mirror the country’s deepest social divisions, and all sides can accept defeat and a transition of government. 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The group sees this as a major challenge to the ‘logic of competition’ pushed by a university that forces students to compete for grants and paid positions. For at least five of the students – some of whom are employed to work on campus in temporary positions – the account is where they deposit all their income. Started by three friends in 2012, the Collective has since grown to nine members. ‘We are challenging the experience of “mine” and “yours” by substituting it with “ours,”’ explain members of the group who – in keeping with their collective mission, opted to answer New Internationalist’s interview questions collectively on a Googledoc. While some of the graduate students in the Collective work for the faculty, they are not considered employees of private universities, like Duke, and the amount each student receives as a stipend can vary.īy pooling their combined incomes, the Collective hope to support students who the university pays less, or who are unable to work because of immigration restrictions. under a Creative Commons Licenceįor the past two years, graduate students at Duke University in North Carolina have pooled their incomes in a single bank account. |