![]() ![]() ![]() The ultimate control is supported by the idea that her mother’s eyes can control the sunlight, earth, and sky. When we are introduced to Firdaus’s mother’s eyes we realize that Firdaus sees her as having ultimate control of her childhood. She uses this quote to emphasize the admiration she had for her mother that never leaves her throughout her life, indicated through how she compares every man’s eyes to those of her mother. This quote appears a few times throughout the novel, specifically once when referencing her mother and afterwards every time she meets a man. Eyes are often referred to as windows into the soul, in the case of Firdaus in Woman at Point Zero, by Nawal El Saadawi, this is a metaphor by which she lives by. ![]()
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![]() We suggest that leaps of faith are initiated and perpetuated through two sets of dynamics: supporting and sustaining. These processes are critical to trust under high uncertainty, when direct experience in a task domain is chronically limited, as is the case in our context because very few calls coming into a fire station are fire related. Through a multi-phase, largely inductive study of firefighters in the United States, we explore processes that facilitate and maintain leaps of faith. Trust can emerge from two sources: knowledge or evidence that is meaningful in that context, which has been studied extensively in the literature on trust, and faith, which has not. ![]() Some occupations and organizations rely heavily on trust, as their members’ roles involve risk and are interdependent. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brynne and Ethan are on the cusp of losing everything as the stakes rise. A truly devastating loss coupled with the promise of a new hope opens their eyes to what is most important, but is it possible for the lovers to move on from the painful histories that continue to haunt them? A stalker is still lurking in the shadows, plotting evil amidst the distraction of the 2012 Olympic games in London. Demons from the past are threatening to destroy the passionate bond they’ve forged despite their vow that nothing will ever keep them apart. The fight of a lifetime to keep it alive.īig surprises are on the horizon for Ethan and Brynne as they struggle to adjust to what life has thrown at them. The third part in The Blackstone Affair series: A love on the brink of being destroyed. ![]() |