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Created by the team of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and starring Marling in the role of Prairie Johnston, the Netflix Originals series The OA (2016-19) is a generically ambiguous, and ambitious, vehicle for exploring a variety of themes, chief among them identity, belief and the nature and construction of reality. Prairie claims that she has learned the secret of inter-dimensional travel after a near-death experience and subsequent imprisonment at the hands of a deranged scientist obsessed with that phenomenon - but is she a potentially unreliable narrator, a sincere one or, finally, a metafictional character playing a version of herself in a fictional drama?This Constellation discusses The OA's thematic concerns in the context of the creators' earlier collaborations and in terms of influences on it, such as the work of David Lynch, particularly the TV series Twin Peaks (1990-2017) and the films Mulholland Drive (2001) and Inland Empire (2006), and comparable texts such as the N...
A complete source of information on oxidations of organic compounds, with emphasis on preparative aspects and results. Important features include: discussions on oxidizing agents and on oxidation reactions using them; correlation tables showing what oxidizing agents are suitable for conversions of particular compounds to their oxidation products; and a collection of typical laboratory procedures for the main types of oxidations. All information is supported by examples, thorough referencing, and indexing.
King Kyle is a young King on the planet Nighta. After being sent to Earth and losing his memory by Larry, the evil dentist, King Kyle not only have to get his memory back, but also must make it back to Nighta and save his throne. Can King Kyle's new Earth friends help him out? All through the 'Kyle Oaks' trilogy, King Kyle, his brother and his Earth friends face many obstacles while protecting Nighta. In the 'Unkown Threat', they have to figure out how to defeat a powerful dragon. Who sent it? How can it not be killed? Where did it get all it's power from? Can they figure this all out before it is too late? In the 'Traitor on Nighta'; who would want to take over Nighta? Jordan, his own brother? Is he jealous of King Kyle? Is he even an Oaks? Who told him his family history? Is it Placido? He was once a great king and then imprisoned!! Who let him out, what does he know about the Golden Griffin? Maybe it is his Earth friends!! They are not Nightans. How can they trust an Earthling anyways? All the answers to these questions and more are right here in this trilogy!! Follow the adventure and enjoy 'Kyle Oaks' filled with magic, dragons, knights and kings.
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