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The Sisters (Joyce, 1904)
Sisters are female siblings. Sisters or The Sisters may also refer to: Places * Sisters Islands (other), several island groups with the name * Sisters, Oregon, a city in the United States * The Sisters, Victoria, a settlement in Australia * Sisters Creek (other) * Sisters Olive Trees of Noah, an olive grove in Lebanon Art * ''The Sisters'' (Collinson), a 19th-century painting by James Collinson * ''The Sisters'' (Thayer), an 1884 painting by Abbott Handerson Thayer Film * ''The Sisters'' (1914 film), an American film starring Lillian Gish * ''Sisters'' (1922 film), an American drama film directed by Albert Capellani * ''Sisters'' (1930 film), an American drama film directed by James Flood * ''The Sisters'' (1938 film), featuring Bette Davis and Errol Flynn * ''Sisters'' (1973 film), an American psychological horror directed by Brian de Palma * ''The Sisters'' (1957 film), a Soviet film of 1957 * ''The Sisters'' (1969 film), a South Korean film starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters
A sister is a woman or a girl who shares one or more parents with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full sister is a first degree relative. Overview The English word ''sister'' comes from Old Norse systir which itself derives from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, both of which have the same meaning, i.e. sister. Some studies have found that sisters display more traits indicating jealousy around their siblings than their male counterparts, brothers. In some cultures, sisters are afforded a role of being under the protection by male siblings, especially older brothers from issues ranging from bullies or sexual advances by womanizers. In some quarters the term ''sister'' has gradually broadened its colloquial meaning to include individuals stipulating kinship. In response, in order to avoid equivocation, some pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Thai Films
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shireen Sungkar
Shireen Sungkar (born 28 January 1992) is an Indonesian actress and singer of Arabic and Minangkabau descent. She is the daughter of Indonesian actors Fanny Bauty and Mark Sungkar. Career Shireen started out as a semi-finalist on GADIS sampul pageant, 2006. Liking acting since childhood, Shireen was cast for her first role while delivering her aunt in SinemArt casting. Her first role was a supporting role in a soap opera ''Bukan diriku'' along with Baim Wong and Ririn Dwi Ariyanti. Her name began to be known since starred in the soap opera, Wulan along with Dhini Aminarti. Another patron who had also been supported like, ''Putri Duyung'' and ''Perempuan Teraniaya''. Apart from SinemArt, Shireen moved to MD Entertainment and immediately got the lead role as Fitri in "Cinta Fitri 1 & 2" . Not just acting, Shireen also have talents in singing field. Together with her older sister, Zaskia Sungkar, she formed the vocal duo group The Sisters. Debut album of the two was given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S!sters
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The German entry was selected through the national final , organised by the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). As a member of the " Big Five", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Their entry was the song "Sister" by S!sters, a duo consisting of Laurita Spinelli and Carlotta Truman put together by NDR. Background Prior to the 2019 contest, Germany had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in . Germany has won the contest on two occasions: in 1982 with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Nicole and in 2010 with the song "Satellite" performed by Lena. Germany, to this point, has been noted for having competed in the contest more than any other country; they have competed in every contest since the first edition in 1956 except for the 1996 contest when the nation was elim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Calvary
''The Road to Calvary'' (russian: Хождение по мукам, Khozhdeniye po mukam, Walking Through Torments), also translated as ''Ordeal'', is a trilogy of novels by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, tracing the fate of the Russian intelligentsia on the eve of, during, and after the revolution of 1917. It consists of the novels ''Sisters'' (1918–1922; «Сёстры»), ''The Eighteenth Year'' (1927–1928; «Восемнадцатый год») and ''Gloomy Morning'' (1940–1941; «Хмурое утро»). The first part was written for the ''émigré '' readers, while the rest was written as a work of Socialist realism. Background The first part, ''Sisters'', was written from 1918 to 1920, during the author's emigration, while the rest he wrote after his return to Soviet Russia. The novel ''Sisters'' was published in the White émigré journals ''Gryadushchaya Rossiya'' and ''Sovremennye zapiski'' under the title ''Walking Through Torments''. In 1941, after the start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (graphic Novel)
''Sisters'' is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Raina Telgemeier as a follow-up to her earlier graphic memoir ''Smile''. It details a long summer road trip taken from San Francisco to Colorado by her family and explores the relationship between Raina and her younger sister, Amara. Technical Raina Telgemeier submitted a storyboard/thumbnail draft to her sister three years before the novel's publication, seeking Amara's permission to tell her side of their story. Amara provided insights on some of the vignettes and helped Raina develop a second draft. The panels were colored by Braden Lamb. Reception The book received positive reviews. Maya Van Wagenen, reviewing for ''The New York Times'' described the story as " newe have all lived ..uncomfortable yet transcendent" and added it was "a quick read as well as a fun one." ''Kirkus Reviews'' called it "a winner," "laugh-out-loud funny ..and quietly serious all at once"; later, Kirkus designated it one of the best book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (Steel Novel)
''Sisters'' is a novel by Danielle Steel, published by Delacorte Press Dell Publishing Company, Inc. is an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, that was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte Jr. with $10,000 (approx. $145,000 in 2021), two employees and one magazine title, ''I Confess'', and ... in February 2007. The book is Steel's seventy-first novel. Synopsis Candy, the supermodel, Tammy, a successful TV producer, Sabrina, an ambitious lawyer and Annie, the artist are four sisters who leave their successful lives to care for one another and their father after their mother is killed in a car accident and Annie' sight is taken from her. The sisters move into a brownstone and try to rebuild their lives out of the ashes of a painful death. As each sister finds new purpose and new loves, they begin to learn that family is the most important thing in life and this revelation cements their bond forever. Footnotes http://www.randomhouse.com/features/steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (Lynne Cheney Novel)
''Sisters'' is a 1981 novel by Lynne Cheney published only in a Signet Canadian paperback edition as part of the New American Library (). ''Sisters'' is a historical novel set in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1886. Sophie Dymond, a magazine editor in New York City, comes home to Cheyenne after the death of her sister, Helen. The novel is a historical and literary portrayal of the status of women in the Old West. In the novel, Sophie finds a letter that Amy Travers, a schoolteacher and close friend of Helen's, had written to her: Helen, my joy and my beloved, Why do we stay? I have no reason beyond a few pupils who would miss me briefly, and your life would be infinitely better away from him. Let us go away together, away from the anger and imperatives of men. We shall find ourselves a secluded bower where they dare not venture. There will be only the two of us, and we shall linger through long afternoons of sweet retirement. In the evenings I shall read to you while you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sisters (short Story)
"The Sisters" is a short story by James Joyce, the first of a series of short stories called ''Dubliners''. Originally published in the ''Irish Homestead'' on 13 August 1904, "The Sisters" was Joyce's first published work of fiction. Joyce later revised the story and had it, along with the rest of the series, published in book form in 1914. The story details a boy's connection with a local priest, in the context of the priest's death and reputation. Major characters *The boy (narrator) *James Flynn, former priest *Eliza Flynn, sister of James Flynn *Nannie Flynn, sister of James Flynn *Old Cotter *Aunt of the boy *Uncle of the boy Summary "The Sisters" deals with the death of a priest, Father Flynn, who is shown to have had an association with the narrator, a young boy. The narrator had brought the priest snuff daily, and the priest had taught the boy about numerous topics, especially the traditions of the Catholic Church. It is revealed that the priest had died after an illness, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sisters (play)
''The Sisters'' is a Caroline stage play, a comedy written by James Shirley. It was the last of Shirley's plays performed in London prior to the closing of the theatres in September 1642, at the start of the English Civil War. "Slight in substance, ''The Sisters'' is excellent in matter of technique, and especially in...structural unity...." Date, performance, publication The play was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 26 April 1642 and acted by the King's Men at the Blackfriars Theatre later in the year. The play was first printed in an octavo volume with five other Shirley dramas, published by Humphrey Moseley and Humphrey Robinson in 1653 and titled ''Six New Plays''. In that volume, the play is dedicated to William Paulet, esq., and is preceded by verses written by Shirley in praise of Shakespeare, Fletcher, and Jonson. The prompt book The play was revived in the Restoration era by Sir Thomas Killigrew and his King's Company, c. 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (2015 Film)
''Sisters'' is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Jason Moore, written by Paula Pell and is the second collaboration between Tina Fey and Amy Poehler following the film ''Baby Mama'' (2008). The rest of the cast consists of Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, James Brolin, John Cena, John Leguizamo, and Dianne Wiest. The film centers on adult sisters Kate, an irresponsible single mother, and Maura, a kindhearted nurse and recent divorcee, who are summoned back to their childhood home by their parents to clean out their bedroom before the house gets sold. Upset and angry that all their childhood memories are going to be gone, Kate convinces Maura to have one last wild house party, but things soon get out of control. The film was released on December 18, 2015 by Universal Pictures, received mixed reviews, though most critics praised the chemistry of the lead actresses, and grossed $105 million on a production budget of $33 million. Plot Maura Ellis, a recently divorced, hardwork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sisters (2011 Film)
''The Sisters'' ( sr, italic=yes, Sestre / Сестре) is a 2011 film based on a true story from Serbia about human trafficking. The film was directed by Vladimir Paskaljević. The scenario was written by Vladimir Paskaljević, Milena Marković and Bojana Maljević. Maljević was also one of the producers. The film premiered in Serbian theaters on 10 April 2011 ''filmske.com'' Filmske.com and on Serbian television on (former [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
