The final installment of the Caramelle trilogy. The culmination of over 150 years of struggle in the life of a family. Generational curses. Strongholds. History repeating itself. Will a young woman and her family in modern times escape a downward spiral of sin and degradation? 20-year-old Stephanie Renee Bell, prolific author of this trilogy, completes the gripping journey of vividly-detailed, intense, unforgettable characters, painted in lush imagery, masterfully woven through the vast tapestry of time. Prologue Words. They convey thoughts, meaning, emotion. Communication covers a wide array of expression, but words are one of its most powerful constituents. Words can be trapped inside the mind, or captured and birthed onto a sheet of paper. They can even appear in dreams. Words seem to be able to dwell within any climate; any existence. Words are not always heard or given the gift of sound, and despite their disguise they never cease being words. A word can be spoken, thought, felt and expressed through the smallest hints of body language...

The beginning of the Caramelle trilogy. 150 years in the life of a family. Generational curses. Strongholds. History repeating itself. Will a young woman and her family in modern times be delivered from a downward spiral of sin and degradation? 20 year-old Stephanie Renee Bell, author of this trilogy, takes you on a gripping journey filled with vividly-detailed, intense, unforgettable characters painted in lush imagery, masterfully woven through the vast tapestry of time Prologue It was another warm, sunny day of 1851 in Birmingham, Alabama; a region well-known for its muggy, summer climate. The hospitable natives were more than accustomed to Alabama's atmospheric conditions, and found the good points of that particular time of year in which to take pride. Vivid flowers graced the earth in full bloom, crops prospered, and the famous rolling hills of the Old South carried tall trees tinted with a rich forest green. Despite the at times unpleasant heat, the Southerners took advantage of summertime to hold grand parties and get-togethers in majestic mansions, where gentleman dressed in coats and tails while ladies sported fashionable hoop dresses and large, feathered hats of all sorts of colors and designs. Children would laugh and play tag outside as their fathers and mothers socialized in the shade with freshly-squeezed lemonade, and the youth would behave much as they do today-young men looking for a young lady to court, and the young ladies giddy at the thought of having their first beaux. This particular day, a luncheon was being held at the home of the prestigious and esteemed Taylor family, where games of croquet, dancing, music and of course, extra Southern hospitality by way of cooking inhabited the list of features... The saga continues in: "Caramelle: Metamorphosis" "Caramelle: Eternal Hope" She also penned "Second Wind," a young adult romance novel about a dancer She left an array of information about herself at www.myspace.com/nitelyte

"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven." Matthew 5:16 "It's all about Jesus." In November of 2009, during a lucid interval in a hospital room, Stephanie Bell was urgently writing on her blanket with her right index finger. When given a pen and paper to decipher what she was writing, she repeatedly scrawled that sentence, superimposing it on one spot on the paper. That was one of the final sentences and the underlying message of her prolific writing career. Stephanie Bell accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at age 10 and went to Heaven at age 20. She was baptized during her teens. A multigifted, prolific novelist, poet, essayist, author of several installments of fan fiction, this accomplished musician, dancer and artist gives her testimony and proclaims the Gospel, telling her story of the trials and triumphs of adolescence and ultimately, a ravaging disease, in this collection of her essays, prose, poetry and blogs presented largely in chronological order. Stephanie proclaimed Jesus on this earth for as long as she was able, using every ounce of strength that she drew from the Lord. Her "High School Graduation Speech" inspired people across the state. "My 30th Birthday" is instructive; its poignancy, inescapable. This is a portrait of a young woman's vulnerability, yet courage and unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. She left an array of information about herself at www.myspace.com/nitelyte

The second part of the saga. Generational curses. Strongholds. History repeating itself. Will a young woman and her family in modern times escape from a downward spiral of sin and degradation? 20-year-old Stephanie Renee Bell, author of this trilogy, takes you on the second part of this riveting journey filled with vividly-detailed, intense, unforgettable characters painted with lush imagery, masterfully woven through the vast tapestry of time. Chapter I "Her name is Caramelle," the woman spoke up for her daughter when she remained coyly silent, "with a double 'l' and another 'e' on the end." The kind sidewalk artist smiled, sketching the name into the picture. "That's a beautiful name," he commented, and Caramelle smiled shyly as she held tightly to her mother's hand. "And here's a beautiful painting for a beautiful girl," he added, handing Caramelle the canvas, on which there was a watercolor collage of pinks, browns and maroons forming graceful flowers...

An elite dancer. A jock. A series of encounters, some from afar. Can they overcome a mounting succession of challenging twists and turns, certain to shake them to their very cores? Chapter One Josiah Seth Carmichael She was always the expressive one, the girl who starred in just about every drama production imaginable. We didn't go to the same high school; she wouldn't recognize me. But I remembered her. It was during one of my adventures to snag a girl that I found myself sitting in the school auditorium, watching a production of West Side Story. I saw it once with my brother Jonathan when we were kids, and I knew from the start that I liked it. Minus the dancing, singing, and love story, there was action, tough guys who fought for their turf. That's all I needed. If it was any other play than West Side Story, I probably wouldn't have even thought about attending-cute girl or not...

"Why Work" explores the contemporary cultural construction of work, beginning with the expression, "A Real Job." This volume examines "work" in the writings of Aristotle, Plato, Confucius, St. Benedict, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mother Jones, Emma Goldman, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Mary Parker Follett to answer the question, "Can the concept of work be divorced from the thinker's past?" A final chapter re-examines the core issue in light of the vary concept of "work" and ask one more time "why work?" This work is a result of an Honors seminar at Purdue University.