Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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By Mark Graham9 months ago in Poets
On Vacation
What is your favorite place to go to while on vacation or thing to do? Actually, to be totally truthful my place to go on vacation would be a reading room much like the one in the picture. To be locked away with so many books would be awesome to me, but I would come out for walks outside. On those walks I would probably have a book in my hands, whether a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' or even a contemporary novel from Nora Roberts or Patricia Cornwall or one of many children's or youth books that are out there.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Motivation
Working, working, working
I have not been too present here on Vocal lately for I have been working on a project for my new job as a text-to-text transcriptionist. Been working on 200 or so handwritten recipe cards for DittoTranscipts.com. Some of these recipes are really hard to read, but it is also fun for it is like solving a mystery or a completing a puzzle of various ingredients and directions on how to make them.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
In being a Copy typist
Good news! for having been looking for positions that allow me to use the skills that I have learned since high school. For the past two to three years, I have been searching for jobs that will allow me to use my typewriting skills such as typing from handwritten materials in many subjects for that day has arrived. I started my first project for Ditto Transcripts.com typing handwritten recipes, and there are a lot of them.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
Identity
Nora Roberts has written a novel entitled 'Identity'. This is a family romance novel of Morgan and Miles, but more importantly it's about learning to be safe and protecting who you are in many ways. The character of Gavin Rozwell is a person who steals people identities along with what they own for himself. Morgan learns she has many friends who are very willing to help her put her life back in order. She even learns self-defense moves like we all should learn in order to protect herself and whomever may be around. This is a story on being loved.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
Holy Week
Last Sunday was Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. So, what does Holy Week really entail? I think it actually starts on Ash Wednesday when one receives the ashes from burnt palms, and the pastor or priest makes a small cross on one's forehead. Then, there is Maundy Thursday and the washing of the feet if I remember right leading into Good Friday and the Last Supper and then Easter Sunday for "He is Risen!"
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
Not-so-happily-ever-after
Rachel Renee Russell has written another in the series of 'Dork Diaries' and this one is entitled 'Tales from a Not-so-Happily-Ever-After'. This is the diary of the main character of Nikki J. Maxwell and the start of her day that describes her morning routine, and of course something always goes wrong. In this one getting ready for school and running late because of her younger sister taking something from her that now makes her feel hurried, and you pretty much know that something is going to happen and does but will not be discovered till it is too late and at school.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
Goddess Girls
Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams have written a youth novel entitled 'Goddess Girls Aphrodite, the Beauty'. Who remembers studying Greek mythology in school or even in college? This story will show the readers very young versions of Greek gods and goddesses, as they could have been seen as middle school students. They are at the age where they are still learning about themselves and securing the various kinds of friendships that come along. They do tend to help each other as well as the mortals down below with issues and problems, and for Aphrodite that is all about love and seeing beauty in different ways. This is a book that will let you see Aphrodite, Ares, Poseidon, Athena, and a few other gods and goddesses in a fun and creative premise to get young readers interested in history even ancient history.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
Wolves and Whales
This is a two in one book in a series of books entitled 'Getting to Know Nature's Children'. The one I read and found interesting is the one where the subjects are Wolves and Whales. This book is written by Judy Ross and the pictures throughout the book are photographs of wolves and whales. The reader will learn about how wolves and whales live in many respects and learn that there are somewhat similarities between the two animals in their various environments to the care of their young and to the kinds of food they each eat. Judy offers a glossary page of all the terms presented on each animal. It is a book for young children who seem to show interest in animals and nature, and makes a great early science book for the Preschool and Kindergarten teacher.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
