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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The Human Brain
I am starting to research for a vocabulary textbook reviewing all the necessary vocabulary dealing with the subject of biological psychology. In other words why does the brain make us do what we do. The mind or should I say the mind is a terrible thing to waste is a phrase I heard on an old television commercial. It was either a Just Say No PSA or about some college fund. Anyway in researching I thought of this little drabble to explain my future writings. Get ready for neurons, glial cells and all you may want to know about synapses.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Kitchen
What happened here in the kitchen no one knows. When the owners came home, they were horrified/glorified at what they found lying on the kitchen floor. There was nothing. They stood there with their eyes bulging and mouths wide open. Who could have done this? When they left that morning, they were running late and had no time doing some routines and ran out the door. That evening when they got home the kitchen was spotless. The couple is far from any parents and even relatives. They looked around the house and nothing was missing elsewhere in the house either.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Fiction
The Lively Art of Writing
'The Lively Art of Writing' A book on composition by Lucile Vaughan Payne. This is an academic book that I have seen read by students when I was in high school who had taken either a course known back then as Advanced Communcations or Honors English. This book was published back in 1975 when I was in upper elementary school and even though it is an older text there are a lot of exercises that can still help writers today.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Just for Fun! 2
What would the world do without its greatest invention known as the safety pin? First, there will be a lot of babies back in the days before disposable diapers mothers would have to figure a way to fasten their baby's diaper well, but what a hassle that would be. I guess they could use buttons. Well, for another thing when pants happen to lose a button, or a zipper is broken there would be no way of securing it closed. Wouldn't that be a hoot if caught on the outside. Then it was a good thing that it was invented.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Just for Fun! 3
The circus was his life and Harold, the clown, wondered what he was going to do when the circus was sold to another owner for, he knew that he was getting up in age and soon would retire. Harold knew there were a few things he needed to check up on with the boss. The manager of the circus wanted to talk to Harold the next day anyhow about something. He would ask him then. The next day Harold met the manager, and wouldn't you know it he suggested to Harold that he retire and receive his benefits for retirement.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Just for Fun! 4
The man was dead. The inspector walked into the room and studied the confines of the room looking for any clues. He spied on the desk something that looked suspicious. He went to the desk and saw the bloodied letter opener. He suspected that this was the weapon that killed the man. He heard some whimpering coming from somewhere. He looked around the room and saw that there was a thin door that looked like the wall, and it opened out. He looked in there was a little girl tears running down her face. She said, "Killed. He hurt me."
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Fiction
Just for Fun!
There was a woman named Mary and for some reason she is leaving a room that meant everything to her. Then why am I leaving that is a good question for one to ask. One reason could be there was a fight that she did not want to remember, then again it could be a room that something sad occurred, but then again, the room could just be a room that one could love but seems to be feeling not just right. Could it be that she will remember this room that she loved but cannot stay there no longer.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
