Essay
Old School
Jeff Kinney has written another in the series of the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' and this one is entitled 'Old School'. There is the usual cast of characters present from the mom and dad and his brother Roddrick and now his grandfather has moved in the house, and you will never guess where mom and dad put him. One cannot forget one other his best friend Rowley. The main idea of this story is that Greg has to figure a way to get out of going away to camp, but as you know with his luck things happen. This is a weeklong field trip for school that seems to be requirement for all.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
QPB
In starting a new project I wanted to know a little more about a certain series of novels. The series is 'The Lord of the Rings' and there is a thin companion guide to this series known as 'The QPB Companion to The Lord of the Rings'. This short academic reference book is divided into sections that talks about the author, the critics, and even the readers of the series.
By Mark Graham9 months ago in Critique
Why is the iPhone so popular all over the world?
Year after year, Apple Inc., one of the most valuable tech companies in the world, maintains its dominance in the smartphone market. Apple iPhones continue to top customer wish lists despite the market's plethora of competitors, and with good reason. However, what precisely makes Apple phones so popular, and why do they frequently cause internet rushes and long lines with each new release?
By jakir hossain9 months ago in Critique
Capitalism in Intensive Care: Notes from a World Too Busy Buying Itself
The global economy today sits like an aging monarch in a glass ICU, draped in silk hospital gowns woven from speculation and denial. Tubes of liquidity drip-feed borrowed time into a system allergic to introspection, while its caretakers—central banks, financial institutions, and think tanks—applaud the twitching of GDP as if it were a sign of vitality rather than convulsion. The prognosis? Complicated. The diagnosis? A civilization obsessed with consumption, terminally ill with its own success.
By Andra Hikmal10 months ago in Critique
The Poison Season
'The Poison Season' is a teen or even an adult romance novel written by Maria Rutherford. It is all about family and friends living on the island of Endla that is protected by magic and a wandering forest. It is also surrounded by a poisoned lake. The main characters of Leelo and her cousin Sage are known as watchers for the Endlans believe that the citizens on the mainland are their enemies. The island is self-sustaining as long as the inhabitants give sacrifices to the forest. If any Endlan does not show some sort of magic they are incantu (this means the person does not have magic) and must be banished. Music and singing are the ways that magic is done in most cases on Endla Tate seems not to have magic and Leelo keeps hoping right to the last minute that Tate exhibits something.
By Mark Graham10 months ago in Critique
Earth's Children 2
Book two of 'Earth's Children series' entitled 'The Valley of Horses' picks up with Ayla all alone for she has been exiled from the Clan. Ayla learns that she has many talents that seem to let her make 'friends' with pretty much all of nature its flora and fauna. Ayla likes living and learning what is around her, but she is also lonely. This is also the story of Jondalar on his journey of growing up and while on this journey with his brother there are choices that need to be made for all, and relationships are made for both.
By Mark Graham10 months ago in Critique
Earth's Children
There is a series of novels out there written by Jean M. Auel known as 'Earth's Children'. The first in the series is entitled 'The Clan and The Cave Bear' that starts out with a five-year-old child named Ayla, who lost her parents during an earthquake. Ayla is found by a clan of cavepeople who are not like her for she is one of the 'Others'. Ayla grows up and becomes in a way one of them even though she is different she still loves the clan for the most part. The first of novels set during the prehistoric eras.
By Mark Graham10 months ago in Critique
Charlotte's Web
Just finished re-reading 'Charlotte's Web' by E.B. White for the umpteenth time, and for me it shows me many lessons that we all need to learn and remember. Actually, it is the story of the facts of life from birth to death to dealing with other societal issues like dealing with family relationships like Fern does when saving the 'runt' as well as just plain growing up issues, and learning how to accept what happens to all involved in living life and making various kinds of friendships and still learning that there is a higher power to live our lives.
By Mark Graham10 months ago in Critique
