Nonfiction
New Roads: Smooth like Butter, Until You Hit the Bumps.
Do you remember that feeling when you first hear about a new road being built? You are on your bike, riding along the same bumpy path, avoiding puddles and close calls, and you say to yourself, "This is it. This is the moment I have been waiting for. A smooth, pothole-free ride!" Then the news arrives: new roads are coming, bike-friendly surfaces, everything you hoped for. You're all geared up. Now go on, put the helmet on, lower the shades down, and you're on. You've got this smooth frictionless bliss ride without dodging potholes every 30 seconds. So here's wishing you this one's going to be your turn.
By Ruturaj Nagvekarabout a year ago in Critique
Blue Christmas
What is a Blue Christmas? A Blue Christmas is when to me people are feeling low and feeling left out. You kind of get used to the feeling of being left out, but when they try to include you, you can tell that their heart is really not for it shows on them when they are not really looking and talking to you but looking around for something or someone. You graciously say, "Go ahead over there I don't mind."
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Louder Than Hunger
John Schu has written a youth book entitled "Louder Than Hunger' and it is the story about a boy named Jake who is dealing with various issues and learning how to deal with them and the people that are trying to help him to cope and survive what is happening.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Am I the only one who cares about print media?
High school is a microcosm of the society at large. That's a horrific thought, I know, but I do believe that what we learn during our educational journey those four years is more than a "coming-of-age" young adult novel. It is a prelude to the "real world" as young adults practice and ready themselves for "adulting" or "real world" life. So what? What the heck does that have to do with critiquing newspapers or worrying about the future of print media? I know, sometimes my introductions seem off topic, but it's all connected, really.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Critique
Unlocking Self-Transformation. AI-Generated.
Introduction: Unlocking Your Potential with The Change Within In a world brimming with productivity hacks, self-help guides, and quick fixes, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and disillusioned when lasting change seems out of reach. Many of us strive for healthier habits, greater balance, and meaningful growth, yet we often find ourselves stuck in familiar cycles. The Change Within: How to Spark Transformative Self-Care and Lasting Habits to Change Your Life offers a refreshingly practical and deeply personal approach to breaking these cycles and creating sustainable change.
By J L Boettnerabout a year ago in Critique
100 Philosophical Quotes From The Novel ‘The Midnight Library’
Introduction The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is not just a novel; it's a profound journey through the endless possibilities of life. With its imaginative premise and thought-provoking themes, the book invites readers to reflect on their choices, regrets, and aspirations. Let's dive into 100 philosophical quotes from this beautiful story and explore the wisdom they hold.
By Usama Shahidabout a year ago in Critique
Online Student Ratings of Instruction
Here is a book I read for graduate school edited by editors D. Lynn Sorenson and Trav D. Johnson. It is all about how professors and students evaluated online courses from paper and pencil to a computer form. Which worked best since most colleges are primarily distance learning schools mostly.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Utopian Concept of Gender Equity
There is a thin line of disparity between self-respect and arrogance that most people err in their lifetimes and cannot distinguish when the time arrives. I wonder how Indian society finds it appalling for women to be assertive and bold in their stance as they try to voice out their opinions on what they believe in. While I respect our culture of virtue, values and morality, it is baffling how patriarchal our society is, as it still perceives women through the fragile glass lens of being demure, nurturing, soft and family-oriented while she is working and expects her to be silent in her stance when men of the house are talking.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Critique
The Unreal of Preservation
How can one think of preservation in terms of what is real? I think this while sitting in the main reading room of the Abbot Library at the University at Buffalo. I had been meaning to come to this library for some time after seeing a picture of it. Books are a passion of mine and thus so are the repositories of knowledge that we simply call libraries. Gone, it seems however, are the days of the beautiful library. Filled with grandeur and craftsmanship to be an edifice of thought itself imbued in structure. A space in which one can think, connected to the history of Mankind. A space that could anthropologically be called a place; that is, imbued with history, emotion, tradition. I could just as easily now be writing of the strangeness I experienced walking through the very modern, yet not all unpleasant, 39th Street Stavros Niarchos Public Library in New York City that felt the need to display photographs of the world’s most beautiful libraries on their walls. A strange display of the past in a space in which the past is abandoned, if only preserved within the books themselves, and yet, how real is the copy of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary or Joyce’s Ulysses that is printed in 1994, covered in its protective plastic laminate? In fact, the main 5th Avenue library that is imbued with history and beauty has lost its practical purpose and has become a museum that is its own relic.
By Daniel J. Guercioabout a year ago in Critique
"Air Pollution in Delhi: Breathing Amidst a Crisis". Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Air Pollution in Delhi: A Problem We Need to Tackle Delhi is India's seat of power, housing over 20 million people and thousands of dreams. However, as a part of its vibrant culture and history, the city of Delhi suffers from a growing menace-air pollution. The air is so toxic that it poses serious health challenges for everybody, including infants and the elderly. This crisis has reached alarming levels, making it one of the most polluted cities in the world. But what's causing this, and what can we do about it?
By ANKIT SHARMAabout a year ago in Critique
Taking A Closer Look At Nayib Bukele
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has promised mass deportations, and with his appointment of Tom Homan as “Border Tsar” among a list of hardliners he should be taken at his word. They are coming, and we can hope that he starts with the criminals.
By Miguel Iturrateabout a year ago in Critique
