Hello all. Indeed, I am still around and I am still writing away, but most of that writing has not been either here nor on my other blog The Fingerprints of God. Over the past few months, most of my writing has been short stories, extremely long research papers, and other various joggings of my …
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Animal Farm: Allegory Illuminating Reality
“You can’t make an omelet without cracking a few eggs (Duranty).” These words, quoted by many, state quite calmly that you cannot have success without some loss along the way. Or to put it in communistic morphed socialist terms, “you can’t have progress without destroying the lives of many people, mostly our own.” It is …
The Norton Anthology of English Literature – 8th edition, Vol. 1
For any and all lovers of English and her great works, The Norton Anthology of English Literature is the book for you. I must say, I have never been so happy to come home and find a textbook waiting for me. Yes, this is required reading for college and yes, I am going to love …
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The Giver – Lois Lowry
I was raised in a rather political home, and conservative Christian at that. Traditional values, freedom, responsibility, et cetera... that sort of upbringing. Thus, I naturally have a taste for political, and sometimes utopian and dystopian, novels. For one, because I am a nerd who is constantly reading and following politics, scientific discoveries, and so …
Madelyn Rose Craig 