Garth Nix

In Douglas Quenqua’s article for The New York Times, “Muscular Body Image Lures Boys Into Gym, and Obsession”, Quenqua focuses on young boys and the risks they are willing to face in order to achieve a chiseled body. This isn’t the first time that Quenqua has written about body image. Douglas Quenqua also wrote the article “Tell Me, Even if it Hurts Me” for The New York Times. Quenqua writes about culture, science, media, lifestyle, and dogs. To begin with, Douglas Quenqua’s audience in…

Ain’t Going Down (Till I Get an A) “The most stunning success story of the early-Nineties contemporary country music boom was that of Garth Brooks.” (Rolling Stone) He was originally born with the name of Troyal Garth Brooks on February 7, 1962. His career started while he attended Oklahoma State University, singing in bars and clubs. Following college, he moved to Nashville and eventually was signed onto Capitol Records. Brooks is the biggest-selling solo recording artist in American music…

Swipe Left to Delete I assumed a media analysis of my media consumption habits would result in textual proof that I visit social media too often. But what the analysis revealed is that I am a slave to my email. I check my email application on my phone multiple times, throughout the day. And most visits to my email are spent swiping left to delete emails instead of reading emails. Aside from email, I realized that heartwarming messages used in marketing and advertising campaigns capture my…

Garth Brooks Flying from cables, dancing, strutting across the stage and, on occasion, smashing a guitar. Sounds like a crazy rock concert, right? These are all signs that Garth Brooks is putting on one of his famous shows. Brooks has a concert experience unlike any country artist of his generation. Garth Brooks has brought a new look and feel to country music, making his songs appeal to all ages and all fans. With a steady home, broad influence, and a willingness to put himself on the line,…

Garth Brooks always said “just keep taking chances and have fun” which is how he built and lived his music career. Through Books many trials and tribulations as a country music artist, his personal and musical mistakes and accomplishments have made him the acclaimed musician he is today that has influenced many current country artists. He has worked amazingly hard to succeed in the music world. He is especially proud of all the awards he has received over the years. Brooks truly loves…

Charlie Rabbit by Garth Nix is a short story that concentrates on the main characters’ story of them escaping an air raid. The story relates to Charlie rabbit which is an American war fiction rabbit that is about a war zone. The story also relates to the author as the author of the book works as a part-time soldier at Australian Army Reserve, however the author is a full time writer since 2001, he has previously worked as a literacy agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book…

Stephanie Spinner was born in Davenport, Iowa, but grew up in Rockaway Beach, New York. She went to college in Bennington, Vermont, moved to New York City, and had a job in publishing so she could get paid for reading. According to Spinner herself, she read so much bad fiction that she needed time away, so she moved to London, and from there she traveled to Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan India, Nepal, and Ceylon. she came back to America, traveled to Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. She then…

In the novel Shade’s Children by Garth Nix, a strong representation of friendship is demonstrated. In the book, a small boy named Gold-Eye has run away from his base camp once he had turned fifteen, which was just around the time of the change. The reason he was nicknamed Gold-Eye was because the change has placed an effect on his eyes, making them into a gold color. While his eyes are gold, they also have a special power. What he refers to as the “soon to be now”, meaning he can see into the…