Naked in Death

Naked In Death, written by New York Times best selling author Nora Roberts under her pseudo-nym J D Robb, introduces the reader into the futuristic world of 2058, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas fights to capture murderers on the streets of New New York. 2058 ushers in an era of flying cars, voice operated everything, and a whole new set of laws and regulations. Everyday things like microwaves or cell phones which, in addition to following voice commands, have knew names like autochefs or telelinks and come with cool new functions like storing food as well as heating it. This post Urban Wars (World War III) world comes with a host of new rules and regulations that are slowly introduced throughout the series, but the three biggest differences, aside from new jargon and technology, are that guns have become illegal, prostitution is not only legal but licensed and very well regulated, and coffee, as well as most other everyday produce, is not only impossibly expensive but replaced by the man made imitations that made…

O.J. Simpson was a household name before the trial. Most people in my generation doesn't understand that neither did I. All I knew him for was being on trial for doing something to his wife. And me being a huge sports fan never knew he was a heisman trophy winning running back and an NFL superstar. His stardom was the biggest the world has ever seen. Not only was he great on the field his off the field presence was just as good. He became a really famous actor as well starring in the Naked gun…

J.D. Robb is a pseudonym used by Nora Roberts. One hundred and twenty-four of her novels have ranked in the Times bestseller list, including twenty-nine that debuted in the number-one spot. Some of her books have made it to movies such as Sanctuary and Magic Moments. Nora Roberts has made a name for herself in the romance shelf in stores. She has a book series named In Death that has over forty books. Most of those are best sellers. If you want to read a great future, homicide cop book Naked in…

Edna is gradually discovering how to be more intune with her inner emotions and understand the female condition as a whole. As Madame Reisz plays, Edna feels great emotion overtake her, admitting, “But the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body” (Chopin 26). Edna now understands that a woman has emotions that are important and recognizable and that those of a man are not more important. This is also seen when…

At the end of Isaac Asimov 's The Caves of Steel, robots seem to be the salvation of the human race, as foreseen by Dr. Fastolfe and the spacers--a highly advanced society of humans from the outer worlds. At the same time the spacers believe they have preserved the future of humanity, however, in an event foreshadowing how robots will one day represent a threat to humanity and perhaps the failure of the spacers’ plan, Robot Daneel Olivaw says the most shocking lines of the story: “[g]o and sin…

semi-aquatic environment caused the apes to hunt deeper into the water for food ; thus becoming more comfortable in the water, causing the apes bodies to alter in ways most effective for water. For example the apes would have shed their fur so that they could swim faster.The theory states that a large population of the apes had been isolated on an island type of an environment when East-Africa flooded. Since the population was isolated, the apes would have to go to the sea for further survival.…

resume to take full credit to this discovery and be recorded in history. Mendez received some sort of divine blessing when he learned of the hairless African bucktooth mammal, and threw himself eagerly into studying and photograph the creature that burrows underground and lives in stable, constant temperatures. Mendez obsession with fame elicited him to manipulate the situation of caring for “his” discovery. Mendez dribbled over the discovery and demands the condition to be all his, he then…

even more unique when my brother and I stopped seeing my father on weekends, and my step-siblings lost their mother to a heart attack. At this point, we became the only family the others had. Our blended family became less blended and more solidified. I stopped referring to them as step-siblings, but rather just my siblings. As the youngest, I was the prime target for much mockery and ridicule. My sister developed a nickname for me when I was in middle school: Naked Mole Rat. Honestly,…

would dream of having. These characters are the main subjects of Book XI, where Virgil employs a unique method by pairing Pallas’ funeral with the telling of Camilla and her battle, and finally, ending the book with her death. Camilla, a female warrior, and Pallas, Aeneas’ “foster” son, fight for different sides in the…

started to excel at the running back position. He was nicknamed “The Juice” after having 1,000 rushing yards over five consecutive seasons and led the NFL in four different categories. He was traded to the San Francisco 49ers where he also was the dominant star. He was abundant with his awards also. He won the Walter Camp memorial Trophy, named All-American collegiate football player, named Collegiate Player of the Decade by ABC. Also records in the NFL including NFL’s MVP, he broke the single…