Petra

Petra Thanks for your appreciation toward my work. You remark my biblical contribution and many times I analyze the way how God proceed and I am amazed at his wisdom, though he wants many people to become a testimony of his miracles and life on earth sometimes I cannot understand why he chose 12 disciples to follow him and become testimony of what he did on earth, why they were so special if they did not have any background in theology and Jesus was practicing theology since he was 12,…

David Strorm’s personality changed profoundly throughout the development of the novel (making him a complex and dynamic character). Two experiences David underwent which I personally believe that was significant to the storyline is: The Capture of Katherine and Sally: The secret group had to make a decision after acknowledging that the Waknuk people tortured Sally and Kathleen and gave them a demoralizing fate. The question which appeared was, should we stay and conceal ourselves until they find…

The Central Intelligence Agency was created in 1947 (Petras). They were not initially authorized to collect secret intelligence (Petras). The National Security Council soon expanded the role of the C.I.A. to include, among other things, propaganda and “support of indigenous anti-communist elements in threatened countries of the free world” (Gaddis…

This piece is titled Vishnu as Varaha, The Cosmic Boar. It tells the story of the the Hindu god, Vishnu and how he took the form of a boar to rescue the world from a demon who imprisoned the earth beneath the cosmic ocean. This piece depicts Vishnu as having an entirely human body with a boar’s head, not unlike the shape of a minotaur. Though the color and texture of this sculpture would have me to believe it has nothing to do with an ocean. This piece is entirely a sand like color and has a…

Petra Hensley walked to the train station, eager for a weekend escapade with college friends in the lush mountains of the Czech Republic. What she did not realize at the time is that her life would soon be shifted adversely. Hensley was abruptly seized from behind. Her three kidnappers brutally beat her as she desperately pleaded for help. Hensley’s attempts were futile as she was savagely shoved into the bottom of a car and then coerced into a filthy, abandoned apartment. Once hidden…

One boy is a prodigy and the only one who is capable of saving the earth from war (Ender from Ender's game) Whereas, the other boy lost all his powers, thus being deported to a powerless colony, Is the reason behind a problem that can endanger the earth and all living beings but is the only one who can fix it (Taemon from Freakling). Both of the boys are heroes in the end although their stories seem different.. After reading Freakling by Lana Krumwiede and watching the film production of Ender’s…

Kamryn got out near the gate, dragged the unconscious prisoner with her, propped him on a bench. She waved a salute as they drove away. Axel checked his tablet for Rayburn’s map of bars. He navigated while Mark drove, keeping watch for any sign of military barricades. Ten minutes of driving on deserted streets put them in the alley behind the bar. They entered through the back door, blending in with a hodgepodge of miscreants, who’d sought safety away from the prying eyes of the MMC. The…

The Basic Instinct of Survival in the Chrysalids and Life of Pi These two novels The Chrysalids by John Wyndham and Life of Pi by Yann Martel both have the theme of the basic instinct of survival. Both David and Pi use their basic instinct to stay alive due to the situation they are in. David and Pi are also using their basic instinct of survival in different ways. David for instance is not on a lifeboat with a tiger and Pi is not telepathic that knows other telepaths. Ultimately isolation is…

During its twenty some years, the Internet kingdom has changed many different aspects of our civilization. The Internet has made things faster, better, and more accessible. Google and Facebook make the earth look like a small village and Wikipedia make everything seem understandable. Yet Internet has more to offer; there are “Revenge Porn” and “Is Anyone Up?”. Websites like Revenge Porn distribute nude and topless photos “without consent in an effort to humiliate and hurt their targets, mostly…

Dr. Pilar Melero is a very accomplished professor, researcher, and journalist. Her latest speech at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was called “Women of the Revolution!” and was on the role of women in the Mexican revolutionary war that started in 1910. She opened with a story of a beautiful big-eyed little Latina girl who was dying. The girl’s mother was desperate to find a cure for the little girl. Her mother went to doctors, churches, and even the government to try to find help for the…