Rick Riordan

Eyes of the innocent What if you found out that someone who seemed totally innocent was actually evil? In the novel by Brad Parks, Eyes of the Innocent, A fast moving fire at about nine o’clock the night before had swept through a house on Littleton Avenue in Newark, killing two little boys, Alonzo and Antoine Harris, ages four and six. An Investigative journalist Carter Ross is obligated to write a story about an apartment fire that took the lives of two young little boys. Carter realize…

One day in January, 2004, Dr. Gerald Hurst, an acclaimed scientist and fire investigator, received a file describing all the evidence of arson gathered in Willingham’s case. Gilbert had come across Hurst’s name and, along with one of Willingham’s relatives, had contacted him, seeking his help. After their pleas, Hurst had agreed to look at the case pro bono, and Reaves, Willingham’s lawyer, had sent him the relevant documents, in the hope that there were grounds for clemency. Hurst opened the…

Lakefront Arena, where we were surrounded by people from the seventies and eighties. At this concert, we had the pleasure of listening to famous and local artists as well as DJs, who played popular hits. The performers were Doug E. Fresh, Too Short, Slick Rick, DJ Kool, Dana Dane, Roxanne Shante, UNLV, Gregory D and Partners N Crime. As we were watching the performers, I observed the other concert attendants and noticed some interesting things. Many of the viewers were dressed in iconic…

Science fiction could be described as a realm of fantasy in which the possibilities of the future are explored and the past is rewritten but are there other reasons as well? Authors of this genre write science fiction novels for varying reasons, some might write science fiction for the enjoyment and pleasing of an audience with their imagination or others like Phillip K. Dick might do it to share and explain their philosophical ideas. "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" not only entertains its…

Blade runner is a science fiction film about the future, in this futuristic scenario there are robots called replicants, these are visually indistinguishable from humans, and are exclusively used for menial or dangerous work on off-world colonies. Replicants are banned from earth, if one of them managed his way to earth, blade runners will be sent to hunt them and then retire (kill) them. Deckard, who is a blade runner, has the mission to retire four replicants who have got to earth to find a…

Humans all do it. He props himself on a pedestal and claim that he is better than other species in terms of intellect and survival. However, Philip K. Dick challenges the superiority of humans by juxtaposing androids and human beings. Dick shows that humans are not as unique and exceptional as believed to be. Dick characterizes humanity as being machine-like but empathetic with the descriptions of humans in the novel and the flagrant ways that androids act human. Because androids are…

and resulted in many people making fun of it and creating parodies of it. “Rickrolling” is considerably one of the most famous and longest running memes, involving Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” This meme has been popular for almost as long as the video has been released. This meme involves sending people the link to Rick Astley’s music video, making them believe it’s a really interesting and exciting video then disappointing them when they find out it’s not, resulting in them being…

of Rick Riordan on American Culture Rick Riordan once said “writing is like a sport, it’s like athletics- if you don’t practice, you don’t get any better.” In a fan-crazed Harry Potter era, the 2000’s consisted of an “Urban Fantasy” phase. In the article “2000s: Print Culture,” Reed Wilson (et. al.) explains it as a genre “juxtaposing our own modern urban world with elements of the fantastic” (2012). The young adult population was craving a new series to latch onto and obsess over. Rick…

Courageous, not deterred by danger or pain; brave. In the book The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan, the author, shows the path of a hero’s journey through the characters. On the road to greatness, Percy Jackson, the protagonist, overcomes many obstacles. Throughout The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, Percy faces many unusual creatures. One of those creatures was the Minotaur. Percy fights the Minotaur, a huge beast that is part man part bull after his car gets struck by lighting and goes…

Rick Riordan, the well-known author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, was born on June 5, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born and raised in this city and began writing as a young adult. He wrote short stories, and unsuccessfully submitted a few of those for publication. However, he was not serious about writing until he graduated from college. He received his high school diploma from Alamo Heights High School and, with aspirations of becoming a guitar player, attended North…