Saga

grown up so much physically-much like all do- since eighth grade. My old favorite shoes no longer fit, sadly XS is no longer my trademark size and I no longer have to strain myself to reach my top shelf that used to hold precious copies of the Twilight saga. Physically, I…

Corruption in the Olympics Over the summer I, not unlike many others around the world, watched the Olympics. Next year, however, it is important to begin the process of converting the games to be more beneficial for everyone involved. As of right now, the Olympics are damaging to the hosts morally, environmentally and financially. Step one to purifying this major event is raising awareness. As people who have adapted to a life of luxury, it is not difficult to overlook the hardships that others…

important to clear that it is more than a hermaphrodite story. Middlesex explores the middle ground not just between sexes but also between Greek and American culture. It is a broad and complex Bildungsroman (coming of age) that tells an immigration saga of a Greek family and explores gender identity among a various other themes like race,…

“New York has been the subject of thousands of books. Every immigrant group has had its saga as has every epoch and social class. “(Edmund White) Charles Dickens was the best writer and easily the most famous during the mid 1800s. He wrote at least 33 different books, some better than others though. He has a very distinct type of writing much like shakespeare and it is very different from modern writing making it very demanding to understand what he is trying to tell. If you can understand…

Alexander the Great was the most successful military leader of his time. Alexander's first ruling started when his dad, Philip, went on a expedition and left Alexander in charge of macedonia in 356 B.C. Alexander first started reforming the colonies and making them prosperous and slowly started taking over new territory with his new found army. This was all able to happen because of his traits as a leader like being smart, courageous and heroic. Alexander the Great was a very smart individuals…

Against masculinity When I was a small, school-age child, perhaps 7 or 8, I brought a new book to class for morning reading. It happened to be “Baby Island,” a 1937 novel that Wikipedia describes as “Robinson Crusoe… but with four babies.” My intention, on that brisk fall morning, was to pull the paperback out of my backpack and open it to my bookmark. “What is that? Why are you reading that?” someone asked. A cluster formed around my desk, to see the boy who was not reading a very boyish book…

The Fire I remember that day well, I was in the house as usual and I heard the Finch children playing outside in the snow. That was the first snowfall in Maycomb that had occurred in many years. I wished that I could go out and play in the snow, I wondered what they would do all day. Surly they would try to make a snowman, but their was not enough snow for that. To my surprise I saw them making a little man, out of dirt, he had a strong resemblance to Mr. Avery. Then the brought basket loads of…

Delve Into the World of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Through the Gender Lens “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” Star Wars fans worldwide recognize the opening crawl as it appears on the big screen for the first time in ten years. The film gives a warm welcome to familiar faces and greets a new group of up-and-coming actors and actresses, as well as a new conflict. The Dark Side is back in the form of The First Order, and Kylo Ren, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, has plans of being…

Hrafnkel’s Fate Randee Glosch MDVL 1450: Heroes and Villains October 10, 2017 Hrafnkel started this tale by finding an unclaimed valley and taking control of it with the help of his father who gave him half of his farms supplies to get Adalbol running. When he got his farm Adalbol built he gave the people of the area land to live and farm on. The only thing they had to agree to was to let Hrafnkel become their overlord, he became their priest and chieftain and was given the nickname…

The Mortal Instrument: City of Bones is based on the first novel in Cassandra Claire’s six-book young adult romance/ fantasy series. It is a reaction to Stephenie Meyer’s sparkly- vampire- vs. werewolves- with- six packs saga. It is a popular series of young adult sci- fi/ fantasy/ romance novels. It is about the story of a teenage girl who develops paranormal gift to see different symbols that are invisible to normal people. It is a 2013 film based on the book written by Cassandra Claire and…