Slick Rick

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…

spells the meaning of the right thing. A symbol that represents the marvels in the world. A hero prevails as a person who is noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. While it is recognizable that Telemachus of The Odyssey by Homer is a hero, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson surpasses Telemachus in his heroism and nobility by a landslide. Although people may believe Telemachus is favored by the gods, brave, and even caring, Percy Jackson exceeds all of these things because he is not just…

Many stories that are famous today originated from past legends of greek mythology, so let’s take a closer look at the popular Percy Jackson series. In the book, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, the quest plotline, perfect hero archetype, and the good vs. evil theme have been modernized from the myth “Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon” by Edgar Parin D'aulaires. Devising the quest plotline was the heroes protecting their mother, help from gods (and goddesses), they kill the same monster, and…

I’m Vivian, a sophomore at Wes who loves enjoying creativity from other people and trying them out myself – through various cultures (Taiwanese, Chinese, American, Japanese) and various formats (writing, music, art, games, etc.). My other passion lies in psychology, the study of humans, simply because (as weird as this sounds) I love interacting with humans – there is so much to discover, so much potential and complexity to our species. I want to dedicate myself to cross-culture…

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Medium Thief In 2005, a new novel was released by author Rick Riordan. Entitled Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, it quickly became a New York Times Bestseller, was named a Best Book of 2005 by School Library Journal, and the YASLA Best Book for Young Adults for 2005, to name just a few of its numerous awards and recognitions. Over 1.2 million copies are known to have been sold thus far in the United States, and the book has been met…

Percy Jackson a twelve year old boy, decides to tell us the of his past year. At the beginning of summer, just after sixth grade year, Percy discovers that something is wrong with him. Or on the other hand, maybe something is right with him. He becomes aware that he is a half-blood: half-human, half god. He is taken to camp half-blood in New York, a camp where kids like him do not have to worry about attacks on half-bloods.. At camp is where Percy learns about who he is: Poseidon, god of the…

Do you want to know what the difference and the similarities are of the book and the movie of Percy Jackson the Lighting Thief. Some of the similarities are that in the movie and in the book they are trying to get to the underworld because they think that Hades took the lighting bolt. In the book they ride in the back of a truck to get to the underworld and in the movie they steal a truck and drive all the way there. The difference is in the book they say they are 12 years old but in the movie…

Critic’s Review The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan follows the alternative POVs of Percy, Hazel, and Frank on a quest to save the god Thanatos from confinement. This fantasy and adventure novel is something I recommend to everyone because of the added humor, action, and the mix of Romand and Greek mythology. Although some of the events in this novel can not happen in real life, there are some issues the characters deal with personally that make them relatable. I believe that everyone has faced…

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…