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The Fifth Season Book Review
Where to even begin? I started this review many different ways, and none of them seemed to do The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin justice. How do I speak to something that is so far beyond my abilities as a writer? The world-building alone had me scraping my jaw off the floor from page one, not to mention the character development. That on its own is worthy of an essay on innovative thinking. Let's keep it simple, shall we?
By Cynthia Varady4 years ago in Education
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft-Book Review
King is known for writing magazines that reach a large audience, and his many anecdotes are fascinating. She works in the books most of the time, but also writes every day of the year, including Christmas, May 4, and her birthday.
By Shreya Poudel4 years ago in Education
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theater Book Review
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theater was a fascinating tale of the history of the world of theater. Spanning from the dawn of theater in greek society, to how theater changed in a modern age, the book leaves off in the early 2000s, saying what theater has become. Having a plethora of historians contribute to the book created a wide view point on the history of the theater, it’s creation, and it’s growth. Although occasionally biased the book does a good job of showing theater arts history. Main author and editor, historian John Russell Brown, brilliantly tied together the stories of the history of theater, providing a portal to the stages of our ancestors.
By Charleigh Frederick4 years ago in Education
The obstacle is the way-best book for skill development
What matters is not what the obstacle is, but how one perceives it and responds to it. With the right perspective, there is a curious way to reduce obstacles and difficulties with their size. Imagine that you and your best friend are trying to overcome obstacles, look at your skills and possessions, and forget your emotions.
By Sonia Shrestha 4 years ago in Education
Jordan Peterson Recommended Books, Part 2
Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian professor of psychology, clinical psychologist, intellectual personality, and author. Afterward, Peterson's lectures and conversations—propagated especially through podcasts and YouTube—gradually gathered millions of views.
By Borba de Souza4 years ago in Education
Jordan Peterson Recommended Books, Part 1
Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian professor of psychology, clinical psychologist, intellectual personality, and author. Afterward, Peterson's lectures and conversations—propagated especially through podcasts and YouTube—gradually gathered millions of views.
By Borba de Souza4 years ago in Education
Challenge Yourself To Read One Popular Science Book a Month
Popular science books are unlike any other books out there. Both educational and entertaining, a good popular science book is a perfect mix of everything that makes reading worthwhile and enjoyable. And while reading only pop-science books might seem like overkill, at least one book a month can make a world of difference.
By Valeriia Muradian4 years ago in Education
Colonialism in Literature
It is a widely held belief that colonialism had a hugely negative effect on the cultures taken over and altered by colonizers, and this is clearly evident in all- if not most- of Africa and some of Asia. This destruction of culture and lives by way of colonization is most readily depicted in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, though their perspectives of the same major events differs greatly. Heart of Darkness is from the perspective of Marlow, a man sent to the Congo from Europe, and his journey down the Congo River, while Things Fall Apart is from the perspective of a man named Okonkwo, a native of Africa and a tribe known as the Igbo. The contrast between these two perspectives gives the reader a fuller understanding of the different effects colonialism had on both societies.
By Amalie Ascanius4 years ago in Education
