The Bible : The followers of Jesus Christ and his Father

This week I began reading the Bible. Its a great book, with tons of plot twists and many characters to follow. In the book I am currently in, Genesis, its speaks of many things. From the creation of the world to the death of Cain, the book Genesis teaches many important lessons about life. For example, the deaths of Sodom and Gomorrah. In this story, Lot and his wife  are running away from a the city Sodom. God commands them not to look back, and to run away from their torturers. Lots wife, while running, looks back, and is turned into a pillar of salt for her misdeeds. Lot, knowing to obey the Lord Gods rules, keeps running. I think this is a very important part of the Bible. It teaches us that consequences happen, but there will be a warning. If Lots wife had obeyed, she would not have become a pillar of salt. But, due to disobedience of the Lord our Gods will, she passed away. I also think that Lots perspective is very important as well. Lot followed Gods rules, and was not punished. I think this should be implied to modern life. If teachers today simply punished who truly deserved it, then the more accomplished person will get rewarded. I think this is an important concept, and should be reviewed by many people, young and old alike.

The Casual Vacancy: J. K. Rowling

ENORMOUS SPOILERS AHEAD:

The Casual Vacancy by J.K Rowling is the story of Barry Fairbrother, the founder of the girls rowing team. In the story, Krystal Weedon, Barrys student in the rowing team, has a younger sibling and a drug abusive parent. Terri Weedon, Krystal's mother is a drug abuser , who goes to Belleview addiction clinic for help with her problem. When Barry Fairbrother dies, there reality is shattered. Stuart Wall (Nicknamed Fats) is dating Krystal. Robbie, the youngest Weedon, has not been to Daycare in weeks, and Kay, their social worker, is scared of him taking after Terris habits. With a new person replacing Barry, they might have to shut the addiction clinic. Later in the story, Krystal goes to visit fats with Robbie. Krystal, being the naughty girl she is, wants to have sex in a nearby bush. Fats and her leave Robbie to himself while they climb into the bushes. While they leave him alone, Howard, Fat's employer, has a heart attack. Paraminder, his wife, calls a ambulence. With Robbie on his own, he decides to go into the ocean. A large wave comes near, and pulls Robbie into sea. Samantha, a Pagford resident, comes to rescue him. She calls an ambulance as well. The ambulance arrives, but they can't save Robbie. Krystal comes out to see her brother being proclaimed dead, and takes the first bus back home. She goes into her house, and runs up to her room. Terri had already received the news. As social workers and policemen fight to get into her room, Krystal lifts up a needle. She remembers social workers telling Terri that addicts could handle more than newbies. That was all she needed to know. She took the needle, injected it into a vein, and, right then and there, died.

A Casual Vacancy J.K Rowling

A Casual Vacancy tells the story of a man named Stuart, nicknamed Fats, and his friend Andrew. together they use incredible hacking skills to hack into the Pagford Parish website, and manipulate the posts. They take Barry Fairbrothers account, and rename it "The_Ghost_Of_Barry_Fairbrother".  They use this account to eliminate applicants that they do not like. I think that this is important for the storyline, because, if other hackers like Suvinder go on the account, than they can eliminate people, so there is no chance to find the person who made the first injection on the site.

The Casual Vacancy: J. K. Rowling

The Casual Vacancy is about a man named Barry Fairbrother, and his death. Based in the town of Pagford, war erupts after his death to gain his city council position. The people of Pagford try to cope with the loss of the towns handyman, the person they could always look up to. Even the children are effected, seeking shelter in the school. 

In the Casual Vacancy, Kristal Weedon, Andrews lover, lives in a poor neighborhood. She has a 4 year old sibling, who, thanks to her moms negligence, does not know how to go to the bathroom by himself or flush the toilet. The whole house stinks of pneumonia. I think this section of the book is very important because it shows that what looks like an average schoolgirl has such a terrible lifestyle. The whole house has old newspapers and garbage thrown all around it. The whole thing is a mess, and I think its important for authors to do this. It shows we are not oblivious to the worlds problems, and we need to coe together and help resolve them. 

Invasion: The Secret World Chronicle: Mercedes Lackey

In Invasion: The Secret World Chronicle, the story of the Third Reich is retold. In this story, Metas, a form of superheroes are living around the normals. They live with them, and work with each other using their amazing talents, whether they be superspeed, or, such as Handsome Devils power, luck. The metas where treated with either respect or hatred. If they where respected, they could roam the streets, and make use of their spectacular powers in whatever ways possible.

But, if they fail/choose to do evil, they would be forced into jail, with their arms dangling uselessly unto a super strong grate that forced them to stop moving. The basis of the story is a huge heist. The metas are trying to get ahold of Alex Tesla, a distant relative of the great Nichola Tesla. Red Dijinni is the master planner. His advantage is to not be seen, and has been born with a special type of camo skin. He sees things from a different perspective, one vs stupidity, and aimed toward ager at the others.

The Beatles "You Never Give Me Your Money"

The Beatles  "You Never Give Me Your Money" is the story of The Beatles after the breakup. This book was interesting because it told the story behind the songs. If someone where to listen to say, John Lennons Cold Turkey, most people would think John was disoriented while writing it. But when you read this book, it shows the inner feelings John actually put in the song, and how terrible it was for them to be rejected. I think this is a very important collection, because, through quotes from every single Beatles auto-biography, this story covers the entire Beatles story, from the more important views (Pauls) to the least (Onos).

Am I Blue? blog post

The short story "Am I Blue" by Bruce Coville shows that discrimination, such as gay bashing, makes people not feel good about themselves. The story is about a man named Vince, who is not sure whether he is gay or not, and his fairy godfather. The story teaches us how people are affected by real life issues, and the consequences. It also teaches that if we all could experience the personal freedoms taken away in gay bashing, then we could make the world a more open place.

For example, in the text Marvin says how his encounter with 3 gay bashers ended up with him dead. "3 bruisers dragged me into an alley, shouting "We'll teach you f-----!"..."Last thing I remember from life on Earth was coming face to face with a tire iron." This statement shows that gay bashers can seriously affect someones life, even to the point of death. If gay bashers can accept that other people have other points of view and ideas about sexuality, then there would be less suicides and deaths due to mistaken or made fun of sexuality.

Another example from the text was when Marin tells Vincent about Gay Fantasy #3, which is a form of gaydar. "So all the straights would have to stop imagining that they don't know any gay people. They would find out that they would be surrounded by gays all the time, and survived the experience just fine."... "They'd have to face the fact that there are gay cops and gay farmers, gay teachers and gay soldiers, gay parents and gay kids." This statement shows how its a persons emotions that make him/her gay, not a physical characteristic. If people realized that there is no real way to tell gay people from straight people, then there might be less unfair gay bashing.

All in all, if people keep their feelings bottled up inside, then, and only then, can they truly be understood, and can they understand themselves. I think that if people truly need to show, without stereotypes or wisecracks, who they are, then so be it. If people can't control themselves and their insensitive comments, this issue will never resolve itself. If people accept who they are, and get others too to, then we can achieve the goal of a better future for the next generation, gay or straight.

The Beatles: You Never Give me Your Money Blog Post

The Beatles  "You Never Give Me Your Money" is the story of the Beatles after the breakup. The book speaks about the effect Yoko had on the Beatles and their ideas of each other. It tells the story of resentment from Paul to John, and truly tells the story of Ringo that has been left untouched. I think that Ono was the true cause of destruction in the Beatles.

In the text, the Beatles seem to be getting along nicely when Yoko arrives. They have been working on "Let It Be" and are about to reach a gigantic breakthrough, be releasing an album at the time of release. The Beatles had just released many hit singles, and where at pretty much the high of there career, both financially and spiritually. They had been studying with many people to gain spiritually aid. In my opinion, there was a huge problem caused by Ono.

Ono had created a huge problem, she was making it so John had the most say in the Beatles, when either George or Starkey truly deserved more say in decision-making. When Ono had begun to talk for John, as his representative, Paul was outspoken. Paul had begun to work on his solo career, and did not truly know what to say when this strange woman began to have more say than the real Beatles.

The Swamp Thing Collection: by Alan Moore

The Swamp Thing is a series of comic books by Alan Moore. In the series, a man, who remains unknown through the book, is exposed to a new treatment that will supposedly save humanity from extinction. The new treatment takes a man, presumably Alec Holland, and his memories into the body of a plant. In the story, the Swamp Thing has to decide whether he is truly a man, or just a plant. Should he fight on the plant or human side? Should he go back to his wife and kids? What does he truly feel about himself? I think that rather than the birth of a monster, I think this comic is about the experiences of a greater man. Not knowing what exactally what he is makes himself more open to ideas. This idea of nothingness, the vastness, really makes Alec Hollands mind more open, more willing, and more human.