1. Character Emotion
November 26, 2008


Emotion is the secret of holding a reader, the difference between a slow or dynamic recounting of a story. When you feel the emotion inside, so will your readers. By giving descriptions of emotion, it helps the reader feel part of the story as if he were actually there himself. Emotions of a character can help us feel satisfied because we can feel what the character feels. When emotion and feelings are left out of a story, we can feel let down. Emotion is part of our lives, so why ignore such an important element in a story? But remember: Show, don’t tell. Whether writing your family... (read more)

Author: Linda Weaver Clarke | Article Views: 430

2. Impart knowledge about surfing to your child with children's surfing books
November 26, 2008


Children surfing booksare the best medium to provide knowledge about surfing and ocean safety to your kids. Fun stories entertain children while they learned real life saving lessons and discover the world of surfing. Moreover, the information in these books has been gathered from people with vast experiences in ocean safety like lifeguards and pro surfers. Currently, one doesn’t have to go to the book shops in search of surf books specially designed for kids. One can easily find them at the online book stores. Now you can buy a wide range of surfing books from the different online book s... (read more)

Author: Maria Sizer | Article Views: 325

3. Review-Strange Liberators
November 26, 2008


Strange Liberators: Militarism, Mayhem and the Pursuit of Profit, Gregory Elich, 2006, ISBN 1595265708 American foreign policy, especially during the Bush Administration, has been characterized as "incompetent" or "misguided," along with other such words. On the contrary, American foreign policy is actually very competent and works quite well, when its real purpose is to make the world safe for wealthy Western investors. Any country, no matter its size, that refuses to go along with America’s demands is to be strangled into submission, by any means available. Americans remember the... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 411

4. Review-Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness
November 26, 2008


Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness, Jim Keith, 2003, ISBN 1931882215 For ages, the world’s elite have been engaged in a war against the people of Earth. Driven by extreme greed, one aspect of this war was the transformation of psychology. In Germany of the late 19th century, it was changed from a humanistic to a scientific field of study used as a method of total control. Most of today’s news media is controlled by half a dozen companies, so the American people are only being told what they want us to know. The penetration of the TV networks by the intelligence agencies ... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 500

5. Review-Who Hates Whom?
November 24, 2008


Who Hates Whom?, Bob Harris, 2007, ISBN 0307394360 Subtitled “Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing Up: A Woefully Incomplete Guide,” this book gives short essays on the various “little wars” going on around the world. Where is the world’s deadliest conflict since World War II? Try the Democratic Republic of the Congo, right in the middle of Africa, where nearly 4 million people have been killed in the last six years. Huge deposits of gold, diamonds and copper, all over the country, have not helped the situation. The term “blood diamonds” came from ... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 588

6. Review-A People's History of American Empire
November 24, 2008


A People’s History of American Empire, Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki and Paul Buhle, 2008, ISBN 0805087443 This is a graphic novel adaptation of Zinn’s famous history book, “A People’s History of the United States.” It doesn’t cover everything in “A People’s History...”, but starts with the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890, when American soldiers killed or wounded 300 Native Americans in about an hour. In the 1890’s, America was going through a depression, so a foreign enemy was needed against which to rally the public (along with finding new markets to exploit). The Cuban Revolution was ... (read more)

Author: Paul Lappen | Article Views: 401