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Courage Under Fire (1996)

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On this Memorial Day a remembrance in movies of the soldiers who fought in our most illustrious wars.

 The Revolutionary War (1775-83): The Last of the Mohicans. D: Michael Mann (1992). Mea Culpa Ab Initio – I’ve never seen a good Revolutionary War movie (and I refuse to credit Roland Emmerich’s fraudulent piece of jingo). But Mann’s movie about a war thirteen years before 1776 will do since so much of it is about the bitter enmity between a pompous and arrogant British officer (Steven Waddington) and the Proto-American Free Man “Hawkeye” (Daniel Day-Lewis playing his first but far from last yank). It complicates matters that the Brit dies heroically to save Madeline Stowe (as who wouldn’t) while the “American,” (or harbinger of an undiscovered country we’re still striving towards) lives to fight another day.

The Civil War (1861-65): Glory. D: Edward Zwick (1989). The story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment an all-black regiment told through the experiences of an escaped slave (Denzel Washington, who richly deserved the Oscar he won) a gravedigger, and a free intellectual (Morgan Freeman and Andre Braugher respectively, who were even better). The final doomed battle is a (heroic) footnote in the war’s history but it allows Zwick to look through the eyes of soldiers who more than anyone, understand the freedom they are fighting for.

World War I (1914-18). Sergeant York. D: Howard Hawks (1941). There are quite a few great movies about WWI featuring Frenchmen (Paths of Glory)  Australians (Gallipoli) and Germans (All Quiet on the Western Front). Most are pacifist, as would befit the bloodiest pointless war (wars have been bloodier or more pointless but not both) in history. We got into it on the tail end so it’s no surprise that the best American movie was a study of one of the most decorated war heroes of the conflict (Oscar-winning Gary Cooper) whose religious pacifism almost kept him out of the whole stupid mess. The movie skirts or ignores the irony of a man triumphing over his own conscience but it’s an insightful portrait of heroism nonetheless.

World War II (1939-45) The Story of G.I. Joe. D: Wellman (1945). The Big One. The Just War. The one where we were the good guys, freeing the world from the grip of an unspeakable evil, until a pair of mushroom clouds muddied the waters. For the most mythologized of conflicts, best to trust a film close to the source. Wellman’s movie, based on the writings of Ernie Pyle (a war correspondent of bottomless empathy, played WITH bottomless empathy by Burgess Meredith) and released just a little over a year from war’s end doesn’t romanticize these tired, grimy and fatalistic men slogging through Italy. None of them are presented as heroes (not even Robert Mitchum as a Captain whose devotion to his men is killing him) but by film’s end we have known uncommon valor.

The Korean War (1950-53) M*A*S*H. D: Robert Altman. (1970). Korea by way of Vietnam. While we were fighting in the latter country, this portrait of hip army doctors drinking, fucking and playing pranks (especially on pompous officers) to keep themselves sane while dealing with the bloody byproduct of the Korean “police action” became a counterculture hit. Then, when a TV series version that underlined and put exclamation points around its themes became an even bigger hit, people started to devalue the movie and its heroes’ Playboy-club sexism and elitism. It is true that more enlightened and moralistic eyes might see these guys as less than admirable. They also seem more than realistic.

The Vietnam War (1955-1975. We got involved in 1963) We Were Soldiers. D: Randall Wallace. It has been said that every war film is a pro-war film since no matter the depiction of horror or carnage, battle creates the kind of heightened and thrilling reality for which people go to movies. This film places us among the troops in a largely successful but costly attempt to gain control of a VC base camp (that almost immediately was recaptured after the troops left). After many acts of heroism and a spectacular display of American might we are led to ponder futility. And much later we see the commander (One of Mel Gibson’s best performances) find his men at the Vietnam War Memorial. If he isn’t thinking “What a waste,” he’s not thinking what we’re thinking.

Gulf War I (1990-91). Courage Under Fire. D: Edward Zwick. (1996). An investigation into whether Captain Karen Emma Walden (Meg Ryan playing the same part several different ways) should posthumously receive the Medal of Honor leads Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Serling (Denzel Washington) into a Rashomon-like inquiry that may uncover a war crime. The film gets at the kind of lightning-fast decisions that battle necessarily requires and how the stress and guilt of those decisions can cut deeper and leave uglier scars than the most painful wounds. Even in a conflict usually portrayed as a milk run.

War in Afghanistan (2001-present) and Iraq War (2003-present). The Messenger. D: Oren Moverman (2009). And finally this Memorial Day a movie about what we’re memorializing. Two men with a job. They go to a house, deliver the news that a loved one, a soldier has died. They then refer to grief counsel, mouth words of comfort but most importantly they bear witness and so do we. And if we can take away anything from this movie while admiring the stoic empathy of Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson (Each actor’s best performance) and the other actors showing us the many shades of shock and grief, let us take away that this is still going on. Eleven years from this movies’ release, this ritual, necessary and humane, hasn’t ceased. People are still coming to houses delivering bad news about people we’ve forgotten about fighting endless and forgotten wars. Have a Memorial Day.

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maurader’s character list.

clare: 

narcissa black ;; dove cameron - 5th year slytherin

sirius black ;; ben barnes - 7th year gryffindor

lily evans ;; karen gillan - 7th year gryffindor 

drea: 

alice fortescue  ;; maia mitchell - 7th year gryffindor 

andromeda black ;; adelaide kane - 6th year slytherin

james potter ;; aaron taylor johnson  - 7th year gryffindor 

remus lupin ;; taron egerton - 7th year gryffindor 

alecto carrow ;; eiza gonzalez - 7th year ravenclaw

jess: 

marlene mckinnon ;; freya mavor 

frank longbottom ;; douglas booth

severus snape ;; adam driver - 7th year slytherin

christine: 

emmeline vance ;; shelley hennig

fabian prewett ;; daniel sharman

shay: 

bellatrix black ;; astrid berges firsbey

evan rosier ;; sam claflin 

jaime: 

gideon prewett ;; daniel sharman

open: 

dorcas meadowes ;; murdered by lord voldemort personally in the first war

mary macdonald  ;; survived ( people make her part of the order all the time tho. she was attacked at hogwarts by mulciber bc muggleborn )

regulus black ;; dies sometime in the first war, joined death eaters bc parents u know... he was RAB ( ask if u gonna play cause this long )

peter pettigrew  ;; TRAITOR TO THE NORT ;; first wizarding war this snake sold lily and james to voldemort but tbh i he was aiight in his hogwart years at least that’s what i think of him. 

edward ‘ ted ‘ tonks  ;; married andromeda black, was a neutral in the first war but he and dromeda allowed the order to use their home as headquarters in the second war. daddy to nympadora tonks in da future.

molly prewett ;; MOMMA WEASLEY IN THE FUTURE, she marries arthur duh. anyway fiercest mother bear baddass... joins the order and older sister to the prewett twins.

amelia bones ;; bad ass woman, ridiculous talented, who joins the ministry of magic she was part of the second order and was murdered by lord voldemort ( people make her part of the first order in marauders era tho )

amos diggory ;; cedric’s papa and that’s about it.

rita skeeter ;; lying bitch lmaooo we all know her as the evil reporter who told the world hermione granger loved harry potter. anyway she’s usually played as u know a drama instigating asshole.

greta catchlove ;; author of how to charm your own cheese ( idk jk rowling high when she wrote her lmao )

lucinda talkalot ;; slytherin probably a death eater what is known about her that she was quidditch team captain

xenophillius lovegood ;; weirdo who grows up to be the father of my all time favorite lady miss luna lovegood... will run the quibbler in the future.

pandora ( oc last name, future last name lovegood she’s lunas mumma ) ;; all we know is she’s an inventor and cooky like her daughter she is luna’s momma. 

emma vanity ;; a sltherin on the qudditch team

lucius malfoy  ;; pretentious dick wad of a man who joins the death eaters and is in sltyherin and u know marries cissy and is draco’s pops.

rodolphus lestrange ;; tortured alice and frank longbottom ;; death eater 

rabastan lestrange  ;; death eater and i think he wsa part of the group that tortured the longbottoms.

daisy hookum ;; she wrote the best selling book called my life as a muggle

antonin dolohov ;; death eater killed the prewett twins

alecto and amycus carrow ; death eaters TBH people in fanon make them hella in love with each other like a lot of incest tbH ( they twins LMAO ) and they are sadistic monsters. in the second war they are in charge of hogwarts discipline and they torture kids

barty crouch ( father not son ) ;; just a dick wad who’s son kills him in the second war. 

walden mcnair ;; he executed buckbeak before u know time turner events happened. a death eater

corban yaxley ;; death eater

agustus rockwood ;; death eater

kingsley shackelbolt ;; bad as auror who joins the order he is supposed to be black ( no white washing ya’ll )

beny fenwick  ;; order, he dies in the first war.

edgar bones ;; crazy talented wizard, he and his wife were killed by death eathers in the first war part of the orderer.

arthur weasley ;; resident muggle lover and order member. cooky man who is the father of the best wizarding family ever.

last names ( no known characters but u know ocs man ): 

zabini ;; death eaters

crabbe ;; death eaters

goyle  ;; death eaters

nott ;; death eaters

avery ;; death eaters

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off the rack #1202

Monday, February 26, 2018

 Way to go all the Canadian athletes that competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. You made us proud. Now we get ready for some March Madness. It might seem like I'm a big sports fan but I'm not. It's just that it's less annoying than a lot of the stuff happening around the world these days. Sure I was sad when the Canadian Women's curling team skipped by Ottawa's Rachel Homan didn't make it to the medal rounds and the Canadian Women's hockey team lost the gold medal game in a shoot-out but I didn't get angry and upset. No one was killed by some idiot.

 Archie #28 - Mark Waid & Ian Flynn (writers) Audrey Mok (art) Kelly Fitzpatrick (colours) Jack Morelli (letters). I only keep reading this book because Betty is in it. I don't like the walking disaster area that is Archie. Nor the smug Jughead. I really hate that big fat jerk Reggie who should be someone's plaything in prison. The fact that I feel so strongly about these characters means that the creators are putting out a very good comic book but I would stop reading if there weren't any likable characters. Classic Catch 22.

 Doctor Strange: Damnation #1 - Nick Spencer & Donny Cates (writers) Rod Reis (art & colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). Stephen may not be Sorcerer Supreme anymore but he's still pretty powerful. Remember how Las Vegas was destroyed during a recent mega crossover? Well now the whole city plus its citizens is back on terra firma. Guess where it's been before being resurrected? Hey, they don't call it Sun City for donuts. There's a glitch in Doc Strange restoring all those lives and landmarks and that's where this 4-issue mini takes off. This is a high stakes game between the Doc and Mephisto and the players will be familiar to Marvel Zombies far and wide. Doc's team is on the cover but you'll have to read this first issue to see who's playing for Mephisto.

 The Brave and the Bold #1 - Liam Sharp (writer & art) Romulo Fajardo Jr. (colours) A Larger World's Troy Peteri (letters). DC's old team-up title is back on the racks with a murder mystery featuring Batman and Wonder Woman. There's a strong fantasy element since the murder takes place in Tir Na Nog, the mystical land of faerie. Liam Sharp drew me back into reading Wonder Woman when he did the Cheetah story and here he gets to go all Irish myths for us with runes and rugged faeriescapes. I like a murder mystery as well as the next Batfan but the profuse flowery prose turned me off. It's a tough decision whether I read the rest of this 6-issue story because I really love the art.

 Mata Hari #1 - Emma Beeby (writer) Ariela Kristantina (art) Pat Masioni (colours) Sal Cipriano (letters). This 5-issue mini comes from Dark Horse's Berger Books imprint. I'm glad Karen is still editing comic books. I met her at a DC Retailer's conference over twenty years ago. I was lucky enough to share a group dinner table with her at a steak house in Fort Worth, Texas. I can still remember how happy I was when I asked if I could order a second steak dinner after the first one failed to fill me up and she gave me the go ahead. She thought I had a hollow leg. This book is beautifully drawn but I found the storytelling a little confusing with it's jumping back and forth in time to show us how the lady spy ended up in her current situation. Mata Hari is a very compelling historical figure so I will keep reading this to learn more about her life and death.

 Infinity Countdown Prime #1 - Gerry Duggan (writer) Mike Deodato Jr. (art) Frank Martin (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Flip the cover and you get an info page quickly telling you about the 6 Infinity Stones and what powers they bestow to whoever possesses them. The story starts promisingly enough with the guy who is the best at what he does fighting off some bad guys and then the new Sorcerer Supreme, for the Infinity Stone that he has. Unfortunately the story deteriorated for me when it came to introducing the other stones. It got way too convoluted what with other dimensions involved and what looks like every dang super hero and super villain to ever exist thrown in. I think I have mega event fatigue. Keeping up with the weekly Avengers: No Surrender story with all those heroes and villains to keep straight makes trying to follow this massive story harder to do. I hope nobody dies.

 Batman: Sins of the Father #1 - Christos Gage (writer) Raffaele Ienco (art) Guy Major (colours) Josh Reed (letters). This 6-issue mini is based on the Batman: The Telltale Series video game with a different back-story than the Batman that we are all familiar with. This Batman's father, Thomas Wayne, was a villain who experimented on people. Bruce is trying to right that wrong and save Wayne Enterprises. You can expect lots of action and the first protagonist is easily recognised. I was super impressed with the art here. Kind of reminded me of Frank Quitely. If the rest of this story looks this good it will be a joy to read.

 Hit-Girl #1 - Mark Millar (writer) Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (art) Sunny Gho (colours) Melina Mikulic (letters). Hot on the heels of the new Kick-Ass book is this 4-issue mini featuring Dave's old partner Mindy. She's looking for a new partner and who she picks is a real winner. This story goes international as the purple-haired perp pulveriser goes to Colombia to deal with the gangs there. I want to see if her new sidekick survives.

 Avengers #681 - Al Ewing, Jim Zub & Mark Waid (writers) Kim Jacinto with Mike Perkins (art) David Curiel (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). No Surrender part 7. It's Kree Captain Glah-Ree's turn to narrate an issue as his Lethal Legion team fights the Falcon's Avengers team for the prize. Some surprise characters pop up right at the end that will make fans clamour for the next issue. Mike Perkins's pages were only subtly different from the rest of the art and that surprised me too.

 Batman #41 - Tom King (writer) Mikel Janin (art) June Chung (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). Everyone Loves Ivy part 1. I was naïve to think that Joelle Jones was the best artist for this book because there are lots of artists that I love out there. Mikel Janin made me gasp after I flipped open the cover and saw the first page. Page 10 made me sigh. His Poison Ivy will haunt your dreams. The Cat and the Bat face a daunting challenge in this new story. This is a great issue to start to find out why I've been raving about this title every issue.

 Moonshine #7 - Brian Azzarello (writer) Eduardo Risso (art & colours) Cristian Rossi (colour assistant) Jared K. Fletcher (letters). Boy was I surprised when this issue hit the racks. I thought #6 finished the story of Lou Pirlo, mob enforcer. Plus, it's been almost a year since #6 came out. This supernatural tale continues with the location changing from the hillbilly hills to New Orleans. I'm thinking some voodoo be due.

 Superman #41 - James Robinson (writer) Ed Benes (art) Dinei Ribeiro (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). The Last Days part 2. I was tolerating this story about Superman and a native scientist trying to save a planet from a Jonestown massacre until the science guy explains how he's going to save his species. He sure didn't take any genetics classes. I do not suffer foolish science gladly. The good news is that this story is over and Jon learns a lesson in tolerance.

 Defenders #10 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) David Marquez (art) Justin Ponsor (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Ah Jessica, Luke, Danny and Matt, we hardly got to know you. I don't know if this team book will continue after this but it won't be the same. This sure looks like Brian Michael Bendis's last issue. David Marquez  made me sigh on page 11 panel 5. I'm glad Felicia is okay.

 Incredible Hulk #713 - Greg Pak (writer) Greg Land (pencils) Jay Leisten (inks) Frank D'Armata (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Return to Planet Hulk part 5. Hulk faces off with the Warlord in the fifth and final gauntlet. The final page had me singing Chuck Berry's Maybellene in my head. Now that we've gone back to Sakaar it's time to revisit another old Hulk story. Get ready for World War Hulk II.

 Damage #2 - Tony S. Daniel & Robert Venditti (storytellers) Danny Miki (inks) Tomeu Morey (colours) Tom Napolitano (letters). I can't say that I am enamoured of the title character since he's just a one hour Hulk but the guest stars are worth the read. Here we have the Suicide Squad and next up is a real hero that I am certainly interested in.

 Amazing Spider-Man #796 - Dan Slott & Christos Gage (writers) Mike Hawthorne (pencils) Terry Pallot & Cam Smith (inks) Erick Arciniega (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). Threat Level: Red part 3. The art and writing this issue was very wooden to me. Kind of stiff and predictable. I don't like Peter and Mary Jane getting cozy again either. If it wasn't for what's happening to Norman Osborn I would consider benching this book.

 Super Sons #13 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Carlo Barberi (pencils) Art Thibert (inks) Gabriel Eltaeb (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). The Parent Trap part 1. Damian's mom, Talia al Ghul, needs his help for a hit and she's not going to take no for an answer. The boys find themselves in even more trouble when one of the targets is revealed. Robin and Superboy's friendship may not survive. As much as I love Carlo's art I wasn't happy that Talia looks more like Damian's slightly older sister than his mother.

 Astonishing X-Men #8 - Charles Soule (writer) Paulo Siqueira (pencils) Walden Wong & Roberto Poggi (inks) Edgar Delgado (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). A Man Called X part 2. Y'know, I don't think that the guy in Fantomex's body is Charles Xavier. He keeps saying trust me, I can fix this and then he screws things up royally. So, another comic book with amazing art. Psylocke made me sigh on page 3.

 Mighty Thor #704 - Jason Aaron (writer) Russell Dauterman (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). The Death of the Mighty Thor continues. Wow, I snagged a larger than usual pile of comic books off the rack to read last week and inadvertently saved the best 'til last. The writing and art was as powerful as can be. The build up to the last page made it a spine tingling experience. This story is going to be another highly recommended collection when it comes out in trade paperback.

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These Falcon shoes that are a size 9.5 Wide in Men’s were actually my second purchase  when I bought these on February 17, 2017. This was because I had ordered some Panther II shoes on October 9, 2016 that were not as comfortable. The positives to these Falcon shoes are that they are a definite improvement from the previous shoes that I ordered. Additionally, I currently am blessed to work at a University food service job that has quality work conditions yet also requires good non-stick shoes due to the fact that some of the floors can get a little slippery due to the high demand of food required to be served from the high volume of customers that sometimes come in during the week .These Falcon shoes do the job of helping to keep me slip-free when I take food back to the serving station that I work at andor haul dishes back to the dishroom (where it can sometimes get slippery despite best intentions). These Falcon tennis shoes stay comfortable for my feet both during my work shift and during the timeframe that I wear them walking to and from work.

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I admit that I did not know that Chris Pratt (first Guardians of the Galaxy,upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy 2 film etc)played in the film as a baseball player by the name of Scott Hatteberg until after he is introduced as part of the new team that is being assembled. The character of Billy Beane is also shown juggling his professional life while trying to raise his daughter Casey Beane (played by Kerris Dorsey) who he co-parents with his ex-wife Sharon Beane (Robin Wright who also plays in the House of Cards with Kevin Spacey). Of course, there are more actors/actresses who feature in the film and the following are some of the bonus features of the dvd; Blooper-Brad Loses It, Deleted Scenes, Billy Bean Re-Inventing the Game, Moneyball Playing the Game. The end of the film lists that Billy Beane turned down the Red Sox Offer of $12,500,00 and chose to stay in Oakland California. Some of the credits list that Bennet Miller directed the film, Brad Pitt produced Moneyball, and this film is based on the book by Michael Lewis. I am thrilled to say that this is another film that my husband sat with me to watch and also liked. Comment | Permalink The Monuments Men DVD ~ George Clooney Price: $7.99 108 used & new from $1.71 More Than Just An Art Recovery Expedition, March 20, 2017 This review is from: The Monuments Men (DVD)This film The Monuments Men features an all star cast of people and even on the front of the dvd cover itself such as; George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett. All of the men and the woman play roles in having to recapture art that had been stolen by some of the Nazi soldiers in World War II. The movie also shares some of the hardships that they had to endure on their way to working to triumph over regaining the lost art. Some of the special features of the film; George Clooney’s Mission and Marshalling the Troops. The film carefully illustrates that one reason why the men were able to put up a good fight in spotting the art had to do with some of the men having extensive expertise in the field of art related to the art they were tasked to recover. This was one of the films that my husband watched and enjoyed with me. Comment | Permalink

Public Reviews Written by You Show:   Most recent reviews  Most recent comments    Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11-20 Creative Visualization for Writers: An Interactive Guide for Bringing Your Book Ideas and Your Writing Career to Life by Nina Amir Edition: Paperback Price: $14.05 43 used & new from $8.31 Author Mindset Guide, March 21, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Creative Visualization for Writers: An Interactive Guide for Bringing Your Book Ideas and Your Writing Career to Life (Paperback)I start this review by making it clear that I am reviewing Creative Visualization by Nina Amir as an amateur reviewer who has a passion for writing. I found out about this book after I had seen it featured in a Writer’s Digest magazine article. Some of the following fun tidbits included in this book;Creating a writing schedule to stick to through Monday to Sunday with included time log with an accompanying exercise for focusing on the time blog to write (pages 56-57), a goal template sheet to use for writing objectives (pages 91-94) etc. Last, but not least, there are affirmations for a writer to encourage themselves such as: I’m a positive, joyous, and passionate person. I know I am good enough, have enough, and am enough to succeed. (pages 198-199). Of course, there is so much more in this book. I admit that for my dream and intent to be a writer also has to do with spiritual reasons. For instance, I notice that the more I write regardless of any positive andor challenging attention/judgement that I face the more I am able to be more in touch with both my rational thoughts as well as my intuition. Additionally, I have noticed that many of my dreams have taken on an increased spiritual andor mystical qualities the more that I write. I am blessed to have a job that allows me to take time off for spring break this week. As a result, this is going to give me an important headstart on reflecting on my writing goals for the rest of my current lifetime. Comment | Permalink Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books: Creative Mentor, Book 1 Offered by Audible, Inc. (US) Tale Writing In Mentor/Audio Form, March 21, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books: Creative Mentor, Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition)This audible version of Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books: Creative Mentor, Book by Justin Sloan and Thomas Block uses information shared from different authors for people who have a passion for storytelling. Details are shared on seeing the structure of a favorite story can help in story creation. One of the writers that is interviewed is credited with such movies as Help For The Holidays, Cupid’s Bed & Breakfast, the script for the Extracurricular Activities film etc. There is advice shared to aspiring writers/writers to also use favorite movies/scripts for writing inspiration. Another interview out of the multiple interviews available on this audible version features Chris Jalufka is a former scriptwriter and has worked in the film and advertising industries. Comment | Permalink Improve Writing: How To Improve Your Writing Tonight! - 10 Simple Yet Powerful Techniques To Quickly Enhance Your Creative Writing Skills And Productivity! ... Hypnosis, Visualization, Concentration) Price: $2.99 Writing Enhancement Goals, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Improve Writing: How To Improve Your Writing Tonight! - 10 Simple Yet Powerful Techniques To Quickly Enhance Your Creative Writing Skills And Productivity! ... Hypnosis, Visualization, Concentration) (Kindle Edition)This kindlebook of Improve Writing: How To Improve Your Writing Tonight! - 10 Simple Yet Powerful Techniques To Quickly Enhance Your Creative Writing Skills And Productivity! ... Hypnosis, Visualization, Concentration) by Mick McPherson caught my attention due to my intent and determination to improve my writing. Ideas such as starting with the title and strive to finish the research beforehand are discussed. Visualization techniques for improved writing are also shared. Comment | Permalink 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement for Success in Every Walk of Life Price: $3.99 Triumph Success Stories, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement for Success in Every Walk of Life (Kindle Edition)This kindlebook of 99 Perseverance Success Stories: Encouragement for Success in Every Walk of Life by Michael Stawicki and Jeannie Ingraham contain achievement outcome stories of people who persisted in their dreams. Some of the well-known stories in this exalting kindlebook; Walt Disney, J.K. Rowling, Emily Blunt, Alan Rickman. There is also a happy outcome story in this kindlebook of a woman named Inas Khammi who immigrated from Iraq to San Diego, California. Her family was part of a religious minority group (listed as Chaldean Catholic) that was listed to have been heavily persecuted before fleeing for the U.S. She was given 345 dollars for her first eight months in the U.S. but she was determined to be more self-reliant. Eventually, a caseworker helped her with getting connected to another counselor who helped her with starting a childcare business. Eventually, she succeeded in making $6,000 a month. There was also a motivational example of the writer in the kindlebook who had to persist rejection from multiple places for nearly 10 years before their work was accepted for publication. This inspired me to make sure to create and finish a story as a writer that I would be willing to submit for at least 9-10 years or longer if necessary. Comment | Permalink Writing Through Revelations, Visions and Dreams Price: $9.99 Stella Pope Duarte’s Journey As It Dovetails With Her Writing, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Writing Through Revelations, Visions and Dreams (Kindle Edition)This kindlebook of Writing Through Revelations, Visions and Dreams by Stella Pope Duarte tells of a woman’s journey as a writer and how both her life and dreams have played a significant part in her journey as a writer. Stella Pope Duarte also shares of her journey juggling her family life with her career life working in academia. The story that truly touched me was when she mentioned about an elevator dream that she had in relation theprogression/spiritual evolution occurring in her life. Reading about her elevator dream helped me further understand some of the mystical dreams that I have been having. Comment | Permalink Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives Price: $5.95 Being Ok With Being Unique, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives (Kindle Edition)This kindlebook of Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives by Jacob Nordby is a condescending-free and therapeutic guide to get if you are still in the process of embracing your uniqueness but you know that you must surrender the preference to fit in with the majority in your external environment. There is a section where he lists a multiple number of the well-liked andor famous celebrities who would be labeled creative yet different. He also quotes a very true yet also encouraging chapter for writers that pertains to Hemingway writing that it is important to be ready to write frequently without applause. Nordby mentions about hearing the calling of your soul, which I am in the process of working out. He also shares what happened when he met with a person who had attended one of his creative unbootcamps (which he lists to be an introductory class for aspiring writers). Comment | Permalink Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills Offered by Audible, Inc. (US) Encouraging For Various Goals, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills (Audible Audio Edition)This audiobook from audible of Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills by S.J. Scott,Greg Zarcone, and Oldtown Publishing packed an abundance of informative content in the span of just three hours and two minutes. I confess that I actually know and I’m very aware (both logically and intuitively) what I want out of my life in various areas. As a result, I am aware that my passion of writing is going to indirectly help in these various areas. However, I am still elated to have come across getting both the kindlebook and audible version of Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills because of the various resources mentioned. I know that in addition to knowing what I want that I must knock andor go through the right/appropriate doors (metaphorically speaking)and this audible/audiobook gives me an outside the box way of doing so. There are details involved in uncovering the best classes and free resources to uncover in this goal (for example Lynda.com and massive open online courses for the classes, podcasts, joining groups related to the goal). I admit that the only caveat is making sure to consistently schedule in time for my goal and work it around my job that I am blessed to have. For instance, I did find some writing groups online that are close to where my husband and I currently reside through meetup.com (including even one of my facebook friends that are in one of the meetup groups pertaining to writing), However, I know that it is up to me to creatively find one that fits around my employment schedule andor decide to just join an online writing group. Additionally, my goal and intent to improve my writing is not just about becoming a published author but for other reasons I prefer to avoid disclosing for now but have to do with both practical (i.e. the way I express myself online, writing improvement when I enroll in future online courses etc.)and outside the box reasons. As a result, I understand how important is for me to listen to the audible again within the next 24 hours or less to digest the abundance of resources recommended in this guide. I like that there are even mentorship and coaching type of resources for if a person wants to turn to a mentor andor a type of life coach for advice related to their goal/endeavor. Comment | Permalink Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Offered by Audible, Inc. (US) Radiant Audio, March 20, 2017 This review is from: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (Audible Audio Edition)The audible version of Hidden Figures (showing the images of celebrities Taraji P. Henson,Janelle Monae, Octavia Spencer) caught my attention after I saw it featured online on a website that I was on. I decided to take a chance on it to broaden my mind. I am glad to have taken a chance on the audio despite the not so cheap price. One reason; the narrator shares one of the stories where one of the women admitted to have grown up in Hampton Virginia around successful role models who worked an accomplished living in field of education andor the federal government (NASA, National Advisory for Air Committee, mention of the Langley base in Virginia andor the sciences etc.) . This positively shaped her worldview on what was possible. Many of the women who applied at Langley were mentioned to come from accomplished employment backgrounds in education as well as having mathematical talents. There was mentioned that Langley employed multiple women in the field of computers. One of the women, Dorothy Vaughan is mentioned to have worked as a math teacher in Farmville, Virginia. Dorothy Vaughan’s in- laws were considered part of the financial upper-class in the area and mentioned to own a barbershop, a pool hall, and a service station. Their (Vaughan’s in-laws) activities made headlines at times through such media as what was mentioned in the audible version the Norfolk Journal and Guide. However, Vaughan was mentioned to be a modest person and aimed to carefully balance her family life with her career life. Vaughan’s academic accomplishments resulted in her becoming a valedictorian of her high school and attaining a full ride scholarship to Wilberforce University. The audio discussed that Vaughan performed so well to the point that one of the professors recommended her for a graduate program in Howard University. However, economic conditions after her graduation at Wilberforce University influenced Vaughan to hang up her graduate school dreams and pursue a career in teaching instead. She worked as a waitress at a hotel in Richmond Virginia until 1931 when she eventually moved on to her teaching job in Farmville Virginia. The audio shared that around this time Vaughan attracted the romantic attention of one of the area’s most eligible bachelors in Farmville Virginia. Of course, there are much more informative details in this audio. The Hidden Figures audible version by Margot Lee Shetterly, Robin Miles, and Harper Audio is a worthwhile purchase for people of various backgrounds (racial, socio-economic etc.) because of the theme of achieving success despite coming from a challenging environment/background as well as the abundance of historical information. I admit that I do not discuss my own full/paternal background not out of shame but more out of only knowing/being certain of my late biological mother and some of her background as well as showing some respect for both my adoptive father who is still alive and my late adoptive mother. Comment | Permalink The Writer's Block Myth: A Guide To Get Past Stuck & Experience Lasting Creative Freedom Price: $2.99 Path To Originality, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: The Writer's Block Myth: A Guide To Get Past Stuck & Experience Lasting Creative Freedom (Kindle Edition)This kindlebook of The Writer's Block Myth: A Guide To Get Past Stuck & Experience Lasting Creative Freedom by Heloise Jones is a helpful kindlebook on ways to tap into innovation for writing. For instance, Jones includes the following in her chapter titled 7 Greenlights For Success a.k.a. The Writer’s Permission Slips; read voraciously,changing scenery such as taking a new route andor going on a retreat,carving out time for your writing as time for yourself, envisioning your best creative life, making an evidence journal etc. Comment | Permalink I Think We're Alone Now Price: $1.29 Delightful 80’s Pop/Dance Tune, March 20, 2017 Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: I Think We're Alone Now (MP3 Music)I admit that this song I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany played in one of my sleeptime dreams less than 18 hours ago. However, I remember also first enjoying this pop song when I was 7 years old (around the time I also got into Heaven On Earth by Belinda Carlisle) and I had even bought a cassette tape of Tiffany’s music around the time I was between 15-17 years old. Anyhow, I like this song I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany because of the light-hearted and summer like vibe of this song that is an elegant blend of an 80’s pop/dance mashup.

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