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Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Fantasy books: Are they sending a bad message?: 3 of 24
Fantasy fiction creates an outlet in a way that no other genre does. It takes you to far off places, imaginary peoples, and impossible scenarios. It leaves us wishing that these things were real. Fantasy fiction stretches the imagination, and broadens a reader's ideas and view of the world. It gives us an opportunity to explo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles The youth of today ... a lost generation?: 23 of 105
I'm fed up with our culture's push for women to be stupid, and the focus on sexiness and relationships starting at birth. Bratz dolls. Barbies. Disney Princesses. Paris Hilton. Playboy. Little girls with cell phones, makeup, and tshirts that say things like, "Because I'm cute, that's why." "Pouting works." "I'm the princess.... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Character analysis: Professor Snape in Harry Potter: 1 of 2
Severus Snape is perhaps one of the most complex and intricate characters ever to grace the written page. The first time readers meet Professor Snape, he is the cold, frightening Potions master that seems to have it out for the young Harry Potter. While reading Sorcerer's Stone, one is convinced he is quite evil, that he is ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Was theTwilight novel better than the movie?: 1 of 1
Is the movie of a novel ever better than the novel itself? As is always the disappointment when a terrific book is recreated and squeezed into a movie, details, feelings, and favorite parts are left on the cutting floor. Any reader will bemoan this tragedy. We would rather watch a seven hour long drama of our novels than to s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System National laws dealing with sex offenders: 13 of 19
Sex offenders are required to register. The problem of sex offenders goes so far beyond rehabilitating or keeping them out of society. The problem really begins with the difficulty to convict a sex offender. It is estimated that 50% of assaults go unreported, often due to the fact that these are husbands, boyfriends, fathers,... More..
Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature Book reviews: The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory: 3 of 4
The Other Boleyn Girl, by Phillippa Gregory, is the story of the Boleyn family's rise and fall in the court of King Henry VIII, focusing in on the personal lives of the three Boleyn children: Anne, George, and Mary, all from the first person narrative of Mary Boleyn. The beginning of the book details the romance of Mary and K... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Legalization of prostitution: 55 of 55
American Heritage Dictionary defines prostitution as 1."the act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire" 2."the act or instance of offering or devoting one's talent to an unworthy use or cause." It cannot be intellectually defined as a use of the body for sex, or even the abuse of a body. It is a use of sex for money, pl... More..