I'm weird and loving it. Things about me always change, so it's hard to sum myself up. I always try to love people for who they are. I'm very sensitive. I love manga, writing, and reading. I love Japanese culture. I want to be a clinical psychologist or do something with languages, preferably Japanese.

My passion is ...

Everything.

I know too much about ...

Change.

My parents always told me ...

I'm smart.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a foster mother and take care of every single kid who needed help.

My favorite memory ...

Cuddling with a certain person.

Why I write ...

Because I live.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Listening to t.A.T.u. The original stuff in Russian, not the bad translation.

My first job ...

A recruiter in my father's company.

My best moment ...

I don't have one. Better ones always come along, so there is no real best one.

My inspiration ...

Love.

Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson

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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson: Analysis

Imagine a town without birds, without trees, and without beauty. Imagine a town where there is death and destruction all around you. Harmful disease-carrying bugs multiply in astounding numbers. The water is not fit to drink, and the food slowly deposits poison into whomever decides to eat. This is the picture that Rachel Carson paints in her book, Silent Spring.

Carson begins by describing exactly these effects in the first chapter, creating strong images and drawing the reader in. As the book continues, she gives various examples of how ins...

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