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Category Archives: Academia
A Summary: The Shadow Rising Part 1
The Shadow Rising is the fourth book in the High fantasy classic Wheel of Time. The following is part one of its summary In the books beginning, all the major characters are together in the Stone of Tear, where Rand al’Thor has finally managed to kill Ba’alzamon (how much did you bet)? At the end…
A Summary: The Dragon Reborn Part 3
Part 3 Finally the climax has arrived. Rand reaches the impregnable fort know as the Stone of Tear, in the city of Tear, in the country named Tear. Barely able to stand and complete exhausted, Rand enters the fort in an attempt to claim the non claimable sword named Callandor, by any other then the…
A Summary: The Dragon Reborn Part 2
Part 2 Meanwhile inside the White Tower, through the use of a special sa’angreal made by Aes Sedai, Mat is finally fully and permanently healed of the corruptive and life sucking influence of the evil ruby dagger of Shadar Logoth. When healed, Mat manages the very awesome task of defeating both Galad Damodred and Gawyn…
A Summary: The Dragon Reborn Part 1
The Dragon Reborn is the third book in the High fantasy classic Wheel of Time. The following is part one of its summary. Rand al’Thor, declared by Moiraine Damodred to be Dragon Reborn at the end of the book two, The Great Hunt leaves his camp secretly, which is located in the Mountains of Mist,…
A summary: The Great Hunt Part 2
Part 2 Nynaeve al’Meara and Egwene al’Vere go with Moraine to Tar Valon to train as Aes Sedai. Andoran Princess Elayne Trakand and Rands second soon to be love who can see peoples future through special symbols around them, Min arrive at Tar Valon as well. In Tar Valon’s Headquarters the White Tower, Nynaeve passes…
A Teacher’s Prayer
Lord Jesus, when you lived and worked and talked amongst men in Palestine, they called you Teacher. Help me to remember the greatness of the work which has been given to me to do; that I work with the most precious material in the world, the mind of youth. Help me to always remember that I…
The History of the Countryside
The History of the Countryside by Oliver Rackham is a study of landscapes in the British lowlands from prehistory down to the present. He traces the history of hamlets, medieval farms, lonely moats, footpaths, woodlands, wood pasture, fords, field hedges, and other aspects of the countryside. Rackham then dwells into their origin, their extent at…
book review on Art as Culture
Art as culture : an introduction to the anthropology of art by Evelyn Payne Hatcher The book gives an overview of the cross-cultural study of art from an anthropological perspective by tackling the diversity of human nature. Exploring the ins and outs of ideas about art and its relationship to other things that people do,…
Dumbing Down of America
A few weeks ago, I ordered something from a 16 year old from a delivery place. It was the same thing that I always ordered, with the same address and the same price. They showed up with the wrong drink, the wrong food and had a hard time finding my address….not to mention the extra…