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Review 'Stitching a Life: An Immigration Story'
Synopsis It's 1900, and sixteen-year-old Helen comes alone in steerage across the Atlantic from a small village in Lithuania, fleeing terrible anti-Semitism and persecution. She arrives at Ellis Island, and finds a place to live in the colorful Lower East Side of New York. She quickly finds a job in the thriving garment industry and, like millions of others who are coming to America during this time, devotes herself to bringing the rest of her family to join her in the New World, refusing to rest until her family is safe in New York. A few at a time, Helen's family members arrive. Each goes to work with the same fervor she has and contributes everything to bringing over their remaining beloved family members in a chain of migration. Helen meanwhile, makes friends and--once the whole family is safe in New York--falls in love with a man who introduces her to a different New York--a New York of wonder, beauty, and possibility.
Cyn's WorkshopPublished 4 years ago in Geeks7 Stories You Missed This Week (31/05 - 07/06)
New stories, from Davido to AY. *********************************************************************** Everyday throughout the week, I see stories that I think are interesting but not long enough to create full articles about. So I made a decision. Every time I see any such post, I bookmark it, wait to see if the major blogs and websites carry it and then if they don't, I'll share it with you.
Jide OkonjoPublished 4 years ago in GeeksThe Peanuts Gang can shed light on today's racial issues
In light of what is going on in America in 2020, we could all take a step back and remember lessons taught to us by the integration of the Peanuts gang. It began with Harriet Glickman, who was an African American school teacher. She died in March of this past year. Glickman contacted Charles Shultz in 1968 after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because she was concerned with race relations in the United States. She expressed her concern that there were no African American children in the Charlie Brown cartoons and in that same year Shultz introduced a little black boy named Franklin to his cast of characters.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 4 years ago in GeeksNetflix Underrated Hits
I love me a good show. I'm always down to watch a show if it's somethings old or maybe something new. I gravitate more to the older shows because I love watching a finished series. I can be patient but when it comes to binge watching a show for me there has to be an ending. Once in a while I just get sucked into the new shows coming out now. It sucks I have to wait for the new seasons but I guess it's worth it.
Review of ‘A Heart So Fierce and Broken’ (Cursebreakers #2)
Synopsis In the sequel to New York Times bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Brigid Kemmerer returns to the world of Emberfall in a lush fantasy where friends become foes and love blooms in the darkest of places. Find the heir, win the crown. The curse is finally broken, but Prince Rhen of Emberfall faces darker troubles still. Rumors circulate that he is not the true heir and that forbidden magic has been unleashed in Emberfall. Although Rhen has Harper by his side, his guardsman Grey is missing, leaving more questions than answers. Win the crown, save the kingdom. Grey may be the heir, but he doesn't want anyone to know his secret. On the run since he destroyed Lilith, he has no desire to challenge Rhen--until Karis Luran once again threatens to take Emberfall by force. Her own daughter Lia Mara sees the flaws in her mother's violent plan, but can she convince Grey to stand against Rhen, even for the good of Emberfall? The heart-pounding, compulsively readable saga continues as loyalties are tested and new love blooms in a kingdom on the brink of war.
Cyn's WorkshopPublished 4 years ago in GeeksThe Issue With Riverdale
The implementation of minorities is a more recent alteration in the media industry. Visible minorities such as those who belong to ethnic, racial, or sexual orientation groups have only made an appearance in mainstream media during the 20th century and were excluded prior to that time. From the mid 20th century to the present 21st century we have seen more faces of minorities thus increasing the overall diversity in media. Although the standard of diversity has increased over time, the execution of inserting minorities, specifically into television, has continued to be perforated with stereotypes and has condemned minorities to token roles. The current expectation of Western television is that it includes people from a variety of backgrounds, and to expand the stories being told so that everyone can relate to them. However, in the process of trying to achieve this, what often happens is that diversity is prioritised above inclusivity, which generates elements of tokenism and promotes negative stereotypes.
I binge-watched Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix
I was on Twitter, scrolling my life away - as one does - and I kept seeing Avatar memes everywhere. There were debates about the episodes, references about the characters and just a plethora of Avatar related content. Now, if you're familiar with twitter, then you know that it's not uncommon for a singular topic to take over the platform every now and then. Yet still I wondered...why Avatar?
ashley spencePublished 4 years ago in GeeksMy Review of "Can You Keep a Secret"
Can You Keep a Secret is a movie that came out quietly in 2019. There was little buzz about this movie and I can kind of see why that was. It's a kind of a very by the books cliche romantic comedy. It's not one of the better ones but it does have some redeeming values.
Brian AnonymousPublished 4 years ago in GeeksMovie Review: Bruce Lee is Well Remembered in Remarkable 'Be Water'
Imagine being incredible. Think of what it might be like to believe and be able to prove in many ways that you are exceptional. For some of us that will all we'll ever have is an imagining of our own greatness. For Bruce Lee, greatness was evident, it was provable and undeniable. And yet, despite his greatness being obvious to anyone who witnessed him, he was still denied what he should have been assured, worldwide stardom on a scale similar to or exceeding any Hollywood star in history.
Sean PatrickPublished 4 years ago in GeeksFilm Review - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
We all knew that when they rebooted "Jurassic Park" with "Jurassic World" in 2015, it was never going to be for a one-off. It was always going to be a new franchise with at least a trilogy of films, they just needed that first one to be a relative success. Well, it proved to be a monster hit with a worldwide gross of over $1.6bn; that's Marvel Avenger's money!
Matthew BuckPublished 4 years ago in Geeks"Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy
I read the book “Anna Karenina” when I was around fifteen years’ old and I’m not going to lie to you when I say that I bought a special notebook in which I wrote down the names of the main characters and who they were married to, who they were related to, who they were friendly and not friendly with. I would write key points about the places they lived and their personalities, I would write things about their often strained marriages - starting with the obvious affair that Stefan Oblonsky had with a French Maid. Therefore, you can imagine that my first reading experience of this novel was pretty intense stuff. I was entirely consumed and obsessed with it. Every detail fascinated me and I spent ages looking for that very particular point for when Anna becomes ostracised from high society Russia. This book entirely changed my perception of sorrow and grief in literature because no matter what Anna did wrong, it was normally done in good faith in order to escape a lifestyle in which she was either dealt a bad hand, or pushed and coaxed towards dulling or muting herself for the sake of another. Whether these can therefore truly be called ‘mistakes’ on her part is still a question I have to answer.
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in Geeks20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 29)
Today I would like to say a few words about pairing classic literature with a favourite drink. Now, I've always been one to love a drink whilst doing some classic reading not only because it helps with the mood and ease into it, but also because it helps somewhat with the atmosphere. I say 'somewhat' because it helps with the atmosphere when you've got the correct drink for the book. Now, you can interpret this 'correct drink' as you wish, but here are a few of mine that I would like to share with you:
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in Geeks