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"Go Tell it on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
The first time I ever read “Go Tell it on the Mountain” by James Baldwin I was probably about sixteen years’ old. The way in which I discovered the book was through reading a review about it in another book. Realising I hadn’t read the book it was talking about, I sought out the book, read the book and then re-read the review after falling absolutely in love with the novel. This book really did change the way I thought about African American Novels and opened up a whole new world of literature to me in which children and adults alike were well aware of the experience of growing up African American in a White American Society at what was a pretty turbulent period in modern history. It really influenced my view on African American writing and allowed me to keep it as the standard or the bar for what was to become my investigation into the Harlem Renaissance and its most famous novels.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
A Guide to the Works: JF Powers
Illinois born author JF Powers is probably best known for his work during the Catholic Revival Era of literature and his characters such as Father Urban from "Morte D'Urban" showcase this in some of the best ways possible. In his work on "The Catholic Imagination in American Literature", theorist Ross Labrie writes about Morte D'Urban as presenting the 'bifurcated nature of the role of the priest' (Labrie, p.183) - which is possibly the clearest way of explaining what most of Powers' fiction. It is a critique of how religion changed in America after the second world war and not only does it have themes of Christianity, it has themes that are linked to the changing view of Christianity at a critical turning point in American industry. There are so many great things about the works of JF Powers and we're going to discuss some of them here today on the anniversary of his death.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
iamdung is vile, gross, and sick.
Based on the topic at hand, I consider this article to be a waste of my writing abilities. To be honest, I do not even know why I am giving this person or their activities this level of attention as this! Yet, I feel it is something I must do as it's for whomever reads this article.
By Halden Mile4 years ago in Geeks
William deVry teases Junelle may have a baby
General Hospital fans are eager to find out what happens with Julian and Nelle now that they are married. The ABC daytime drama has the OK from the California Governor to start filming again as early as June 12. Writers have not leaked any juicy storylines that they had been working on, but the actors are voicing their opinion on what may happen. William deVry, who portrays the former Jerome mob boss said on Twitter that perhaps "Junelle" got busy during the quarantine and will become parents. Viewers have assumed that storylines will pick up where they left off, but time jumping could come into play. Days of Our Lives skipped an entire year, so anything is possible.
By Cheryl E Preston4 years ago in Geeks
Lifetime Review: 'Psycho Yoga Instructor'
Justine Grace (Ashley Wood) is a woman in desperate need of escape. In addition to her efforts to adopt a child proving stressful, Justine's marriage to her husband Tom (Brady Smith) is beginning to buckle under the strain of Tom's workaholic tendencies and his apparent disinterest in starting a family with Justine. At the urging of her best friend Ginnie (Lily Rains), Justine agrees to give her yoga class a try to see if it will help her relieve the stress of her fractured marriage.
By Trevor Wells4 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'Nemesis and the Swan'
Synopsis From her prison cell in revolutionary Paris, nineteen-year-old aristocrat Hélène d'Aubign recalls the events that led her to choose between following in her parents' unforgivable footsteps or abandoning the man she loves. Despite her world of privilege, Hélène is inspired early on by the radical ideas of her progressive governess. Though her family tries to intervene, the seeds of revolution have already been planted in Hélène's heart, as are the seeds of love from an unlikely friendship with a young jeweler's apprentice. Hélène's determination to find true love is as revolutionary as her attempt to unravel the truth behind a chilling set of eye-shaped brooches and the concealed murder that tore her family apart. As violence erupts in Paris, Hélène is forced into hiding with her estranged family, where the tangled secrets of their past become entwined with her own. When she finally returns to the blood-stained streets of Paris, she finds everything-and everyone-very much changed. In a city where alliances shift overnight, no one knows who to trust. Faced with looming war, the mystery of her family's past, and the man she loves near death, Hélène will soon will find out if doing one wrong thing will make everything right, or if it will simply push her closer to the guillotine.
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘Clique Bait’
Synopsis Pretty Little Liars meets Burn for Burn in this thrilling debut from Wattpad star Ann Valett. Chloe Whittaker is out for revenge. Last year her best friend Monica’s life was unceremoniously ruined by the most popular students at their high school, so this year Chloe plans to take each and every one of them down. She’s traded in her jeans and T-shirts for the latest designer clothes, erased anything on social media that would tie her to Monica (and blow her cover), and carefully figured out how she will befriend the members of the clique, find out their deepest and darkest secrets, and reveal them to the world. Chloe has the perfect plan . . . but there’s one thing she didn’t prepare for. And that’s falling for someone she’s determined to destroy. The closer she gets to uncovering the secrets the in-crowd is determined to cover up, the more she realizes that she is going to have to choose between betraying her oldest friend or the boy who’s captured her heart
By Cyn's Workshop4 years ago in Geeks
Top 10 Best Written and Interpreted Characters of the 2000s
Crafting strong characters in any kind of medium is a daunting but essential task for every authors. Doing them justice afterwards as an actor is just as much challenging, especially when the audience has its own vision and expectations beforehand. That being said, some writers and actors succeed at forging not only memorable personas, but iconic, timeproof ones. Characters can truly become inspirations when well written and interpreted. It is no secret ; fiction is for a lot of people a way to escape a reality that is sometimes burdensome to say the least. Here are some of the best characters of the 2000s, in my humble opinion:
By Livier Lefrank4 years ago in Geeks
My Review of "Be Water"
Be Water is one of the many biographies of Bruce Lee. It's obvious that he's been a huge cultural icon to the world but what makes this biography different from all of the others? Well this one speaks upon Bruce Lee's life as told by those that were closest to him. Many of the other biographies or biopics you've seen have a perspective that kind of take from a variety of sources but you don't really have people like his wife Linda Lee Cadwell give personal testimonies to confirm specific claims.
By Brian Anonymous4 years ago in Geeks
How Much Do You Know About River Phoenix?
How Much Do You Know About River Phoenix? The late great River Phoenix, he was an actor, musician, free spirit and Hollywood rebel. A leading member of the 90s film world’s new generation of anti-establishment stars, who died at just 23-years-old, on 31st October, 1993. Phoenix’s death was compared to that of James Dean, who died in 1955 at the age of just 24. The similarities between their deaths are impossible to miss.
By Hayley Dodwell4 years ago in Geeks