Articles for category: Books

Karla News

My Brown Eyed Baby and the Milkman Syndrome

Prior to writing this article I came across an Associated Content article entitled, “Why Two Blue Eyed People Can’t Produce a Brown Eyed Child,” by Michelle Williams. Her article was one of the most inaccurate pieces of fallacy I have seen published in any medium in a very long time. She was blindly following obsolete ...

Karla News

Best Values for Books Online

I love books but don’t have a lot of bucks so I’m always looking for the best value for books online. I enjoy checking out the sites, reading reviews, and browsing and I always check around for the best value for books online. Over time, I have found the best value for books online are ...

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An Analysis of the Character Beowulf

The character Beowulf proved himself to be a hero from the very beginning of the story. He would recite his achievements in battle and would explain the monsters he faced. Some would say Beowulf is ignorant because it would seem like he brags constantly about his strength and skill in battle. Back in the time ...

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Best 5 Groundhog Day Books for Preschoolers

Are you looking for an entertaining book to read to your preschooler on Groundhog Day? If so, you may want to check out a handful of my favorites. Here’s a quick peek at each one: “Substitute Groundhog” In my opinion, Pat Miller’s “Substitute Groundhog” is a great book for preschoolers. It features bright, colorful illustrations ...

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Was Martin Luther King Vital to the Civil Rights Movement?

August Meier wrote an essay that posed an answer to the question of whether or not Martin Luther King, Jr’s leadership was truly essential to the success of the civil rights movement. In this essay, Meier advocated strongly that yes, Martin Luther King was indeed essential to the success of the movement, as he possessed ...

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Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter

Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter has received some pretty mixed reviews on Amazon and the like, so when I saw it in my library I snatched it up and decided I would see what I thought. And 367 pages later, I still don’t really know what to think. The book definitely had good ...

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The Most Common Ways Television Shows Jump the Shark

Anybody that knows a little bit about television has probably heard of the phrase “jumping the shark.” Jumping the shark is a phrase used to describe a moment in a television show when a character or characters have a very out of the ordinary storyline. Normally when a show jumps the shark it is because ...

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Movie Review :: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) (PG-13)

We have already learned that Johnny Blaze (Nicholas Cage) sold his soul to the Devil to become the Ghost Rider, a demonic bounty hunter who takes on the appearance of a flaming skeleton in a leather jacket. He rides a motorcycle, also flaming, and carries with him a chain which he uses as a weapon. ...