It has just been announced on the news that 38 people have lost their lives in the bush fires that are ablaze in NSW and Victoria at the moment, and 100 famlies are now without homes. It is so bad that the Prime Minster has just mobilized the army to help fight the fires and give fire fighters a much need rest. My family and I are safe and far away from the fires but that was not the case three years ago and watching the fires in the TV today I could taste the fear again. So I ...
In the foreword by E. L. Doctorow in my editions of USA, Doctorow indicates that the murals of Mexican artist Diego Rivera had an influence on Dos Passos' construct of USA. I find this interestingly appropriate as I continue to work my way through the work. Dos Passos patches together the stories using four techniques. Each book has central characters, each of whom's stories are told from that character's perspectives. The characters may or may not eventually cross paths. In the ...
Government supports the Rule of Law. A republic runs on the Rule of Law. A judiciary presumes the Rule of Law. The Rule of Law is, by definition, fallible. The Rule of Law is integral to a constabulary. The Rule of Law is essential in a modern society for keeping the peace. It rests with the prescription of rights to sustain. It does not rest with the proscription of privilege to adhere.
It has been a long time since I was able to get new books and so I was quite happy when I had the oppertunity to go to one of my favortie book sales. So here is my damage: Monsoon ~ Wilbur Smith The Awakening ~ Kate Chopin Sophie's World ~ Jostein Gaarder The Portable Stephen Crane The Boleyn Inheritance ~ Philippa Gregory Love for Lydia ~ H.E. Bates The Outsider ~ Richard Wright Nine Stores by J.D Salinger
The Philosophical Philosophy is like a pigeon; It consults and approaches From within to without its legion And walks indifferently from that which it broaches. A single pigeon makes its point On reality-based ground; It pushes out of joint What stakes the grounds surround. A pigeon will not risk its roost To a less conventional bird; It saves the nesting as a boost To filter down the absurd. ...
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