Ever had your moral convictions put to the test? Most of us think we know what we’d do in any given situation. But do we really? Maybe another unknown part of us surfaces and takes over What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0 Haha Haha 0 Sad Sad 0 Star Star 0 Weary Weary 0 0 Shares Facebook…
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How A City Can Be A Character In Your Novel
Can a city be a character in a book? Many years ago, in a writing class, I was told that I should try to make the setting, which was Toronto, my city of birth, a character in my book, Conduct in Question. I have puzzled over this piece of advice for many years and only now think I may have…
The Magic Of Harry Potter Meets The World Of Flowers
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to the world of movies and books in the last several years, you know whom Harry Potter, the boy wizard and star of J.K. Rowling’s acclaimed series of books, is. The magic of Harry Potter is so pervasive that it has even entered the world of flowers in the name of a…
Gratitude Lies In Guessing Harry Potter S Grandfather S Name
Before you see where this article is heading, maybe you would like to take a short quiz on Harry Potter. To all Harry Potter’s fans and foes out there, please give your best shot at answering the following question. What would you call Harry Potter’s grandfather? Any success yet, no? Come on, surely you can think harder than that? You’ve…
Fair Dinkum Honest An Aussie Barby In Singapore
Put another shrimp on the barby. That’s something you may expect to hear in Australia, but now visitors to Singapore will be hearing it. The reason? The Singapore Marriott Hotel has unveiled the new Pool Grill restaurant-a chic and stylish new eatery serving fresh, contemporary cuisine prepared by Chef Harry Callinan, the hotel’s newest import from Hunter Valley in New…
Your Children Know More Latin Than You
The beautiful language of Latin has been undergoing an incredible revival of interest lately. Why has this formerly moldy language acquired a new luster? What constitutes a “revival of interest”? Last year 148,000 students applied to take the National Latin Exam, according to their website (www.nle.org). In North Carolina there was a 156% increase in the number of students taking…
Compassion
I never considered myself a particularly spiritual, or for that matter, a religious person. But I’ve found that in writing The Osgoode Trilogy, particularly the third, A Trial of One, that compassion has become very strong theme which runs through all three novels. I just found this quote from Thomas Aquinas What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0…
Is Harry Belafonte A Naive Mouthpiece For The Far Left
In my opinion, Harry Belafonte, is a mouthpiece for the far left, however, he is not naive. I think the he was a very talented entertainer who misses the limelight and is just trying to garner publicity and notice. I don’t think he cares what he says as long as people pay attention to him. He reminds me of Howard…