Discussing Literature

msbado @ 2008-01-11T22:47:00

2008-01-11T17:41:37Z

Очередной иллюстрацией применения директив, касающихся жизненной цели, является описанный Эриксоном случай страдающей депрессией женщины, которая не могла забеременеть по причине ревматического заболевания. Хотя все врачи утверждали, что в ее ситуации беременность противопоказана, Эриксон посоветовал ей несмотря ни на что попытаться завести ребенка. Она так и сделала. В ходе беременности симптомы боле$ни суставов отступили, отступила также и депрессия. В положенный срок родилась девочка, которую Медицина , здоровье , заболевания , здоровый образ жизни симптомы , лечение болезней , кардиология , профилактика назвали Синди. К сожалению, в возрасте шести месяцев девочка умерла. Мать вновь впала в тяжелую депрессию, сопровождаемую мыслями о самоубийстве. Эриксон сурово отругал ее за это, что она хотела уничтожить прекрасные

Blues4Kali- A Cult Classic for the End Times

2007-01-28T02:07:58Z

What will Winter Solstice bring in
2012?
...an instant of Karma? ...an ethereal spiral dance of the collective soul? ... cosmic judgment leveled against civilization's expanse? ...destruction of the world as we know it? ...a chance for a new start? ...the rise and the revenge of the Goddess? or simply another day in the life of paranoia?
These are the false prophesies that your pastor warned you about!

Reality Exchange Program

"Makes DMT seem like a whip-it."

Crazy Bear said there'd be days like this. As usual, no one believed him. Now, all I want to know is: where IS that lifeboat, and how DO I ditch this ship of fools, without any of these bliss ninnies noticing that I'm already gone?

Captain, my ass. We are equal in this sea of madness.

That iceberg is looking awfully big.

New Age Metaphysical Books

Amana Mission is on a quest to save the world, and the only problem is, she can't remember why she got involved with such an obvious scam in the first place. Jesus saves. Christ. What a loser.

Kali kills first, and recycles later.

Hitchhikers, load up for a ride to the Other Side. You may wish you had gone Greyhound.

"What the...?"

*A cranky band of prankster peace warriors who absolutely cannot resist messing with each other's minds, no matter the cost.

*Cocky alchemy-dabbling quantum surfers, navigating the Ethersphere with hand-held computers, switching timelines to find a better party vibe and swap tips about the best temporary toilets for use as interdimensional portals.

*A burnt-out visionary hippie millionaire on a mission from Gaia to build a better "communitopia" by underwriting a convoy carrying telepathic priestesses.

*A wheelchair-bound mindpilot propelling a crystal-powered Seed Bank toward the post-Apocalyptic Garden, with psychic precision...and a predilection for high-velocity extreme driving.

*Hermaphrodite time-jumper fleeing a fate worse than death.

*Anarchist ghettoes where anything goes-except escape.

*Ancient Principals vying like sweatsoaked carpetbaggers for our loyalty as the Final Vote is tallied.

*Long-haired security patrols collecting a cannabis tribute tax from all pilgrims to the Valley of Fun.

*And an underground meat mafia bringing a black magic revival to a bloodless dreamworld gone bland.

All brought together by a secret psychedelic superdrug that tunes users in to reality through the eyes of another archetypal avatar inhabiting a different state of space and time. Mahayana made easy. Budding Buddha natures are running amuck on a virtual superhighway where all roads lead to the Bo tree and singularity.

Twenty-first century Tantra is about more than sex, drugs, and
rock and roll.Confronting the Karma of every wasted breath is only the first step.

Welcome to the End Times. Kali awaits. She already knows who you are.

Do you?

The 21st century counterculture is even weirder than it appears on the surface. This is not your mommy’s MTV Road Rules. Satire Parody and Humor.

Ride along on this mesmerizing, metaphor-packed bus trip toward ecstasy and enlightenment, as three real-time guides-Amana, Sissy, and Deva, let you in on what they learned when they asked what It was really all about, after all.

Become them for a multilevel metafictional tour of infinity and awaken yourself to the miracle-a-minute magic of mighty Mother Kali!

Science Fiction Novel Blues 4 Kali

New Community

2006-11-29T08:38:15Z

I'm not really sure if this is allowed...if not then I'm sorry and please feel free to delete this. But I've just started up a new community :) If you love reading and books then feel free to come over and check it out! You'll be able to meet new friends and other people who enjoy reading and books. Feel free to post about your favourite books, favourite authors or genres, about a book that you've just finished reading, maybe a movie that's been based on a book that you've read, reviews...anything to do with books/reading! It's called books_au so come on over and check it out :)

book (memoir)

2006-10-17T23:19:08Z

-has anybody heard of the book "News Junkie". Put out by Process Media, that crazy publishing house that puts out weird books?....

msbado @ 2005-12-22T15:34:00

2005-12-22T23:34:10Z

Tell me what you think of "appearance versus reality"

What thoughts provoke you?

New Science Fiction Shorts Every Day

2005-08-03T23:36:11Z

365 tomorrows
this is your future

365 Tomorrows is a new website featuring one piece of short speculative fiction every day for one year. If you're looking for something new to read, this is the place to be. Five different writers bring five different flavors of creativity to the site, and a new story every day means that you'll never get bored. Soon to come are interactive forums for story discussion and debate.

365 Tomorrows has been featured on warrenellis.com and is available for syndication via Atom using this url: http://www.365tomorrows.com/feeds/atom or the alternate http://feeds.feedburner.com/365tomorrows. This link can be put into Gmail or your favorite Atom/RSS feed reader. The site can also be read on LiveJournal via 365tomorrowsrss (all content) or 365storiesrss (stories only).

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art of haiku community

2005-07-28T20:56:00Z

haikusenryu

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join now or repent

msbado @ 2005-05-19T17:01:00

2005-05-19T21:03:02Z

Hi!

For my 11th grade english class, I had to do an "author project". This project consisted of choosing an author and reading five books by him/her through the year. We had to write a paper on each book. Now that the year is almost over, we have to write a final research paper on our author's works, about some sort of theme which unifies all the books we read.

I read: The Robber Brdiegroom, Delta Wedding, The Optimist's Daughter, The Ponder Heart, and Losing Battles.

So, I need help finding one theme that can be found in all five books.

If anyone can help me, I will be very happy. :)

Thanks for your time!

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this...

*~Pata

msbado @ 2005-05-15T23:03:00

2005-05-16T06:01:16Z

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persiflage

2005-05-14T01:00:32Z

"It is derivative rather than destructive humour which presupposes
> serious history on which to base their persiflage."

i have no idea what this quote is saying. any idea??

msbado @ 2005-04-27T18:25:00

2005-04-28T01:25:27Z

perpend (pur-PEND) verb tr. and intr.

To reflect upon; to consider; to ponder.

Some perpending can prevent tragedy.

jealous is to romance as salt is to food

2005-04-28T01:22:24Z

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor,
but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can
be life-threatening. -Maya Angelou, poet (1928- )

any thoughts/stories to share?

msbado @ 2005-04-23T00:42:00

2005-04-23T07:40:42Z

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path
leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction.
Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. -Woody Allen, author
actor, and filmmaker (1935- )

quote 001

2005-04-22T09:14:18Z

Shadow owes its birth to light. -John Gay, poet and dramatist (1685-1732)

A quote I would like others to interpret. What does it mean?

msbado @ 2005-03-18T15:15:00

2005-03-18T23:19:30Z

my name is kirsten, and i just joined today. i'm 18 years old, and besides reading novels i enjoy poetry and taking pictures.

i've recently read:

portrait of an artist as a young man, james joyce
a yellow raft in blue water, michael dorris
the fuck-up, arthur narsessian
the four chambered heart, anais nin

at the moment i'd like to read some louise erdrich and more of anais nin, but i haven't since i'm poor and i have too many fines at the local library. anyone read these books or have any thoughts? or even better, suggestions? i'm keeping a list of books to look for and would appreciate any addendums.

Books about Wounds?

2005-02-21T13:59:48Z

I know this is a rather odd request but maybe someone out there can suggest something... I am looking for books which feature prominent wounds. For examples of what I mean, I am thinking Fight Club at the moment (which has the chemical burn as a sort of initiation rite), or Kafka's Metamorphosis (where Gregor is wounded by the apple in his back). Play/poems/novels with any kind of wound would be good. Any random info/suggestions appreciated...

(x-posted, my apologies...)

msbado @ 2004-12-30T10:08:00

2004-12-30T16:10:09Z

Want to see two books duke it out? Check out literarydthmtch.

the disease of being me

2004-12-15T14:17:49Z

hey just wondering if you guys have any suggestions on which books i should do my engish seminar on.
TWO books, which have to somehow correlate with one another..depending on teh thesis....
ANY suggestions of any TWO BOOKS and a THESIS??
and if you did an english seminar, what two books did you use and what was your thesis??
i'm oh so very screwed...SO screwed

msbado @ 2004-12-02T11:09:00

2004-12-02T08:08:04Z

Has anyone here read 'Brave New World' or 'White Noise' and actually remembers it in good detail?

msbado @ 2004-11-05T00:43:00

2004-11-04T21:43:49Z

This is being cross-posted, so I'm sorry if you see it more than once :\

Also, hi. I'm new. My name is Sarah, I'm 20, I go to University of Delaware, English Education major, blah blah blah :)

I have a question about Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Lenina is a Beta. She even says "I'm glad I'm not a Gamma" (right before part two begins).

Gammas wear green. Betas wear muberry. This is stated directly above when Lenina says she's glad she's not a Gamma. It says, and I quote, "the leaf-green Gamma girls...Mulberry-coloured Beta-Minuses came and went among the crowd."

So why is Lenina described, in GREAT detail, as wearing bottle green?

Has anyone seen this addressed, ever? Because I've been wondering for years (since the 11th grade when I first read the book), and I looked online and have seen NOTHING addressing it. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spots.

Thank you to anyone who can help me :)

In Defense of Varied Learning Methods

2004-08-04T23:35:55Z

Education professor Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford calls constructivism the “new paradigm” and argues that because “learners actively construct” their own knowledge, teachers “must construct experiences for” their students to enable them to learn. In the view of constructivist educators, the teacher who gives a kid Portia’s speech, “The quality of mercy is not strain’d,” or Coleridge’s “Kubla Kahn” to memorize, fails to construct an atmosphere in which “dynamic” or “authentic” learning (to use two constructivist buzzwords) can occur. Memorization, one advocate of constructivism asserts, “is not a thinking activity.”

Here's an analogy even a small child could understand: Mr. Beran suggests that we choose chocolate over vanilla when, in fact, the two go quite well together.

*glances around*

Hello, msbado.

msbado @ 2003-12-26T18:40:00

2003-12-26T16:52:20Z

has anyone read ayn rand's anthem? what did you think of it? i thought it was extremely influential and powerful in its message--if i even got the message right. i feel as if it would take more than just one reading to get the full breadth and depth of it. what i got out of it was that the individual would always escape from an institutionalized society, and no matter how stricter controlled it was, individuals would always want to escape the mold and become apart. i think i might be totally off the mark, but that was the vibe i got.

msbado @ 2003-12-26T18:40:00

2003-12-26T16:41:28Z

I was wondering if anyone had read 'the fall' by albert camus and what they thought of it. i have the book but i haven't opened it yet--and not that i want to be biased before reading it, but i'd be interested to hear what people thought of it beforehand. thanks

msbado @ 2003-10-20T18:34:00

2003-10-20T15:38:41Z

I know I don't post in this community much..I also tend to do my own thing and don't follow the "book club" sense of it...sorry bout that...
but I just finished reading the first 4 books of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series--just great stuff!!

before that I read Bernard Cornwell's Redcoat, which focuses on a British Soldier during the occupation of Philadelphia...it was pretty good. I'm a history teacher, and I live just outside Philly, so I was extra interested...though it was full of historically accurate stuff, it was a fiction novel..

Things Fall Apart

2003-09-01T21:50:08Z

I just finished Things Fall Apart. The ending was just as good as everyone has been telling me that it is. I'd like to know what message you thought Achebe was trying to conveyn or any other thoughts on symbolism, language, etc. I'm still reeling from the ending. I've heard theories that Okonkwo could be America, but that doesn't seem that it could stand up to the end of the book. I wonder, is Achebe fortelling what he believes will happen?