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A morning cup of coffee
Every morning or sometimes only a few days a week I make a small pot of coffee. The reason for this is because I like the smell of fresh perked coffee as well as the sound of the coffee pot while the coffee is brewing. Other days I have hot tea and if it is really warm something cold to drink like orange juice or even lemonade and maybe even iced tea.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
There are Days
There are days that I feel like doing what the dog in the picture is doing, but this is an article about some special days that seems to be like holidays. We all know and observe days like Mother's Day and Father's Day, but did you also know that there's a day for children and grandparents. There are the federal holidays of Veteran's and President's Day, which the latter is coming up very soon for there is also an Armed Forces Day and a Patriot Day, as well as days for particular people or groups of people as Martin Luther King Day and Juneteenth that are also federal holidays, and I almost forgot about Columbus Day and St. Patrick's Day even though they are not federal days but are still days that various groups celebrate every year even like the one that just passed Valentine's Day for all kinds of relationships. I know there is Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day and even Canada Day on the calendar, but these days are for everyone just about for the days I mentioned earlier are ones that usually do not get 'celebrated' quite as much with television specials and things like that. If any readers have anything that they want to share or want to mention a day I forgot please comment it would really be appreciated.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Mr. & Miss Love
Mr. & Miss Love Genre: Romantic Comedy Story: In the bustling city of Serendipity Springs, two strangers, Mr. Love (a hopeless romantic florist) and Miss Love (a pragmatic wedding planner), share the same last name but couldn’t be more different in their outlooks on love.
By Waqas Ashrafabout a year ago in Critique
What is a Pot of Gold?
Actually, what is the or a Pot of Gold? Is it an actual pot of gold or is it something else entirely. To me a pot of gold could be getting hugs from my many family members alive and dead. Another pot of gold could be that someone has actually bought my eBooks that I had published two months ago. The Pot of Gold could be the journey down the yellow brick road on the way to getting our ultimate reward in heaven or in some cases for some people who may go the other way one must wonder so.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Impact of Cancel Culture on Freedom of Expression
The Impact of Cancel Culture on Freedom of Expression In recent years, "cancel culture" has emerged as a leading term in our social and political lexicon. Cancel culture means the collective action of publicly shaming, boycotting, or "cancelling" people, brands, or institutions based on an assumed wrongdoing or offending behavior. Although cancel culture may be effective for social responsibility, it indeed presents a threat to the decline of freedom of speech, an important tenet of democratic culture.
By Hariprasadabout a year ago in Critique
The Four Seasons
We need all the four seasons to balance out many basic aspects of living our lives. The leaves to me state the seasons as change. The green is for Spring and the renewal of living for the plants to the animals to even us humans. This is the time of planting and the organization of new projects. The yellow one for me is dealing with Summer when the organizing is complete it's time for maintenance in the many forms as in working through those projects started in the Spring. The reddish-orange leaf for me stands for Autumn and getting ready for the harvest season and storing for the Winter and getting closer and preparing to finish those various projects started in he Spring. The brown leaf on the end for me stands for the Winter season and the completion of the chores as well as finishing the various projects started in the Spring.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Why Do The Games in Squid Game S2 Show Real-Life Struggles
Many people have been anxiously awaiting the second season of Squid Game, the most-watched show on Netflix. To win prizes in the first season, players had to compete in several lethal kid-friendly games. The upcoming season, which is also expected to break yet another Netflix record, delves deeper into the limitations and economic background of the surrealistic games. Green light, red light. When the song starts, move forward; when it ends, freeze. It's a fairly easy game. Or is it that moving after the music has stopped carries a death sentence? It was clear from the first season that Squid Game allegorizes the horrors of capitalism through kid-friendly games. Three years later, the second season of arguably the most significant television program of our time advances its adamantly anti-capitalist theme. It accomplishes this by exposing the illusion of "choice" in a system threatening to starve the great majority. In this article, I dive deeper into the dystopian nuances of capitalism and the illusion of choice that stir up scenarios very similar to reality.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Critique
Apparent transparency of European election
The elections to the 20th German Bundestag were held on 26 September 2021. Germans did not appreciate Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s management style and results. The Federal Chancellor called for a vote of confidence in the German Bundestag, which he lost on 16 December 2024. As a result, the Federal President dissolved the German Bundestag on 27 December 2024. The Federal President ordered new elections to the 21st German Bundestag on 23 February 2025.
By Adomas Abromaitisabout a year ago in Critique
