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Who Will Sit on the Iron Throne?
The fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire has manifested itself into a war between fear and love, where the only option is to win or die. The important theme of clashing demands between love and honour will be utilized in this essay to analyze characters that may rule the “known world.” The “known world” consists of three continents Westoros, Essos, and Sothoryos. For the purpose of this essay, there will be a specific focus on the political conflict in Westeros over who will sit on the Iron Throne. Machiavellian principles will be presented in this essay to analyze potential rulers for the Iron Throne. This essay will be combining topics number one and two, and will apply political strategy to answer the both questions. Political strategy, which is the art and science of utilizing political, psychological and power forces, will be a helpful tool to analyze the tactical movements of different players in the “game of thrones.” This essay will ultimately argue that Sansa will sit on the Iron Throne and become the ruler of Westeros because in the long term it is better for a ruler to be loved rather than feared.
By Isabel Angulo8 years ago in Geeks
12 Magical Facts You May Not Know About 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'
#FantasticBeasts will be out in a couple of days, the first of the five new films about the Wizarding World J. K. Rowling has bestowed upon us all. However, let's take a moment to remember the first film which started the worldwide phenomenon of Hogwarts Headache (read: excessive reading!), and introduced us to the adorable Golden Trio we basically grew up with.
By Karina Thyra8 years ago in Geeks
The Book Thief
This is the best book EVER!!! I think it's going to be one of my top ten favorite lifetime reads. I'm not a big historical fiction fan. Who would have ever thought I'd fall in love with a book written about Hitler Germany? This is an amazing, powerful book. It's told in a third person, omniscient narration, by DEATH! Yes, Death is the one who tells this heartbreaking tale of one Lisiel Merminger of Himmel Street. Having Death narrate the book gives readers the perfect perspective. Death actually was traumatized by humans. He did his job, but it wasn't an easy one, especially when wars were killing off humans by the thousands. Death also used actual colors to describe his emotions and feelings, a rich addition to the story. It added another layer of understanding.
By Gina Callaway8 years ago in Geeks
Why Was Harry's Child Named After Snape? J.K. Rowling Explains
There are three types of opinions about Albus Severus Potter's name - lovers, haters, and in-betweeners, as J.K. Rowling put it. Harry naming his child after Albus Dumbledore is somewhat understandable, but after Severus Snape... What?!
By Karina Thyra8 years ago in Geeks
Books I Fully Intend to Read in 2018
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Milk and Honey has been a book that I have always heard about, but I never thought of looking into what was the context of the book. I've been told that this is a really good break up book as it talks about heartbreak and healing. The book is divided into four chapters, with each part symbolizing something different. Amazon describes the book through taking "readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look." When I read a book I want to feel like my life has changed or feel that my perception on the world has changed and I feel this book is what I'm looking for.
By Jessica Jones8 years ago in Geeks
Sirius Black: The Man and the Myth
No series of books has impacted me more as a writer than the Harry Potter series. From the moment I first immersed myself in J.K. Rowling’s world of magic at eight years old, I’ve been captivated by it. By the end of my junior year of high school, I’d read the series six times—forwards, backwards, and out of order; within anywhere from the duration of a week to the duration of a year. I can therefore firmly say, as I look back wistfully but realistically on my nine-year obsession with the series, that I am unbiased—or at least as unbiased as a Slytherin whose Hogwarts letter is nearly nine years late can be.
By Hannah Smart8 years ago in Geeks
Is Holden Caulfield Still Relevant?
For Christmas, I received, among other gifts, a red hunting hat—something that fans of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye recognize as a symbol of youthful rebellion and the reluctance to grow up. Salinger’s book has been pivotal in my own life, but the hat—which I’ve been wearing religiously—has raised some serious questions in my mind about the book’s continued relevance in modern society.
By Hannah Smart8 years ago in Geeks
Very British Thrillers
Chances are you've heard of James Bond and George Smiley. You might even have heard of their creators, Ian Fleming and John le Carré. Have you heard of Alistair MacLean, Alan Hall, Francis Clifford, Ted Allbeury, Ian Stuart Black, or James Mayo? All of them were part of an explosion in the thriller genre headed by British authors over a twenty odd year period between the 1950s and 1970s, a period which the noted writer and critic Mike Ripley now examines with his book Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (itself a paraphrasing of a Fleming quote in fact) which explores this very British contribution to an ever popular genre.
By Matthew Kresal8 years ago in Geeks
