“TANGLED” by Emma Chase
“When my sister was four, my mother had pretty much given up hope of ever having any more kids. And then guess what? I came along. Surprise. I was her miracle baby. Her precious angel from God. Her granted wish. Her…
“When my sister was four, my mother had pretty much given up hope of ever having any more kids. And then guess what? I came along. Surprise. I was her miracle baby. Her precious angel from God. Her granted wish. Her…
“Philosophy is a deeply unpopular subject that almost no one knows anything much about. The average school doesn’t teach it, the average adult doesn’t understand it–and the whole subject can seem scary, strange and not very necessary. All of this is…
In 2018 I bought the essay book: “What if this were enough?” written by Heather Havrilesky. By reading it, I have learned that the author was a well-known columnist at “The Cut,” and while working there, she received lots of letters…
When I discovered the writer Wendy Walker, I became instantly addicted to her words. Her stories keep me breathless while reading them. I am overwhelmed by the depth with which she’s explaining us, the readers, her characters and the relationships between…
“…I see women who dehumanize themselves, who treat themselves as though they’re pieces of meat. They objectify themselves. And as if that’s not bad enough, they don’t even do it for themselves, they usually do it for someone else: for a…
Pamela Druckerman wrote “Lust in translation”, a book about adultery around the globe. When I finished reading it, I understood that adultery is a <<National sport>> in almost every country. “Finns aren’t ambivalent about sex. They see it as a…
Reading “Grit” by Angela Duckworth, I finally understood that Michael Jordan had grit. “Grit has two components: passion and perseverance. Grit isn’t just working incredibly hard. Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you’re willing to…
At twenty-two years old, Amaryllis Fox was recruited by the CIA. While she was doing her master at Georgetown University, after she graduated from Oxford University, Amaryllis Fox developed an algorithm for predicting terrorist activity. I was impressed to find out…
Catherine the Great is recognized for her progressist rulership, but she is also known for the large number of lovers she took outside of her marriage. You have to take into consideration that eight years after her marriage, she was still…
“Dear child, the house pines when you leave. I research whether there is any bird who grieves over its empty nest. Your vacant room is a still-life framed by the unclosed door; read by sunlight, an open book on the floor.…
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