Good morning class. Today we're going to talk about China, and why you never, never should. For the people of Hong Kong, the story of their strife with China began in March of 2019, when the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill by the Hong Kong government triggered widespread panic overconcerns that China could subject Hong Kong to its draconian laws and crippling human rights record. Some more. Hong Kong and China… It's complicated! The British gave Hong Kong, a formerly…
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humble author grew up reading science fiction; it was my first passion and continues to be an enduring comfort. I was also born within the ranks of Generation X, so I came along at the right time for the cyberpunk wave in science fiction. I do write for a living now (oh… you noticed?), but as a teen I tried scribbling some sci-fi stories of my own. That turned out to be a bad idea, but you have to find these things out the hard way. And let me tell you:
Had I come up with the ridiculous…
“These are mad times we live in. Mad!”
These words, spoken by Professor Slughorn in The Half-Blood Prince, have been tumbling around in my head for weeks. In the film (and perhaps the book, I don’t recall), Slughorn relays this message to Dumbledore as the imminent threat of Lord Voldemort grows stronger. In this story, the imminent threat is COVID- 19, rather than an extremely powerful wizard.
I don’t know that there is a “chosen one” to defeat COVID-19 as Harry Potter defeated Voldemort, but…
Music, with all its transcendent power, can help us through some tough times. For some, music helps those who need to assuage their anxieties caused by depression. Other times, it
can just be for a troublesome problem sweeping the nation.Since we all are
experiencing that similar problem right now, let’s dive into some good music to
help alleviate everyone’s cooped-up feelings. Skip to the right mood for you,
or ride the whole wave beginning to end (I promise it will leave you will a…
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