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Haldeman was born June 9, 1943, and is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1974 novel The Forever War. That novel, and other of his works including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won major science fiction awards including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. For his career writing science fiction and/or fantasy he is a SFWA Grand Master and since 2012 a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel War Year and his second novel The Forever War, were inspired by his experience serving in the Vietnam War, where he was wounded in combat, and by his adjustment to civilian life after returning home. Haldeman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington DC, Bethesda (Maryland), and Anchorage (Alaska) as a child. In 1965, Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter, known as "Gay". He received a BS degre...

Dan Brown, best-selling author of 'The Da Vinci Code' was born on June 22, 1964. Brown grew up as the eldest of three children in Exeter, New Hampshire and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, a decidedly up-market school where his father was employed as a math teacher, in 1982. His mother, Constance, was a professional musician principally involved in performing sacred music. Although Dan Brown actually attended local public, (i.e. open-enrollment), schools until the ninth grade he nonetheless lived with his family on the Exeter campus and participated in a college related life that was also informed by Christian values- singing in the church choir and attending church camp. Brown then attended Amherst College, graduating with a degree in English and Spanish in 1986 and spent several subsequent years attempting to establish himself as a singer-songwriter and pianist with only marginal success.  These endeavors did, however, lead him to live in Los Ang...

Applegate was    born October 9, 1956, an American young adult and children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the  Animorphs ,  Remnants ,  Everworld , and other book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel  The One and Only Ivan . Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 in  Publishers Weekly . Her book  Home of the Brave  has won several awards.  She also wrote a chapter book series in 2008–09 called  Roscoe Riley Rules . Applegate was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since then she has lived in Texas, Florida, California, Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina, and after living in Pelago, Italy for a year, she moved back to Irvine, in Southern California.  In 1997, she and her husband, Michael Grant, her co-au...

John is a Pulitzer-prize-winning reporter and best-selling novelist who has worked for The New York Times for over 40 years. He began his career as a copy boy in 1966 and first worked as a reporter in New York, including a stint at City Hall during the mid-1970’s fiscal crisis. His first foreign assignment was to West Africa, based in Lagos, Nigeria. After 13 months they threw him in jail and deported for articles unpleasing to the military government. His next assignment was in Nairobi, Kenya, where his coverage included the civil war in Rhodesia, the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the fall of Idi Amin in Uganda. John won the George Polk award for his work there. In 1979 they based him in Warsaw, Poland, where he covered the birth of the Solidarity movement and imposing martial law. He won the Polk award again and the Pulitzer Prize for dispatches smuggled out of the country to avoid censorship. His next assignment was in Spain where he covered t...

The following is a link to this boy’s story. Be warned, it has graphic images; I advise viewer discretion. The Story of Aylan Kurdi Click here to see the video Story of Aylan In the article and also the video, an image of the boy shown alive at first. The intention of this making the first picture (on the right) of this story, a picture of the boy while he was alive and happy, was perhaps for people to have a glimpse of what a happy life this child had, despite what he went through, feel sympathy towards not only his death but the death of countless other refugees. Honestly, I feel as though this gets viewers more emotionally attached to the story if they do that.   Honestly, I dislike when people take photos like this and publish them, but it truly is the best way to inform people. Based on the video, people are taking action and sympathizing with refugees. There may be better ways of making the public aware, but th...

Politics and Media in Belize It is sad to see the graphic nature of politics displayed openly in Belizean Media. When election time comes around, they bombard the streets with red and blue shirts, flyers, posters, and anything either party can get their hands on. However, this for some is entertaining and fruitful; I find it very uncomfortable. The reason I feel so is that I have friends who support both parties, and I hate siding with either. This problem comes on a personal level. On a social level however, the political “claws” extend around this time, and because of that many people say, or do many hurtful things to people, which eventually leads to enemies.   I propose that we not cease these acts on a whole; we are all free, and may voice our opinions, but we can tone down the passion just a little so we do not hurt others with our opinions, and enforce our opinions unto them. I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS POST FRUITFUL, FOR FURTHER I...

Is Media Ethical? Here is an example of media entertainment, that gives of a message that has questionable ethics. The following title is a clickable link to the trailer on YouTube. Warning! It has coarse language not suitable for younger audiences.  Sausage Party In this movie superficially it is... disturbing especially the ending.  Yet, if you dig a little deeper, you see it represents the segregation of society and the stereotypical representation of food items highlight this.  Keep digging and you see that the movie believes in a nihilistic philosophy. Basically what this is, is that nothing means anything. F illing life  with self pleasure and temporary “fulfillment” pleasing only to yourself. Obviously this is a dangerous ideology, and having such a humorous plot, they can swindle anyone into believing and perhaps living out like the characters.  Why this is so dangerous is that the lifestyle seems so appealing. ...

AWESOME! I got published in Belize’s leading Newspaper: The Amandala. Check out my letter to the editor entitled:  Justin is angry Feel free to comment and subscribe to this blog to receive an email notification whenever I post any new content.

FRIENDS OF MINE Hello everyone, I have found it tedious to search for interesting and informational blogs. Blogs that really captivate, so I decided to post links to various blogs right here! Making life easier!!! These are some of my favorite bloggers enjoy!!!! HELEN CORDON SHANDY CUNIL MOISES MARTINEZ JORDI REYES ELTON CAB   Feel free to comment other bloggers names and links to their profiles. 

DULCE ET DECOURM EST! "Dulce et Decorum Est" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during World War I, and published posthumously in 1920. The Latin title is taken from the Roman poet Horace and means: "it is sweet and honorable...” followed by pro patria mori, which means: “to die for one’s country”. I hope you enjoy the poem as much as I do. Dulce et Decorum Est ~Wilfred Owen Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots, But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of gas-shells dropping softly behind. Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—an ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, But someone still was yelling out and stumbling...

Philophobia This is yet another tale of how the artists tug at the heartstrings like chords on a harp; each plucked and stretched a gamble to see when it will rupture. This art, it is a pearl of great price. Mankind grew from living in caves, and wandering hillsides, to navigating the cosmos and sleeping on moons. Perhaps that is why we have become so proud. Why is it you possess a compilation like this? It can only mean that you are trying to deviate from past ways, and for that I applaud you. Read this and learn from it. Perhaps this is an idle paperweight for the masses, but the few like you will make the difference. Come and experience this with me, but be quiet, gaze upon that which no other has seen before. Why is it that humans always fumble over… never advancing… as if on a treadmill? Just to experience these emotions? They merely allow a being like me to observe, no one hears my thoughts unless I murmur! I can only recount this to myself! Is it my c...