Book Review: 1984 by George Orwell Part 3
Much like high ranking officials today, The Inner Party regarded the proles as naturally inferior. It doesn't take much effort to keep most people...
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Critique of Fahrenheit 451 | Part 1 By Ron Murdock
Ray Bradbury wrote one of the best masterpieces called Fahrenheit 451, which also could be classified as a daytime horror. It’s one of the genres of books that includes The Handmaids Tale, 1984, A Brave New World, The Long Walk and a short story called The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Neither of these stories should be considered a how to …
Book Review Of By The Way… Essays and Atavisms
I recently found myself lost, not in the sense of bewilderment, but as in ‘immersed’ by a book I recently received. My fascination was twofold; first was the realization that at any given time, and at any given location anywhere in the world, profound thought exists profoundly; and second, by the geopolitical insight that this book contains. “By The Way… …
Rescue Thyself | Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Must Come From Within
Book Review Of Rescue Thyself Rescue Thyself – Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Must Come From Within, by Dr. Sylvanus Adetokunboh Ayeni, is a racist piece of literature. By necessity. Rescue Thyself is one of those rare books that slaps the reader in the face with reality, sometimes so ugly it brings tears to eyes. Dr. Ayeni pulls no punches, and …
Musical Pioneer And Theatrical Artist Michael Ely
Michael Ely is a multidimensional artist whose works helped to pioneer and influence the development and performance of several genres of music, from rock to glam, and from punk to psychedelic. Michael performed almost exclusively with the love of his life Spider (James) Taylor, until Spider was taken by liver cancer. Today, despite all of the challenges life has put …
Critique of Four Blood Moons | By Ron Murdock
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. – Carl Sagan After reading Four Blood Moons by John Hagee, I found it to be just another end of the world as we know it ‘prophecy’. There has been so many of these predictions that I no longer believe any of them will come true. Or, the information is so vague anything can be …
Critique of In Praise Of Slowness | By Ron Murdock
It appears being busy speeding through life has become a cult in the last few years. Yet, people don’t question themselves on what they’re involved with or why they do the things they do. Stuff like being put on hold over the phone for an undetermined time period. Or stuck in traffic for three hours to drive what normally takes …
Ideas From With or Without God Part 3 | By Ron Murdock
Ideas From ‘With or Without God’ By Gretta Vosper Part 3 The church and its numerous denominations resemble advertisers marketing techniques that focus on specific groups. When attending a church service take a look around you to see what kind of crowd is in attendance. Not very often will you see a variety of people. The belief that everything runs …