This week I thought I would switch it up and give multiple recommendations. However, these are all books that I haven’t actually read yet. Every one of them is on my want to read list, and hopefully, there is at least one you’ll also want to read. Book Lovers by Emily Henry You might remember Henry’s book Beach Read that I wrote about recently. Book Lovers is her newest book…
For my topic, I will be looking at how masculinity within cooking has evolved. The time period I’m focusing on right now is the 1950s – the present. This is because there is a noticeable culture shift within this period. Somehow, we went from women being the primary cooks in the home (often it was degrading if a man had to cook his own dinner) to it being okay for…
I really like this TED Talk by Sarah Kay. She talks about her journey with spoken poetry and the work she’s done with teaching students. What I like about this talk is that Kay is a really effective speaker. She starts and ends on two original spoken poems, and both of them are interesting to hear. It also gives her talk a sense of unity, and there’s a full-circle moment…
This week I’ll be reviewing The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe! Many of you have probably already read this book, or at least you’ve seen the movies. For whatever reason, I never read these as a kid. I probably would’ve loved them too. I never even saw the movies until last year when I watched them on Disney+. How I didn’t read/watch one of the most successful kid’s stories…
While I would never say I’m a romance book lover, I still enjoy reading them occasionally. However, I’m really picky about the romance books I do read. I try to stay away from anything super sappy or over the top, and I need it to have humor. My ideal romance book is basically a romcom but book version. One of my favorite romance books is Beach Read by Emily Henry. Beach Read…
I am overall happy with my speech performance. I was happy with the length of it, as I had to cut it down quite a bit to fit within the time frame. One of the comments I received was that I had strong vocabulary. I appreciated this comment because I tried to add unique phrasing. Most of my speech delivery was how I naturally talk, but I did try to…
The year is 1968 and the Tet Offensive has shocked the United States. In January of ’68, the North Vietnamese attacked heavily populated US areas, and the American people began realizing that victory in Vietnam was farther off than the government had been promising. A year later, Emilio de Antonio released his documentary, In the Year of the Pig. The documentary narrated the history of the war with a strong…
Speech Outline: Grabber: Send our troops home now. Draft beer not students. How many more? What about… Make War Not Love? Introduction to the rhetorical situation: In 1968, Emilio Antonio released his documentary In the Year of the Pig Exigence: Vietnam War is going on, the public’s distrust of the government and the US’ chances of winning are weakening (due in part to the Tet Offensive). People are becoming increasingly…
Warnings: I will be discussing spoilers, and this book is definitely R-rated. Okay, I have been way too positive for the last few posts, so now we’re going to discuss one of the worst books I have ever read. This one has a big reputation, but it’s also known for the equally bad movie franchise. After by Anna Todd!!! If you don’t know this story, you’re very lucky. If you…
