![]() ![]() ![]() This is what prompted Socrates to say that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates reminded those around him to always use their intellect to scrutinize their lives and ask themselves whether they are living their lives truthfully. He looked at philosophy as an instrument to be used by people in their search for justice and truth. He did not even treat it as a profession. Socrates did not treat philosophy as an amusement. In Socrates’ view, philosophy is not about the simple act of hoarding knowledge, but instead, it is about questioning what is already accepted as common knowledge. In doing so, he made an impression that he is different from these types of people in that he lives his life based on his philosophy. He also compared himself with the politicians of his time. ![]() In the early stages of the trial, Socrates compared himself with the sophists and other philosophers that came before him. During the trial, Socrates was around seventy years old, and he not only countered the accusations set against him but also explained his life, which he led around his philosophy. The Apology is one of Plato’s most famous works and is one of the most moving accounts of a man’s philosophical sentiments. The work represents the events of Socrates’s legal defense against the accusations laid out by the Athenian court against him. The Apology is a dialogue written by Plato around 399 B.C. The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David ![]()
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![]() ![]() Despite some rather large differences between the show and the source novels, that magical element that Joe R. I saw the TV show and then discovered the books. In the case of Hap and Leonard, I came at it ass about-face. However, when it is done right, adaptation is magical. Heavens, even The Omega Man hit more notes than poor old Will’s attempt. Throw in first-person narration, and more often than not, Richard Matheson's vision becomes Francis Lawrence's and Will Smith’s I am Legend, rather than a Vincent Price The Last Man On Earth. ![]() The dilution only continues when the moneymen ask why the hero has to die at the end or why the soaring city in the sky cannot be Vancouver in March. Adaptation is someone taking that same joy of discovery and wonderment and the distilling it through the lens of many, many people. When you immerse yourself in a book, the only budget you have for the things running through your mind is the joint imagination of author and reader. Taking a work of fiction from the page to the screen must have one of the worst strike rates going. ![]() ![]() Rules Be KindĮvery interaction on the subreddit must be kind, respectful, and welcoming. This also applies to you posting on behalf of your friend/family member/neighbor. ![]() Personal benefit includes, but is not limited to: financial gain from sales or referral links, traffic to your own website/blog/channel, karma farming, critiques or feedback of your work from the community, etc. Interactions should not primarily be for personal benefit. Interact with the community in good faith. Respect for members and creators shall extend to every interaction. Visionīuild a reputation for inclusive, welcoming dialogue where creators and fans of all types of speculative fiction mingle. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. ![]() ![]() r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. For updated information regarding ongoing community features, please visit 'new' Reddit. Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with information about Book Clubs and AMAs as of October 2018. ![]() ![]() If (('gtm=off') const isAppRedirect = ('appRedirect') Ĭonst isAndroid = /Android/i.test(erAgent) Ĭonst isIphone = /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i. Yet neither Hector nor Noelle knows what to fear more-the killer case, or their own lethal desires. When a wealthy businessman is murdered in New Chicago’s seediest district, the two are partnered, and there’s no escaping what they both want: each other. But to be with her, he risks destroying her. For the first time, his stone-cold resistance is tested. She is beautiful and rich, with a party girl smile that hides a shocking vulnerability, and from the beginning his sizzling attraction to her is undeniable. But Noelle Tremain is a temptation like no other. Little wonder he’s determined to remain on his own. All from 0.99 New Books from 5.99 Used Books from 0.99 Rare Books from 27.18 eBook from 9. He is a walking weapon, capable of killing with a single brush of his fingertips. A 'New York Times'-bestselling author captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. ![]() Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally ripped-and he has a deadly secret. ![]() Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. ![]() Get instant access to all your favorite books. With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure.or unending pain. Dark Taste of Rapture audiobook written by Gena Showalter. New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. ⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For times and address, plus the haunt's website, check out My Appearances at a Glance. OctoI'll be selling and signing my ghost books and my horror fiction, plus Paranormal World Seekers DVDs, at Author Night at Red Vein Haunted House on Sunday night, October 20th. Contact my Co-Producer if you would like to purchase it and get it shipped to you. Blurb: Join the PWS team as they investigate the Archer House days before it was torn down to build a new road. OctoThe latest Paranormal World Seekers DVD was just released: Archer House. NovemFor those wanting to attend my Bringing Horror Out of Darkness talk on writing horror at the North Chesterfield Road Library December 6th, you need to register at Bringing Horror Out of the Darkness to do that. You can read it and even vote for it, as it is available now. The television channel begins judging December 1st for what they consider the top 100. The interviewer on the show will be also interviewing author Randy Anderson on the show.ĭecemI submitted a horror story, "Death of the Apostrophe" to the #TNTHorrorContest. I will be doing a 5 – 8 minute live reading out of Spectre Nightmares and Visitations. DecemI will be interviewed on the Speculative Fiction Cantina Friday, December 23rd, at 6:00 PM Eastern Time. ![]() ![]() The speech reinterpreted American history, from Revolution to the momentous end of slavery under President Lincoln. While much of America was stuck in the 1800s on the subject of race, Martin Luther King, Jr. In a time of segregated drinking fountains, schools, and restaurants, "I Have a Dream" was a futuristic bombshell. Even though 1963 isn't all that far in the past, the tinny AM radio-sound of the recorded speech makes it sound positively antique.Īnd this underlines that what MLK is saying was way ahead of his time. The first thing it adds for the listener (that's you) is a feeling of being old. ![]() But listening to "I Have A Dream" adds to the overall experience in two major ways. Obama's "State of the Union" still kicks plenty of butt when you don't listen to it in stereo. "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" doesn't really get better with JFK's heavily accented attempt at the German language. ![]() There are other speeches that hold up just fine when you read 'em on the page. In fact, there's pretty much no even remotely respectful-enough way to intro this historically game-changing speech: you kind of just have to listen to it yourself. It's probably the most oft-quoted speech in American history, and it's symbolic of the whole Civil Rights Movement.Īnd-oh yeah-it's an insanely powerful piece of oratory goodness that will give you a serious case of the inspiration-fueled goose bumps…if it doesn't lead directly to you breaking down in tears. It was given by a dude who not only nabbed the Nobel Peace Prize, but whose birthday is now a national holiday. ![]() ![]() His father was a cruel American Colonel that married an Australian teacher. And as the novels progress, Jack’s past is revealed. Jack’s actions in the first book begin his journey into a world filled with myths and legends. gathers a team and makes it his goal to prevent any one country from attaining ultimate power. As the various nations turn against one another, determined to place the Capstone on the pyramid with the aim of attaining ultimate power, Jack West Jr. Unfortunately, properly placing the Capstone will not only prevent worldwide disaster but the person who performs the feat will dominate the world for a thousand years. ![]() And the only way to save the world from destruction is to set a Golden Capstone on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. ![]() series, the world is at the edge of a disaster.Īn ancient prophecy about a catastrophic solar event is about to come to fruition. When Jack is introduced in Seven Deadly Wonders, the first book in the Jack West Jr. The books tell the story of Jack West Jr., a super soldier that keeps getting embroiled in the mystical and the supernatural. ![]() ![]() The Geography of Xibalbaįor the Maya Xibalba lay to the far west, hence the great number of burials made on the islands of Campeche, located off the west coast of the Yucatan peninsula, making it the most western Maya territory. Xibalba was also the scene of many adventures by the heroes of Maya mythology, especially the Hero Twins. The underworld was a truly fearsome place, strongly associated with water it had its own landscape, gods, and blood-thirsty predators. Ideas such as leading a good life and avoiding eternal torment by not doing bad things were not part of the Maya belief system, as only those who died a violent death avoided Xibalba. There was, unfortunately, not much chance of escaping the place, either. The name Xibalba translates as 'Place of Fright', which indicates the terror the place had in the Maya imagination. For the Yucatec Maya the underworld was known as Metnal. ![]() ![]() Xibalba (Shee-bal-ba) was the name the K'iche Maya gave to the underworld. ![]() ![]() ![]() If the case worker saw the gold they might think she was rich. Ma had to take off her jewelry, the thin, gold chain she wore, laden with little golden charms, a Tweety bird, Nefertiti, #1 Mom. We’d be on food stamps, and we were only on them that one time when Ma had a hysterectomy and couldn’t work. See? If we were really poor we’d need more. Our alcoholic dad split, no child support but that’s O.K., my mom doesn’t want to take nothing from nobody, no handouts, no charity. ![]() We were like everyone else in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and certainly better than many, the immigrant families crammed ten to an apartment, on welfare, or the families with a really bad alcoholic drinking all the money away. Don’t you think that if I had it I would give it to you? Really, no money for a candy bar? Really. No college, though, but who went to college? Kennedys! My mom had money for Depeche Mode tickets when I begged her for them. And it’s true-I had MTV and Catholic school. ![]() I DIDN’T GROW UP POOR, IMPOVERISHED, DEPRIVED. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Peter Rawlinson climbed a drainpipe into his ex-partner’s house to attack her - then threatened to frame his victim for cuts he made to his own arm. Peter Rawlinson, 31, of Arthur Street, Runcorn, climbed a drainpipe into his ex-partner's home and beat her up in her own bedroom. The biggest EncroChat case dealt with so far in Liverpool saw a £27m drug boss locked up, and another plot laid bare when the secret phone network was hacked involved two former Royal Marines who imported cocaine in Lego boxes.īelow are the details of more than 250 of the men and women put behind bars in May to August 2021. READ MORE: Drug dealers' cash will be taken off them and given to charityĭisturbing cases included a young rapist who collects "trophies" from his victims, a wicked paedophile who raped boys at a hellish children's home, and a twisted sex offender who blamed his sick crimes on an alter ego called 'Alex'. Judges had to sentence a prison officer who had a baby with an inmate after forming a relationship with him behind bars and the wife of a drug lord who lived a lavish lifestyle off the back of other people's misery Liverpool Crown Court heard many of the cases leading to prison sentences, involving everything from killer drivers to a wannabe influencer who stole from vulnerable women. Bent coppers and killer gun thugs were among the criminals linked to Merseyside jailed from May to August 2021. ![]() |
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