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Road Out of Winter #2 This book is interesting to say the least. It begins in Appalachian Ohio with the main character Wylodine. She is stuck in an ongoing winter that began roughly two years ago and has been living alone for half that time after her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Lobo, left for California. When Wylodine and her mother moved in with Lobo a number of years before the story takes place, they joined his operation of illegally growing and selling weed at his farm on the outskirts of the town. As a result of this, Wylodine is constantly berated by people in the community with questions, comments, and requests about her family business which she dreads more than anything else. Another interesting part about the story's background is Wylodine's best friend, Lisbeth, who is part of a cult-like organization referred to as "The Church." One day The Church decides to just get up and leave town completely heading south and taking half the population in to...

 Road Out of Winter After looking at the list of books on the syllabus, I was left torn between two options: Road Out of Winter and The Intuitionist . Both descriptions intrigued me and I couldn't choose, so I decided to read the first couple pages of each and ended up liking Road Out of Winter better. The only reason that I liked it more than the other book was simply just because I got hooked by the introduction. It seemed sort of weird and had an ominous start that compelled me to find out more. I am excited to see where the story goes next and how the main character, Wylodine, will overcome the adversity she faces. That is what I am hoping to see at least-- a good tale of perseverance. I have always been a fan of stories where the antagonist beats the odds and I believe this book might be just that. I honestly have not read much of the book, but so far, I am happy with my choice. The concept of an everlasting winter is one of the things that drew me in as I read the summaries...

Memorandum To: Clark Hansen ~ CEO of Anima Mundi Development Partners From: Jack Perez ~ R&D Analyst at AMDP Date: 01 March 2022 Re: Black Rifle Coffee Company Investment Proposal After many hours of research and careful analysis, I am confident to present Black Rifle Coffee Company, as Anima Mundi Development Partners’ next investment opportunity. BRCC is a veteran founded, owned, and operated business with a passion for helping former and active military members as well as first responders and the great American outdoors. On top of their increasingly popular premium coffee selections, BRCC is also a lifestyle brand that has amassed a substantial public following. In this memo, I will illustrate the profitability of BRCC and how their long-term objectives align with AMDP’s own values.  AMDP’s Core Ideals At AMDP, we pride ourselves in investing in companies that are not only profitable but environmentally and socially conscious as well. I have made this the driving force behin...

 Bonsai Trees My introduction to these plants and some background about them The first time I remember really noticing a bonsai tree was when I was a child watching the original "Karate Kid." I was and still am a big fan of the film, but to my point, bonsai trees make several pretty noticeable cameos throughout the course of the movie. After seeing them there, I was somewhat intrigued by the plants but didn't really know much about them. I obviously knew that they were little trees in pots often kept inside but that was about the extent of my knowledge for many years. I would sometimes see them on social media and in other films but my interest was not truly peaked until I saw a particular post about a bonsai tree being one thousand years old. I looked further on social media jumping from account to account just going down the rabbit hole of Instagram's "for you" page, and next thing I knew I was hooked by these ancient, little plants. This happened about tw...

Now that the Rabbit is in the Hat  Summary The book starts off with Brian Cox as a young child in Dundee, Scotland where he grew up with his mother, father, and three sisters. His father was a grocer in town and was widely known for his many acts of generosity. His mother was a kind woman who in Brian's eyes was simply broken down by society until she was just a shell of her once former self. In other words, his mother suffered from mental illness for many years but persevered and managed to still be a positive influence on Cox's life. A large factor in the troubles his mother endured and the poverty his family faced came as a result of his father's death from pancreatic cancer when Brain was just eight years old. After this, a young Mr. Cox found his escape from the world at the movie theater. From there, he wandered his was way onto a real stage and eventually did his studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In a matter of years, Brian's name became m...

Rock, Paper, Scissors: The NFL’s New Tie Breaker An in-depth analysis of the NFL’s over-time rules and solutions for the future By: Jack Perez It is pretty hard to disagree that the National Football League (NFL) has faced a fair amount of controversy when it comes to settling a game that has ended in a draw. People seem to think that it’s unfair that only one team may have the opportunity to touch the football on offense. I say we just get rid of over-time completely so there won’t be an issue. I mean a game of rock, paper, scissors is pretty fair—is it not? If people want fairness, then why not just make it as simple as that and then nobody will get upset, right? Forget about playing just end it with rock, paper, scissors and then we all go home The reality is that people really don’t want fairness. Let’s take a step back and look at what we’re talking about here.  The current O.T. (over-time) rule goes like this: the game ends in a tie after 60 minutes of play and then there is ...

 Putting the Rabbit in the Hat What Book and Why As the title above might give away, the book I chose to read is Putting the Rabbit in the Hat  by Brian Cox. I selected this book for a couple reasons, but the most basic of these being the fact that I liked the name of the book from the get-go and it still stood out to me the most even after I had looked at the other options. As for my second reason, Brian Cox's face and name were the only ones I recognized upon first glance at the list of books provided. Because I have never read a complete biography like this, I thought it would be best to chose a book about someone that I have at least heard of or have some sort of connection to (even if it is as simple as me being a fan of the "Jason Bourne" movies series that Mr. Cox has a role in). My final reason for choosing this book was that I had seen some reports on social media and other websites about the biography because of its gossipy and brutally honest remarks which seem...