Nasir Fleming

Octavia Butler’s Kindred largely explores the journeys of Dana, a black woman from southern California who is abruptly grasped from her home and transported to the antebellum South of Maryland. Butler greatly illuminates the history of slavery through many channels such as her vivid imagery and use of science fiction, Butler conveys to us that enslaved blacks during this time actually have an identity. The novel centers around the first person narrative of Dana’s thoughts and actions, going back and forth from California and Maryland. A major reason why this novel can be classified as a science-fiction novel, the books has a greater meaning to it.

Originally recorded by a different artist as a country song in 1983, Bette Midlers performance in 1989 won her Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Either love stories ending in tragedy or love stories were based on fantasy/ fairy tales. Author Nicholas Sparks has countless novels turned into film adaptations has contributed immensely to the chick flick genre. His films like The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Dear John and The Last Song were huge box- office hits and they all have common plots of small southern state young love that ends in a tragic death of one main character.

With our busy lifestyles, we often like to take a break from cooking, and indulge. In reality, staggering numbers for example, show a Bistro Shrimp Pasta from The Cheesecake Factory, contains about 3,120 calories. That’s about a day and a half’s worth of calories, equivalent to about 5 and a half Big Macs. To avoid packing on the extra pounds, try to stay clear of words on menus like Sizzling, Battered, Creamy, and Cheesy, and look for words like Roasted, Baked, Poached, or Steamed, that tend to offer healthier options.

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