“Names are not important. It’s what lies inside of you that matters.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass
This might just be my favorite book series now. So many great characters, such amazing plot! It’s also beautifully written .
Anyway, this quote seemed appropiate.
Maybe you’ll like this. ^.^
Female Role-Models in Literature and Why They’re Relevant
Natalie
Hello, everyone. I’m Natalie, from Science, Books and Silly Things and I want to thank Batool for this amazing opportunity.
Every one of us has a role model (or several) in literature, be it because they are a badass character or
because they have a characteristic that makes us identify with them.
Let’s talk about female role models. Some people think some of the female main characters
in, let’s say, YA books are weak because they “can’t do anything without a man” and “their
whole world turns around a guy.” Let’s be honest. Girls fall in love, and they can be badass
while doing it. (Guys fall in love as well, but when they do, and do something about it, they are
considered sensitive and cute. Double standard, much?) Love does not make us weak, in fact, it makes
us stronger. Female characters make tough…
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I had a weird experience yesterday. I went to the doctor for my cold. I don’t even know this doctor very well. She had attended me a few times before and she seemed… normal and professional. This time was different.
My mom started telling her about my medical background and the medical conditions most of my family has, bla, blah… -Which is normal, by the way, – until the doctor suddenly changed the topic. She started talking about how someone had told her something she didn’t agree with. I was pretty sure I knew where this came from, but stayed quiet. I mean, I just wanted some medication for my cold.
She then told us about how she had these experiences when she was young, these beliefs, and she mentioned both esotericism and existentialism. (Very different things…) That she believed she knew more than other people, bla blah, blah. (The usual speech about how when you mature and you realize you don’t know everything, you suddenly become a good Christian.)
Needless to say, my mother and I were speechless. What would we say about this? So we basically smiled and nodded while she was telling her story. (Even though I most definitely did not agree with what she was saying.) I interrupted her twice to ask her what I was there for. I needed a medical certificate.
After all her tale about having thrown things like incense sticks and other spiritual paraphernalia to the trash because a friend told her that her home was a “vipers nest” (Basically, according to her, some objects have evil inside them. When I used the word “Energies”, she said that’s what she believed when she was young. Yep.), she arrived to the topic I was expecting.
She specifically said “hell is full of good people” and that “if you leave your door half open, the Enemy can get in”. These are direct quotes. She said that everything’s in the Bible, and that we could respect homosexual people, but not agree with their behavior. (Yep. All this buildup, because probably a person close to her declared him/herself gay.)
When she finished her improvised monologue, she told us she didn’t know why she told us all that (Like I hadn’t heard that before). In the end, we went out, without my medication. Yes, after all that conversation, she forgot about attending her patient.
I am a Christian and I respect her beliefs, but there’s a line between the doctor and their patient. This wasn’t very professional from her. Having different opinions and beliefs does not make you a sinner, having foul intentions does. At least that’s what I believe.
P.S. Spring Break is here!! I have to use it to study, but I will try to blog as much as I can, to finish Heir of Fire and to catch up with my TV shows. 🙂 #busyschedule! 😀
I hope you have a great weekend!
Hello, everyone!
This is (hopefully) the last day of two (or three) very stressful weeks. Only one exam left! \o/
Anyhow, apart from watching the last episodes of Glee and recovering from an awful cold, I’ve been reading. Finally.
It has been a while, as you know. If you’ve been following my Twitter and/or Goodreads, you will know I read Throne of Glass, finished it, and started Crown of Midnight.
Celaena is one of my favorite female characters of all time. She’s funny, sarcastic and totally badass. 🙂 If you haven’t already, you should read them. Guys, they are worth it. They’re beautifully written, and I can visualize everything that is happening… They’re full of action, tasteful relationships and everything I have ever wanted in a book. I haven’t felt this way since reading Graceling, Shatter Me, or Mara Dyer. (And those are my favorite books. I had wondered if I would feel that way ever again.)
I have been wondering why in the world I hadn’t read them before. People had told me to read them for years now, but I didn’t listen… but I guess it was time. *shrugs* And it is also time for you to read them as well. I will most definitely NOT spoil them for you, since:
Well, I’m going off, since I still have an exam tomorrow. I will probably be back soon. I will have some time to blog and study next week.
xoxo
Nat
“Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.”
-Tahereh Mafi
First of all, sorry for not posting the quote as early as I would like…
I love this one. Words have power, and people have to realize that. 🙂
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
-Albert Einstein
Just passing through to ask you to…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin!!
I need to start working on that. Soon. In two weeks.
**goes back to my study cave, as I have a huge test tomorrow** XD
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling
Hello, people! Again, sorry for not posting as early as I would like. 🙂
This is one of my favorite quotes. I mean, your potential does not really matter until you do something useful with it. You can choose to do good to others, or not. But that choice defines everything.
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Well, this is my cue to keep studying. See you later, folks!
Nox. 🙂
#TGIF!
(My school week actually ends on Thursdays but I still love Fridays!)
Okay, So… this weekend is actually full of school work for me (I have a huge exam on Friday, and a make-up exam on the 17th, so I must be ready!) I won’t be able to do much but study, but that’s okay. I’ll try to be there for the #SaveAlice livestream… but I won’t make any promises! 🙂
**Sidenote: You can donate to save Classic Alice HERE.
Anyhow, I am positive everything will be fine, as long as I don’t wander around the online universe (like I’m doing right now) to avoid my Organic Chemistry class *hides with shame*. I am doing my worksheet as best as I can… but it’s kind of exhausting. “Chemistry is fun”, they said, “you will love it”, they said… (I actually do love it. It just takes a lot of time!)
This was really short, I know, but I need to go and work. Hope you understand.
xoxo,
Nat.
“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music — the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”
Henry Miller
Go ahead, pursue your passion. With interest comes passion, and with passion comes happiness. You have to pursue happiness and to realize how beautiful life truly is.
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