Can a man with almost no emotion love? This question is put to the test in Star Trek, by Alan Dean Foster. The book is a novel based off of the recent Star Trek movie. I myself being a huge Trekkie, I'm giving this book another shot (I abandoned it halfway through last year.) Since I've seen the movie so many times, I didn't need a refresher on the plotline, so I'm able to jump right in where I left off, some 150 pages in.
Spock: big character, Vulcan (alien race), no (apparent) emotion. Uhura: marginally less important, human, bursting with personality. They say opposites attract. Is this a match made in heaven? Vulcans experience, in fact, emotion but it is very deep within them and hard to reach. I don't know if Uhura and Spock's budding relationship, which she kicked off with a kiss in the turbolift (a kind of cordless elevator) can withstand the lack of emotional response from Spock to Uhura. On the other end of the spectrum, Uhura might be supplying an overload of emotional demand he might not be able to deal with.
However, there are also advantages to a relationship between Spock and Uhura. Spock, for instance, would not likely be offended by any quirks of Uhura's. Also, Spock comes from a race built on logic (and pointy ears), so Uhura would be ensured total faithfulness from Spock, because the opposite is, well, illogical.
Do you think this intergalactic, interracial couple will survive? Please leave your opinion below! Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Where's Crouch?
Where's old Barty?
Where's Crouch to be found?
He was last seen
Amock, on the grounds
Where's old Barty?
Bartemius, where?
He was in need of a washing
(And so was his hair.)
Where's old Barty?
Harry'd like to know
He stunned young Krum
After that, where'd he go?
We can't find old Barty
Crouch's gone down
Got everyone looking, but
Not one sight, not one sound.
This is an odd little poem I wrote about how Bartemius Crouch went missing in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. Barty was a Ministry official (Ministry of Magic) that Harry found stumbling madly through the Hogwarts forest, deranged. Harry was with Viktor Krum when it happened, a Bulgarian 17 year old wizard. Harry ran to fetch Dumbledore, but when they got back, Krum was unconscious and Crouch was no where to be found. Where's old Barty?
The first paragraph is supposed to be somewhat ironic because Crouch, in sanity, was a very strict and law-abiding wizard. The thought of him not appearing composed at anytime would seem ridiculous to those who knew his character. The second paragraph is an elaboration on the first, about how it's preposterous that Crouch would turn up disheveled--and yet he did.
The third and fourth paragraphs contemplate where Crouch could have gone, and how. After he stunned Krum, he seemed to evaporate without any evidence of where he might have headed. Was he kidnapped? Did he flee, and if so, how did he do it quickly enough to evade detection?
Where's Crouch to be found?
He was last seen
Amock, on the grounds
Where's old Barty?
Bartemius, where?
He was in need of a washing
(And so was his hair.)
Where's old Barty?
Harry'd like to know
He stunned young Krum
After that, where'd he go?
We can't find old Barty
Crouch's gone down
Got everyone looking, but
Not one sight, not one sound.
This is an odd little poem I wrote about how Bartemius Crouch went missing in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. Barty was a Ministry official (Ministry of Magic) that Harry found stumbling madly through the Hogwarts forest, deranged. Harry was with Viktor Krum when it happened, a Bulgarian 17 year old wizard. Harry ran to fetch Dumbledore, but when they got back, Krum was unconscious and Crouch was no where to be found. Where's old Barty?
The first paragraph is supposed to be somewhat ironic because Crouch, in sanity, was a very strict and law-abiding wizard. The thought of him not appearing composed at anytime would seem ridiculous to those who knew his character. The second paragraph is an elaboration on the first, about how it's preposterous that Crouch would turn up disheveled--and yet he did.
The third and fourth paragraphs contemplate where Crouch could have gone, and how. After he stunned Krum, he seemed to evaporate without any evidence of where he might have headed. Was he kidnapped? Did he flee, and if so, how did he do it quickly enough to evade detection?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Harry VS. Ron: Overexposed VS. Overshadowed
Everybody in the world has baggage to carry. Whether it's emotional, medical, mental, or physical, nobody is 100% comfortable with themselves. Some problems may seem more diffucult to some people. But is it even possible to measure how heavy a person's pack is?
I'm halfway into Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling. At one point, Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend, becomes angry at him because he thinks Harry was lying about entering the Triwizard Tournament (a dangerous magical competition) which he didn't. Hermione Granger, Harry's other friend, explained that she thought Ron was really jealous of Harry's attention. So I decided to analyze the difference between the two of them, and see who really had it worse.
Ron has six siblings, as opposed to Harry's none. He also has two parents....and Harry? Nil. In the family view of life, I think Ron has it better. He will never be lonely, and when he needs support, he has countless sources and an abundance if love. Harry has no one, apart from his wanton aunt, uncle and cousin. He has nobody to lean on or to guide him when he needs advice.
Financially, Harry wins the game easily. His parents left him a fortune when they died. He will always have access to whatever he needs. Ron's family is poor, and his possessions are cheap or secondhand. I think that Ron feels inferior to Harry in someways, and embarrassed by his family's economic condition, which Harry has never had the misfortune of feeling.
In terms of individuality, the friends might be tied. Being so famous because of something he can't remember puts pressure on Harry Potter to succeed. Everywhere he goes, there's publicity, and many times he wishes to escape it and be treated like a normal kid. Ron, however, has no one to please, no expectations to fulfill, no nosy cameras and reporters, because everybody looks at him as just another of the Weasley boys, all of whom have already formed their reputations. But maybe this is why Ron may not try his hardest in school, because he feels there's no point if he's always overshadowed by his own kin.
Now that the score is tallied...I am forced to conclude that there IS no conclusion. Nobody can place a ribbon on the most unfortunate person. We all have different challenges to face. HOW we face them is the real judge of our character, not pity. But what do you say, reader? Do you think it is possible to weigh misfortune? Please leave your comments below. I'm anxious to hear what you have to say, and thanks for reading!
I'm halfway into Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling. At one point, Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend, becomes angry at him because he thinks Harry was lying about entering the Triwizard Tournament (a dangerous magical competition) which he didn't. Hermione Granger, Harry's other friend, explained that she thought Ron was really jealous of Harry's attention. So I decided to analyze the difference between the two of them, and see who really had it worse.
Ron has six siblings, as opposed to Harry's none. He also has two parents....and Harry? Nil. In the family view of life, I think Ron has it better. He will never be lonely, and when he needs support, he has countless sources and an abundance if love. Harry has no one, apart from his wanton aunt, uncle and cousin. He has nobody to lean on or to guide him when he needs advice.
Financially, Harry wins the game easily. His parents left him a fortune when they died. He will always have access to whatever he needs. Ron's family is poor, and his possessions are cheap or secondhand. I think that Ron feels inferior to Harry in someways, and embarrassed by his family's economic condition, which Harry has never had the misfortune of feeling.
In terms of individuality, the friends might be tied. Being so famous because of something he can't remember puts pressure on Harry Potter to succeed. Everywhere he goes, there's publicity, and many times he wishes to escape it and be treated like a normal kid. Ron, however, has no one to please, no expectations to fulfill, no nosy cameras and reporters, because everybody looks at him as just another of the Weasley boys, all of whom have already formed their reputations. But maybe this is why Ron may not try his hardest in school, because he feels there's no point if he's always overshadowed by his own kin.
Now that the score is tallied...I am forced to conclude that there IS no conclusion. Nobody can place a ribbon on the most unfortunate person. We all have different challenges to face. HOW we face them is the real judge of our character, not pity. But what do you say, reader? Do you think it is possible to weigh misfortune? Please leave your comments below. I'm anxious to hear what you have to say, and thanks for reading!
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