Author: Tara
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_Alex Cross’s Trial_
James Patterson usually entertains me. Some might not be a fan of his writing or find it quality work, but when I read mass printed paperbacks, I’m just looking to be entertained. So, as another option found on the beach house bookshelf, I couldn’t really pass it up. Patterson has a few serial characters that…
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_The Road_
While staying at the beach house during my visit to the Oregon Coast with my family, I finished reading Cormac McCarthy’s _The Road_. He is the author of other books such as _No Country for Old Men_, _All the Pretty Horses_, etc. R had borrowed this book from the library before the summer holidays and…
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Plato’s _The Republic_
As part of my yearly reading of something philosophical, I decided it was time to finish Plato’s _The Republic_, which I had started for a Philosophies of Education course at Teachers College. I enjoyed reading the thoughts of Plato through Socrates and comparing the philosophies of society now with the ideas of then. Times have…
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Crazy phenomenon
Is it true or just a common way of complaining that it already feels like three months of vacation never happened after just three days of classes? I know I said that it’s not that I’m not happy to be back, but I think it’s a lie. I’ve got culture shock and homesickness all at…
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Poem
Deep in my gut is where I feel it Deep in my soul is where I know it Deep in my heart is where I keep it This feeling This connection This love When I’m with you The world slows down When I’m with you The air feels lighter When I’m with you The darkness…
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Shock to the system!
It’s been three months since I had to go in to work. I know, I shouldn’t say that out loud or too much or else I might get injured from others’ stink-eyes and jealous jabs. 😉 Seriously, coming back has been traumatic on the body in recovering from jet lag; tiring to the mind in…
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Summer 2010: Part VII
The final part of my summer brought me back full circle to New York City. Wanting a bit of a touristy experience in the City, I decided to get a hotel in the midtown area instead of troubling friends to stay with them. Also, I was still wanting to mentally refresh, so it was a…
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Summer 2010: Part VI
With just about a week left of summer holiday in the States, I wanted some time on my own to mentally prepare to return to work, study and life in Abu Dhabi. So, I went to visit a friend whom I had met in AD before he got transferred back to work in LA. He…
