My thoughts on Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" and Shelley's "Frankenstein"

This year for English class, I had to choose two major, famous novels to read, one for American literature, and one for British literature. So I chose "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, and "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley.

Both were interesting and certainly very different. I felt that the different characters in "The Grapes of Wrath" had more individuality and better represented a realistic portrait of life. But the overall plotline in "Frankenstein" was more complicated and altogether more intriguing. It brought up complex themes that were certainly very thought provoking.

In particular, "Frankenstein", despite being written in 1818, brought up certain themes that are as relevent today as they were then. For example, the issue of the sanctity of life. In "Frankenstein", natural philosophy student Victor Frankenstein ended up with a monster after he ignored moral standards in his research. The monster ended up being a complete menace to his life, so he did in fact reap what he sowed. This relates so closely to our society, where we face tough choices on issues such as abortion and stem-cell research. Where will we draw our lines? Will we be like Victor Frankenstein? In this, Shelley has given us much to think about.

-Apollo

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Stephanie Meyer's Movie and New Book!!

The movie version of Twilight will be released on December 12. It will star Kristen Stewart (Into the Wild) and Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final novel in Stephenie Meyer's hugely successful Twilight saga, will be released at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 2.

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"Je pense, donc je suis."

"Je pense, donc je suis."

Or, "I think, therefore I am." by French philosopher René Descartes.

Discuss.

-Apollo

Mitt Romney drops out of the GOP Race

Today Mitt Romney announced that he would be withdrawing from the GOP race for the party's nomination.

I think what he said was very true:

"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or (Barack) Obama would win," he said. "And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."

McCain responded in his speech by welcoming ex-Romney supporters.

What do you think? Are there any Romney supporters here who would go to McCain? What about Huckabee?

-Apollo

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Is the United States ready for a woman president?

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