Alex was a bad boy. Alex liked to do many bad things to many people. Nobody could stop Alex from being bad.**spoiler alert** The story of little Alex:
Alex was a bad boy. Alex liked to do many bad things to many people. Nobody could stop Alex from being bad.
So one day Alex was put in jail. Now Alex could not do bad even though he wanted to- because that is what jail is for.
One day the principal of the jail told Alex, "Alex, we will let you out of jail soon if we can make you be good."
But some people did not like that. They said, "Alex will be good only because he cannot do bad,"- even though that is what jail is for.
None of this mattered much because as soon as Alex got out of jail he ran into many of the people he had been bad to. Alex did not have time to decide whether to be bad or to be good because he was too busy being beaten up.
When Alex woke up, he found that he was still able to be bad.
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The jail realized that they were wrong to try and make Alex be good. So instead of asking him to come back they just let Alex be bad.
But soon Alex realized he was growing up. He said to himself, "I'm 18. I'm getting too old to do all these bad things." And so Alex decided he was going to leave the stealing and raping and murdering to the little kids.
Alex decided he was now a mature big kid and he was going to start doing big kid things.
So like all mature big kids he decided to go to find a woman to get pregnant.
What would happen to the man who really tried to put others before himself? Love his enemies? Turn the other cheek? Give to all who asked- no strings What would happen to the man who really tried to put others before himself? Love his enemies? Turn the other cheek? Give to all who asked- no strings attached?
I'd like to read that man's memoirs.
But unfortunately, at the end of his hilariously pedantic year-long tour of the Bible, Jacobs manages to have covered none of these. (Loving your neighbor as yourself is mentioned only in the last chapter- when he says it is in fact impossible.)
One must wonder at the man who can spend a year in intense study of... well... most anything and emerge with unchanged values, priorities, and worldview. ...more
What an exciting adventure book. The Horatio Hornblower of the books is a much more complex and moody man than Ioan Gruffudd's standard hero portrayalWhat an exciting adventure book. The Horatio Hornblower of the books is a much more complex and moody man than Ioan Gruffudd's standard hero portrayal.
But what am I saying? They're both equally fantastic- just in different ways....more
There appear to be 80 different publications of Miss Lee's magnum opus, and at least 2 with the same cover art as the one I have read. To which editioThere appear to be 80 different publications of Miss Lee's magnum opus, and at least 2 with the same cover art as the one I have read. To which edition do I add my review?
And I, I have taken the one less traveled by- let's see if it makes any difference.
I won't bore you with encomium. I won't give you trite superlatives of the fascinating milieu, nor will I try to impress upon you the wit and ingenuousness of it's societal insight.
And lastly I won't retrod the deus ex machina of it's famous ending.
Perhaps Orwell's 1984 displayed the greatest recipe for maintaining faith in an idea.
Crimestop, Doublethink, Blackwhite.
If you've decided that a ChriPerhaps Orwell's 1984 displayed the greatest recipe for maintaining faith in an idea.
Crimestop, Doublethink, Blackwhite.
If you've decided that a Christian you are and a Christian you will stay, maintaining that kind of faith is as simple as denying your mind the freedom to think otherwise.
But what kind of faith is that? An impersonal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Think the unthinkable, challenge your beliefs. No one needs a book to teach themselves how to believe what they already want to believe.
I like the uber-cheesy Disney movie way better. I thought the movie's themes of regret and unrealized dreams were immensely stronger than the originalI like the uber-cheesy Disney movie way better. I thought the movie's themes of regret and unrealized dreams were immensely stronger than the original book's tale about a father and son who don't understand each other.
**spoiler alert** Liked the story a lot up until the end. Book people? C'mon. **spoiler alert** Liked the story a lot up until the end. Book people? C'mon. ...more
I'm not married, so my observations on this book are more or less hypothetical.
I agree with nearly all of the advice proffered on how to see and avoidI'm not married, so my observations on this book are more or less hypothetical.
I agree with nearly all of the advice proffered on how to see and avoid the temptations of marital infidelity- except one.
I don't see how telling your spouse each time you find yourself attracted to another man or woman could lead to anything but jealousy, bitterness, emotional strife, and disconnection.
Ask yourself honestly: Your wife/husband thinks another person is sexy. Do you want to know about it?
For me, I would not.
Other than that, it was an edifying and entertaining read.
One think I'd like to note, though: "The Enticement of the Forbidden" is a terrible title for a self help book.
I can see droves of struggling woman passing over this book at Mardel's because it is titled like a dime novel.
It was never so obvious to me as after having finishing this book that Judy Blume was never a boy.
If the protagonist (Peter was his name?) was writtenIt was never so obvious to me as after having finishing this book that Judy Blume was never a boy.
If the protagonist (Peter was his name?) was written today, I would say he was on copious Ritalin, for he is the most docile child ever written- less a nancy boy than a shell of a human being....more
Written in the final years of bifurcating sexes and social decorum, "Call Me Mister" is an in-depth look at becoming a man- shortly before it was forgWritten in the final years of bifurcating sexes and social decorum, "Call Me Mister" is an in-depth look at becoming a man- shortly before it was forgotten how.
It's practical lessons on the importance of self-betterment, personal dignity, being well-read and articulate, and the respect and treatment due to women have sadly dated much more than any clothing style.
Being in it's target audience (16-25), I can say that "Call Me Mister" contains lessons scarcely found today and serves as a testiment of our social regression since....more
Unlike many of you, I have actually read this book. Someone was gracious (dumb) enough to put the whole thing online.
There's a rumor going around thatUnlike many of you, I have actually read this book. Someone was gracious (dumb) enough to put the whole thing online.
There's a rumor going around that it was in fact written by a Florida housewife, and there's nothing in the book that would refute that. No extremely technical advice or real insight into the profession.
If you are seriously considering entry into a career in contract killing, I recommend the Delta Press books available at most gun shows....more
Perhaps it's only fault is that it's a little too thorough for its own good. Perhaps it's only fault is that it's a little too thorough for its own good. ...more
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