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By Andrea Li Books are the gateways into discovering fantastical universes and infinite, profound knowledge, making libraries havens of endless opportunity. Rows and rows of tall shelves span the buildings, filled with countless books in any shape or form. Libraries are a safe space in many different ways to many different people. I can remember begging my mom to take me to the library every time one of the books I put on hold was ready for pick up. I used to order so many books that they had an extra basket on the shelf just for us. We had a mandatory trip to the library at twice a week, until I got older and the trips grew more and more sparse, our book bags less and less full.  Historically, libraries served a fundamental role in communities. Libraries contained exclusive knowledge and worked to preserve and protect information. The Library of Alexandria, considered to be the greatest library of the ancient world, guarded thousands of works of literature: all lost in a supposed ...

  By Ankita Bhargava I recently read the first book in the famous Hunger Games trilogy, and something that really stood out to me was how the author (Suzanne Collins) immediately introduces the characters in a way that cements their personalities, even before the main events of the book start. (Warning: Minor spoilers for the first two chapters of the book) The book begins with a scene where Katniss wakes up and introduces us to her sister's cat. He [the cat] hates me. Or at least distrusts me. Even though it was years ago, I think he still remembers how I tried to drown him in a bucket when Prim brought him home. Scrawny kitten, belly swollen with worms, crawling with fleas. The last thing I needed was another mouth to feed. But Prim begged so hard, cried even, I had to let him stay.   This passage immediately establishes that Katniss has no problem with killing animals, that she is pragmatic and thinks of utility first. On a deeper level, this passage also shows that she is ...

Babylon's Ashes Contains minor spoilers for The Expanse series By - Karl Vu   Babylon's Ashes  is book 6 in The Expanse series. Unlike the other entries in this series, this book takes place right after events of the previous book, Nemesis Games . After the crew of the Rocinante  regroup, they head back to Luna (the moon) to receive repairs. The Free Navy has taken control of the Sol ring gate and the slow zone, a weird dimension beyond it that connects all the ring gates. The leader of the Free Navy, Marco Inaros has attached destructive guns to Medina Station and the alien space station in the slow zone. Chrisjen Avasarala, secretary general of the United Nations is trying to handle damage control on Earth after multiple asteroids hit it, war with the Free Navy, and figuring out what happened to the Martian government. WHILE ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING, Michio Pa, a Free Navy captain, defects from the Free Navy, bringing much needed relief supplies to Earth. After all this...

By Rose Benjamin DISCLAIMER: As the title suggests, this post is not about a book. However, it is about a story similar to one you might find in a book, only it is told in a different way. I am analyzing an aspect of this video game's story the same way I would for a book. (Spoiler warning) The story in the Nintendo game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has several different plot lines going on at the same time. One of these is the story of Master Kohga of the Yiga Clan, his bodyguard and servant Sooga, and Astor, introduced as the "Prophet of Doom" (who is not directly associated with the Yiga clan but is working with them), working to resurrect Calamity Ganon, the main enemy in the story. Master Kohga is known from the 2017 game Breath of the Wild as one of the weaker main enemies, but had little to no character development. In Age of Calamity , however, we learn much more about Kohga, the Yiga clan, and this new character, Sooga. Sooga is introduced right after Link ...