Brady's Blog

            When I was 15 years old, I worked at a scout camp where they provided tents and spring mattresses for the workers. The mattresses were old and I learned the hard way that some of the springs liked to poke out. A nice gash was formed on my arm that day, a mark that still has never gone away.             Scars rarely go away, and if they do, it is only after a long period of time. Aside from the biological purpose for scars, there seems to be an emotional response that is caused by physical scarring. Looking at a scar entices a memory whether it is positive or negative. Memories then manipulate emotions that can then impact a person’s actions and beliefs. This process holds the same for emotional scarring.             Emotional scarring is not visible so its process is only slightly different. The emotional process involves triggers. These can be something seen or heard or sensational in any way that is reminiscent of a situation or memory (again positive or negati

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare My rating: 4 of 5 stars Shakespeare is the king of insults and that was made very clear to me in this play. This was such a hilarious read that I couldn't put it down. I went into this play with a small, pop-culture based knowledge of the plot but came out with a greater understanding of my love life. I am pretty sure that I have been in a flower-induced dream at multiple times in my life. Anyhow, I have not dabbled much into Shakespeare and previous attempts have proven relatively futile, this one not only made sense to me but helped me appreciate the style of iambic pentameter and satirical plot developments. Another point of mention would be the speed at which the plot moved. It went quick through the various events and did not leave much time for boredom. Considering my own life as an example, it is interesting how fleeting love and infatuation can be and this story illustrated that fleeting love and how often momentary de

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a very good book although it is not the best of Dan Brown's novels. I have found that I am attracted to his work because of all of the intriguing facts that are given about a myriad of different topics. Herein these facts include such of Washington D.C., alchemy, art, history, and much more. I appreciate all of the time and effort that Brown puts into researching these topics. The story and plot of this novel seemed a bit predictable to me. I was a normal Dan Brown novel. Yes it was good, but it wasn't anything really new. The only thing that seemed new to me was that there were more characters, many of only small or no real importance, that were crammed into the plot. Time was spent on their backgrounds and they were only in the book for a few chapters. Having so many characters seemed like a bit of a cop-out in that so many people did so many different things that it was simply a convenient way to form a connecti