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A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife.Cover art done by @orangedusk
Summoning America
Entirely cut off from Earth, the United States finds itself in a scientific impossibility: the entire country, including the continental landmass and separated states and territories, was transported to another world. Unlike Earth, this new planet boasts phenomena unknown to science. Magic reigns supreme in this new region of the universe, bolstered by the natives' own scientific progression. Monsters roam wastelands and dungeons, subsisting off unfortunate travelers, local fauna, and sometimes even entire towns!Ambassador Samuel Anders is tasked with contacting the various nations and entities of this new world. Despite his best attempts at diplomacy, the arrogance and hostility of the natives prove to be an unnavigable barrier. War is the only alternative. Eventually, fears surface regarding an ancient evil: the Ravernal Empire. How will the United States handle the threats of this new neighborhood? What magical wonders will its adventurous citizens find? This Summoning Japan (Nihonkoku Shoukan) inspired work will follow the United States as it is summoned to a Elysia. TARGET AUDIENCE: If you enjoy GATE or are otherwise interested in seeing how modern armies and technologies interact with less advanced societies, you'll enjoy this story. This story also features quality grammar and writing, with minimal typos and errors.
A Tale of Two Cities
'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; - the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!'After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There, the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.This book was written by Charles Dickens, not by me I just want people to enjoy this. If you guys want me to analyze this book just tell me and I will gladly do it :) (This is the version by Penguin Classics
Kelechi Okereke - Rising Investment Banker
Kelechi Okereke is currently attending the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in pursuit of his MBA degree. He already has several years of experience working in Citigroup's Mergers and Acquisitions group within its investment banking division. He believes that his graduate degree will set him up for further opportunities in the finance and business management fields. Okereke molded his experience in the Nigerian Stock Exchange and as an associate within a mergers and acquisitions group with Citigroup.Kelechi Okereke nearly went to medical school. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience, he decided that his true interest lay in business, especially in the development of emerging economies such as the one in the country both of his parents are from: Nigeria. Okereke was intensely curious about how people lived in Nigeria, so instead of attending medical school after college, he moved to Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, where he got a job in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. In the year he lived there, he learned much about business development and capital markets at the pinnacle. Okereke started gaining experience in business investments in large initial public offerings that he used later when he started his job with Citigroup.Kelechi Okereke began his work with Citigroup after his year in Nigeria. He started as an analyst in the investment bank's Industrials group. He dealt with mergers and acquisitions and equity/ debt fundraising in the aerospace & defense and paper & packaging sectors. After two years as an analyst, Okereke moved onto Global Mergers and Acquisitions group. He worked with large international companies acquiring other large companies over international borders. For More Information Visit Here - http://kelechiokereke.jigsy.com/
What I 'Felt' To Say Was...
"Poetry can be therapy, so shut the door and get comfortable, we've been through a lot since our last visit. Glad to see you brought coffee. Just a reminder, I know this is expensive, but like life there are no guarantees. I do expect to stir some thoughts you can gain from. So now, where shall we begin to make sense of this mess?"-----------------------------------------------# 59 - Highest rank in Poetry!UPDATES: When the inspiration strikes me. Put it in your library and watch your notifications.There are many styles of writing and many subjects covered here, you are bound to find something you like, so please keep reading, and thank you for it. Although you may not call all of it poetry, none take overly long to read. We've had some fun, interesting talks in the comments too, feel free to join in! Time has afforded me opportunities to reexamine many opinions and events with the clarity of hindsight and cool head of distance, but emotional memory is like a wine, good and bad clarify with time.My poetry will cover many themes that we all can relate to, like pain, grief, adolescence, humor, and philosophy, as well as specific events, such as parenting and divorce from child and adult perspectives.Warning: I try to keep it PG 13, but there may be some fleeting references to sex, desire, addictions, suicide prevention, adult situations, etc.Some characters have fowl language, but most poems are free of it. I will try to warn You of anything that is approaching the limits of PG 13.No smutt here.All Rights Reserved Property Of @Cantputitdown ... I Care, I Can Prove It's Mine, So Don't.I hope to stir the coffee and cream of your thoughts in ways we can gain from, so please, feel free to CRITIQUE, COMMENT, and CONVERSE, just be respectful. EDITING AND SPELLING SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME. I have no intention of offending anyone, but I voice my opinion. Please take it as only that.