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Between Two Worlds: Lessons From the Other Side by Tyler Henry My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am very picky with biographies and memoirs. Some I really enjoy and others I do not care for at all. This one I enjoyed. Although it was a much lighter read than I was expecting it was well written. This book was about Tyler Henry and his experience of being a young adult medium with stories from his first paranormal experience, his start as an active medium, and some memories of people he worked with on his reality TV show. It had a good balance of personal opinion as well personal experiences. Tyler was able to answer and explain some frequently asked questions about spirits and life after death based on his experiences. He did well to explain why he came to these conclusions but also letting his readers know that these are his personal opinions and they are free to come to their own conclusions as well. Like I mentioned earlier it was a light read. I wish there were more stories from his rea...

     In this series of blog posts I will be giving my personal reviews on some classic films that I have chosen off of either the American Film Institute 's or the BBC 's top 100 Greatest American Films lists. Some of these were revolutionary to the film industry or are considered classics that go as far back as 1916 with the film Intolerance , a drama directed by D. W. Griffith, through 2011 with The Tree of Life , a drama fantasy directed by Terrence Malick. I will be giving some basic information on the film itself and a personal review. Some of these films I have seen before when I was younger but it has been a handful of years if not more while others I will be watching for the first time. I am very excited for this series to broaden my watched list of classics. I also put together some of the information on these films to be handed in for my Film and American Culture course I was taking.      The first film I am reviewing is  ...

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was my first book I read for fun after a semester of reading purely school materials and I was not disappointed. This book is about a group fleeing to the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, a German cruise ship turned hospital and transport ship, taking German citizens and refugees to safety in the tragic historical event of Operation Hannibal. Ruta did an excellent job balancing the multiple characters point of view's in a way we as readers are not lacking vital information but also still having enough hidden from us to encourage further reading to discover answers. Joana Vilkas is a 21 year old girl from Lithuania. She is the cousin of Lina Vilkas, who is the main protagonist in Ruta's novel Between Shades of Gray . Florian Beck is a young Persian man who was an art restorer before fleeing. Emilia Stożek is a 15 year old Polish girl that was sent to farmland for safety but Russians came upon the farm and she fled. ...