Challenge #21: Manifesto

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Challenge #21: Manifesto

Description: Write a manifesto about your favourite fandom, character or pairing. Why are they great? Why do you love them? Who else might enjoy them? (You can also throw in some of the limitations, if you like.)

Points: 5 points for every 50 words, up to a maximum of 20 points (200 words) per person. You can write more

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Part II

[sanalith]

[Continued]
Despite these few flaws, I can recommend this book with no hesitation to anyone who enjoys any of the genres I mentioned above (and really, I'd ask pretty much anyone to at least give it a shot). It had my imagination working overtime, and even when I thought I had a clue of how things were going to turn out, Palma tossed in another plot twist and had me questioning everything I thought I knew.

And really, that's the one piece of advice I'll leave you with if you do read this: Assume nothing.

P.S. This actually turned out to be a trilogy, and the final book was just translated into English this year. So if you end up being hooked after reading this, check out The Map of the Sky and The Map of Chaos, which loosely deal with two of H.G. Wells' other famous novels, The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man.

[seraphina_snape]

About: Joss Carter, Person of Interest
Word Count: 336

[Joss Carter, Person of Interest]I want to talk about one of my favourite characters: Joss Carter. Single mother, former soldier, New York cop - overall badass. There are lots of things you can admire about Joss, but for me it's her integrity and what she does it starts falling apart that make her such an amazing character.

Joss used to be a soldier in Iraq and now she's a cop in New York, raising her young son on her own. Joss knows what's right and what's wrong; she knows where to draw the line. That's what makes her an excellent cop with a great reputation.

And then John Reese enters stage left and Joss has to confront some hard truths. Like the fact that taking down John would mean crimes - murders - will happen that he could have prevented. Like the fact that the supposed good guys are in fact hunting John to get rid of evidence. Like the fact that it's a little harder to draw that line between right and wrong when you're confronted with the difference between law and justice

[blue_sunflowers]

I find The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown makes its case for the Sacred Feminine and Mary Magdalene as the Holy Grail quite convincing. I know everyone likes to blah blah blah on the paintings, especially on Da Vinci's art, but I feel the true evidence is in Brown's history of symbolism and word etymology. The biggest one is when he points out the parcing of Sangreal: to San Greal and Sang Real. Pointing out the two symbols of "blade" and "chalice" were others, but by no means the only ones. Particularly the Star of David and male/female balance

[erinm_4600]

Fandom: Tin Man
Word Count: 611

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Did you forget the link? Or am I just missing it?

[erinm_4600]

Oh, DEAR AND FLUFFY LORD, ME....

http://12to32.livejournal.com/280463.html

Sorry about that. It's my own fault for trying to sneak it in at work, without getting caught.

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:D

I've been there.

[blue_sunflowers]

I find The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown makes its case for the Sacred Feminine and Mary Magdalene as the Holy Grail quite convincing. I know everyone likes to blah blah blah on the paintings, especially on Da Vinci's art, but I feel the true evidence is in Brown's history of symbolism and word etymology. The biggest one is when he points out the parcing of Sangreal: to San Greal and Sang Real. Pointing out the two symbols of "blade" and "chalice" were others, but by no means the only ones