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The Road, by Cormac McCarthy discusses when the past has become like a place inhabited by the newly blind, all of it slowly slipping away. As for looking toward the future, “there is no later,” the book says starkly. “This is later.” “The Road” offers nothing in the way of escape or comfort. It demonstrates that fearless wisdom is more permanent than reassurance could ever be. This book helps show how everything we do today, affects us in petite ways and in great ways for the outcome of our future. “A haunting and grim novel about civilizations slow death after the power goes out,” says Keir Graff from Booklist Book Reviews. The Road is an unforgettable novel about the future results of our worlds today.
“His girlfriend Sarah. Her face was calm and still. She possessed a serenity that he didn't have, he thought. She hadn't cried much at all since the news a year ago of the imminent asteroid strike. Instead, she had packed as much as she could into her life. They both had. They had traveled around the world, seen all the places they had ever wanted to see, tasted all the food they had never before tasted. It was just a shame that they hadn't achieved all that before, when they had thought they would both live to a ripe old age. That dream of an old age would never happen now, he thought. In a short while, an asteroid the size of a small planet would completely destroy the world and everything on it,” An excerpt from the short story Starry Night, by Theresa Curnow. This story tells show a explanation to the end of the world. As the proceeds, the two lost characters experience their doubts and regrets as a burning asteroid comes closer and closer to ending their lives. This story is a terrific, magical story that leaves nothing from a smile from ear to ear.
Stop and Smell the Roses tells a story of a business man who needs to slow down. He goes through life changing experiences that will truly make you think. What would you...