Movie/Book Review : Angels and Demons

I am always skeptical about movies that I have also read the book on. But this movie is spectacular. Ron Howard created a theatrical roller coaster that keeps you watching every second of the movie. It follows the book and does not stray too much, although it cannot put the whole content of the book into the movie, you get the whole package. If you want considerably more detail after watching the movie, get the book. The book dives deeper into the organization of Opus Dei, which is a real organization, and there is much more information that you read about in the book. Dan Brown is an excellent author and I would recommend anything he has written.

Book Review : Siddhartha

The main focus of Siddhartha was his search for Nirvana. In the beginning when he w as younger he learned knowledge from everyone possible and still did not have the wisdom he desired. He learned there was a difference between knowledge and wisdom at a young age. Knowledge is something empirical about a subject matter and can be defined and a measured level of competence can be obtained. Wisdom is the reasoning behind behavior and knowledge. Wisdom is very hard to define and can mean multiple things to many people and therefore is hard to communicate. Siddhartha explains the difference of knowledge and wisdom with his actions throughout the story. He had understood the knowledge from everyone around him who included his father and other holy learned men, but still had some very wise unanswered questions such as where is god and the meaning of life and things of this nature. He desired to move forward in his life to find this wisdom and since no one else around him seemed to be able to give him the wisdom he desired he decided to leave home. He wanted to join a local group of monks who lived homeless, nomadic, and begged for food. His father did not approve, but Siddhartha held fast to his convictions even at that young age and stood in the same spot all night without moving until his father came to him at daybreak. His father understood his son’s passion and reluctantly asked that he come back and tell him how things are going in his life from time to time. He gained much knowledge through his time as monk, but finally after three years he could not learn any more knowledge that he could value from the monks. Soon after this realization his friend Govinda heard word of a wise or holy man who was called Buddha and it took no convincing for Siddhartha to go see him. Siddhartha finally came to the realization that he could not get the wisdom from the Buddha and went on giving up his search for wisdom and focusing on ordinary knowledge. He obtained worldly knowledge for a long while gaining many possessions but eventually came to the realization that he still desired the wisdom which was completely different from all the knowledge that he had obtained over the years. He decides to goto the river, fights suicidal thoughts, gets rescued by his old friend, and then becomes a ferryman apprentice. The master ferryman understands that he also cannot communicate the wisdom he has to Siddhartha, but does his best to lead Siddhartha to places and moments that he can come to his own epiphany or enlightenment. Siddhartha finally realizes and reaches Nirvana. You do not have to have knowledge to have wisdom. Although everyone has some sort of knowledge, not everyone has wisdom.

When is a Conspiracy not a Theory? When it's Watergate! --- Book Review : All the President's Men

Everyone knows something about Watergate, whether it was some guys breaking into someplace, or it's the reason why Nixon resigned, but the whole story can not be expressed better than by the investigators themselves. This type of investigative journalism has no match in the modern era. The press is now a shill of the American Government. The Fourth Arm of the Checks and Balances that maintain a public eye on our public servants no longer act with the tenacity and intelligence that Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward did. As always you can not generalize about a whole genre of anything, with people like Jim Tucker, from American Free Press, still searching for the true elite of the World. This book makes you feel like you are running with Carl and Bob through their adventures and conversations obtaining the stories that indicated a cover-up that went all the way to the President of the United States of America. A reporters role was made more significant through the efforts of hard investigating mimicking the intelligence of the FBI. This book is a great spotlight on a brief period of history that has openly tarnished the Office of the Presidency, even though many after Nixon are adding their own coat of Tarnish. Great Book, Great Read.

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Book Review: The Revolution, A Manifesto by Ron Paul

Our country is in a sad state. But there is a solution and real hope. Ron Paul outlines not only the problems with out current government, but also the solutions in which we could start taking steps to create what our forefathers had provided us. It is very sad that no one truly cares about the US Constitution anymore. It is sad that people want to claim that it is too simple, and it obviously can't be held to today's standards. It's unfortunate that people don't even know what the constitution entails. Ron Paul understands the Constitution explicitly and he eloquently explains in detail the problems with the economy, and how it is directly affected by the actions of the faux Federal Reserve. He also takes a stand on Liberty and expresses great opinions on the matter. If you care about Freedom at all, this is a book to read, because it will give you more of a background into how our freedoms are being abused and the manner they are being abused. This government was setup so we can really change it. We just need the right people in office to do so. Let the revolution begin.....

Book Review : Behold a Pale Horse - William Cooper

Interested in conspiracy theories? This book has them all. It's not an easy read, but once you get used to the writers style it becomes easy to go through. There are copies of documents in this book that are questionable, even though they look legitimate. I find it hard to believe that a document is left on an old copier that was purchased at surplus. I also find it hard to believe the account of one man. It is your choice whether to believe what William Cooper has to say. I would say that perhaps there is some truth in what he says, because for one, I think I believe William Cooper, before I would believe the government. This book has it all, UFOs, Black Ops, Cover-ups, and government threats. It's almost overwhelming the amount of information provided in this book, but I doubt there is another book out there, that could be so detailed about specific accounts of events. It's a shame that William Cooper's life ended the way it did. Shot by a Sheriff's Deputy. Coincidence? If you have a passion for ideas that are labeled conspiracy theories, then this book is full of them.