music: Every Other Time by LFO. album version

There’s a new IPhone application, and it’s targeted towards the ass!

IPhone application, the ass-trotline.

The ass-trotline, a new beginning!

Do you want to have an IPhone do everything for you? Well, if you buy the IPhone you’re already half way there! Since the piece of shit IPhone is the highlight of today, some new developers have decided to make use of the next generation technology. They wanted to make the ass-trotline very intrusive, so they developed something mighty cool! A beeper to tell you if there’s shit in your ass!

About the ass-trotline

The ass-trotline is a wonderful piece of innovative technology that magically transforms the IPhone into a shit detector! Ass-trotline so designed to detect the bacteria that you’re Ainu produces, so now you can take your IPhone into the can with you! The application has a heat sensor as well as an intrusive diagram feature that actually shows a full scale diagram of the shit in question. The application can detect the exact temperature of your ass, and base its rating on the amount if perishable bacteria in that temperature region. You can even email the diagram of the shit to your friends!

List of features!

· Luke warm sensitivity
· Open source code so people could code their own diagrams and shit temperatures.
· Heat indicator to effectively tell you just what sort of shit you popped out.
· Text to speech compatible just so the blind can hear how much shit they have made, and even how big and warm it is!

All this and much more when you get the new application. Many fans will jump up in delight. Hey, they want to have everything on an IPhone right, so why not have a shit detector!

music: Every Other Time by LFO. album version

There’s a new IPhone application, and it’s targeted towards the ass!

IPhone application, the ass-trotline.

The ass-trotline, a new beginning!

Do you want to have an IPhone do everything for you? Well, if you buy the IPhone you’re already half way there! Since the piece of shit IPhone is the highlight of today, some new developers have decided to make use of the next generation technology. They wanted to make the ass-trotline very intrusive, so they developed something mighty cool! A beeper to tell you if there’s shit in your ass!

About the ass-trotline

The ass-trotline is a wonderful piece of innovative technology that magically transforms the IPhone into a shit detector! Ass-trotline so designed to detect the bacteria that you’re Ainu produces, so now you can take your IPhone into the can with you! The application has a heat sensor as well as an intrusive diagram feature that actually shows a full scale diagram of the shit in question. The application can detect the exact temperature of your ass, and base its rating on the amount if perishable bacteria in that temperature region. You can even email the diagram of the shit to your friends!

List of features!

· Luke warm sensitivity
· Open source code so people could code their own diagrams and shit temperatures.
· Heat indicator to effectively tell you just what sort of shit you popped out.
· Text to speech compatible just so the blind can hear how much shit they have made, and even how big and warm it is!

All this and much more when you get the new application. Many fans will jump up in delight. Hey, they want to have everything on an IPhone right, so why not have a shit detector!

Warning…. This will be very sick and or disgusting. I know that I have a very sick sense of humor, but so sue me.

The title says it all! Facial expressions! I’m here to show you all what each facial expression means. They didn’t teach you this in elementary school, I can guarantee that!

The happy face.

This facial expression is one of pure joy! Just look at that smile and eyes. This facial expression is used when you’re jacking off, and you’re beating it to so much satisfaction that you can’t help but feel relaxed. The wide open mouthed grin represent the Cumming sensation… or listening to some wonderful porn.

It can also be used when your listening to some old hag get canned by some kid. This face is used, again, for pleasure purposes. Someone may make this face when he or she just got done kicking some serious shit out of someone. The smile is pointing to the bloody remains, and the eyes speak for you. “I rule, bitch.

It does have one more meaning as well. This face is the “that’s fucking awesome!” face, usually seen when a car shoots up in the air, or when I kick a dog to the moon.

The delighted face.

This face is seen when having glorious sex. The mouth is open in unbelievable pleasure… the eyes are cocked slightly upward, and the grin is a mile wide.

This is also the face after ejaculation… this face clearly depicts the aftermath of a good beating.

This is also the face of a retard. Wide grin, wide eyes. If a middle aged man has this facial expression… retard, should be repeating in your head. This is also the “i am a dumbass, but I think I’m a fucking genius because I just hatched some idea!” face, most commonly seen when dip shits have an idea, and then the room stinks because they just had a brain fart.

The What the fuck face.

The What the fuck face is used mainly when people take a shit on the ground. The open mouth Oh exclamation is a testament to the what the fuck face. It’s a trademark.

Don’t get me wrong… this face is also used when some shit headed ape spews out some dribble then has the balls to call it a sentence. You know who I’m talking about right? We intelligent people usually call them dip shits, dick fucks, or monkey shit.

The What the fuck face can also be used when you, after dating your lover for so many years, find out she is a transvestite… but the What the fuck face is famous for it’s school environment. Teachers never use the what the fuck face, but they are definitely saying the word in their minds. The what the fuck face is a sister to the god damn, face… but we shall get to that later.

The die bitch face.

Mostly seen on girls who can’t shut the fuck up. The mouth is wide open and the eyes are scrunched together, obviously trying to show the recipient just how pissed off this bitch is.

The face is mostly used in the classroom, and occasionally on the first date. Stupid people get prissy over some god damn shit, and this articulates into… “Why can’t you do this…? Why are you this way…. You’re so mean….” Etc.

The die bitch face is also seen on murderers. They love making this face, but usually they will trade the oh shaped mouth with a smile, but the eyebrows are the same alignment.

But generally, the die bitch is reserved only for just that, bitches. Stuck up bastard chicks. The die bitch face is seen rarely in foreign countries, the most sightings is on the jerry Springer show.

The pussy angry face.

Seen on tough guy want to bees, this face is reserved only for the chicken shits who quietly think of ways to kill you.

This face is also the careful planning of a child rapist. He wants to look all scared so the bitch will piss her pants, lay down, and submit. This face works like a charm all the time, hence why child rapists’ cant seem to ditch this provado.

This face is also seen on many white people. Black people usually resent a more “die mutha fucka,” seen in Chapter two, face. This face is reserved for the always pissed off emo want to be too.

While usually imminent on white emo kids, it can manifest its way onto school principals who want to bludgeon are head in. this face is the “oh man, would I love to beat the shit and snot out of you, you little bastard! I can’t though, because I have to keep my job.

This face is also seen on crazy people when they look in the mirror.

The dumbass confusion.

This is the face that stupid people get when they don’t understand something. It’s similar to the what the fuck face, but the eyes aren’t open wide. Instead one eyebrow is hitched casually upward, as if saying…

“Okay. I can do this. I’ve been a dumbass all my life but I can mask this imminent deformity. I can do this, and look cool at the same time!”

This face is usually accompanied by a blank stare, and a little drool dripping from the side of the mouth, but rarely seen.

This face is seen mostly in school or with your boss.

You know every writer has a thing that they do. It is just a thing. It isn’t thought about or questioned, but is just a thing that they do to either help them write and what not? Well folks, The Weird Writer also has his own things that he does while writing, before writing, or after writing. Why am I talking about myself in the first person? I feel kind of lucky because everyone who knows me in person is reading this particular blog post with a huge grin on their faces going, “oh shit this will be good!” that being said… I know big daddy is reading this, so I have to watch what I write in here or he might threaten me with some chicken and some watermelon. I seriously thought about doing this in some huge fancy list, and then I’m like Nah. I don’t want to. I want to be weird, since that’s what The Weird Writer does. I have resolved exactly to tell you all what sort of odd things I do, and why I do them. Ready? And vrooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm!
1) I drink. J just kidding everyone! No, seriously though, I do drink, but here’s the thing though. I drink sweet tea! In addition, this is just the beginning of my madness! I even drink sweet tea with a nice shot of root beer. J I wonder if you all thought I was going to name some alcoholic beverage or something. Nope, not this time kiddies although, when I’m really in the heat of doing a chapter, or some sort of scene, I drink hard soda. None of that water shit, The Weird Writer goes postal. A full on fledged cup of Mr. Pib. If I really want to get drunk I go straight for the hot chocolate topped with some marshmallows, but that’s only when I am near the end of a blog post, for example. That’s the drink I choose when I am almost finished with a project. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I will drink water but that’s only when my fingers are dancing lightly over the keyboard and I often stare off into space not even getting some sort of sentence down or anything. The water is just a distraction. The hot coco is the real deal. When I bust out that mug, you know I mean business. So, now you know what I drink, on to writer situations!
2) When I’m having writers block.
a) This is a tough one. Many writers are asked how you combat writers block. With me, when it strikes, it sure does strike. When I was at dad’s house, he’d always have the good grace to leave me alone when I’m writing. A few times, he’d even because the writers block however. Whenever I’d be writing he’d actually ask what I was doing. I’d be in the deep end of a short story and poof, he’d bring me back into reality, then I’d forget who and What the fuck I was writing about. To shut him up, I’d answer writing about you. You should have seen dad quiver in his boots. Now though, I’m not in his house anymore. I’m in a different one. I will now tell you all how I deal with writers block here.
b) I pee. I’m not kidding. I take a nice pee. There are other things I do also, but I shall get to those a bit later. Peeing somehow clears my mind as well as jogging would. When I’m in the bathroom with a huge dopy grin on my face…. You can interpret it anyway you’d like, but I could just be getting rid of writers block.
c) I talk to the cat. We have this cute little orange ball of fluff, and when I can’t figure out how to get someone raped, kill someone, stab someone, or how to make the pirate unicorns come in at the right time and do whatever I want to have them do, I talk to the cat. I tell him the plot of the story while scratching behind his ears, but sadly, he’s not a huge talker. All he actually says is “meow.” He doesn’t even tell me how to kill people the right way to make them memorable deaths. Still, it is quite fun imagining what he’s going to say next. Is he going to say meow with just the touch of softness in the meow, or is he going to snap at me and tell me to go away? For the most part, he likes listening to me talk about how I’m going to make my unicorns dance in a parade of zombie like humans.
d) I eat, and I eat like a pig when I have writers block. When I was a dad’s place, if I had a bad case of it, I’d even ask for seconds on the chicken! Here however, I slam my hand into this huge box of snacks they have and munch on some cereal. You can tell how severe my sickness is based on the brand of cereal. If the sickness isn’t too bad, I’ll have a bowl of cheerios or even some applejack. If it’s killing me though, watch me as I devour some hard-core captain crunch, or the big guns, cinnamon toast crunch. If cereal isn’t available, I’ll have a few cookies, crackers, whatever fancies me at the time.
3) What do I do while writing?
a) Wear a big black hat. I call it my writing hat. When I have that on that’ means don’t disturb me, I will do the dishes when I’m done with this chapter. I don’t know what got me started wearing my writing hat, it started after I left dads place. I don’t know why I wear it, it’s just a thing that I do. Later on, I will even insert a picture so you all can see what kind of hat it is. It looks like a baseball cap.
b) Locations! I almost forgot about this one! Where do I write? I write in three main areas every day.
i) The writers couch. In my house, there’s this old couch that’s falling apart. The sheets need a good washing and the sheets even have holes in them. My laptop is on a table in front of me, hooked up always. A lamp is next to me that never knows how to stay on. That’s my writing lamp, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world!
ii) The writers cave. This means a little corner in the library. I go there so often that that’s what the librarians even call it now. When I enter, they tell me “my writing cave is ready!” it’s a nice little cave with plants all around me, and my laptop rests on a little square table. It’s also quiet too! Generally, staff are the only ones back there, but I didn’t know that so when I plopped my laptop and my butt down in the seat, the librarians told me about it. Now, it’s become my writing cave, sort of like the bat cave but only for one writer. Me.
iii) The writers busy place. This is a place in the Tallahassee mall. I go there a lot and people recognize me there. When I enter, the manager of the pizza place greets me and asks me what I’m going to be writing about. If it’s good, he gives me a slice of pizza. If it’s not good, he just sends me on my Mary way. It’s a quiet little table on the far end of the food court. I don’t know why no one sits over there, but I have marked that place as my writing spot, and no negotiations.
c) Now back onto the subject of what I do when I write. I listen to music. What kind? I have a station on Pandora that is all about me and my writer beats. Some beats include fall out boy, creed, the click 5, simple plan, green day, and a few songs from the good old country artists, Alan Jackson, Taylor swift, bully ray, and many others.
4) When you’re finished with something.
a) I do the funky chicken! J dad you’d be so proud of me. I spring up and do the funky chicken right there wherever I am at. A lot of people think I’m a good dancer, and to make it even more awesome, I flap my arms like a chicken! When I spring up and do that dance, be warned that The Weird Writer has finished a long project and now I just want to relax.
b) I eat more junk food than a fat person. I do. Someone is usually happy that I finish something, which they will buy me, something to celebrate. If I’m at the mall, and after people watch me do the funky chicken, the manager of some ice cream place asks if I’m ready for my finishing meal. When I say yes, he gives me one free. A small scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Two scoops to be in fact. I don’t have any drink with it because it’s my ritual. People are beginning to know my writing habits and that’s just weird. Ah well, that’s not as weird as I am!
Well all, The Weird Writer is done telling you about the writer quirks he has. The next one will be part two, like how I come up with stories, essays and all that. I hope that you all have enjoyed this a lot! I know I enjoyed writing it!

United States

228

Netherlands

14

United Kingdom

12

China

10

Canada

3

Germany

3

Italy

3

Moldova

3

Ukraine

3

Australia

2

and below is the count that my subscribers are using to subscribe in the last week.

Pageviews by Browsers

Firefox

273 (66%)

Internet Explorer

99 (24%)

Chrome

26 (6%)

Safari

8 (1%)

Opera

4 (<1%)

Qt

1 (<1%)

Pageviews by Operating Systems

Macintosh

225 (55%)

Windows

161 (39%)

Linux

17 (4%)

iPhone

4 (<1%)

BlackBerry

1 (<1%)

Other Unix

1 (<1%)

This prescription-reading device is being made available to all blind Americans, regardless of income level or what insurance they have. All a blind person needs to do is contact En-Vision America, let them know that they are interested in the ScripTalk device, and the name of the pharmacy they use. En-Vision America is working with the major pharmacy chains, to get them onboard with this program. The pharmacy chains are saying that there isn’t enough need for them to spend the money to provide the infrared labels needed to allow the ScripTalk to read prescription labels to blind users. If enough people contact En-Vision America, they can prove that the need is out there. The way that the program works: A blind patient receives the ScripTalk Station unit. The pharmacy provides infrared labels that they affix to the medication bottles. These infrared labels are then read by the ScripTalk unit in the blind person’s home. These labels contain ALL the information that a sighted person would have available to him, including warnings, dosage information, side effects, script number, doctor’s name, etc. Please let your client’s know about this program. It could prevent serious injury to someone who did not have proper access to medication labels. For Immediate Release Accessible Prescription Label Program Now Free For Blind Americans Normal, IL 3/15/11 – En-Vision America, Inc. has announced a new program to aid the blind and visually impaired in obtaining accessible prescriptions. Under their Pharmacy Freedom Program, eligible individuals may obtain a free ScripTalk Station patient reader that will allow them to access their prescription label information. Participating pharmacies attach a small RFID label to each prescription, containing all printed information. This provides a safe, private and independent way for the blind and visually impaired to manage their medication regimen, as well as helping pharmacies to comply with ADA regulations in serving their patients. Interested individuals may contact En-Vision America to get their free reader and provide pharmacy details. Pharmacies concerned with meeting the needs of their special needs patients may also contact the company for more information about the program. ScripTalk Station is a cutting-edge technological solution for prescription medication information access. It has been adopted by the Veteran’s Administration for use in their facilities across the country. ScripTalk utilizes RFID (radio-frequency identification) and TTS (text-to-speech) technologies to allow those that cannot read their prescription labels a way to access the information. It is the only product on the market to provide full label information in a manner that meets ADA, FDCA and HIPAA regulations. David Raistrick, Vice-President, says “We are pleased to be able to offer this new program to sight impaired folks in the U.S. Now safety and peace of mind are free for patients when taking potentially dangerous medications!” En-Vision America, Inc. is a company providing high-tech products aimed at solving problems for those with visual or print impairments. Located in Normal, Illinois, En-Vision America has successfully introduced several voice-enabled products such as i.d. mate Summit, the talking bar code reader, and ScripTalk, the talking pharmaceutical reader. Originally founded by Philip C. and David B. Raistrick in 1996, the cornerstone of the company was based upon one single premise: To provide customers with greater independence through technology. For additional information contact: Anna McClure En-Vision America 1845 Hovey Ave. Normal, IL 61761 800-890-1180 Fax: 309-452-3643 www.envisionamerica.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheWeirdWritingsOfRobertKingett

In addition, over the past two years, Learning Ally has been able to provide At-Home membership to individuals at no charge thanks to a grant from the US Department of Education. However, like so many other nonprofit organizations, Learning Ally recently learned that its current appropriation has been discontinued as part of the most recent round of Congressional budget cuts.

Despite this loss in funding, Learning Ally is determined to continue developing innovative products and services and find ways to reach an increasing number of individuals who struggle with reading and learning differences.

First, Learning Ally will increase our efforts to raise more money through philanthropy. Many individual donors, corporations and private funders have recognized the value in Learning Ally services and appreciate the positive ways their contributions help Learning Ally remove barriers to learning for thousands of individuals each year.

Additionally, Learning Ally will now charge a fee for At-Home memberships so individuals can continue to benefit from the nation’s largest library of accessible core education and required literature content.

Effective August 31, all current individual memberships will expire. Effective September 1, a Learning Ally Individual membership will be $99 per year. However, prior to August 31, we are offering the opportunity to register or renew a one year Individual membership for $79. We hope you will take advantage of this limited time $79 membership offer.

Learning Ally remains committed to providing the best possible products and solutions for its members. We are currently improving the overall member experience, including the way individuals access content via the Learning Ally website. By mid-August, Learning Ally members will enjoy a streamlined user experience in registration, browsing, ordering and playback of Learning Ally books on their favorite devices. We are also testing a variety of community tools to better support the needs of parents and learners. In the near future, Learning Ally will begin development of teacher-based tools — all of which support Learning Ally’s careful and deliberate transitioning to a truly MEMBER-CENTRIC organization. Learning Ally promises to continue to work closely with you, the member community, to learn how it can best develop new and innovative products and services.

To provide financial support to those who need Learning Ally services and to continue funding important efforts to reach more learners please visit our donation page.

Ever since Twilight first hit bookshelves in 2005, it soon manifested into a mass marketing, best selling, and heart-capturing phenomenon for teenaged girls to flock to. Twilight soon blew up the charts of popular young adult literature, and Twilight was soon compared to Harry Potter in terms of its popularity and its influences the characters had on its readers. Twilight was the new bandwagon that many did not want to miss. Many reasons why many teenaged girls enjoyed the book were the reason that it was simply the best romance ever invented. The plot of the story is simple and straightforward.

In Twilight, 17-year-old Bella declines her mom’s invitation to move to Florida, and instead reluctantly opts to move to her dad’s cabin in the dreary, rainy town of Forks, WA. She becomes intrigued with Edward Cullen, a distant, stylish, and disarmingly handsome senior, who is also a vampire with no mustache and also no love for rap. When he reveals that his specific clan hunts wildlife instead of humans, Bella deduces that she is safe from his blood-sucking instincts and therefore free to fall hopelessly in love with him like the bubonic plague. The feeling is mutual, and the resulting romance smolders as they attempt to hide Edward’s identity from her family and the rest of the school. One question springs to mind. Even with some of the wonderful summaries out there, why is Twilight such popular literature?

Part of the reason why Twilight is so appealing is its stark romance and fleshed out descriptions, or as some may think. Twilight, on the surface, may seem like the average romance with the strong intelligent woman protagonist, but there is dozens of examples that point out just how much of a clichéd obedient damsel in distress she actually is. Before we dive into that, let us look at the effect Twilight is having on our youth.

The effect Twilight is having on our youth today is just mindboggling. Our teenagers are being stripped of their individuality. They can no longer think in terms of reality and real life. They have now become clones, special mindless drones. But they are clones in a manner that the school systems can only dream of! The government WISHES it had half of Twilight’s affect. Especially on the youth. We could have had an army of pre-teens go into Iraq and solve our problems if they thought the WMD’s were actually sparkly vampires. Our Guantanamo Bay tortures should involve forty straight introductory hours of being in a straight jacket in a padded room, forced to watch Twilight. Followed by eighteen hours of Pokémon re-runs, and then we give them Dinobot toys to play with as a break. Feed them bread and water until they die. Every week, same amount of torture. They would be begging for a lethal injection. The reason that Twilight is “bad” in terms of influence and psychological input is, not the entire package as a whole novel, but the little character surprises painted within the pages, and who the author shapes these characters out to be.

The images that any artist paint does in fact have an effect on the youth, and in some cases, people in general. Women have become less sexually active now that they think there is a sparkly vampire named Edward, who is a 107-year-old virgin, waiting for them on the other side of tomorrow because they were able to personify themselves into the mind and body of Bella. Men have become angry and sexually repressed at this. This has caused a great deal of frustration and divorces. On the plus side, our economy will probably run entirely on strip clubs soon because of the lack of happy marriages. There is always a plus side. There is however, one good thing that has come out of this new fandom. Teenage girls who were previously too stupid to read have now developed an interest in reading novels! Despite the fact that they are not good novels, at least they are reading. That has to be positive, right. Wait a minute, this brings a Mark Twain quote to mind….that’s right! "The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them." Oh dear. Looks like the next generation is positively screwed. Bella, while living everyone’s dream of being a masochistic damsel and distress waiting on her man, is also psychologically transforming women into clones. There is many reasons why people. Like Bella. Bella Swan is the character that everyone has to hear in the Twilight series. Despite what readers glimpse on the surface, there is a bittersweet part of the apple that many readers have not even looked at yet. On the surface, Bella may seem like your ordinary teenager, but this is sadly overlooked by her blinded passion for Edward. A main character is supposed to be something readers can connect with in a positive way. Unfortunately, she is not a good role model for today’s younger generation. She is not the image, definition, or personification of an independent female character. She does not even make herself out to be a strong character.

A strong character is defined in many ways. The character might have a defining quality that they can often rely on to aid them in rough situations. A character could be strong, independent, and vibrant, and a character can even be good looking. Bella is not a role model. She is not independent, since she always has Edward rescue her from mortal danger at every twist and turn, and she is obedient to his every command and even often, without question or hesitation. Edward has been frozen at the age of 17. Nevertheless, he was born in 1901, and he does not behave anything like a real teenager. He talks and acts like an obsessively controlling adult male. This is vastly conveyed throughout the series without any disagreement or even thought on Bella’s part.

Edward frequently refers to or treats Bella as a child even though she is a 17-year-old girl and she does not object. When he first met Bella, Edward tells her later, he considered her "an insignificant little girl" (Twilight 271). Later he calls her "little coward" (Twilight 279) and "Silly Bella" (Twilight 281). How he physically handles her is also that of a mere child in his presence. "Edward had scooped me up in his arms, as easily as if I weighed ten pounds instead of a hundred and ten" (Twilight 97) and, later, that Edward "reached out with his long arms to pick me up, gripping the tops of my arms like I was a toddler. He sat me on the bed beside him" (Twilight 297). Bella’s reactions to him treating her like that do not show that she is a competent woman who can think and act upon her own accord. She is floating on cloud nine with bunnies along for the ride.

Bella’s reaction to all these negative comments is to bask in his glory, since he is there and is an object for her lust. Edward often tends to treat Bella as incognizance. Early on in the book, when two possible rapists in a dark alley follow Bella, Edward drives up near the end of the alley and tells her to get in the car. After she does, instead of asking if she is okay, he says "prattle about something unimportant until I calm down" (Twilight 169) without even asking if she is okay. Bella, completely looking over this lack of interest in her well—being, is gleeful that he rescues her. After she manages to calm Edward down, he takes her to a restaurant, where he orders her to eat and drink, his voice "low, but full of authority" (Twilight 166). In response, Bella "sipped at [her] soda obediently" (Twilight 169). This is just one of many examples of her blind obedience.

The restaurant scene is one of many instances where she puts up with Edwards slight controlling manner because she is blinded by lust and passion for his looks. With the surface features looming directly within Bella’s sights, that is all she can truly concentrate on. That is all she wishes to concentrate on. Her love for the immortal is personified by her own thoughts about him and nothing more. She does not even wish to be an independent soul. Her constant references to Edward show exactly what she thinks of him. He is nothing short of breathtakingly perfect, Bella’s "perpetual savior" (Twilight 166)”, a Greek god" (Twilight 206), a "godlike creature" (Twilight 256)”, a carving of Adonis" (Twilight 299), and "terrible and glorious as a young god" (Twilight 343). This shows that Bella’s soul reason for existence remains on the life and liberty of Edward, her caregiver. She is absolutely dependent on Edward’s ability to save her life, her virginity, and her humanity. Bella is not the ideal character that women need to be reading about and having or developing a connection to, Teenaged or older.

Characters in book soon become role models to people. Bella is not a strong character and will eventually place the idea in many heads that they need to be like her. The fact that Bella is described as such a plain Jane so It’ll be easier for readers to place their souls into this fictional character are not a good thing as described above. Women should not subject themselves to abusive restraining controlling relationships because a book portrays that sort of scenario. There are many better characters to look up to and admire that can make literature a lot better for everyone in general. Good examples of strong vibrant memorable characters are those you would find in the good old classics.

Many classics present well-developed, competent men and women. In fact, Sherlock Holmes, unlike Bella, is independent, strong willed, and yet obeys the rules while maintaining a driving force that makes the dealings with any character enjoyable and, again, positively memorable. Holmes was such a powerful character that he quite literally rose from the dead because the people who read him, and liked him, did not want to see him die… that was back in the day when characters had a backbone.

The need for good, contemporary characters is in higher demand than ever. Many people do not see what kind of character Bella is.

Despite her lust, it is evident that Bella is co dependant on Edward. The author of the book did not paint a solid foundation with thoughts and feelings inside the soul, she painted two halves of a whole. Women in literature are becoming more and more dependant upon men and people must stop and think what kind of an image this paints in minds. Is this the kind of women that we want to be reading about? Is this the kind of female character we want to be studying in literature classes? Shouldn’t we naturally want to study the more positively powerful influences in literature, such as Sherlock Holmes himself?

To this day, the most vivid image of a strong being is Sherlock Holmes. When people look at that character, they see someone who they will remember for timeless intervals even if they never read his mysteries. Readers should be connecting with this good positive character. In a world struggling for equal rights among races, equal salary rates among genders, and general acceptance as humans, do we really wish our beloved characters of our emerging literature to continue to be hopeless romantics? Do we want them to look at the elementary of the world and prosper into people who we can become a part of without consequence? Do we want our future fictional characters to be classroom role models or submissive teenaged girls? With great power comes great responsibility. I hope that someday, an author will look at the characters that are created and how images of society can be shaped from someone who does not exist. They should be doing that now. Why? The future should be considered, and considered with great care.

Meyer, Stephenie. Breaking Dawn. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2008.

–. Eclipse. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2007.

–. New Moon. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2006.

–. Twilight. New York: Little, Brown, and Company. 2005.