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The Eye of Minds (James Dashner)

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 The Eye of Minds         The Eye of Minds , by James Dashner, is a science fiction novel about virtual reality, the first installment the the trilogy The Mortality Doctrine . (No spoilers)         In The Eye of Minds , we learn about a futuristic society built around advanced virtual reality technology that can completely immerse someone into a virtual world: nerves are directly connected to a machine that translates simulated sensations from the virtual world. It follows Michael, Bryson, and Sarah, three friends who happen to be extremely skilled at hacking, as they are recruited to fight the elusive cyberterrorist Kaine. Kaine is trapping people inside the virtual world, often killing by causing brain damage to their real life bodies by bypassing security measures designed to prevent neurological harm. Additionally, their main goal is finding information about the dangerous program known as The Mortality Doctrine , and its i...

Attack on Titan Chapter 84 Analysis

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Hajime Isayama's Attack On Titan Chapter 84 Analysis MAJOR SPOILER S AHEAD Before the analysis, here is a summary (or at least what you need to know for this analysis) of Attack on Titan: Please keep in mind that this summary only covers the first half of the manga, as the second half is extremely complicated. In this world, humanity lives in a walled city, protecting them from titans, a terrorizing and mindless creature that feasts on humans. One day, the titans manage to break through the outermost wall, killing countless civilians, including Eren Yeager’s mother. Eren, traumatized by what he witnessed, pledges to kill the titan race. He, along with his closest friends, Mikasa and Armin, train to join the Survey Corps. The Survey Corps, a branch of the military, is responsible for the study of titans and the explorations outside the wall. The Survey Corps is led by Erwin Smith with his right-hand man Levi Ackerman. To fully understand this analysis, I definitely recommend reading...

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes “The Complete Sherlock Holmes” is a classic collection of short mysteries. Although I have not read every story in the book, I have read a good amount of them. The mysteries have an unexpected plot twist which is a classic Sherlock Holmes ending. Although the endings are always an unexpected plot twist they make sense. In many mysteries, the author attempts at one of these endings but just makes something that would not happen or has such a low chance of happening. The well thought out endings of Doyle’s mysteries makes them unique.  One interesting short story in the book was The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb. Although the mystery is not a great representation of a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery it is still compelling. The story is about Mr. Victor Hatherly, a hydraulic engineer, in London in the 1880s. Hatherly gets a commission from a man to examine a hydraulic press. Mr. Hatherly took the commission and met the man at a train station. Add...