![]() It's also implied that the threat that split Krakoa and Arrako - which pushed him to the absolute limit to stop last time - is a key reason as to why he joined the X-Men. While it's not hard to see that he has his own morally-questionable agenda that he's advancing by playing along with the more noble goals of the X-Men (his plan all but stated to involve the resurrection the original Horsemen of the Apocalypse and their descendants), the comics have consistently showcased that he has Noble Demon traits and have established that he's interested in keeping the populace of Krakoa alive, even though they include many of his traditional enemies. Given their trauma and history with Krakoa, you can't really blame them. They spend most of their time partying and getting drunk at the Summer House on the moon. The Alcoholic: Vulcan, Petra, and Sway are all rarely, if ever, on Krakoa.They also have become much more smug and boastful over their belief that they are next stage of evolution and how much better they are than humans and other superheroes. ![]() Acquired Situational Narcissism: After obtaining immortality and worldwide diplomatic immunity, the X-Men and the other mutants of Krakoa have started to embrace a mutant supremacist mindset, believing that they are a separate and superior species from humanity and are destined to replace them. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() “The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. As a professional and a writer, half the battle is sitting down to actually write. ![]() Perhaps I don’t want to sit down to write, or I think I’m too busy to do something, but it’s often just something I need to move through. I think about resistance frequently in my work. Resistance comes in many forms and will strike at inopportune times, and if you want to realize your dreams, you need to learn how it manifests for you and how to move through it. Pressfield identifies “resistance” as the primary force preventing us from unlocking the unlived, creative, and fulfilling life within all of us. It marshals one last assault and slams us with everything it’s got.” ![]() At this point, Resistance knows we’re about to beat it. “The danger is greatest when the finish line is in sight. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. If you have creative dreams, Pressfield will prepare and inspire you for the war ahead.Īccess My Searchable Collection of 100+ Book Notes Key Takeaways The dream killer: resistance He describes the many forms it takes and outlines a plan to overcome it. Pressfield names the killer of creative dreams: Resistance. ![]() ![]() We start off with Nora (the present day MC) writing about the Fier family curse, a curse that also involved her own family. But anyway, let's review this particular story! Stories, actually since it's a bind up of 3 books. ![]() Stine's Fear Street novels were a HUGE part of my middle school readings! I'm pretty sure I read basically everything out of order but most of the stories were self contained and had everything pretty much wrapped up by the end. ![]() Reading childhood favorites has become a guilty pleasure and I'm not even sorry about it. Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. 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