Category: Entertainment Blogs
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Top 5 Authors to Read at the Beach
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Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks is the “king” of sad sentimental romance novels, and has been nominated for and won several Goodreads Choice Awards for best “Chick Lit.” His works generally involve young love, reminiscing about young love, complicated family relationships, and an untimely death of at least one character. Melodramatic,…
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Top 5 Post-Apocalyptic Novels
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The University of North Georgia recently experienced a barrage of bad weather, including an ice storm, affectionately dubbed the “Icepocalypse,” that left hundreds without power and covered the roads in black ice. In light of these recent events, let’s take a look at some of the best post-apocalyptic novels and…
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March Movie Review: “Kingsman: The Secret Service”
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Let me start off this review by saying I love action movies. And I mean love love. Gladiator is one of my favorite films, and I’d choose an action flick over a romantic comedy any day. (Confession time: I love action comedies even more. Put Rowan Atkinson in a James Bond…
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Being an English Major. . .
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When I tell people I’m an English major, I usually get the same three standard statements or questions, and I’m sure most of you other English majors know what I mean. (1). “What are you going to do with that degree?” The first question is usually said in a demeaning…
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Health Benefits of Reading
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Did you know that March is National Reading Month? Let’s celebrate this awesome month by looking at the ways reading can positively affect our health! Reading gives your brain a workout.Our minds are passive when we watch TV, but when we read, they are actively involved. Pick up a book to…
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The Inn at Traveler’s Rest
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The first structure on Traveler’s Rest’s land was a small cabin, built shortly after the Revolutionary War by Major Jesse Walton. Walton received the land surrounding the Tugaloo Crossroads, including a ford and creek that were later named Walton’s Ford, as a grant from the U.S. government. After his death,…
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Traveler’s Rest: A History in Asides
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Coming Soon: Traveler’s Rest and the Tugaloo Crossroads by Robert Eldridge Bouwman Bouwman tells Traveler’s Rest’s story through the lives of its residents and their neighbors. The focus of the history mainly rests on the white early American settlers. A compelling story lives in the margins of the history, however, that…