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The Alchemist, by Paolo Coelho, tells the powerful story of a young shepherd following his personal legend shown to him through a recurring dream and the inherent interconnectivity of all people regardless of their background. The story aims to answer the question that all people have asked themselves at one point or another in their […]
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The Virginia Festival of the Book presented “Keep it Concise: Microfiction & Short Stories,” a discussion about the art of writing short stories on March 16 from 6-7 p.m. over Zoom. The event hosted three authors who talked about their new books and the craft of writing short stories. The authors included Kim Fu, a […]
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On March 20 from 11 a.m. to noon, both Georgann Eubanks and Kat Maier stressed the importance of preserving and using different native plants. They stressed this in not only what they said, but what they wrote. They spoke at the Virginia Festival of the Book event that took place at the Riverview Farm in […]
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Many people discard a book if they are not drawn in by the first chapter or an article if the first couple of paragraphs are boring. Those first words stalking across the page are what sets the tone for the rest of the piece and what draws the reader in or makes them sigh and […]
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Our interlibrary loan system connects PVCC students to more works than could possibly be contained within the walls of a single library. This free service gives students access to libraries across the world. The interlibrary loan system is a reciprocal service which allows libraries to borrow works between themselves. This could be a fantastic resource […]
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Adult Student Life Club The mission of the PVCC Adult Student Life Club is to provide support and engagement opportunities that appeal to PVCC adult students. The PVCC Adult Student Life Club provides a forum for adult students to meet as peers, plan activities and gain resources meaningful to their life goals. The PVCC Adult […]
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Kelly Donaghey, staff writer I will be honest, the only reason I picked up Philosophy in Seven Sentences, by Douglas Groothuis, is because it was small. “This is great. I can rip right through this for the newspaper,” I thought. Well, surprise! It took longer than I had expected, not because the book was bad, […]
Continue ReadingAfghans living in foreign countries are still witnessing and hearing about the dramatic events in Afghanistan. With the influx of technology, especially social media, in Afghanistan, stories do not stay hidden from the rest of the world. “Gumnami” (“the anonymity”), a book that was banned recently in Afghanistan, is another example of discrimination against the […]
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