Riha Writes

  Our mental health is very important for our well being. Rather than ignoring it, we need to acknowledge it and take care.

 

  We've all faced a situation where we are criticised about something or another. Only when the person criticising faces something like this that they realise it's damage. Criticism is good when it reaps positive results, but when it turns negative it can be downright destructive.

 

‘The Greatest Showman’ is a movie starring Hugh Jackman, Zendaya and Zac Efron. It was released in 2017. It is based on the life of P.T Barnum of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and the star attractions. The soundtrack was penned Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The movie is very entertaining for those who like musicals or a well-knit plot in general. Track 1- This Is Me [ Keala Settle and cast ]  This track is an empowering song about the celebration of being unique. The song tells us of how some people struggle to get accepted in society unless they hide their true selves. It also tells us that we can be ourselves and not care what the people think of us. Its main theme is self-acceptance.  It includes lyrics like: “I am not a stranger to the dark Hideaway, they say Cause we don’t want your broken parts” “But I won’t let them break me down to dust I know that there’s a place for us For we are glorious” “I am brave, I am bruised I am who I’m meant to be This is me”  

The amalgam universe is not as well-known as many other comics, but it is as compelling as the others. For those who are not familiar with the amalgam universe, it is a limited comic series which combined many characters form the DC and Marvel comics. Popular characters include Darkclaw, Super-Soldier and much more. It was published by Amalgam comics from 1996-1997. There was even combined versions of comic groups like S.H.I.E.L.D, JSA, X-Men and more. The best characters, in my opinion are in the table below. Amalgam Characters Secret identity Characters they combined Darkclaw Logan Wayne Batman, Wolverine Spiderboy Clark Kent Superman, Captain America Doctor   Strangefate Charles Xavier Doctor Fate, Doctor Strange, Professor X   Angelhawk Warren Hall Angel, Hawkman Apollo Ray Summers

Most of us have heard of Rick Riordan. Or at least heard of his well-known and beloved ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ series and its continuation books.   For those of you who don’t know about the books, it’s about a demigod with dyslexia and ADHD battling monsters and normal high school life. It has 2 continuation series, the Heroes Of and the Trials of Apollo. His writing style is first person, from Percy’s point of view in the first series and then shifts to third person, shifting from the points of view of one main character at a time. One thing we never realized is that they are not the only similarities between the book series.   The color scheme of the book covers are also similar. The first book of the first series, the Lightning Thief, was released in 2005, and the last book, the Last Olympian was released in 2009. The first book of the second series, the Lost Hero, was released in 2010 and the last book, the Blood of Olympus, was released in 2014. The first book of the t

COVID 19. Or corona virus as it is widely known. A global pandemic that has taken up the world by storm. The world is silent as the global lockdown takes effect. People locked at homes as a precaution to control the spread of the virus and to reduce the infected and the death toll. People resort to any form of entertainment to help pass the time during this time. And one of the most used forms of entertainment is movies and books. And there has been a spike in the popularity of epidemic movies and books. Some of them include Contagion, Outbreak, The Stand, Warm Bodies, Daybreakers, The Resident Evil series and much more. + Contagion, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Matt Damon and Kate Winslet in the lead roles, is about a global pandemic.   It was inspired by the SARS and the flu outbreak. It has elements used in real life like index patients, lockdowns, collaborations between global organizations like WHO and UN and false information and the people who spread it, like conspiracy