Low Down

The novel of Natsume Soseki – „I Am a Cat” is a great satire, the first person narrative, which with the cat’s eyes has its own outlook on life. The novel was published in 1905 and 1906 and consists of three volumes.  The setting of the book reflects the Meji Era, so important for Soseki due to its constant changes and modernization, the flow towards Western culture, modern times, violation against simplicity and decadence, archaism Japan lived in for so long. A cat, is an unusual cat, he doesn’t have a name, it makes him a mysterious, intriguing figure, a figure one would like at first to meet, examine, and determine, no matter how much one wants, it is impossible, the cat is the cat – unbounded.  He sees and judges, he has a perception of everything, literature, world, life, wisdom, what is wrong and right. His observations are amusing, funny, wit, intelligent and cunning. One may try, however, will never be able to outsmart the cat. The book opens with an introducti...

For Brits is stands for unquestionable fundamentalism, terrorism which has to be gotten rid of, for people of Belfast or Londonderry it stands for freedom and independent well-being. IRA is nothing more than an armed movement which based its ideology on republicanism which always shouted out loud that both Irelands should be independent, should be republics. 1860s – Canada Fenian raids begun. Years 1866 and 1871, the Fenian raids of the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Republican organization who were based in the United States, on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada, were fought to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland. The efforts were very brutal and unscrupulous. They divided Catholic Irish-Canadians, many of whom were torn between loyalty to their new home and sympathy for the aims of the Fenians. The choice was very difficult, the tights of the Fenians tempting, unusual for Canadians.The Protestant Irish were generally loyal to Britain and f...

Kidnapping a child has always a tragic outcome for a victim, the child is murdered, assaulted, harassed hours after it has been gone. The case of Amber Hagerman had been long and its end was fatal for her, her closest relatives, everyone who had been involved in the search and help. Amber and her brother were cycling toward the abandoned grocery, Amber was heading for it at the front, her brother, turned back just a block of flats away from it. There were many witnesses who had seen Amber cycling back and forth, all the way long … there was also an eye witness who saw the kidnapping. Shortly after it happened he called the police. The search was instant.  By the time Amber’s brother reached home, the police had already been there, questioning Amber’s grandfather and the locals. The police tried to explain the motive, the reason, the possible Amber's location, they were almost sure it was a random grab, an impulse, the kidnapper simply decided “It is She”. Four tremendously dif...

Miyamoto Musashi ( 宮本 武蔵 ) was known as an excellent warrior and ronin. He was a father of a [1] Niten-ryū style. His idea of swordsmanship was recorded In the book ; „ The Book of Five Rings”.  Musashi is a controversial figure, his early origins and life are scarcely known, however, he came from Harima district, it is predicted he might have been born on 1582 or 1584, his father was a master of the sword, perhaps, it triggered young man to turn to martial arts, nonetheless, the harsh discipline, and influential father, left no choice. He attended to Hirata Shogen. His alias Musashi was derived from the name of the monk – [2] Musashibo Benkei.  The early books and manuscripts recorded his first duel at the age of thirteen. He has always been a lone person, he left his home town at the age of fifteen (as well as his all belongings to his sister) – he knew he won’t return again.  His two significant battles were at [3] Gifu Castle and [4] Sekigahara.  The battles...

She loved jogging and open spaces, she was happy, shortly before the wedding, five month-pregnant. Above all all in Love and full of life. Puerto Rico reflected her soul and spirit, vibrant, happy, spontaneous. Sara was assaulted, grabbed by 37-years old   Eliezer Marquez Nevado. She was able only to make a short call to her fiancé – informing him that she was going to die. She also gave a description of the car. Within an hour Nevado and his truck were found, unfortunately, Sara’s life was no longer on, she was murdered, her throat cut. Nevado still had the bloodstains on his shirt. The motive of the murder is unknown, he claimed he didn’t know she was pregnant.

He was a particularly brutal and vicious assassin, he had many nicknames, one of them was “The Serpent” another one, “The Bikini Killer” (based on the garment items he used to leave by the victims he killed) or “ The Proofreader”. His victims were easy targets, the one who travelled hippie trail all along Asia. His killing scenario except one (he bathtub drowned one of his victim) was the same, drugging the victim, robbing him or her and killing them. He was known to be very intelligent, versatile having flair for languages. After numerous murders he was finally caught and sentenced. „…Sobhraj was finally arrested in 1976 in New Delhi, after drugging a group of French engineering students at a banquet in the Hotel Vikram. He tricked them into taking “anti-dysentery capsules,” which many swallowed on the spot, becoming violently sick minutes later. The hotel desk clerk, alarmed by 20 or more people vomiting all over the dining room, called the police. Entirely by chance, the offi...