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MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS FROM NETFLIX SHOWS

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1.    Monica Geller (Friends)

Monica is a chef who likes things to be clean; and is competitive, obsessive and compulsive in nature. She was always dedicated to her friends. She never turned away a friend in need; like when Rachel ran away from her wedding, she allowed her to stay at her house even though Rachel was not in touch with her for many years after high school. She always cooked for her friends. Whenever it was Thanksgiving or someone’s birthday, she was the one who organized a get-together and fed all of them. Her parents always favoured her brother Ross, so she always competed against him to gain their affection. Monica always supported her husband Chandler and believed in him, even when he quit his job and started an internship. She was shattered when she found out that they cannot have a baby but was still strong and later adopted twins. The character is portrayed by Courtney Cox.

 2.    Klaus Mikaelson (The Originals)

Klaus is an original hybrid, i.e., he is one of the oldest vampires in the world who is also a werewolf. He is an overly complex character. He has a thousand enemies from all around the world. Though some people might think of him as ruthless or heartless, he has a good side despite all his sins. He took care of people who were dear to him. The protection of his family was always his first priority. He was an excellent father, brother, and friend. Despite daggering his siblings at a regular basis, he protected and saved them from all harm. His closest ally was his brother Elijah, who never let go of him. He adored Hayley, his daughter’s mother and his friend, and always made her feel like family. But most of all, he was an extraordinary father to his daughter Hope. Hope was the only reason Klaus redeemed himself. He loved Hope so much that in the end, he sacrificed his life to save Hope. The character is portrayed by Joseph Morgan.

 3.    Nairobi (Money Heist)

Nairobi was an expert in minting and forgery. She was one of the robbers who participated in the heist of the Royal Mint of Spain. Her task was to ensure that the money that was being printed by the hostages are of the highest quality. Later, she briefly took charge of the robbery and declared the beginning of “Matriarchy”. She was the most disciplined of the robbers. Her real name was Agata Jiménez. During her teenage years, she started counterfeiting due to lack of money. She got pregnant at that time and gave birth to a boy, who she named Axel. He was taken away from her at the age of 3 by the child services when they found out Agata is a drug dealer. The Professor and the robbers decided to select codenames after cities, because the rules were of no real names. Agata chose to be called Nairobi. The character is portrayed by Alba Flores.

 4.    Richard Hunter (The Bold Type)

Richard is a handsome in-house attorney for Steinem Publishing, the company that publishes Scarlet Magazine. He is a tall man with short brown hair. He is very dedicated to his job and avoids doing anything hazardous to jeopardize it. He has a clandestine affair with Sutton Brady, a stylist. He loves her very much, and even made certain adjustments to stay together with her. Later, he and Sutton got married. Their 15 years age difference did not affect their relationship until Sutton revealed that she never wants to have kids because she loves her career and does not want anything that can affect it. This is where their marriage hit a roadblock as Richard wanted to have kids and he could not wait longer for Sutton to maybe change her mind. Though he was a passionate lover, his decision of being a father was much more important to him. The character is portrayed by Samuel Page.

 5.    Joey Del Marco (Grand Army)

Joey is one of the most popular students at her school. Among her close friends is Tim, Joey’s best friend Anna’s brother, with whom she has a flirtatious relationship. She was strong, confident, and independent until one incident turned her life upside down. One night, she went to the movies with Tim, George, and Luke and decided to get drunk. In a cab, Joey sat on George’s lap and started flirting with him and Luke to make Tim jealous. Little did she know what was supposed to be fun, would turn out to be her worst nightmare. She was raped by the boys she thought were her best friends, while Tim just sat in stunned silence. Later when she was tried to press charges, they were denied due to lack of evidence. Joey looked for Tim’s support but did not get any. She changed her school and joined a dancing class hoping she would get over this trauma. The character is portrayed by Odessa A’zion.

 6.    Berlin (Money Heist)

Berlin was the Professor’s half-brother, and one of the robbers. He oversaw the heist of the Royal Mint of Spain. He was the perfect blend of both charming and arrogant. His real name was Andrés. He was diagnosed with Helmer's Myopathy and had little time to live, so he desired to enjoy everything in the moment intensely. He had eccentric ways of commanding and punishing the hostages as well as the robbers, but those psychopathic tendencies were a facade to maintain his leadership. His character development forces everyone to despise him at the beginning and then sympathize after his ultimate sacrifice in the end to protect others. The character is portrayed by Pedro Alonso.  

 7.    Beth Harmon (The Queen’s Gambit)

Beth is an orphan girl who has a passion for chess. She discovered her aptitude for chess while living in an orphanage, where she met Mr. Shaibel, the orphanage’s custodian who taught her chess. The pills that were given to the children at the orphanage helped Beth to hallucinate the game on a level that most of us will never experience in our lives. When she was adopted by a couple and could not avail the pills, her susceptibility to substance addiction fuelled her chess proficiency. She was the only woman chess player of her time and expressed irritation with being solely renowned because of her gender. So, she proved herself to be the greatest chess player in the world. The character is portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy.

 8.    Chuck Bass (Gossip Girl)

Chuck is notorious for his flamboyant and impeccable sense of style and charisma. Though he was selfish, manipulative, and sleazy sometimes, he was loyal to his friends and other close acquaintances. He was abandoned by his mother and was raised by a cold-hearted father whose approval he longed for. His love interest is Blair, with who he has a typical hate to love chemistry. The time where he voted for Blair 150 times so that she could be the prom queen, even though they were not together at that time, is probably the most selfless thing he had done in his life. He is an epitome of character development. The character is portrayed by Ed Westwick.

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REVIEW OF MY FAVOURITE BOOK

Name of the book- The Girl on the Train

Author- Paula Hawkins

Genres- Novel, Mystery, Thriller, Psychological Fiction

Rachel Watson catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She catches daily glimpses of a seemingly perfect couple, Scott and Megan, from the window of her train. One day, Rachel witnesses something shocking unfold in the backyard of the strangers' home, and in one moment everything changes. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she has only watched from afar. After a few days Rachel learnt that Megan is missing. Unable to trust her own memory, the troubled woman begins her own investigation, while police suspect that Rachel may have crossed a dangerous line. Now they will know that she is much more than just the girl on the train.

Rachel Watson is an alcoholic and unlikeable character. She is a divorcée, deeply depressed over her infertility and a failed marriage. Megan Hipwell is the subject of Rachel's fantasies about her lost domestic happiness. Anna Watson is a wife and a mother, and Rachel’s nemesis. Scott Hipwell is Megan's husband who is deeply in love with her. Tom is a compulsive liar and cheater who portrays the charming husband and perfect father to the outside world. Dr. Kamal Abdic is Megan's therapist. He is a gentle and warm-hearted man.

Paula Hawkins wrote The Girl on the Train with growing urgency and dread verging on panic �� because that feeling seeped into her novel. The descriptions in this story are very precise and detailed. Betrayal is a major and important theme in the novel.

The Girl on the Train has all the elements of a page-turning thriller—unreliable narrators, a missing woman, lies, affairs, alcoholism, love, obsession, secrets, and more. This makes it a great book to read.

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MY FAVOURITE FEMINIST ICON AMONG THE GEN Z

Oprah Winfrey is an American talk show host. She is a dedicated activist for children's rights. In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed a bill into law that Winfrey had proposed to Congress, creating a nationwide database of convicted child abusers.

Oprah is quite acquainted with our generation and its chaos. While living and surviving in our generation, she is witnessing massive social media mayhem, black-hate crimes, cyber-bullying, political violence, and so forth. To try and rectify some of these horrifying events, Oprah decided to live a day in the Generation Z.

She started off the day by going through social media. She learnt about Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, etc. and the trouble and harassment some of the millennials go through, especially girls. For instance, if a girl has a public account on Instagram, she often receives vague text messages from strangers where the boys or even older men write wooing comments, and if not replied, the girls are harassed with threatening comments. Oprah reached out to some of the victimized girls and assured them that they were safe. She also gave them contacts of individuals who deal with cyber bullying cases and asked them to report as soon as they were threatened by a perpetrator. On that very day, she got to know about a black-hate crime in the USA which occurred earlier. A black man was mercilessly killed by a police officer. Being a black woman herself, Oprah decided to protest. She posted a tweet where she requested the world to stop discriminating black people and treat them with equal respect. She also added that the citizens of the USA should reach out to the man’s family and help them heal.

As of that day, Oprah had done some marvelous work. At first, she was worried that she would not be able to get through the Gen Z, but she built up courage and faced all the mayhem fearlessly. She is indeed a game changer.