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Jaws is about a great white shark that is killing beachgoers in the fictional town of Amity that its located in Long Island, New York. Families travel to Amity during the summer but the great white’s presence and the beach closing down may detract travelers so the mayor tries to keep the attacks quiet. Police chief Martin Brody has to find a way to stop the shark or Amity will cease to be. …
It all starts when Maya Stern, a helicopter pilot, returns from a tour from Iraq that went wrong. She returns home to her husband Joe but soon after, he is killed while they were at the park at night. A few days after Joe’s death, Maya sees Joe on her Nanny cam and now we wonder if Joe is really dead or was his death faked? …
Percy Jackson does not fit in and has been moving from school to school because trouble follows him. Trouble ends up following him home and that leads to a journey to the West Coast and the Underground. Percy discovers why his life has been turned upside down and has encounters with Greek Gods and other mythological creatures along the way. It is up to Percy to solve the mystery surrounding the feud between the Gods or the whole world will suffer the consequences. …
The story is about Ignatius Jacques Reilly and the odd jobs he does while he carries out his passionate and eccentric plans. It is a comedy hidden behind the tragic existence of Ignatius who lives in denial and delusion. He would have fit in perfectly in today’s world and it’s many conspiracy theories. While Ignatius is brilliant, it is also his downfall because he thinks he is always the smartest in the room and listens to his thoughts only which conceal his shortcomings and barge on his farce reality. …
