Aryan's A-Z

Diary of a Kinney- Your favorite author      You've read 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' right? If not, your missing out on the hilarious misadventures of Greg Heffley, your average middle schooler and popularity write-off. In this riveting multi-book series, cocky Greg is paging off his marvelous, hysterical adventures in middle school, and lures the hearts of more than 150 million children worldwide(with 'Rodrick Rules' even being considered the best book in the history of books!). Though, who created such a masterful series? The man behind the magic is none other than the author extraordinaire, Jeff Kinney.      Jeff Kinney was born on February 19, 1971, and spent his childhood in Fort Washington, Maryland. At an early age, he was attached to still-popular books, spurning his desire to study and prescribe them. His favorite authors were Judy Blume, Beverly Clearly, etc., and he landed himself in the University of Maryland, one of the best universities i...

Ode to a Pizza      What's juicy, cheesy, meaty, and customarily feisty, what makes your eyes drool in delight, and makes your heart sheisty? What builds up the foundation, of all foods alike, why it's the pizza of course, which breaks the hunger strike. However, imagine, an occurrence so vile, as to banish all pizza, and to make all others turn senile. How could an occurrence, so horrible prevail? That, my friend, arouses this Piz-zany tale.      It all started out, in a land so fair, great Italy, Rome, the bearer of this delicious fare. The sun was shining, and all were about, slobbering on pizza, not a single pout. When all of a sudden, in the midst of this appeal, a rumble was heard, followed by a squeal. A gust of wind,  flew into the air, followed by its army, oh Italy beware. And just like in, the Wizard of Oz, a tornado was spurned, grasping Italy in its jaws.      Leaves rose, and people screame...

Incognito  by Aryan Mukherjee     "Ommmm". A solemn noise echoed through the air like the droning of a gong. Edward Cross, a professor in the field of moksha, was meditating towards his dream of two ultimate boons that would transmogrify him into his soul purpose, invisibility. Out of the blue, a 'poof' noise rang in the air and a blue cataract was exhaled upon Edward. "I am Lord Shiva" a voice deeper than the Pacific Ocean growled. You shall have your two boons. Edward grinned, and cried "For my first boon, I request invisibility". "What do you wish for your second boon", Shiva inquired. "I'll hold off for that one" Edward mumbled, and Shiva disappeared with his telltale 'poof'.     That same day, at the bank, two bulky figurines broke glass, and not with their voices, but through the door of this heavily guarded Irvine-vetoed bank. They were, forsooth, the two most notorious thugs in all of Irvin...

Taekwondo! Taekwondo! Taekwondo?      Did you know that taekwondo is one of the only two sports, besides judo, to single-handedly make it to the Olympics? A sport of this degree is surely recognizable, as well as renowned in over 200 different countries. However, a question stinging several reader's brains is: what is taekwondo? Well, in short, taekwondo is a martial arts consisting of throwing kicks and punches, with the purpose of self-defense in mind during a mano-a-mano street match, in case one ever comes to be.  Tae  denotes to kicking, Kwon to punching, and Do  as the method of doing it. However, taekwondo is much much more. Let's take a look at how it came to be in the first place, amongst the multiple martial arts categories ranging in the world. 6      In the 1940s, a man named Choi Hong Hi desired a family-friendly way to portray good moral values, exercise, and protect one's self. Taekwondo was his answer, and he to...