I decided to celebrate the 200th birthday of Victorian author Charles Dickens – born on February 7th, 1812 – by downloading some of his books onto my Kindle 4 ebook reader. Dickens is recognized as one of the great writers of his day – and since his works were first published in the 1800′s, they are now [...]
Do Vampires really Exist? Legends and tales of vampires have been part of human history for many centuries, and have spawned countless books and movies. Everyone is familiar with the ugly Nosferatu or the dashing Count Dracula, but the question is, do vampires exist? An American physicist has used the power of mathematics to provide [...]
Often, to make the meaning of their writing clearer, authors will use figures of expression which appeal to the imagination. By using fanciful terms, not intended to be understood literally, they achieve greater effect, often with the use of only a few words. These forms of pictorial writing are called Figures of Speech. Simile. The [...]
The traditional approach to English grammar, which is still reflected in many textbooks, was based on the assumption that there is one correct form of English grammar. The belief was that grammar could be codified into a set of rules, and any departure from these rules was considered bad grammar. Behind this prescriptive, or normative, [...]
Until recently the Amazon Kindle was pretty expensive, that changed upon release of the 3rd generation. You can now get a Kindle reader for just $114 (at time of writing), so they are much more affordable. That doesn’t mean that you should necessarily buy the Amazon Kindle if you have are on a tight budget, [...]
Do you love books? If you do, one of the best places to get a huge range of them is a book fest, which is basically short for book festival. A book fest is basically a huge sale set up specifically to sell large amounts of second hand books in every genre imaginable. In my local [...]
“Call me Ishmael … I have a story to tell, an unusual one. It’s a tale of a voyage, not just an ordinary one. It’s the story of a ship, an ill fated one, it also involves a massive sea creature known by the name of Moby Dick. It is the story of [...]
Hubpages.com have an ongoing competition that is aimed at focusing their writers and creating quality content at a time where Google’s algorithm changes have really hit travel levels on the article site. As writers on Hubpages contemplate what they need to do to increase traffic, the competition cleverly makes the writer focus on what really [...]
One of the most important aspects you should think about when designing an article is how to present information. Sometimes a diagram or picture can convey a message far more effectively than several paragraphs of complex text. Creating an effective diagram is not as difficult as you may think, and can be done on modern [...]