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94Shakespeare's Presentation of Colonialism and Colonisation / Colonization in ‘The Tempest' - Theme Analysis
William Shakespeare wrote 'The Tempest' in around 1610. I interpret this play as a metaphor on colonisation. The story, which tells of a usurped duke and the shipwreck he arranges in order to to exact retribution, includes a number of themes: conflict and resolution; love and romance; nature and nurture; illusion and reality; vengeance and repentance; power and the abuse of power; colonisation and ‘otherness‘. Colonisation and otherness are a particularly interesting aspect of this Shakespeare p
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84Geoffrey Chaucer and His Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer ~ fourteenth century English writer, poet, courtier, soldier and pilgrim / traveller; related to members of the royal court; possibly a spy! What do we actually know about him? What can be learned? How much can his 'Canterbury Tales' teach us? This is a brief introduction to a fascinating man.
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80Chinese Couplets
Chinese couplets are normally written on vertical strips of red paper in the best calligraphic style one can muster. The first (called upper) line is posted on the right side of the front door. The second (called lower) line is posted on the left...
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78'The Gruffalo' - A Wonderful Donaldson and Scheffler Book for Children
The children's book, 'The Gruffalo', by Julia Donaldson (author) and Axel Sheffler (artist) has been a firm favourite, in the UK, for some time. In the year 2000, it was the best seller amongst children's picture books. On 19th October, 2010, the BBC announced that 'The Gruffalo' had come top in a survey of books for children. It has sold millions of copies since publication.
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78Thirukural – Couplets To Live By That Transcend Time
For most Tamilians, the Thirukural is their good book and it teaches them to be good and responsible people.
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76A Challenge of writing a Speech in English on Sant Kabir Das, The Great Indian Philosopher
Writing speech is an art. To write a speech in Enhlish on Kabir Das was a great challenge.While writing the speech about Kabir and his Dohas made an impact on life. Sant Kabir Das was a great philosopher so writing about him was privilege but in return learning about him was a supreme gain for life.
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74Behind the Myth
Myths of the world all have a common foundation, which is the sky and its relationship to the earth. Though the myths vary from place to place and time to time, there are many common threads that run through times and places.
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72Poems I Have Been Inspired to Write
I have decided to try my hand at writing poetry, and so these poems you will see, are the first poems that I have written in years. Way back, I used to write some poetry, but I never had it published.
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72Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? One of the most famous of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
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72Chinese New Year: Legend, Traditions and Customs
Chinese Lunar New Year is the most significant festival of the Chinese all over the world. There are lots of traditions and customs for this event.
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