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70Grapes and Raisins can kill your dog!
As a dog owner you may not realise that both grapes and raisins can kill your much loved pet by bringing on rapid kidney failure (within 24 hours of consuming the fruit). Be aware that both grapes and...
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77Famous First Sentences: Alice in Wonderland
A mathematician. A little girl. Puzzles, paradoxes, conundrums: Charles L. Dodgson (1832-1898), who published children's books under the pen name of Lewis Carroll, was a scholar who stammered, never married...
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69Famous First Lines: Macbeth
The Scottish Play, as Macbeth (c. 1605) is referred to by superstitious actors everywhere, is also Shakespeare's shortest, making it a favorite of schoolchildren everywhere. It was the first play I took part...
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70Defining Poetry
Before you begin to name certain types of poetry, you must first define poetry so that the person reading it clearly understands what the meaning is. I personally love poetry and not only do I read it , I...
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78Book Review: Almost Moon: Alice Sebold
First let me introduce myself. I currently teach American Literature, Ethics, World Religions and Social & Political Philosophy at a prep school. In the past, I have taught courses at the university level. I...
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77Famous First Lines: Romeo and Juliet
Ask any freshman in college what her favorite Shakespeare play is and she will say Romeo and Juliet, because it will be the one she is most familiar with (though she may not necessarily have read it all the...
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80Famous First Lines: Richard III
There is a great deal of twisted biography concerning the person of King Richard III of England (1452-1485), first written by the great diplomat and statesman Thomas More (1478-1535), that, in the manner of...
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56How Does Your Skin Protect You
The skin is the largest organ of the body and it's the first line of defense against bacteria and other pathogenic micro organism. It's made up of a lot of layers and they are: 1) Epidermis:It's the...
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68How to Write Dumb Poems
One time, a long time ago, I wrote a dumb book entitled "How to Write Dumb Poems." Fortunately for me, the publisher went out of business before producing the book (no wonder !), thereby helping me avoid...
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54K.O. the Reader: First Lines
"Nobody but a reader ever became a writer." ~Richard Peck What are the three things typical bookstore shoppers do when browsing for a new book? 1. Look at the cover 2. Read the synopsis 3. Read...
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