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The Oak - Part 1

  Ankur stood at the cross streets, like he was standing at the crossroads of his life; perhaps he really was.  If as in a daze he was looking into nowhere, not noticing for a moment that there were no...

9 comments    humor literature cancer
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Sherlock Holmes

After careful examination of the film's plot structure, acting performance, and tone; I can safely deduce that "Sherlock Holmes" is one of the best films of year. Based off the classic series of novels...

2 comments    movies literature london
It really isn't a good book. 73

Twilight: The Bad and the Not-as-bad-but-still-bad

The Twilight Saga, by Mrs. Stephanie Meyer, is bad. Now, I am a 19 year old male, so obviously I dislike it on principle. I used to rag on it constantly, until one day an intelligent female friend of mine...

0 comments    writing books review
The two women, as portrayed by the Algonkuin Theatre Company83

Emilia and Desdemona: "Othello" characters more similar than you think

Few would initially consider the characters of Emilia and Desdemona to be similar. One is the wife of the play's tragic hero; the other is betrothed to one of the greatest villains of all time. Pious...

6 comments    literature theater shakespeare
Photography Poster: Menkaura reigned for 63 years during the IV Dynasty, which itself lasted for 135 years; the other two Pharaohs to reign during the IV Dynasty being Khufu and Khafra; the remaining Kings had reigns within Menkaura's reign.82

The Architecture and Art of Egypt (Kemet): The Etching and Encryption of Dynasties I to IV

The Egyptian culture had attained a high level of development both in Art and Archeology in very ancient times. "When the curtain goes up on the Nile Valley, at the dawn of history, an astounding scene is...

0 comments    technology internet politics
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Funny and Bizarre Epitaphs

Quoted here are some of the funniest and most bizarre epitaphs I have come across. I am sure they will make you smile too, and I would love to hear of any others you may know of. Here lies a lewd Fellow,...

85 comments    family funny literature
 one of N. C. Wyeth's illustrations81

Famous First Sentences: Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe was a prodigious writer, in the sense that he was able to describe events in wonderfully clear detail. His Moll Flanders is an extravagant exercise in financial machinations, as Moll contrives...

19 comments    literature crusoe cast away
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Commonly Used Court Terms

Latin is an important language I have always dreaded facing during school exams. Studying the conjugations is difficult. More so when it is mixed with Spanish, English and Greek language courses if you were...

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Healing Quotes on Body and Soul

Quotes from a spectrum of different philosophies and religions, on body and soul.

22 comments    health women arts
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Book Review: The Sneetches By Dr. Seuss

The Sneetches are a group of yellow bird-like creatures that live on a beach in a far away land. And on this beach there are two types of Sneetches: One type with green stars on their bellies and one type...

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