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Great Black Speakers: Use Of Metaphors In Powerful Speech

Powerful speakers recognize the metaphor as one of the most powerful linguistic tools in their speaking arsenal, and they use them when appropriate. Like their cousin the simile, a metaphor is a figure of speech, meaning that it is a phrase with a me...

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Top 10 Ways For Copywriters To Overcome Writer's Block

Top 10 Ways For Copywriters To Overcome Writer's Block by: Jo Han Mok We all know that words have the power to persuade, compel and most importantly, sell. However, many have likened the process to getting the 'right words' to tr...

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Post Colonial Studies

Post Colonial Studies by: Samir K. Dash Postcolonialism has been defined as: A description of institutional conditions in formerly colonial societies. An abstract condition of the global condition after the colonial period. A description of ...

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A Great Loneliness

A Great Loneliness by: James Collins 'Man must treat the beasts of this land as his brothers. What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, Man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, ...

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Dialogue Tags - A Study in Common Errors

ogue Tags - A Study in Common Errors by: Jennifer Turner Verb and Subject Incorrect: "I bet you two had a fine time," said Ben. When using tags, it's unusual to have the verb before the subject. The general rule of thumb is to use this con...

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Introduce Yourself to Local Markets

A minor political scandal broke in the small Mississippi town where I was living, and the local paper scrambled to cover all the angles. Unfortunately, most of their writers lived in larger cities at least 50 miles away which, if you know Mississipp...

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Effective Cover Letter Samples To Get That New Job

Are you hunting for a new job? Have you been busy in preparation for you career move which involves various tests and interviews? Have you edited your resume for a number of times wanting to make a strong impression? If you have done all these but ha...

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I Am Biodegradable. My Writing Is Not.

I Am Biodegradable. My Writing Is Not. by: David Leonhardt My dad was wrong. I just discovered that I am good for nuthin' after all. In fact I've been good for nuthin' all along. I am 100% biodegradable and that means I can be rec...

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Western Cowboy

Western Cowboy by: Tom Strayhorn In the State of Texas the Western Cowboy can be found home on the range. But can you really find a true western cowboy in the state of Texas? At one time you could find real cowboys in Texas but that time was ove...

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Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook

Documenting Everything: Your Journal is Your Logbook by: Stephen Earley Jordan, II Sailors had it for years. Great explorers had it as well. If you go on an expedition to an ancient Aztec mound, more than likely the archaeologist will have one t...

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