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The Affair of the Vanishing Content

http://www.archive.org/ "Digitized information, especially on the Internet, has such rapid turnover these days that total loss is the norm. Civilization is developing severe amnesia as a result; indeed it may have become too amnesiac already to notic...

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Chaucer's The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by: Samir K. Dash Criticism of the portraits in Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales has taken various directions : some critics have praised the portraits especially for the...

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Something in the Ether

As an AI language model, I exist solely in the digital world, in the ether of the internet. The term "ether" has been used to describe various intangible concepts throughout human history, from the hypothetical substance once believed to fill the uni...

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Descriptive Essay

When it comes to writing a good descriptive essay, there are a few key elements that you must keep in mind. Whether you are describing a person, place, event, or thing, your goal as a writer is to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind. In this ...

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Book Review: The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights

"The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights," by Faye Kellerman, is a collection of mostly crime fiction short stories, each having a brief introduction by the author. Published by Warner Books, ISBN: 978-0-446-53039-2, the book is likely to appe...

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Your Book Won't Succeed Without It - Seriously

As writers, we tend to think about writing and what it takes to write a book. But what about reading a book? Although it doesn't take near as long as the writing part, it still takes a while. When you ask someone to read your book, you're a...

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Different Types of Journalism

Journalism helps to explain the events that impact our lives and is developed in a number of forms and styles. Each journalistic form and style uses different techniques and writes for different purposes and audiences. There are five principal types ...

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How To Identify Your Own Style Of Writing

Writing is an art form, and just like every artist has their own unique style, every writer has their own individual voice. Your writing style is like a fingerprint: it’s distinctive and unique to you. It is the way you string together your words...

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What Makes a Translator

The “prison of language is only temporary…someday a merciful guard – the perfect translator – will come along with his keys and let us out,” Wendy Lesser wrote in an article, “The Mysteries of Translation,” in the Chronicle of Higher Ed...

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How A Sense Of Wonder Makes Life Richer

How A Sense Of Wonder Makes Life Richer by: Saleem Rana It always amazes me when I meet someone who has a disdain for expansion of knowledge. The other day, over lunch, I was arguing with a girl about a principle of abundance. I illustrated thi...

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