1. Reading - Not Just an Assignment
In other words, reading books is not only an eye-opening hobby in one sitting, but it is also a life-changing experience as it enhances the brain's connectivity, increases knowledge and vocabulary, improves a person's mental and emotional health, and his social life. ... Having increased vocabulary is part of the package when one starts to read too, especially for younger children and students. ... Since there is a big exposure to knowledge, expansion of vocabulary, and improved grammatical skills through reading, indirectly, it helps one to become a better writer as well. ...
It is a general assumption that comic books are for children and are good for nothing more than rotting young minds. The fact is this statement is very far from the truth. Many, including myself, have learned much about reading, and how to read, from these graphic novels. Now, it pleases me to sa...
The Frailty Within From the very beginning of "Hamlet", the theme of frailty is prominent. In Hamlet's first soliloquy (1.2), he expresses his despair due to his mother's hasty remarriage after the death of his father. When he think of how his mother changed from a grieving widow to the bride of ...
Laughter is part of the universal human vocabulary. All members of the human species understand it. Unlike English, French, or Swahili, one does not have to learn to speak it. We"re born with the capacity to laugh. One of the remarkable things about laughter is that it occurs unconsciously. You d...
William Wordsworth In William Wordsworth's poems, "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" and "She Was a Phantom of Delight," the theme of memory is used as a powerful and creative force. In "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," Wordsworth recalls a time five years ago when...
Computers Can Never Think. To form an opinion on computers and thinking, I think it is important to first form an opinion on thinking itself. Now many people may feel that thinking is merely scientific - the application of facts and figures. I disagree; and therefore went to my dictionary to s...
When doing arguments through writing, people tend to lose the benefits such as eye contact, immediate feedback, gestures, or even tone of voice which can help in conveying the message, and this therefore necessitates the use of the appropriate vocabulary that fits the occasion. ...
The Art of Making Dances In Doris Humphrey, "The Art of Making Dances", she elaborates on her thoughts of movement in dance. She first explains how dance has expanded over time. She expresses her feelings on the kinds of individuals that should be granted the opportunity to be choreographers. She...
Yeah, Right, Whatever! A young teenage girl dressed all in black turned the corner. She had chains hanging down the side of her black, baggy jeans. What's the first thought that went through your mind? Have you ever seen a nicely dressed young lady surrounded by a group of teenagers who have mult...
Summary Lincoln and Tony both got called to Mr. Ayala's office. They both thought that they were in trouble, but they weren't. In fact they called them because they both got chosen for an exchange program in Japan, because they both have showed interest in martial arts. They both thought that they w...
Yeah, Right, Whatever! A young teenage girl dressed all in black turned the corner. She had chains hanging down the side of her black, baggy jeans. What's the first thought that went through your mind? Have you ever seen a nicely dressed young lady surrounded by a group of teenagers who have mult...
A good writer has the ambition and the quality of the insight presented like adequate, perhaps safe or standard, frequently thoughtful or innovation and even striking. The more reasons, explanation and examples you give the more effective your essay is going to be. This is what I feel my strength is...
Mother who gave me life How does the imagery of towels and linen develop the idea of changing and unchanging elements in the mother's life. Towels and linen, once introduced in the 5th stanza, become an extended metaphor for the mother's life and everything she stood for. When she died she was fo...
The book Anthem touches on many important subjects that Ayn Rand placed in the book to tell people about. One of the primary purposes behind the book is to project that everyone needs to be themselves and should be different from everyone else. Ayn Rand is also trying to incorporate that people must...