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Silva n. & v. 1. n. Female Anglo Saxon, married, mother, rock chick. 2. v. to do a ~, to act in an impulsive, reckless or selfish way, usually involving trans-atlantic travel and prisons. [orig. uncert.]

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Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Rediscovering your creativity: 1 of 38
You have come to a point in your life where you feel that something is missing. You have the usual friends, family, job and interests, but still you feel unaccomplished. It is time to rediscover your creativity! Often when people think of the Arts, they think of art, singular. The idea of putting some kind of mark down on a ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) Sending letters through postal mail: 1 of 13
When was the last time you received something through the ordinary postal mail system that was not a demand for money or trying to sell you something? When was the last time you actually sent an item through postal mail? Do you even know how much a regular postage stamp costs? For many people, email and cell phone text messa... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Authors Biography: William Morris: 1 of 8
Artist, publisher, draughtsman, writer, artisan and Socialist, William Morris was in many ways one of the most influential personalities of the late Victorian era. His ideas embodied a reaction to the austerity of the period, while at the same time his philanthropic drive to enable other artisans to improve their skills and ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Best children's books: 7 of 43
When I think of the best children's books, I think of not only books that I loved when I was a child, but also some of the books my daughter loved to hear over and over again. When my daughter was small, until the age of around 3, we only had a very small black and white television, and for a while we didn't even had that, s... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Top 10 ways to lose my vote in the Helium rating system: 10 of 61
The rating system on Helium is one of the unique features of the site, and something that stirs deep passions in many Helium members. Rating is how articles attain their rank position under individual titles. When a new article is submitted to the title, or an existing article is "leapfrogged" by the author making changes an... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Great places for reading: 1 of 6
People often complain that they have no time to read. Their lives are just so busy with work and family, that picking up a book for a few minutes each day is too much trouble. There are ways, however, to find time and space to read even in the busiest of lives, if you give it a little forethought and planning. And once you f... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts What love is all about: 12 of 60
As I struggle to start this piece of writing, I'm already wondering if I have taken on too much. How can anyone possibly give a definition of what love is all about? Something that is so intangible and different to each person who experiences it? I can tell you what love is not; that's fairly simple. It is not one of the 5 s... More..
Arts & Humanities > History Mysteries Myths & legends of Cornwall and beyond: 1 of 5
At the far south west tip of England, bordered on all but a few miles with sea and river, sits the sometimes desolate and always dramatic county of Cornwall. It has it's own language, rescued from extinction some 20 years ago and now taught in schools across the county, and numerous myths and legends associated with kings, t... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Authors Biography: Thomas Hardy: 3 of 12
"The petty done, the undone vast!" So wrote Thomas Hardy in the original general preface to the Wessex Version of 'Jude The Obscure' in 1911. Hardy was his own worst critic throughout his life, despite moderate success of his novels and poetry. He would perhaps have felt less harsh if he had lived another 75 years to see the... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History The Suffragette Movement in the UK: 2 of 8
Many people only associate the Suffragette movement in the UK with equality for women. It is less well known that the beginnings of the movement were rooted in equality for a much wider group of the population; young men, women and ethnic minorities. The term Suffragette was first used by the English daily newspaper the Dail... More..