Currently in my last year of college, and ready to graduate with a degree in English and Education. More to come...
+ more bio informationA look at the facts: Pornography's effect on adolescent malesOver the past few years I have become aware of a disturbing mentality that has become more and more prevalent in our society. Sex is no longer viewed as a thing of beauty or closeness, but more as a commodity to be attained, coerced, or bartered for by any means nec... More..
The first thing to remember when you are punctuating dialogue (the speaking part of the sentence) is that there are two main parts to the sentence you'll be working with. First is the actual dialogue-> "This is far from over" (we'll get to the punctuation shortly) Second is the character or person doing the speaking-> Mozart... More..
"'Oh that,' I said, 'is what we call nadsat talk. All the teens use that, sir'" Alex (Burgess, A Clockwork Orange 167). Throughout Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange, the main character and his "droogs" speak in a new and entirely unheard of dialect (as of 1962, when the book was published). This dialect was created e... More..
How many of you readers have fallen in love with a show only to watch its quality and originality plummet over time?I remember the first time I watched the show 'Whose Line is it Anyway'. I fell in love with its quirky humor, unique layout, and interesting 'characters', but the more I watched it, the more I realized that the ... More..
Some people have called me repressive because I sometimes choose to withhold my opinion on things. Though I don't automatically voice my opinion on ever subject, I don't think that withholding or not reacting with your initial emotion is necessarily repressive. It can be beneficial if and only if you use that restraint to con... More..
I don't think that withholding or not reacting with your initial emotion is necessarily repressive. It can be beneficial if and only if you use that restraint to constructively improve your relationship, to communicate _better_ with your partner, and to work toward a solution to issues you both may be dealing with. Sometimes ... More..
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