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Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Most famous English poets: 1 of 16
Romanticism is not about love or romance, it is a system of attributes relating to poetic and artistic practice from the late 18th century to the 1830's. In fact the romantic era cannot be pin pointed to a particular century. Instead it is said that Romanticism started around 1789, when the French Revolution had begun, and en... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language English as a global language, a good or bad thing?: 2 of 25
In Crystal's chapter entitled "The English Language Today" the range of English speakers is explored. According to Crystal the amount of English speakers whose English is their mother-tongue has increased from around 6 million at around 1558, to around 300 million as it stands today. The estimate of people who use English as ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Understanding what science fiction really is: 2 of 20
Any discussion of science fiction must necessarily begin with some agreement about the term itself. At fist glance, SF might appear to invite a self-evident definition, as detective fiction is fiction about detectives and the art of solving crimes. Yet this is not the case, as is proved by the innumerable attempts that have b... More..
Education > Early Childhood Ed Children's ability to learn language: 3 of 15
Language acquisition is a substantial achievement and there are several theories surrounding the issue. Clearly, language must have a biological basis. Firstly, language is species specific. Despite extensive and numerous attempts at teaching chimpanzees to use language via sign language, none has ever advanced beyond the rud... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Do women really talk more than men?: 1 of 4
A typical stereotype in language is that women talk too much. In fact, according to the Daily Mail "[they] talk three times as much as men". (Daily Mail: Nov 2006). This is a highly controversial topic and research has only begun since the 1970's. There are several key questions that are being asked in regards to women, men a... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres The relevance of gender in the cyborg body in science fiction: 1 of 3
Science fiction has often been described by critics as a dominantly masculine genre. Given its fundamental concern with science and technology, with the sort of controlling concepts and technologies that feminist criticism has usually linked to the dominating structures of a patriarchal culture and often taking the distinctly... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Book reviews: Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte: 6 of 17
As a bildungsroman, Jane Eyre follows the journey of its heroine's development from youth to intellectual maturity. As the novel progresses the theme of religion is one that takes a strong hold on Jane herself. In order to analyse the question, one must differentiate between Paganism and Christianity. The simple difference is... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Dreams & goals: 40 of 98
I originally thought that a dream was different to a goal. That they were separate. It was not until I realised my dream was actually possible, that I made it my goal. I also thought that a person could only have one big one. A big dream, nothing like winning the lottery, or a making a thousand pounds in an instant by online ... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language The English language: Limits, perplexities, and growth: 7 of 14
In order to understand the concept of International English it is essential to determine how English has spread across the globe. English Language started to spread during the 16th century. This colonial activity produced three types of English. Type 1, is where colonial activity replaced pre-colonial population, making Engli... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Book reviews: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, by John Boyne: 3 of 6
I had never watched the film or read the book until I started my teacher training and was asked if I could teach the module on this text. I was a little bit wary as this is the type of text that would have me sobbing in front of a class of 30. It did have me sobbing but I was also extremely surprised to find that the group o... More..