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I am on my third career aged 36 and that is, freelance journalism. I worked in finance for five years, as a teacher for five years, and now this. Whilst teaching split shifts in Korea, I had so much spare time during the middle of the day (say like a 7-hour

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Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs How to get a job teaching ESL: 1 of 13
EASY AS PI! Openings are everywhere to teach from Kindergarten up to University and private to professionals.English is THE global language and does not belong to England anymore. Everyone needs it and everywhere wants it.ENTRY LEVELIf you have no degree or teaching certificates go to the country of your choice as a backpacke... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Best Shakespeare plays: 2 of 19
TRAGEDIES, HISTORIES & ROMANTIC COMEDIES are the three debatable Shakespearean genres. My criteria for FINEST is simply how often they have been performed by the RSC.~ HAMLET ~This play was released soon after the opening of the Globe Theatre. During Shakespeare's lifetime, it was one of his most popular works and it stil... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Literary analysis: The Tempest, by William Shakespeare: 1 of 6
"King Kong is Caliban on Skull Island when a Storm much like a Tornado or Tempest Strikes!" ANON, Daily Hurricane, (April 23 1623).Symbols are the objects, characters, figures or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts in a piece of work. I have chosen the severe TEMPEST storm itself to analyze, other anecdotes, p... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Literary analysis: On considering who is responsible for the death of King Duncan in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': 2 of 9
Duncan, King of Scotland was actually crowned in 1034 AD and ruled for 6 years. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, there are a number of characters who could be held accountable, and liable for his murder! Shakespeare has Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane Hill, Perthshire in central Scotland, just south of the Highlands where there are ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: Sonnet 18, by William Shakespeare: 1 of 4
William Shakespeare composed one of the largest sonnet sequences of his period - 154 poems - and he famously mocked love poetry and sonnets in his plays!Shakespeare made the beloved young man's beauty his focus in the first 126 sonnets. According to Katherine Duncan-Jones, this breaks away from 200 years of convention, namely... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) How does the health of a river affect the vitality of a region?: 9 of 34

"The course of true love never did run smooth"Shakespeare apparently compares romance to a river in A Midsummer Nights Dream.Essentially, we are concerned here with the world's most important resource, WATER. A river is a natural stream of water of considerable volume and clean water is a key factor in every ecosystem.The Riv... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Literary analysis: Dominant themes in Shakespeare's Macbeth: 5 of 15
There are 3 MAIN themes in the "Scottish Play," so called because superstition says you invite disaster by using the play's real name inside a theatre!The Tragedy of Macbeth is a tale of warriors, witches and witchcraft, bloodshed and murder. It begins with thunder and lightening.CORRUPTIONMacbeth had desire for power and adv... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Driver safety: Winter driving tips: 5 of 15
Bad weather, low visibility and poor road conditions equate to a higher risk of accidents and increase in breakdowns, which are not helped by dark, freezing, foggy, icy, wintry conditions.According to GEM Motoring Assist UK drivers are largely unprepared for winter. In England, an ice scraper or some windshield de-icer is mos... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Literary analysis: Major characters in The Tempest, by William Shakespeare: 1 of 3
Plotters Prepare Plan of assassination against Prospero the Protagonist who has Power in this Play but Petty Punishment and a Promise broken means "P" is not a Pleasant Person - or at least to begin with!PROSPERO, the usurped Duke of Milan, MIRANDA his daughter and CALIBAN, the native king of the island who becomes Prospero's... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Alfred Hitchcock: 1 of 3
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE was conveniently born on Friday 13 August 1899 in London. He appropriately grew up in the East End; stamping ground for the infamous Jack the Ripper and the Krays.The most famous story about his childhood is when he was once sent by his father to the local police station with a note asking the ... More..