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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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Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Best children's books: 1 of 36

Growing up and reading go hand in hand. Bedtime stories and fairy tales are part of every childhood. Having the story read to you then learning to read yourself, children's literature is for all – adults and academics alike. My favourite three children's books were BEST at different points in my childhood. The Tales of...
Autos > Driving & Safety Driver safety: Winter driving tips: 1 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 m...
Arts & Humanities > History (Other) The importance of food in understanding history: 1 of 14

Bread is our most IMPORTANT food with the nutritional value in wheat and flour; though the sale of white bread used to be banned. It is significant to our HISTORY because it transcends the boundaries of economics, religion and geography. Bread wheat originated in Persia and spread to Europe, China and India. The earlies...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Doubt and certainty in epistemology: 1 of 12

Most of our knowledge of the external world comes from our senses. Epistemology is the search for knowledge, so how far can we rely on our senses? As with all of philosophy there is an element of doubt in everything we think we are certain of. So for example, what is the precise relationship between what I think I can see an...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Understanding the concepts 'mind' and 'brain': 1 of 12

The Philosophy of the Mind is quite closely related to psychology though there are no scientific experiments on human behaviour - just analysis of our concepts. Psychology itself evolved from the Philosophy of the Mind and it is this branch of philosophy with which we are dealing with here. Is the mind distinct from our body...
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Biography: A. A. Milne: 1 of 11

Alan Alexander Milne was a playwright before Pooh overshadowed everything he had already done and he adapted The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Graham to the stage as Toad of Toad Hall. A mathematician at Cambridge and taught by HG Wells at high school, AA Milne worked on the student magazine Granta, became assistant ...
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs How to get a job teaching ESL: 1 of 9

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 LEVEL If you have no degree or teaching certificates go to the country of your choice as a backp...
Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Important artists in European history: 1 of 9

The canon of art history would probably include da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael as the most important artists in Europe; after-all they were the main players in High Renaissance. However, is the world of art not a little prejudice against women? None of these recognised artist are female so does this mean that feminism in...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Philosophy: 4 of 34

What is philosophy? What Plato did, to 'love wisdom' which is the Greek translation, or to argue coherently? Well, it is more than that because it is an activity and a framework for thinking in a logical manner. Philosophy is reason and argument and an analysis of concepts and ideas. Beginning in Ancient Greece and...
Arts & Humanities > British Authors Biography: Jane Austen: 1 of 8

Jane Austen was one of eight children born to an English clergyman in 1775 and Anne Hathaway played Austen in the 2007 film Becoming Jane. Romantic fiction set among the gentry, the work of Jane Austen highlights women’s dependence on marriage for social hierarchy. Largely taught at home and self studied, Jane was from...