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Style & Beauty > Acne & Blemish Acne treatment: How to prevent and treat acne: 3 of 19

Acne is debilitating and destroys self confidence among many teens and adults. The truth is, for many of us its natural, its in our genes. Although it sounds really harsh you have to accept it, but there are brilliant remedies to avoid, cure, remove acne and make your skin look so much better and to make you 'look normal'. H...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Futuristic tales: 13 of 36

Justice Rain began to erupt from the invisible clouds high above London in the charcoal sky. The acidic drops bubbled as they hit the pavement, boiling like a thick treacle. A human stumbled along the street, his head swinging from side to side like a swaying lantern. The sound of a gunshot was still prickling in his ears as...
Arts & Humanities > Classical Lit & Mythology Aesop's Fable: The Dog and the Shadow: 1 of 2

The Greek Aesop is famed for his stories, or fables, each one expressing a very important moral. I have always found Aesop's fables magnificent little tales, the use of animals makes them relevant for anyone, especially children, of whom morals and messages are the most important. 'The dog and the Shadow' is a simple fable b...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fire: 75 of 127

The fire burning gently Is a Goddess In golden robes. We watch her elemental dance Of brilliant colour And beauty. The fear that she creates With her burning temper, Belching ash, smoke, sparks… Conceals her magnificence. Her divinity; A timid friend of Ferocious emotion. A spiritual spectrum With a calming crackle an...
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Poetry analysis: Sonnet 27, by William Shakespeare: 3 of 5

As we all know, Mr. Shakespeare was a very clever chap, with a total of 154 sonnets to his name and a full scroll of magnificent plays. A sonnet is easily translated to mean "little song", and Sonnet 27 happens to be a little song about that often difficult stage where one tries to get to sleep. To easy sleepers Insomnia may...
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History What made the Trojan Horse such a success: 2 of 3

The Trojan horse, as we know, has been a story told over hundreds of years; a contraption which led to the fall of the City of Troy, found in modern Turkey. The Trojan horse was successful in many ways. It was designed by the Greek, Odysseus (Ulysses/ Ulixes) who knew that the walls were too strong to be taken by force,...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life is . . .: 160 of 196

A new beginning is a fresh start, The source of a journey: a fresh life. Spring rain splashes, brings expectation and hope. One fluid existence commences and grows, as it races through forests, woods, fields rock stone, prospects... Danger You meander through difficulties, problems, love, loss and, discovery of new waters, f...
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Comparisons: Aeneas and Achilles: 2 of 2

Aeneas from Virgil's Aeneid and Achilles from Homer's Iliad are very similar heroes but have portrayals that make them completely different epic heroes. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas flees with his father Anchises, his son Ascanius and a number of Trojan exiles. Aeneas is a new hero: he has characteristics that make him piu...