Articles for category: CREATIVE WRITING

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The 10 Best Things About Al Bundy

Al Bundy was a crude, no-nonsense, master of satire. A Midwesterner well aware of the negatives in life, and able to spotlight them with entertaining delivery. From the retro hit show, “Married With Children,” here are 10 “Instances of Al.” 1. The fact that he’s a “deep seat diver.” Find an episode where Al Bundy ...

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Plot Development Tips for Your Fiction

You have more than likely read a story so intriguing you could not put the book down until you finished it. What was the compelling feature about the story that kept you reading? Often readers are drawn to finish a story because of the plot, the events and actions which occur from the beginning to ...

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Bram Stoker: The Life of a Irish Gothic Novelist

Bram (Abraham) Stoker was born in Dublin in 1847. He was the son of a civil servant, and later followed reluctantly in his father’s footsteps, becoming a clerk at Dublin Castle. Unhappy with his menial job, he pursued a career in writing, starting with the publication of The Chain of Destiny which appeared in four ...

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Life’s Masquerade: A Shakespearean Sonnet

My old and deceitful, murderous friend, How many different masks do you wear? Your torturous lies must come to an end, The staggering weight of this cross I bear. Innocent we were at times in our youth, Our innocent virtues ever so pure, Age has corrupted the ultimate truth, A pain we have to forever ...

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William Shakespeare – Greatest Poet of All Time

Early History William Shakespeare, English playwright, actor and poet, was baptized April 26, 1564 and died 1616 at aged 52. Though, he attended grammar school and most probably high school, he did not attend college. The school was known as the “King’s New School,” a free school chartered in 1553 in Stratford, England. Today, it ...

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Life’s Trials: An Inspirational Poem

Yesterday I made mistakes Today I learned from them Tomorrow I will apply these lessons learned Next week I’ll be wiser By next year, I’ll be able to look back and smile at how far I have come Tribulation is merely an opportunity for testimony It is an opportunity to put the devil to shame ...

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Justice in the Old and New Testament

Justice is shown throughout the world today when people commit crimes and are sent to jail or ordered to pay a fine or when other acts that are seen as immoral are committed. The same things occurred during Biblical times; there were just different types of outcomes. Justice in today’s times refers to lawfulness, righteousness, ...

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Top 8 Spanish 21 Gambling Tips

When people go to a casino they only have one thing on their minds. WIN! The only way you can win at the casino is if you beat the casino but unfortunately a casino is not designed for you to win. The odds of you winning big at the casino depends on four things; what ...