If we think about some of the greatest speeches in history, we can see that there are certain devices used to push a point home. These devices give any piece of writing an impact that leaves us breathless and saying, “Wow!” They are simple and effective, if used wisely and sparingly. One or two of ...
“Salome” Although there is no biblical mention of her removing any of her clothes, it is often claimed that the origin of striptease can be attributed to Salome and the dance that is said to have seduced Herod into murdering john the Baptist: “And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, ...
Most writers prefer one or the other: fiction or non-fiction. The styles of fiction writers often differ greatly from those of non-fiction writers, and non-fiction writing is often considered “dry”, while fiction is thought to be “colorful” and “imaginative”. These two very different types of writing, however, converge in the genre of “Creative Non-Fiction”, which ...
Zami A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde, and Black Boy by Richard Wright are two texts that depict what is appears to be one of societies greatest fears in life; loneliness. Zami is a biomythography that details the confusion Lorde experiences growing up in not only a racist society that was not ...
If you are one of those people drawn to flea markets like birds to worms, keep in mind the axiom caveat emptor. If the price of something seems too good to be true, it generally is. For those of us in this hobby that is especially true of numismatic items offered without credible documentation. I ...
