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 | | How to Develop a Better Understanding of French Literature (1100s to 1700s) | | by Dawn Michel Ryan, Aug 7, 2008 | | It is important, especially when developing as a writer, that you learn to appreciate all forms of literature. Even if you do not aspire to eventual authorship, understanding various styles and cultural aspects of literature is an enjoyable pastime. This brings the history of French literature to light. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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| |  | | A Modern Molly Bloom | | by slimkit, May 29, 2008 | | In 2004 a British newspaper asked readers to come up with a new version of Molly Bloom's famous soliloquy; the soliloquy takes up the last 56 pages of the novel Ulysses by James Joyce; there is no punctuation apart from capital letters at the beginning of paragraphs and as there is no punctuation; some of the words look strange without apostrophes and you have to figure out when the end of a sentence happens; there are some colloquial words too which should add to the fun in this, my short, modern Molly. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 8 |
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 | | Bimala | | by Lady Lazarus, Apr 15, 2008 | | In the work, The Home and the World, Tagore creates Bimala, a complex Indian woman, through her observation of her household duties and her involvement in Swadeshi, the self-help movement. Bimala is both an extension of Nikhil, her husband, and a follower of Sandip, the preacher of the self-help movement. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-what? | | by D. Lee Peffer II, Apr 15, 2008 | | A paper written about Mark Twain's book "Life on the Mississippi" and how, even though written about a river, it was interesting enough to finish. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Captain America #25: the Death of the Dream | | by Nicholas Peterson, Apr 10, 2008 | | There is a long running joke in the comic book community that no one is killed in comic books. Of course, by “no one”, they mean the heroes; the characters who we idolize throughout. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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