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How to Find Out If a Book Is OK to Read?
You can't judge a book by its cover. Without knowing every detail about the contents of a book, it's hard to know if its content is safe for your child to read. Knowing what material you'd like your children to read, and at what age, is unique to every parent. Many parents don't want their children
A POST COLONIAL READING OF NGUGI WA THIONG'O'S "THE BLACK HERMIT"
Africa like many other continents, at one time or the other had been subjects to white imperalists.This article intends to present Ngugi Wa Thiong'o as a Post Colonial writer in his play 'The Black He
How to Write an Outline for a Novel
Some writers do it and swear by it. Other writers consider it a bane to their spontaneity. Outlining a novel is organizing the plot. Your outline should consist of a summary of what the story is about and a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the events that will unfold from beginning to end. Composing a
Interior Features of a 1991 Acura Legend
Honda created the Acura brand name and began manufacturing the luxury-oriented Legend in 1986 --- the first time a Japanese manufacturer had expanded past its regular affordable vehicles to reach into another market altogether. Acura introduced the second-generation Legend in 1991;...
How to Read a W-2 to Determine Gross Income
W-2 forms contain several different types of important tax information, such as your gross income, income tax withheld and Social Security and Medicare contributions. Trying to determine your gross income from your W-2 can feel a bit overwhelming when you're looking at multiple boxes of information.
Recording Instructions for a Harman Kardon CDR 20
The Harman Kardon CDR 20 works as both a CD player and recorder for home theater systems. The unit's recording system provides a convenient way to copy your CD collection or make back-ups of data discs. The CDR 20 can burn both CD-R and CD-RW discs at audiophile grade quality. If the user follows i
How to Write a Fictional Sex Scene
Writing a fictional sex scene is about the characters, their emotions, and the events in the story. You will not find a formula that tells you how to craft the scene; it is dependent on unique elements found only in your novel. The most important aspect of a sex scene is that it fit with the story a
Types of Narrative Techniques
When a writer wishes to tell a story, he can use a number of narrative techniques to impart the story to readers. He may choose to draw upon a tremendous variety of these techniques to accomplish this goal. This article will discuss some of the more popular and commonly used narrative devices.
Five Must-Read Science Fiction Classics
If you are looking for new books to add to your reading list here are five novels that everyone should read. These novels are classics that have really pushed the boundaries for the science fiction ge
How to Write a Snapshot Poem
When most people look through an old photo album, they remember the emotions associated with the pictures. A snapshot poem attempts to recreate the same emotional responses as the pictures. Using words and meter, the author first tries to paint a vivid and descriptive picture in the reader's mind, t
The Concept And Development Of Mobile Phone IPhone
On January 9 of 2007, Apple released a compact, lightweight and handheld device iPhone,making the innovative mobile phone, widescreen iPod touch with desktop-class email, web browsing, search and map
Going From Lucky To Legendary - Jim Dale Narrates The 7 Harry Potter Audio Books
Jim Dale is the voice of Harry Potter and one of the most heard voices in the world. Let's take a look at how he got the job of performing the Harry Potter audio books.
Medieval Swords
In the middle ages, crusaders and medieval knights were the persons who made use of medieval swords as their weapons of choice. Since the Middle Ages the knight's armor and medieval swords ha
Why Do Authors Write Short Stories?
Authors who enjoy writing short stories might write them exclusively, or experiment with other types of creative writing such as poetry, novels or play writing. In order to write a good short story, the author must learn to create a main character who will compel the reader from the very beginning o
Indiaplaza Launches The Pre-Order Of Jeffrey Archer's " And Thereby Hangs A Tale" In
indiaplaza.in, India's largest online bookstore has launched Jeffrey Archer's ' And Thereby Hangs A Tale' in India. Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer&
How to Write a Vampire Romance Novel
Writing a vampire novel, especially in this day in age, requires a bit of finesse. Many people don't even know where to begin. Follow the steps below, and you will have yourself a very fine vampire romance.
How to Read Feedburner Offline
Feeds are a technology used by websites to allow users to subscribe to regular updates. FeedBurner is a website providing custom RSS feeds to bloggers, podcasters and other website owners who syndicate web content. A FeedBurner RSS feed can automatically notify a user when a new blog post or podcast
Chee Chee heads to Trinidad's Asa Wright Centre in third Caribbean Adventure Series novel by Ca
In the new book, now available on Amazon.com, Mark, Kyle, Ingrid and Mark's pet monkey Chee Chee set off for a school trip to Trinidad's Asa Wright Nature Centre excited and ready fo
Types of Meter Poetry
Meter is important to understand when reading poetry.various kinds of books image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.comThe meter of a poem determines the rhythm and speaking style of a poem. The way that the meter is named is through the poem's feet. Feet are sets of syllables with...
How to Start Writing Your Novel
Let me tell you a story about a jar and some rocks.The jar is your life. All the things you have to do (feed the dog, wash the laundry, help the kids with homework) is sand. Your dreams (if you're reading this; writing a novel) is big, smooth river rocks. If you put the sand in first, the rock