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When the name “Robin Hood” is mentioned, most people will instantly think of the cliche hackneyed phrase “the outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor”. No one ever knew if he was real or not, but there are plausible proofs of his existence, and his story was retold through tales materialized…

One day a man named Bill was stranded on an island. It all started when he was taking a cruise to get his mind off work. “Boy is I tired,” said bill. One night Bill was watching the game with his friends and mistakenly got drunk. Bill fell out not knowing that he was at…

Related literature Oregano Oregano (Scientific name: Origanum vulgare) is also known as Wild Marjoram, Mountain Mint, Origanum, Wintersweet and Winter Marjoram. This erectly spreading plant has strong aromatic characteristics, with leaves and stems that are fleshy. The leaves of oregano are heart-shaped, with toothed edges, and which, grow for up to 9 meters in length….

All Fur is a 19th century German tale written by the Brothers Grimm. The tale deals with incest and how a young lady can escape an abusive father. When the King’s wife dies it becomes imperative that he was to marry again. However, he would not settle on any woman unless she was as beautiful…

In the book, “Shooting Star” by Fredrick McKissack, Jomo is influence by his fellow teammates to take performance enhancing drugs after being told his whole life he just wasn’t big enough. Unlike Jomo, his best friend, Jayson didn’t need steroids or any other type of drugs, he was pure talent. Like Jomo, kids around the…

As I continue To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, new characters was introduced and the story gets more interesting. As chapter ten begins, Scout feels slightly ashamed of her father, because it seems like he doesn’t do anything remarkable. Atticus warns Scout and Jem that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, “Mockingbirds…

Acquainted with the Night The poem “Acquainted with the Night” was written by Robert Frost and was published in 1928. Robert Frost’s poetry is able to paint images in our mind with his diction, using symbolisms that can be interpreted many different ways. We get glimpses of every day scenes featuring every day people. We…

Inclusion, not exclusion, is the key to survival. What does this mean? To say the least, the definition is clearly stated in The Power of One, as well as Richard Wrights Black Boy. Actually, both these works resemble each other by both having many types of isolation. Initially, P.K. in The Power of One and…

BOUNDARIES When one hears the word boundary, what comes to mind is something in the form of a fence, or a demarcation line.  Cloud H and Townsend had the same in mind, but not in terms of physical property or physical fence but a demarcation line in relation to relationships or the drawing line in…

Summary In “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics,” James Paul Gee attempts to explain “a way of talking about literacy” and “literacy studies.” He describes how a Discourse is not the same as discourse, details the different types of Discourses, and introduces several new terms to strengthen his argument. Gee’s overall claims, in his own words, is…