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noughts and crosses is a book written by Malorie Blackman. It is about a friendship between Sephy hadley, a cross and daughter of important cross, and Callum McGregor, a nought. This novel describes an alternative histoiry where humans evolved while Pangae was still intact. Without the barriers to exchange of domesticable animals, among other factors,…

All in history, the women have been discriminated since they are the weaker sex and this ha led to the society relating to them negative. This is not exceptional in the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The novel displays the role of every woman character and her role as a woman…

Back when I was preparing the Collected Letters volumes for the REH Foundation, I was in fairly regular contact with Glenn Lord. Besides pestering him for copies of Howard’s letters, I was also after issues of The Junto, the amateur press/Lone Scout paper that Howard contributed to from 1928 to 1930. In one of his…

St Scholastica’s is a fine College with an exceptional tradition of developing the whole person academically, personally, spiritually and socially. It is a modern Institution, but one with a proud history. That means that the College learns from its past, understands the present, and continually adapts to meet the challenges of the future. One role…

What do you make when you read a book so watch the film on it? Make you watch it to acquire the image of the narrative or make you watch it to compare the two? When reading a narrative so watching a film you need to watch out for the similarities and differences between the…

The Swordsmanship of Robert E. Howard Just as in medieval times most men carried swords but the majority were neither duelists nor skilled fencers. (CL2.103) Given Robert E. Howard’s lack of access to fencing instructors (CL3.242), never having entered the military or other occupation where he could receive weapons training, and the general absence of…

Troy brings his illegitimate baby, Raynell home for the first time at the beginning of the Act Two, Scene Three. Troy sits with his motherless baby on a porch where he once was wanted, but now sitting where he is not wanted. Then, Troy starts singing, “Please Mr. Engineer, let a man ride the line….

Lois Lowry is renowned for her dystopian novels for young adults, including ‘The Giver’ and its companion novel, ‘Gathering Blue’. In ‘The Giver’, the protagonist Jonas challenges the notion of a supposedly ‘perfect’ society held by his people. Similarly, ‘Gathering Blue’ follows the story of Kira, an orphan with disabilities, who also questions her society…

Benjamin Banneker, was a well-educated man and the son of former slaves, writes in his letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1791 that slavery is against the foundations that the country based upon itself upon. Banneker supports his argument by recalling texts and moments of history that was crucial to the foundation of America and the…

At a young age, I was taught the value of the dollar. When it comes to money I am a saver. I have always tried to save every penny, and when I had a little extra I would treat myself to something I had been wanting. I always tell myself, “Save your money, you never…