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Mark TwainMark Twain’s works are some of the best I’ve ever read. I love the way hebrings you into the story, especially with the dialogue used, like in TomSawyer or Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain is my favorite dead author. Mark Twain was never “Mark Twain” at all. That was only his pen name. Hisreal name…

“The Clarities” I choose the word clarity for this OED Essay. It seemed to fit rather well and piqued my interest as well. After reading the poem, I began to wonder what different meanings there were for this word. The author could have intended a less obvious meaning for the word clarities. So I decided…

The super-genre of what collectively can be called ‘comics’ represents a cultural phenomenon which has exploded in the last fifty-plus years onto the public scene. Evolving from newspaper strip comics to superhero stories in paperback periodicals, the world of comics spread further and further into public appeal. With the publication of Art Spiegelman’s Maus, however,…

Autobigraphical IncodentI have been to a lot of fun places. I have had fun while I was there. Some of the places that I’ve been to are Hawaii, Florida (Disney World), and New York. By far, my favorite vacation was to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I was in the 6th grade. I had my…

Once upon a time, in a tropical forest far away, there lived a monkey and a zebra. The monkey was wild and wreck less , while the zebra was a busy bee perfectionist. Well, one day the monkey told a fib about how today was opposite day. The zebra thought, “well, if it is a…

Ruby Dee said it best, “The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.” This is one of my favorite inspirational quotes because of the depth of the definition of beauty. Beauty has always been determined by the physical features of an individual, and it…

factor for maintaining and keeping good health. Healthy nutrition basically is eating healthy and balanced from all the basic food groups; which consists of the dairy group, poultry group, fruit group, vegetable group and a little from the fats, oils, and sweets groups. It is also imperative to drinl an adequate amount that corresponds with…

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece, is not only one of the most famous examples of classical architecture, but also illustrates the application of the “Golden Section” in its design. And since the Parthenon is so huge in scale, it is meant to serve as a monument to the virgin goddess Athena. The structure was built…

The evolution of broadcast programming can be identified into four stages. Thefirst stage covers the debut of commercial radio in the 1920’s. At that timethe tone was considered proper, and formal. For several years radiobroadcasting emphasized classical or semi-classical music, and historical drama. Commercials were kept brief and always discreet In the second stage ofprogramming,…

Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was an important person who changed the world of science. People referred to him as a genius, and as one of the smartest people in theworld. Einstein devoted himself to solving the mysteries of the world, and hechanged the way science is looked at today. Albert Einstein was born on March 14,…