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Why You Should Write a Personal Diary

2008-11-21T07:58:00.001-08:00

Diaries have got to be one of the most powerful forms of text ever created. Every major change in human history has been personally documented in someone's diary. From Anne Frank and her time evading Nazi's to Lewis Carroll's lost diary pages and hidden past. Diaries hold the answers to some of life's most asked questions, they hold our most personal secrets and darkest fantasies. Yet so many of

Halloween Charms

2008-07-27T22:59:00.000-07:00

Bats on Moon Italian CharmThis is wonderful addition to your Halloween thematic bracelet. This marvelous charm looks very colorful and is going to be your favorite item. Bats are painted in black and gold enamel over big yellow moon. Spotless and quality stainless steel charm is great base for this amazing charm.Crazed Pumpkin Laser CharmAhhh! It's the attack of the crazy pumpkin head! Oh..

Interpreting Literature - A Myth and a Reality

2008-07-13T23:26:00.000-07:00

G.D. Barche. Interpreting Literature: A Myth and a Reality.(Bareilly: Prakash Book Depot, 2008).Pages 197, Price Rs. 175/-.ISBN 978-81-7977-269-0Interpreting a text is a knotty affair, from impressionistic, didactic, moralistic, humanistic or spiritualistic to mythic, modernist, structuralist, postmodernist, diasporic, pragmatic, etc. G.D. Barche is aware of the pitfalls of various critical

Marriage Cheating Signs

2008-07-12T23:24:00.000-07:00

Through my research on marriage cheating signs, I found that the best instructions on how to see if your spouse is a potential cheater is in the book "BEATING CHEATING". I have looked at over 20 different books and I chose to advertise this one because it is by far the most DESCRIPTIVE and EASY to follow. After you read this book, all the blurry signs of cheating will become quickly transparent.

What If Your Dreams Came True?

2008-05-23T23:27:00.000-07:00

I recently read a very interesting book called Courageous Dreaming by psychologist and shaman Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D. Courageous dreaming is "choosing to create a new and better reality right now instead of waiting for your life to get better."Villoldo posits that you need to get really clear about what your inner reality is, because if you aren't consciously creating your own reality (courageous

"Winter Blossoms" by Mamata Misra

2008-01-27T23:22:00.000-08:00

"Winter Blossoms" is a collection of poems depicting the inequity faced by women who are caught in a cross-cultural journey. These women are destined by society to experience the complexities of indignity, hostility, and domination. Mamata Misra has captured a yearning for change, and a call for understanding. In a courageous bold voice she uses her poetry to speak loudly with a message of hope

What is Normal

2007-12-17T03:10:00.000-08:00

What is Normal when it comes to mental health? This is an age old debate that will most likely never truly be settled. What is 'normal' behavior to some may be totally 'abnormal' to others. At one time or another, everybody on earth wonders if they are 'normal.' Someone once said that if you have to ask, you probably are – simply because wondering if you are is in fact so very normal!But how can

Why Men Cheat: Why Bad Men Cheat and Good Men Don't

2007-07-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

One of the most painful experiences one undergoes in life is discovering your boyfriend or husband is a cheating man. It becomes even more painful if you strongly care about, or deeply love, him. Why men cheat is a question that demands a deep and introspective research and before we start we have to clarify what we really mean by cheating. Cheating to some people may be simple glances at a good

Learn a Lesson from the Flowers

2007-07-14T08:48:00.000-07:00

Do you ever wish your life could change? It can.Wanting it to change is the first step.Learn a lesson from the flowersTaking action, moving in the direction of your dreams, is where real change begins.Look at the image above. Watch the flowers. They open during the day and close at night. They follow the laws of the universe.Now, look at the cars in the background. Rushing around 24-7. Inside,

What is Plagiarism?

2007-04-05T13:47:00.000-07:00

According to Wikipedia, plagiarism is “…the use of another person’s work… for personal advantage without proper acknowledgment of the original work with the intention of passing it off as your own.” Plagiarism is cheating, a fraud which is as unacceptable as stealing and lying. As such, it can carry a heavy penalty when a perpetrator is found to have plagiarized another person’s work. In many

How to Write a Successful Application Essay

2007-03-20T13:58:00.000-07:00

So you are now ready to join the college. But getting admission into the college of your choice won’t be that easy, as more and more pupils are applying for the limited slots every academic year. You are now facing the challenge of writing the most successful application essay for the eyes of admission officers; who would also be judging the essays of all the other applicants, probably with the

Why can't you find a Literary Agent?

2006-02-14T13:43:00.000-08:00

A literary agent represents writers along with their written works to publishers and film producers and helps the offer along with negotiations. Literary agents usually act for authors, scriptwriters as well as major non-fiction authors. They are paid a arranged percentage (ten to twenty percent; fifteen percent is normal) of the monies they sign over on behalf of their clients.Authors frequently

Poetry in a Nutshell

2005-12-25T13:42:00.000-08:00

Poetry is more than just rhyming and prose that is in meters and verse. It is an art form. It is something that can not be judged by its cover and can not be critisized to the point where it just "sucks." Poetry is about expression. Poetry expresses the way we feel on a certain subject through imagery and other senses. It helps us deal with our daily problems, be it good or bad.The emotion which

Inspiring the Poet in You!

2005-04-02T13:38:00.000-08:00

Poems. Just the mention of them makes me smile. Why? Simple. I delight in writing and reading poetry.Some tend to think that to be a poet is not easy and that it must be those deep thinkers who can write poems.Actually all of us can be poets if we have creativity. After all poems are creations of our minds and our experiences.If you are still clueless and you think that you can never write a

2005-03-21T16:31:00.000-08:00

2005-03-10T16:36:00.000-08:00

Bob Holman and Margery Snyder have started a blog listing at the About.com poetry page they curate.