Susy Powlesland, my dear friend who passed away at the age of 90, was a pioneer in the field of education, advocating radical ideologies. Together with her husband, John, Susy established the Kirkdale school in south London during the mid-1960s. …
Month: June 2023
This week has proven to be a challenging one for me in regards to my homework. I cannot rush through conjugating my verbs just half an hour before the class starts. I admit that I have cheated and looked up …
Spring is a season of beauty with bluebells and apple blossoms, and the cuckoo’s return, but for A-level candidates, it’s the season of stress and revision. So, how can they make the best use of their time? The advice from …
Basho uses the traditional haibun to express himself beautifully in Narrow Route to the Deep North. The themes he covers include nature, faith, folklore as well as physical and mental journeys. The haibun is a short prose piece that tells …
William Wordsworth’s writing style and William Blake’s individual perspective are vastly different, even though scholars label both as “romantic poetry”. Wordsworth isn’t blind to the struggles of everyday life but he prefers to focus more on the positive. He chooses …
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is a masterful blend of social commentary and horror. It explores the human condition as it unfolds. Robert Walton is introduced in the novel, as are Victor Frankenstein. Both men are driven to glory by science. …
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Cartoon-based television shows are still a favorite among children all over the world. Nickelodeon’s television show, SpongeBob SquarePants, has consistently captured children and adults’ attention. The television show is aimed at children …
Salinger depicts the Glass family’s troubled lives in his novel Franny Zooey. This is especially true for Zooey and Franny, the youngest Glass children. The two Glass children were educated to promote religious awareness and knowledge while appearing on a …
Sigmund, the Austrian neurologist who is considered the father of psychoanalysis and founded the field, believed that the human mind could be divided into three parts: the id (unconscious), the ego (conscious) and the superego. The id is a subconscious …
Harriet Jacobs’s escape from slavery is her most famous achievement. She was born in Edenton in North Carolina in 1813. While she was a girl, she experienced sexual abuse. She managed to escape. She became a renowned author in 1861, …