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Is Censorship a Dirty Word

On the shelves of the children's section of your local library or bookstore you'll find books with characters who are child molesters, compulsive gamblers, and drug addicts. Teenagers in young adult novels have too much to drink, get pregna...

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How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy?

How Does Spellchecker make you Lazy? by: David Parton It's a crime what laziness can do. That's the downside of automation and software tools. People get lazy. Don't get me wrong, I love technology and I depend on Spell-checking s...

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Realism

Realism by: Samir K. Dash ;Realism' I In William Dean Howells' words, Realism is ; the truthful treatment of material'. But to the question ;what is truth', philosophy gives not only different answers, but also different k...

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Like A Painter And His Brush

Let me love you like a painter and his brushPainting up your beautiful face with a blushFrom the words of my lip and a red colourLet me love you like a painter and his brushPainting up your dull moods not in a rushSacrificially showing you that I lov...

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Cases Involving Defective Products

Each year, millions of people are being harmed by defective products. A defective product is a product that causes injury or harm to a person. A product may be considered to be defective for many different reasons such as design defect, failure to wa...

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Voices in Your Head

Voices in Your Head by: Mike Foley Are you struggling with your story’s dialogue? If so, you’re not alone. Dialogue is tough for many writers. Fortunately, by learning to listen, you can make your fictional dialogue much stronger. So let’s...

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Excuse Me, Are You A Literary Agent?

I have lived in New York City my entire life. I often feel privileged to be a part of the energy and magic of this Mecca of celebrity. Under the semi privileged dome of my existence, I encounter the rich and famous at every turn. When I was a teenage...

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How to Win a Russian Woman with Words

Someone really ought to write The American Man's Guidebook to Avoid Infuriating a Russian Woman during Correspondence because there are certainly enough American men out there looking for a Russian companion who want to make a good impression, b...

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How To Use The Flesch Grade Level Readability Formula To Write For Your Audience

Flesch Grade Level Readability Formula improves upon the Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula. Rudolph Flesch, an author, writing consultant, and the supporter of Plain English Movement, is the co-author of this formula along with John P. Kincaid....

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Slow Pokes: Short Story On The Changing World Of Writing

Slow Pokes: Short Story On The Changing World Of Writing by: Jesse S. Somer “No one will ever know who I am, I’m a nobody-writer from nowhere… I’ve had a thousand rejections from all the major publishers. It seems my destiny is never to ...

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