“Thank you for taking the time to meet with me, and I look forward to hearing back from you on this opportunity.” As the candidate hands you an extra copy of his flawless resume and releases you from a strong, confident handshake, you take one last glance over his meticulous attire, and think “This is […]
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky – My Favorite Author
Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky is my favourite author. I like him because to me, no 19th-century author had greater psychological insight or philosophical depth or as systematically plumbed the mysteries of the human soul in the field of human Psychic and spiritualistic ideology of real life phenomena. A short Account of the Author The Russian novelist […]
Keys and Their Importance
Getting most of the press, quite a large number of articles and essays have been written about the lock when focusing on the world of the locksmith, but surprisingly not very many have been written in regards to keys. Yes a locksmith works with all types of locks and tools, hardware and other security devices […]
The Ending Plan Before Writing a Unique Article – Effective Tips for Writers of All Niches
The beginning of an article, as we have known, should be attractive enough so that the reader, having read the first sentence, can’t but go through the whole article. Readers are not only to be attracted, but “attacked” too. As with the beginning, so with the ending. But, perhaps, the ending should be more attractive. […]
The Irony of Machiavelli’s Bad Reputation, His Cunning Prince and the Irreverence of Mandragora
Niccolò Machiavelli. His name conjures everything devious, cunning, malicious and cruel. To call someone Machiavellian, or a Machiavel, is not a compliment, unless it be considered praise for unethical behaviour. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is a supreme Machiavel, quite possibly the ultimate and best-known Machiavel in dramatic literature. However, there is irony here for the […]
Five Surprising Benefits of Reading
Between work and family, it’s difficult to find any motivation to find time to sit down and read for any length of time. In fact, the average American only reads about five books in a year. With countless numbers of people reading only social media posts, text messages, and emails, the advantages of reading are […]
Effective Teaching Approaches
Teaching is face-to-face interaction between teacher and learner. There are two approaches of teaching, teacher-centered and student-centered. In teacher-centered approach, students acquire knowledge as an active participant. On the other hand, in student-centered approach, students acquire knowledge as proactive participant. An active participant is attentive only, while a proactive participant is attentive as well as […]
A Refutation of Albert Camus’ Myth of the Sisyphus
Albert Camus’: Myth of the Sisyphus is an all time philosophical and aesthetic work which emphasizes the theme of the absurd. In this essay, I would love to refute Camus’ absurd though I have great reverence and love for his writing. The grounds of refutation used are literary, metaphysical, ontological, psychological, and materialistic. What is […]
Dryden’s Definition of Drama
John Dryden is a great literary figure of his age. He saw the great plague of 1665; it drove him to Charlton in Wilt-shire where he lived for eighteen months and wrote dramatic poesy. The work is in dialogue form, consisting of four characters, discussing about drama. It was proved a popular literary form and […]
2 Items You Probably Left Out of Your Monthly Budget
First of all, I spent several years creating budgets, analyzing and amending budgets, and evaluating performance to expectations for government organizations, businesses, and non-profit organizations. A few years ago, when I started looking at personal finance issues, I was not surprised to learn that one of the first steps recommended by “experts” on how to […]