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Literary Analysis
A Literary Analysis paper, aka Rhetorical Analysis, is a kind of sophisticated writing. For this task, the author reads another writer's text and identifies and analyzes the literary devices, emotional appeals, etc. that the first author uses in his or her...
Primary Documents
When studying history, we talk about "primary" and "secondary" documents. BOTH are useful, but different. The stem "pri-" means "first," so primary documents are what someone wrote or created using first-hand information. For example, our post about 9-11...
Happy 13!
On October 22, 2008, I taught my first English online class to two sisters in Hsinchu, Taiwan who were preparing for their SAT. Now, as we begin our 13th year helping people online, we are CELEBRATING by giving 13 free classes! We use zoom software and...
Congratulations Class of 2020!
Graduation Day is a milestone in any graduate's life. However, for many reasons, year 2020 is "one for the history books." Health, economic, and travel factors have been turned upside down for many of us, regardless of where we live in the world. Schools have...
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