A Practical and Invaluable Guide to Clear and Precise Diction for Writers, Speakers, Students, Business and Professional Men. Book Excerpt Among the errors, one stands out as the most common, and it is the most difficult to correct when ensuring their proper usage style, consistency, and conciseness. A textbook for use in text-based studies without … Read more
a comprehensive approach in analyzing multiple aspects, an oral exercise, and four appendices that are independently related to four grammatical sections. “A historical and critical role; fully structured and extensively illustrated; unsuitability for revision and parsing, examples of parsing, examination questions, writing practice, supervision for advanced students, principles and evidence for resolving controversial points, and … Read more
Three separate storylines have been combined using a storyteller’s method to reveal the discovery of a message left behind by a departed relative. It compiles the whole truth and the ominous ramifications of the data it contains. The final words of the narrator are, “The most compassionate thing in the world, I believe, is the … Read more
Book Excerpt “NIZE: The possible uses of this kind are of interest to a Japanese research team. The first group is responsible for Hiroshima, the second for Nagasaki, and the third is in charge of protecting everyday Japanese activity by safeguarding nuclear weapons-related information. In order to protect them from any potential radioactive consequences, it … Read more
Book Excerpt returning to full health. Aging may provide early warning signs of possible political problems. For instance, instability might result from a population boom among young adults. Agricultural Products: The key crops and commodities are listed in order of importance in this category. Airport: This article lists all airfields or airports that have received … Read more
In addition to the regular information updates, The World Factbook 2008 features several new additions. In the Geography category, two new fields focus on the increasingly vital resource of water: “Total renewable water resources” and “Freshwater withdrawal.” Book Excerpt estimation, which changes the relative configuration of various economies globally. The primary faiths referenced in Facebook’s … Read more
In Austen’s best comedy set in the 1800s, the lively and witty Elizabeth Bennet and the restrained Mr. Darcy interact with early misunderstandings (and mutual enlightenment) in the middle of a genteel village society. Book Excerpt We’ve had the most wonderful evening, Elizabeth remarked as she entered the space. Nothing could compare, Jane, if only … Read more
Ligeia! Ligeia! My beautiful one, Whose harshest idea Will to melody run, Say, is it thy will, On the breezes to toss, Or, capriciously still, Like the lone albatross, Incumbent on night, As she on the air, To keep watch with delight On the harmony there? Book Excerpt “Explore the mysteries of the human mind; … Read more
The sole book written by Emily Bronte, this tale of Catherine and Heathcliff shows the depth of their love for one another and how that deep passion finally kills them both, forcing Heathcliff to withdraw from society and slide into vice. English literary experts consider Wuthering Heights to be a masterpiece. It was first published … Read more
When a straightforward young Englishman accompanies a customer to Transylvania and encounters the mysterious Count Dracula, the most well-known vampire tale in history starts. When Dracula reveals his actual self, he takes a ship towards England, where dreadful things start to happen to the inhabitants of London…. Book Excerpt The snow-covered top of the big … Read more