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Understanding Scholarly Sources and How to Evaluate Them
This article clarifies the definition and importance of scholarly sources in academic writing. It distinguishes them from popular sources, highlights their characteristics, including peer review, and introduces the CRAAP Test for evaluating source credibility. Understanding and utilizing scholarly sources helps students engage with reliable information and develop their research skills.
Suspense and Psychological Depth: How Literature Pulls Us Inside the Human Mind
The article explores how suspense and psychological depth enhance literary works, drawing on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” as examples. It emphasizes the significance of internal conflict and emotional resonance, encouraging readers to analyze literature beyond plot. Such techniques reveal deeper human experiences, fostering active engagement.
Growing Up the Hard Way: Two Stories About Coming of Age
Coming of age is one of the oldest and most relatable themes in literature. Everyone has to grow up, but the process rarely looks the same for any two people. Sometimes the transition from adolescence to adulthood is slow and subtle, a gradual accumulation of responsibility and understanding. Other times, it is sharp, sudden and…
Love, Desire, and Relationships in Literature
Literature explores love’s complexity, revealing how it evolves through time and culture. Works like Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 idealize love, presenting it as eternal, while Joyce’s Araby illustrates disillusionment through a young boy’s obsessive crush, reflecting how desire can distort reality. Different genres shape these expressions, deepening our understanding of love.
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