Articles written by Karen Murdarasi
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Working With Direct Speech and Quotations
Fitting dialogue into stories and interviews, and quotes into essays and articles, requires specialist knowledge of punctuation. Here are the basics.
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How to Improve Your Written English
Many people are let down by their English. Sometimes you know how something is said, but not how it should be written. Here are some tips to help avoid common errors.
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How to Improve Your English
Many people are let down by their written English. When should you use an apostrophe, and where should you put it? Avoid mistakes by learning a few simple rules.
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How to Improve Your Grammar
Many people are let down by their written English. What's the difference between "your" and "you're", "its" and "it's"? Avoid mistakes by learning a few simple rules.
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Deontology and Consquentialism
Consequentialism and deontology are the two most important ethical theories, but their ways of deciding what is right are very different.
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How to Polish Your Shoes
Learning to polish your shoes will not only make you look smarter, it will extend the life of leather footwear.
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How to Clean a Bathroom
Cleaning the toilet has a terrible reputation as a nasty job, but cleaning the bathroom doesn't have to be an ordeal if you know what you are doing.
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Scottish Hogmanay Traditions
Hogmanay, or New Year, is as big a celebration as Christmas in Scotland, with its own traditions designed to bring good luck in the coming year.
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Survive the Credit Crunch
The world is tightening its belt. Spending for the sake of it is out. Here are some things you can do to reduce costs without sacrificing your lifestyle.
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Mistakes to Avoid when Buying Christmas Presents
The pressure of the season can get to all of us and lead to some embarrassingly awful gift-giving. Here are some of the classic mistakes to avoid.
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Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The novel Gone With The Wind is sometimes forgotten because of the famous film, but there is much more to this classic than just romance.
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How to Do Well in a Job Interview
A job interview can be a nerve wracking experience, but a bit of preparation and a few simple techniques can make it less painful and more rewarding.
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Scylla and Charybdis
The expression "between Scylla and Charybdis" means to be caught between two opposing dangers. The Greek myth behind the expression explains why.
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How to Wrap a Present
However thoughtful and well-chosen the gift, the first impression is always going to be made by the outside appearance - the wrapping. Make it a good one!
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Dick Turpin the Highwayman
Dick Turpin was the most famous highwayman who ever lived. Finally captured in York in 1739, a fluke brought about his conviction.
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Shared Ownership as a Home Ownership Option
It's more and more difficult for first-time buyers to get onto the housing ladder. Shared Ownership is one arrangement that can help.
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Guide to Mystery Shopping
Getting paid to shop sounds like a dream come true for many people, but is that all there is to mystery shopping, and is it for you?
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Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
In 1776 a book which was to shake up the way the world thought about money was written by a shy Scottish professor of Moral Philosophy.
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The Life of Adam Smith
A shy professor of Moral Philosophy was the unlikely figure who formulated a whole new way of thinking about wealth.
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Devil May Care
Written to celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth, Devil May Care is an exciting addition to the Bond canon.
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Review of The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
This "page-turner with brains" (Daily Mail) is an unusual murder mystery, because at its core it has an updated version of Dracula.
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The Theory of Determinism
Determinism states that, due to the laws of cause and effect, all future events are predetermined, including human decisions, and there is no such thing as free will.
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A Guide to Laser Eye Surgery
Sight correction by laser eye surgery has become safer and more popular in recent years. Strict aftercare is required, but the results are liberating.
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Lost and Lord of the Flies
Heroes vying for power, mysterious threats, the prospect of being trapped forever on a tropical island - this description could apply equally to Lost or Lord of the Flies
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Visiting Icmeler in Southern Turkey
Situated on the south coast of Turkey near Marmaris and close to Bodrum (Halicarnassus), Içmeler is a lively village geared towards the European package holiday market.
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Main Characters in Macbeth
Over-ambitious Macbeth, still more ambitious Lady Macbeth, suspicious but indecisive Banquo and passionate Macduff are four of the most important characters in Macbeth.
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Metaphors in Macbeth
Metaphors of light and darkness, and of clothes which do not fit, are used in Macbeth to illustrate important themes such as evil and dishonest gain.
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Aristotle's Golden Mean
The theory of the mean, which states that virtue is a point between two vices, is still influential in moral philosophy today.
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Blood River by Tim Butcher
Short-listed for the 2008 British Book Awards, this account of a near-impossible journey down the Congo River makes gripping and disturbing reading.
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Themes in Frankenstein
Too often dismissed as a mere horror novel, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein examines many themes including slavery, imprisonment and the danger of the pursuit of knowledge.
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution changed the way people lived and worked in the nineteenth century, causing the rise of modern urban living.
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Science in Industrial Revolution
The period of the Industrial Revolution, c.1780 to 1840, saw discoveries and advances in the natural sciences including the development of the first electric battery.
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The Later History of Corfu
Under the protection of Venice, the Ionian island of Corfu provided the setting for Shakespeare's The Tempest, before being conquered by Napoleon and then the British.
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The History of Corfu
Settled by the Corinthians in the eighth century BC, Corfu was important in the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, but suffered later from being on the fringes of empires.
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The Palace of Persepolis
Persepolis was one of the great Persian temple complexes until it was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.
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What Is a Housing Association?
Housing Associations in Scotland provide a place to live for those on low incomes or with special needs for care. They also help to build strong communities.
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A History of Dhofar
Dhofar is a lush tropical region in the Arabian kingdom of Oman but it was not always a part of Oman and in the 1960s tried to assert its independence in civil war.
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Advice on Vacations in Albania
Albania is a low-cost European holiday destination with many places of historical interest, great beaches and a fascinating culture to explore.
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A Background on Albania
Albania is a little-known formerly communist country in the Balkans with a unique culture and an ancient and often tragic history dating back to one thousand BC.
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Cyrus the Great
A quick history of Cyrus the Great, a man of mysterious background who conquered many Near Eastern kingdoms to form the Persian Empire, sent the Jews home from captivity
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