Articles written by Tracey Carter
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How to Organize Paragraphs in an Essay
The organization of paragraphs in an essay creates flow and can help guide readers to increased understanding and comprehension of a topic.
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Form & Function in Of the Education of Children
Michel de Montaigne wrote many essays on a variety of topics. One essay that is particularly interesting in its complexity is "Of the education of children."
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Travel in Sixteenth Century France
Evidence shows more people were traveling during the 16th century in France than in previous centuries and also that advances in the travel industry were being made.
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Online Resources for Beginning Knitters
There's a plethora of websites, blogs, video tutorials and online forums to help beginning knitters. Discover the best online resources for crafters learning how to knit.
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Review of Get Knitting! by Gina Macris
Get Knitting! by Gina Macris includes 20 pages of basic knitting instruction, 18 pages of project finishing tips, and sections on how to correct common knitting mistakes.
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Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
The Great Society was LBJ's legislative program that continued Kennedy's War on Poverty and furthered the ideas of Roosevelt's New Deal and Truman's Fair Deal.
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Defining The Sixties in America
The term "the sixties" encompasses much more than just the days from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969 in modern American history.
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Review of Rusty Monhollon's This Is America
This Is America shows the effects of the 1960s outside of the big cities and also provides an understanding of the period through the experiences and memories of many.
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Significance of Names in Shakespeare's King Lear
This article will explore the meanings, inferences, and homonyms of the names of the three main female characters in William Shakespeare's play King Lear.
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Must Watch CBS Fall Sitcoms
CBS' Monday night prime time line up (8:00pm EST to 10:00pm EST) returns with three of its staple sitcoms and one new series premiere, Accidentally On Purpose.
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Information Used for Unemployment Statistics
Newspapers, the evening news, and the Internet are full of statistics and numbers related to unemployment, but who calculates all these numbers? And how do they do it?
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Poetry Journal Prompts for Middle School
Eve Merriam's poem "How to Eat a Poem" can be the basis for several journal prompts and writing activities for sixth to eighth grade students.
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Introducing Poetry to Middle School Students
The following list of poems will show students that poetry can be fun, exciting to learn and something they can relate to.
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Does Writing Create Psychological Distress?
Did Plath's career as an author contribute to her suicide? What was the effect of New Criticism and masculine culture on a female writer of the twentieth century?
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Online & Print Submissions for Freelance Writers
Freelance writers just beginning their careers should focus their attention on submissions and queries to smaller local publications to build their earning potential.
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Essential Skills for Beginning Freelancers
Learn what skills are needed to develop a writing hobby into a paid freelancing career.
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Shakespeare's Leading Ladies – Ophelia & Juliet
William Shakespeare frequently titled his tragedies after the leading male role, but the leading female character may have a more important role in the genre of tragedy.
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How to Use Semi-Colons and Colons
Semi-colons and colons, when used properly, can add structure and variety to writing. Learn how to correctly use semi-colons and colons in a variety of sentences.
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Journal Prompts for The House on Mango Street
Three journal prompts and writing exercises to use in high school English and literature lesson plans about Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street.
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Female Authors Excluded in Literary Criticism
From the beginning literary criticism has been done by males, beginning with the likes of ancient philosophers Plato and Aristotle. How does this effect female writers?
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Psychological Distress of Sylvia Plath
Why is there psychological disorder and distress among female writers? What effect does the New Criticism school of literary thought have on female authors?
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Sex and Desire in the Decameron
Unlike the medieval period, the Renaissance saw an increasing interest in human desires and longings. Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron explores these previously taboo ideas
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Michel de Montaigne and Teresa of Ávila
Two examples of the rise of the individual and the personal in Renaissance literature are Michel de Montaigne's Essays and Teresa of Ávila's autobiography.
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Review of The Dead Beat by Marilyn Johnson
A review of the non-fiction book The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson.
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Great Gifts Under $30 for French Students
A variety of ideas and suggestions for appropriate holiday gifts for French students and French language learners.
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Resources for Improving Time Management
Increased productivity can be achieved with improved time management skills. This article presents a variety of sources to improve time management.
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Duties and Responsibilities of SGA Officers
Learn the responsibilities, duties and the basics of what Student Government Association (SGA) executive members and officers do at a college campus.
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What is Time Management?
Every employee needs time management skills to improve productivity. Learn what cognitive skills are needed to create the executive function of successful time management
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A Quiet Resort on Ko Samui, Thailand
Discover the private slice of paradise the Coco Palm Ko Samui Resort can offer Thailand's off-the-beaten path travelers.
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High Schoolers Preparing to Apply for College
High school freshmen should be preparing to apply for college because the choices a high school freshman makes can help her college application stand out.
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Resources to Improve Middle School Writing
This list of resources, materials, workbooks, and suggestions for improving middle schoolers' writing will make the learning-to-write process easier.
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How to Write Paragraphs
Learning how to write and use paragraphs will improve the organization of an essay or short story. Writing with paragraphs makes writing easier to read and understand.
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How to Use Commas
Learn what a comma is, how a comma functions, and how to properly use commas in writing.
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How to Identify the Four Types of Sentences
Sentences can be identified in two ways: purpose and structure. This article will explain how to identify sentences based on their purpose.
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Barron's Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT
Barron's Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT is an excellent resource for students who learn primarily through drill and practice repetitions.
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How to Write a Complete Sentence
Many students and writers do not know what makes a sentence a complete sentence. Learn to avoid fragments and incomplete sentences by following these simple guidelines.
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How to Prepare for the Math Section of the SAT
Preparing for the SAT math test includes understanding the math sections, taking the right math classes, and strategies for quickly responding to the SAT math questions.
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How to Set Goals
Setting goals doesn't have to be a challenging task. Goal setting can be done quickly, efficiently, and successfully by following goal-setting guidelines.
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How to Have Fun on a Rainy Day
Things to do to keep your energy level up and your mind engaged and active on gray rainy days.
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A Review of Symmetry
Symmetry: A Journey Into the Patterns of Nature by Marcus du Sautoy doesn't enlighten the reader with its repetitive and dull exploration of the concept of symmetry.
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What It Means to Be a Writer
A free lesson plan for grade 9 and up using journaling combined with Erica Jong's essay "All Writers Are Vain" to help students explore what it means to be a writer.
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Good Germs, Bad Germs
An examination of Jessica Snyder Sach's recently published science book Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World.
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Improve Time Management Skills
The first step in improving time management is to discover how you're currently spending your time and the best way to do that is with a time journal or time log.
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The Brain That Changes Itself
A review of Norman Doidge's collection of observations about neuroplasticity.
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Building Your Entry Level Resume
Getting involved in campus activities can help college students create a better resume.
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How to Prepare for the SAT I: Reasoning Test
What should your student do to prepare to take the SAT I: Reasoning Test? Take advantage of free SAT prep materials.
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