Posts by Kaylen Baker:

What Is the Plot of a Story? The 5 Elements of a Narrative

Posted on: 15 Feb 2024

What is the plot of a story? If you’re asking this question, you’re likely crafting a story. Maybe you’re drafting a novel, or a screenplay. Perhaps you need to understand plot and other parts of a narrative for your AP Lit class. I myself, as a writer and composition coach, have become intimately acquainted with […]

50 Common Prepositions You Need to Know

Posted on: 12 Feb 2024

Whether you know it or not, you’re probably peppering your everyday speech and school papers with common prepositions. Still, it can be helpful to brush up on this particular part of speech from time to time. Doing so will improve your writing and sentence structures, while ensuring that you’re not falling for any common preposition […]

How to Become an X-Ray Tech

Posted on: 05 Feb 2024

Not many young adults and career seekers know the ins and outs of how to become an X-ray technician. Yet this career path is more straightforward than becoming a doctor or nurse. There are plenty of reasons to consider the profession. X-ray technicians play a crucial role in hospitals, clinics, and private practices in ensuring […]

How to Write a Body Paragraph for a College Essay  

Posted on: 29 Jan 2024

No matter the discipline, college success requires mastering several academic basics, including the body paragraph. This article will provide tips on drafting and editing a strong body paragraph before examining several body paragraph examples. Before we look at how to start a body paragraph and how to write a body paragraph for a college essay […]

12 Best Colleges in Vancouver – 2024

Posted on: 21 Jan 2024

There are plenty of reasons to cross the border and earn a degree at one of the best colleges in Vancouver. It’s one of those rare places where you can begin the day in the urban city center and end it by watching the sunset from a forested island peak. In fact, it’s possible to […]

12 Most Affordable Online Colleges – Cheap Options in 2024

Posted on: 19 Dec 2023

Affordable online colleges (see list of cheap online colleges below) are taking off—though remote learning is certainly not a new phenomenon. Long before the Covid-19 pandemic forced students indoors, 19th-century correspondence courses allowed students to learn all sorts of trades, from clerical skills to mining safety. Emily Dickinson sought tutelage from her mentor Thomas Wentworth […]

15 Best Military Colleges in the US – 2024

Posted on: 05 Dec 2023

Reasons for enrolling in one of the U.S.’s best military colleges may vary. Yet all graduates will obtain a retinue of life skills, tons of discipline, and a sense of duty. But before we go any further, let’s define what exactly it means to be a service academy, senior military college, or military junior college. […]

Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” Summary & Meaning

Posted on: 26 Nov 2023

I’m looking outside at the bleak November weather while writing this “The Raven” summary. Despite my modern electric lighting, it’s easy to feel spooked at this time of year. Dusk comes early and the wind blows the rain sideways, hard enough to rap on my window. I guess some things haven’t changed much since Edgar […]