Think of poetic devices as specific tools for poetry. Poets use these tools to construct a form and fabricate interesting language, making their poems structurally sound, as well as aesthetically and emotionally evocative. For readers, poetic devices act like keys. They allow us to unlock a difficult genre in...
Read MoreColleges in the United States offer international students the opportunity to study at well-respected institutions among diverse student bodies. While higher education in the US is a worthy investment for many international students, it isn’t always affordable. International students can pay $32,000-$60,000 annually to attend college in the United...
Read MoreIf you’re a soon-to-be high school graduate or a proud alum wondering how to get a copy of your high school diploma, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ll answer all your pressing questions about obtaining a copy of this pivotal document, including what information the...
Read MoreFrom Calvin and Hobbes to Star Trek to The Simpsons, Hamlet’s soliloquy “To Be or Not To Be” is one of the most commonly cited lines of Shakespeare. But beyond the evocative first line, what is the underlying meaning and analysis? We will dive into an analysis of Hamlet’s...
Read MoreA perennial presence on the AP Lit Reading List, the themes at the heart of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – greed, love, violence, and the “American Dream” – are as compelling as when the novel was published in 1925. While there’s no doubt that The Great Gatsby...
Read MoreIf public speaking causes your palms to sweat or your voice to quaver, you’re not the only one. Simply adding to a student-led discussion used to make my heart pound so loudly I couldn’t hear my thoughts. Standing in front of the class made my face turn bright red....
Read More“Graduate school” sounds like a paradox, right? If you’re a graduate, why would you need more education? Hidden in this paradox is the very thing that makes grad school what it is. Graduate programs mark the transition from being an apprentice, absorbing knowledge, to a master. In fact, that’s...
Read MoreYou know that you want to give a gift to a college student in your life. You know you want to give that gift soon. And you know which wrapping paper you’ll use. But you don’t know what to get them. What do they like? Which activities do they...
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