When I asked my son what I should write about, he said, "What about Angry Birds?" It's a fair question, ...

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Elie Wiesel is one of the most famous survivors of the Holocaust genocide during World War II. He drew from ...

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"The Storm," by Kate Chopin, revolves around an illicit rendezvous between two former lovers: Calixta and Alcee. It was unplanned, ...

You may already be familiar with the historical controversies surrounding The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. But, what ...

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Lord Byron was an extremely popular poet during his lifetime, and he has remained an important figure from the Romantic ...

Despite your best efforts, sticking with your plan to finish that list of books is sometimes difficult. You have the ...