When you really think about it, writing isn’t all that different from most other walks of life. At least, it isn’t very different in what really matters – that is, how you succeed at it. The difference between a successful and an unsuccessful writer is the same as between a… Read More →
Are there any notable differences between texts written by men and women? Before the twentieth century this question, even if it was asked, had to remain without an answer, for the existing methodology and computational capacities were inadequate for the solution of this problem. The reason is, apparently these difference… Read More →
Universities have existed in roughly the same form they exist today for almost a thousand years; despite going through a number of structural and organizational changes, universities of today aren’t all that different from their medieval forefathers. It is exactly the notion the Singapore education system (which was previously discussed… Read More →
The Times Higher Education has published the annual list of top 100 influential, powerful and best reputed universities in the world. The list is published since 2011, with the research methods growing in complexity and finesse every year. In order to eliminate the possibility of subjectivity, the survey is carried… Read More →
Pencil and paper may not look too impressive today, when we have all kinds of fancy electronic devices that replace them and make the process of writing so much easier. They are so habitual and inconspicuous, so mundane that one hardly ever thinks of them twice. Yet these two seemingly… Read More →
Robert Stone, 77, died on January 10 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and although he outlived the period that best characterized his creative work for decades, somehow he remained the writer of the sixties and the seventies whose best works embodied the madness, violence and nihilism of that time. His… Read More →
If it is more than just a talking point, the US education system is likely to see a considerable change in the years to come – at least according to President Barack Obama. According to the White House, Obama made a proposal to make community college “free for everybody who… Read More →
College education is a serious business. It takes up to four years of your life during which you have little opportunity to do anything else, it occupies your attention and efforts, it costs a pretty penny – most students end up with about $30,000 student loan debts by the time… Read More →
There are lots of reasons of why one chooses to pursue a second degree or even a third degree. Genuine love for learning. Doubt in the chosen career path. Wish to put off getting a real job for as long as possible – you might name another reason yourself. Being… Read More →
Have you ever been lucky enough to see how Kent Haruf works on his masterpieces? If yes, then you have definitely seen how he pulls a wool cap on the eyes, sits down in front of the manual typewriter and fully dives into the process of creation. He used to… Read More →