Liya S: What is the best book to buy to learn Japanese slang? I would like to learn Japanese slang, and I was wondering if it is even worth it to buy a book that could give me some example sentences of how slang is used I have this list of books, which one should I buy?: 1. Dirty Japanese 2.Beyond Polite Japanese 3.Making sense of Japanese If … [Read more...] about What is the best book to buy to learn Japanese slang?
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How does understanding Myths and the Bible help understand literature?
Arther: How does understanding Myths and the Bible help understand literature? Mythology is the earliest form of literature and myths are a structural principal of storytelling. Example of mythology is the Bible. It is said that if people know the stories from the bible it can help the understanding of literature But How Would it ? Answers … [Read more...] about How does understanding Myths and the Bible help understand literature?
What is the term for referencing literature within literature?
Heather B: What is the term for referencing literature within literature? I took a class a few years ago, and the prof mentioned this term. Basically, the idea is when we are creating new literature, the literature already in existence influences that writing, regardless if we (the author) intended it to or not. What is this called? Allusion is … [Read more...] about What is the term for referencing literature within literature?
When did people start writing history books?
Maple Leaf: When did people start writing history books and putting all these historical facts together? Are there any history books before 1700? Someone said that we started collecting history facts and putting them in books starting since 1700, but before then, there were no history books, but only artifacts and individual recordings of history … [Read more...] about When did people start writing history books?
What good vampire books would you recommend?
blackslytherin: What good vampire books would you recommend? Hi I am a big fan of vampire books. I love Anne Rice and the Twilight series and I have started reading some L. J. Smith ones but I keep having to buy new vampire books and then I finish them within 24 hours of buying them and I am running out of money. So are there any good books that … [Read more...] about What good vampire books would you recommend?
What colleges/universities are best for english literature and creative writing?
S 1819: What colleges/universities are best for english literature and creative writing? I am going to be a junior in high school in a month when school starts and I want to start looking at schools. I am really interested in creative writing and literature. What are some good schools for that? I also want to study philosophy. … [Read more...] about What colleges/universities are best for english literature and creative writing?
How difficult is it to write and publish a book?
doubled254: How difficult is it to write and publish a book? I want to write a book that acts as a rebuttal to everything that Ann Coulter has ever written. I'm going to call it. "Godly: The Government of Conservatism" So, if I write this book, how hard would it be to publish? I'll be as wicked and acid-tongued as Ann Coulter, I'll just back up … [Read more...] about How difficult is it to write and publish a book?