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The author of this story was a man named William Sydney Porter, whose pen name was O. Henry. He wrote short stories about common people, focusing on the themes of struggles with life, love, and money. Most of his books were written in the 1900s. The Gift of The Magi
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In the first chapter of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, he writes to his son about his life experiences. He writes about his father, Josiah Franklin, and that he was the fifteenth child out of seventeen and about some of his childhood adventures, like the adventure of the dock. My
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The Canterbury Tales are a collection of fictional tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the Early Middle Ages. The book is important because it is the first work of literature written in English. It uses the format of tales told on a pilgrimage to bring together stories from all classes
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A character is either a good guy or a bad guy in a story; they can either be main characters or side characters. An example of a good main character in The Lord of the Rings is Frodo. A side character in this book is Tom Bombadil. The setting is
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These events that I will relate to you, dear reader, are very, very depressing. If you wish to hear a nice, calm story about a Hobbit who lived in his comfy hole, you are welcome to leave this page immediately! You still here? Ok, you asked for it, I will
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Conjunctions are elements in writing that help connect words, phrases, and clauses together to convey relationships. There are four types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, correlative and conjunctive adverbs. Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions are one of the most used types of conjunctions. There are seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but,
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The epic poem “Beowulf” starts with the history of the Scyldings, a Danish royal family. Their king, Hrothgar, builds a great hall called Heorot, where he and his warriors enjoy feasting and music. But a monster named Grendel, who hates human joy, attacks Heorot at night and kills many Danes.
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"The Seafarer" is an Old English poem that tells of a man who is singing about the sufferings he endured crossing the ocean during winter. The poem can be found here. The Seafarer is a man who is traveling across the sea, to seek a "faraway homeland&
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"The Wanderer" is a poem originally written in Old English. It describes a man whose nation was defeated, and he lost his home, lord, fellow warriors, etc. and is now just a wanderer sailing over the cold sea, not knowing where to go. The poem can be found
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"The Dream of the Rood" describes Christ's death from the viewpoint of the cross. It describes Him as a mighty, courageous warrior, winning a significant battle. Text: Listen! The choicest of visions I wish to tell, which came as a dream in middle-night, after voice-bearers lay
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Even though commas are a very useful tool to separate sentences, they are not always used correctly. This article is about how to correctly use commas in sentences. RULE 1: The first rule of correct comma usage is to always put a comma before 'and' or 'but&
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Caedmon's Hymn was a poem written by the ancient poet Caedmon. This is known as the oldest poem by a known author in the English language. Original Text Nu sculon herigean heofonrices weard, meotodes meahte and his modgeþanc weorc wuldorfæder, swa he wundra gehwæs ece drihten, or onstealde.