Abstract is the summary of a thesis which is very brief in other words the presentation or illustration should be correct, accurate and clear but complete. It lets the readers know the brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject. It is used to help […]
Got Complex Reading?
The AP spread the story internationally – SAT Score Drop Biggest in 31 Years! The New York Times started the story on page 1: Scores on Reading and Math Portions of the SAT Show a Significant Decline. In August, 2006, the result of the new, longer version of the SAT slammed the American Dream. The […]
Essentials of Oral Presentations
Many speakers, even mature, well-educated people come on to the dais but fail to make an interesting presentation of their ideas on the given topic. Such poor speakers bore the audience so much that the audience yawns and struggles to stay awake. Quite sadly in some presentations the audience cannot recall at the end of […]
Indian Writing in English: A Reflection on the Emerging Creative and Critical Trends
Text of my Plenary Session talk in the National Seminar on Contemporary South Asian Literature in English, 20 – 21 March 2017, at The Centre for Foreign Languages (English), Central University of South Bihar, Gaya Venue: Renaisance, Dayanand-Sushila Cultural Centre, A.P. Colony, Gaya Friends, You will agree we as poets belong to the present, which […]
Life, Liberty, and Migrants
Being a missionary in an impoverished and gang controlled area of Guatemala, some of our friends have started asking for our perspective in the newly popular media trend of talking about children from Guatemala that are illegally entering the United States. I’m wondering why it has taken so long for people to start noticing! Since […]
Fraud Detection and Prevention in Financial Reporting – Is It the Auditors’ Responsibility?
The issue of fraud has been in existence for ages leading to the collapse of most businesses due to misleading financial reporting and misappropriation of funds. It has also questioned the integrity of some key industry players as well as major accounting firms. Unfortunately, fraud is not in any physical form such that it can […]
Nursing Recruitment Agencies and Employment With Social Care and Nursing Jobs
Nursing recruitment agencies generally provide carers and health/social care workers to those who need and require care and assistance in their daily activities. Professionally trained nurses normally register at these agencies on a contract basis for getting hired at hospitals; health institutes, and care homes. Contracts are based on filling up busy periods or covering […]
Persuasive Writing Strategies That Grab the Readers Attention and Get You Results
As a writer, you have the challenge of communicating without feedback and without the benefit of voice characteristics, facial expressions or body language. Wow! That really changes the rules, doesn’t it? What this means is you have to understand your readers and anticipate their reactions to each and every word you write. You need to […]
Rhetorical Devices in the Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy
It is according to Aristotle that a speaker or writer has three ways to persuade his audience: The first kind depends on the personal character of the speaker; the second is on putting the audience into a certain frame of mind; the third is on the proof, or apparent proof, provided by the words of […]
Ritwik Ghatak
“You are always a partisan, for or against.” Ritwik Ghatak was once diagnosed as a patient suffering from duel personality. This was a time when, because of relentless drinking and eccentric lifestyle he was frequently been admitted to hospitals. An utterly shattered man, he passed away on 6 February 1976 at the age of 51. […]