In this essay, I study the differences and similarities in the use of fantastic elements in Washington Irving’s short stories ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ (1820) and ‘Rip Van Winkle’ (1819) and James Hogg’s short stories ‘The Brownie of the Black Haggs‘ (1828), ‘The Mysterious Bride’ (1830) and ‘Seeking the Houdy’ (1830).
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It's On Us: Education Review
2020 is going to be my sixth year studying at a university level and the anecdotes and lessons I’ve accrued over these years are so many that it is difficult to choose just one aspect to address for this particular issue.
Research Proposal: A Search to Understand Myself
Reading through the linguistic data on bilingualism during my University years felt like being let in on a big secret that I had known about all along, but only now my eyes were opening to the full truth. I made revelations about my own language use that I had in theory known, but hadn’t been able to formulate in concrete terms.
Who Wants to Grow Up to Be the Dean?
To become and remain the dean requires both a love for research and administration, and a wistful resignation to not realize either to their fullest potential.
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator – What Is It and Is It Any Good?
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator, commonly referred to as the MBTI, is a personality test and theory that has both achieved enormous success as a way to test people’s personalities and sparked a huge number of varied stances and opinions... ruminating on these kinds of tests may often bring new viewpoints and depth into the way you think about yourself.