The media shows us two reactions to this little, commercial holiday: 1) the lovey-dovey people feeding each other heart-shaped chocolates into their perfect, air-brushed mouths, and 2) single, bitter people, doubling down on the BOGO chocolate at the local grocery store. Many …
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Exquisite Commencement Speeches by Famous Authors
A lot of the literary geniuses who penned the eNotes top one hundred literary works are dead—but a surprising number of them aren’t, and have thankfully stuck around long enough to see the invention of YouTube. Check out the funny, profound, …
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What You Read Over Summer Vacation: Readers Respond to eNotes
Remember, just a few months ago, when the summer seemed endless and our Loyal Blog Readers were asked what books were going into beach bags and which were being chucked in the backseats of cars? Some were novels recommended by …
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Ten Writers….Errrr…Toast… the Future: Thoughts for New Years’ 2013
Looking for some words to guide revelers into the future? Here are some sentiments from writers who have pondered the unknown. 1. Looking for Alaska by John Green Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia…You spend your whole life stuck …
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