Archive for November, 2009
November 27th, 2009
By Julia H. Jackson
It’s barely Thanksgiving, and yet the winter holidays seem to draw nearer every year. This Friday, November 27, is known nationwide as “Black Friday,” when families around the hit the malls early in an attempt to jump-start their holiday shopping. Gift-giving has become somewhat of an American sport, with family members and friends competing to find the best gifts. There are the standard presents: toys for the kids, new electronics for the tech-savvy, clothes for the fashionistas, sports equipment for the athletes. But what do you get for the writer in your family? We have compiled a list of the Top Ten Holiday Gifts for the Writer in Your Family, ideas that might go beyond this year’s holiday season.
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November 26th, 2009
by Adam Krause
Working is all fine and good. But as Jack Nicholson in The Shining pointed out, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. If you have nothing but white walls to stare at, you might find yourself kicking your laptop down the hallway at three in the morning instead of using it to write your seminal paper on Stanley Kubrick. Eduify doesn’t want that to happen. So we’ve assembled this list of distractions to keep on your desk, giving your eyes and brain a rest before plunging back into the labors of a scholar.
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November 24th, 2009
As the man in charge of tweeting a memorable daily quote from @EduifyQuotes I scour the internet in search of brilliant quotable gems. Many quotes I save come from beyond the grave. The German Author Fredrich Nietzsche has some of the most famous of all time. Nietzsche is perhaps most famous for his bold declaration that “God is Dead” from the novel The Gay Science. Benjamin Franklin is responsible for many famous quotes, that often find themselves as tweets. One example is “If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.” Mark Twain was another famous author, very skilled in diction, with such insightful quotes as “Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.” Many great quotes such as these live on Twitter, and I tried to accumulate some of the more memorable ones below. Follow our Cool Quotes List for quotes by the people below, and other quotable people who will be added as we discover them. Enjoy!
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November 23rd, 2009
By Adam Krause
With the US Thanksgiving fast approaching, you might be looking forward to seeing your cousin from out of town or watching the game on TV. But the biggest draw to the holiday, as far as we’re concerned, is eating, whether you like dark meat drumsticks or creamy mashed potatoes. Fortunately, the long Thanksgiving weekend provides time to not only eat and digest, but also to read. So that you don’t go too hungry waiting, here is a feast of five memorable meals from literature.
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November 20th, 2009
By Julia H. Jackson
Before the Discovery Channel, Google Earth, and YouTube, most people couldn’t travel the world from the comfort of their own home. The World Wide Web has transformed the way we see the world, and how easily we access it. What did people do before the internet? Well, here’s one easy answer: they read more books. Writers are translators of culture, and today we’re showcasing Five Writers from Five Countries whose work might transport you further than a Ryan Air flight, and for less money.
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