Monthly Archives: April 2014

  I noticed that a common element in many of the poems in “The Kokinshu” is the use of personification and metaphors. These literary elements help the reader visualize what each poem is trying to illustrate. It is not uncommon … Continue reading →

When the demon was just about to kill the merchant, he began to recite a verse on the bottom of page 567. I believe this verse represents innocence, when the merchant killed the demons son he was unaware of it, … Continue reading →

Here is the clip of John Stewart’s interview with Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist whose latest book, The Future of the Mind, discusses the power of the brain. Feel free to post a comment on this clip if you are … Continue reading →

This is a story about two brothers and their misfortune in life. Shahzaman “found[s] his wife lying in the arms of one of the kitchen boys,” and kills “both his wife and the cook”.  When Shahrayar, his older brother, went … Continue reading →

As I was reading cantos 27-34 from Inferno I was shocked by those torches sinners face with in eighth circle. I found it one of brutal scenes from the hell. In this part of the circle sower of scandal and … Continue reading →