Images of a solar storm eruption were captured by a NASA spacecraft as it passed by the sun. These pictures show a fiery ejection gathering up space dust that remained from the solar system’s formation. On September 5, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recorded these images, and they were subsequently shared with the public by NASA […]
More than half of the population in the world are bilinguals. Bilingualism (the ability to speak and understand more than one language) and biliteracy (the ability to read and write in two languages), according to studies conducted have proven to be key factors in individuals having fortified brains, better attention spans, much efficient task-switching tendencies, […]
In the words of Aristotle; “A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an action that serious and also, having magnitude, complete in itself; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, each kind brought in separately in parts of the work; in dramatic, not in narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith […]
Dystopian literature did not have a cemented and established place in literary genres until books like George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s A Brave New World gained popularity for their almost prophetic takes on future societies with a dark spin. These soon became a blueprint for future authors looking to write dystopian stories and almost […]
In the Context of Information and Documentaries Documentaries have always served as a source of nonfictional educative entertainment. It could range from biographies of famous figures like Vincent Van Gogh or historical events like the numerous ones made on Word War II. However, the subject of a documentary can be based on contemporary topics and […]
In the day and age of today, where technology is prevalent, easily accessible and widely available, people’s reliance on digital media has vastly increased. While it does come with its fair share of merits and demerits, one cannot deny its integrity and usefulness in our everyday commotions. Digital media, according to the Collins Dictionary comprises […]
Down below are five quotes explained from Jane Austen‘s famous novel “Emma” which was published on December 23rd, 1815. “Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.” These lines were uttered by Mr. Knightley when he was in conversation with Emma, the female protagonist. What he meant was that […]
The evolution of media and the evolution of society is interdependent on each other. Right from the primitive period, humans have been looking out for ways to incorporate strategies and methods to pass on their message from one place to another, from one part of the world to another. Media, in some way shape, or […]
Media has changed the way humankind had been living from primitive times. From the way we had been functioning to the way we thought about things, it has completely transformed our perspective towards the world. Part of this is because of the preponderant exposure that we have been subjected to in the form of social […]
Sophia McClennen, professor of International Affairs and Comparative Literature said that Jonathan Swift and Benjamin Franklin used satire and parody to poke fun at society and politics with the agenda that humour increases awareness and propels change. She says that “What satire does is reveal the folly of the human condition and most, but not […]
