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A to Z Blog Challenge #12
LOGICAL LEVELS OF CHANGE While Gregory Bateson developed the idea that natural hierarchies occur in our processes of thinking, learning and communication, Robert Dilts introduced the Logical Levels of...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #13
METAPHORS A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase representing one thing is used in place of another to indicate a similarity between them. Example: “My home is a prison.”...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #14
NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) was developed as a method for helping people to change their behavior. It is based on an understanding of the dynamic interaction...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #15
ONDAATJE, Michael Like similarly talented peers, Michael Ondaatje tends to defy conventional form. This is especially evident in Coming Through Slaughter, a fictionalized retelling of the life of the...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #16
PRIMITIVE CULTURE The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the first Greek-letter student society in North America, was founded in 1776 at a college in Virginia. Greek letter organizations are typically known as...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #17
QUOTES about CHANGE Society is undeniably preoccupied with the implications of globalization: on the topic “a new global world” Google returns more than 3,670,000,000 pages. The World Economic Forum’s...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #19
SOCIAL MEDIA Are You An Effective Social Networker, Or Are You Just Flirting With The Idea? Social networking is no longer just a way for people to share information about mutual interests and...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #20
TENSION the Protagonist – Antagonist relationship In fiction, tension is requisite for keeping the reader’s interest and moving the story from start to finish. Tension stems from conflict—any difficult...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #21
UNIQUE Expression vs. UNIQUE Perception Just as we all relate to real events in a unique manner, art affects us in a meaningful way, whether its subject matter is kind or cruel, noble or vainglorious....
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A to Z Blog Challenge #22
VOICE Making use of an I narrator as the main character (protagonist) is the standard practice of first person perspective. The reader experiences the story only through the eyes, thoughts, emotions,...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #23
WRITING MODELS Creative Techniques and Sources of Information Literature, no matter the genre, can be intellectually, socially, and spiritually uplifting. While some people read for pure pleasure,...
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A to Z Blog Challenge #25
YouTube is a video-sharing website that was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. It gives users the ability to upload, view and share videos. Unregistered users can watch videos,...
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The Gist of a Great Blog Series
First of all, please accept my apology for nearly a month-long blogging hiatus due to our annual vacation. It was a welcome break after a harsh winter and a hectic year so far; and I got to indulge in...
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Magic Realism vs. Magical Realms #1
Definition The term ‘magic realism’ came into being by way of Germany’s post-Expressionist painters using peculiar techniques for depicting the ordinary world as if seen through a mysterious lens. The...
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Magic Realism vs. Magical Realms #2
Background Literary magic realism originated in Latin America when writers traveling to Europe were exposed to the art movement of the time in cultural hubs like Paris and Berlin. The term seems to...
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Magic Realism vs. Magical Realms #3
Characteristics The ‘magic’ in magic realism is brought about by the narrator shifting his here-and-now perspective to represent the unconscious. In doing so, he effortlessly morphs the story to depict...
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Magic Realism vs. Magical Realms #4
Comparisons Magic realism is not ONE thing to ALL writers or readers—rather, think about it as some type of writing that’s determined by a narrator’s leaning toward the Latin American, European or...
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Magic Realism vs. Magical Realms #5
Debate As always, when ‘critics’ enter the literary arena, contention follows. There seems to be as much of a war of words on what is magic realism? as on where/how did it originate? According to the...
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