by Yen Cabag |
Puns can be a great way to break the ice at social gatherings, or to bring a smile to someone’s face (even if it’s only for how corny the joke is!). Puns require a bit of creativity and some bending of the laws of language. Library puns, or puns about...
by Yen Cabag
Fact checking is an important skill for anyone in the field of communication. Experienced writers, journalists, and reporters are adept at citing references for the information they share with others. This helps ensure that anything they quote can be traced back to...
by Yen Cabag
We now know that depression is much more widespread and common than previously thought, especially in these days of social media and extremely busy lifestyles. Studies show that the constant “alert mode” that we set ourselves on contributes to the prevalence of...
by Yen Cabag |
The teenage years are filled with such emotional highs and lows that any teen will find a breath of fresh air in a book that reminds them they’re not alone on this journey to adulthood. And since each of us must pass through the turbulent teen years, adults and...
by Yen Cabag
Onomatopoeia is a literary device that uses words which emulate the sound an object makes. The words are chosen on the basis of how they sound in order to create an effect similar to the subject being described. An example would be the following sentence: “The snake...
