Journal Information Studies in the Novel has been published quarterly by the Department of English at the University of North Texas since 1969. Its aim is to present excellence in criticism of the novel in all periods, by established and emerging novelists worldwide, from all interpretive approaches. Each issue contains five to six articles, an occasional review-essay, and… Read More »
Here are interview questions you may expect when interviewing for a program management role: 1. When monitoring multiple projects, how do you prioritize them? Program managers oversee a variety of projects at once. Because of this, they have to set priorities to manage their workload. When a hiring manager asks this, they want to know your strategy for managing… Read More »
We are family, so we sit at the front while they renew their vows at the Catholic Church where my Abuelito is a Deacon. The little cousins wear white dresses because my aunts say it isn’t a wedding so why not, qué cute. The jagged lace on the bottom sticks in their chonies. At the reception my Abuelito… Read More »
Lemon is highly rich in Vitamin C, which is a good source of boosting our immune system. A dash of lemon also enhances the taste of any food with its tangy flavour. But did you know that taking a bath with lemon juice or its peels on the water can do wonders on your skin? You don’t have… Read More »
No! This is not a crime thriller a la Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, of which the 2nd cinematic version was released recently. But this is as intriguing because the murdered was the Viceroy of India, Lord Mayo! It was a strange coincidence that while the British Empire was glorified as a vast one where the sun… Read More »
By Francis EwheridoRecently, I came across the story of a 14-year-old American “girl”, Jazz Jennings, who was born a boy, but did a sex change to transmute to a girl. According to the story, Jazz started “leaning toward a feminine side at only 15 months old (hmmm). By age two, Jazz started to verbalize her feelings that ‘she… Read More »
Last week, a British court refused an appeal by Shamima Begum, a twenty-year-old woman from London, to regain her British citizenship. Begum was deprived of her nationality last February, after she was discovered by the Times of London in a refugee camp in northern Syria for women and children who had escaped the collapse of isis. Begum was nineteen at the… Read More »
As the given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, we will change it to simple past tense in the indirect speech. Oprion A – ‘The teacher told the students that they will study hard for the test on comprehension.’ is incorrect as the sentence is in the simple future tense. Thus option A is… Read More »
WHAT IS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING ALL ABOUT? Relationships are the building blocks for all community organizing activities. Whether you want to organize a volleyball game or get rid of unfair housing practices in your town, you will need lots of good relationships. Why? Because the relationships we have with our coworkers, the communities we serve, and even our adversaries are… Read More »
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is commonly used in treating liver diseases worldwide, especially in China. The advantages of using TCM for treatment of liver diseases include: protecting hepatocytes, inhibiting hepatic inflammation and antifibrosis in the liver. In this article, we introduce TCM herbal preparations from the Chinese materia medica (such as Fuzheng Huayu) that are typically used for… Read More »