I wouldn't look down on an applicant with menial work experience. It shows self-discipline, commitment and ability to turn up on time, which are useful generic attributes when applying for any j… (View Post)

He got very good marks from his teacher. Indeed at parents evening the teacher waxed lyrically over his work saying that he always brought new perspectives, often out of the blue. Fox jr2 is a a very… (View Post)

One thing that has always niggled with me is how they cover up the death of Bob Ewell at the end. Rather like Of Mice and Men, or the musical Oklahoma!, an extrajudicial killing is seen as the way to… (View Post)

That is a bit like studying a painting via chemical analysis of the pigments and the physics of the brush strokes. It completely misses the point. Poetry, literature, film, art, music, religion etc a… (View Post)

The key question to me is "what is the point of studying English Literature?" Is it to give some grounding in our culture? Is it to teach critical analysis of texts? Is it to instill a love… (View Post)