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— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
February 12, 2024
Whether you know it or not, you鈥檙e probably peppering your everyday speech and school papers with common prepositions. Still, it can be helpful to brush up on this particular...
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Are you considering transferring high schools? Are you wondering how transferring will affect your future, particularly the college application process? Initiating the process can be overwhelming (or even downright...
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January 29, 2024
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If you鈥檙e about to start reading 1984, this article will introduce the main characters of George Orwell鈥檚 dystopian masterpiece. The main characters include Winston Smith, his lover Julia, and...
January 1, 2024
If you鈥檙e trying to analyze George Orwell鈥檚 seminal 1984, it鈥檚 not enough to summarize the plot 鈥� you鈥檙e going to need quotes. (But if you鈥檙e looking for a good,...
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Even if you鈥檙e currently reading Orwell鈥檚 classic 1984, it can be helpful to have a summary of the novel. I鈥檝e gone ahead and written a chapter-by-chapter summary of Orwell鈥檚...
December 24, 2023
鈥淎ll animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.鈥� This chillingly memorable quote from George Orwell鈥檚 Animal Farm has warned generations of readers about the dangers of...
Put simply, a prepositional phrase is a part of a sentence consisting of a preposition (a word used before other words to demonstrate time, place, or relationships, among other...
December 21, 2023
By the time our children are ready to fly the coop, we hope that we鈥檝e done everything we can to raise smart, independent young people who are capable of...
December 14, 2023
We鈥檇 like to let you in on a little secret: no one, including us, enjoys writing timed essays. But a little practice goes a long way. If you want...
December 8, 2023
Much ink has been spilled (perhaps too much) trying to explain what the green light symbolizes in F. Scott Fitzgerald鈥檚 The Great Gatsby. For those of you who read...
November 27, 2023
Feeling intimidated by the AP Lang Rhetorical Analysis Essay? We鈥檙e here to help demystify. Whether you鈥檙e cramming for the AP Lang exam right now or planning to take the...
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I鈥檓 looking outside at the bleak November weather while writing this 鈥淭he Raven鈥� summary. Despite my modern electric lighting, it鈥檚 easy to feel spooked at this time of year....
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I first made a 鈥淏ecause I could not stop for death鈥� analysis as a high school freshman. My English teacher described Emily Dickinson as 鈥渙ne of America鈥檚 two greatest...
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Even though it鈥檚 a tried-and-true classic, the themes in To Kill a Mockingbird are far from worn out. In fact, they鈥檙e just as poignant and relevant today as they...
October 11, 2023
Just like the book itself, many To Kill a Mockingbird characters are classics. Atticus Finch, Scout, and Boo Radley are household names. Here, I鈥檒l go through the central To...
September 28, 2023
If you鈥檙e writing a paper on Fitzgerald鈥檚 The Great Gatsby, you鈥檙e probably familiar with the plot of the novel 鈥� mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy...
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We鈥檝e all had those moments: you鈥檙e reading a book, your eyes start gliding over the lines, and before you know it, you鈥檝e reached the end of the page, but...
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The (tech) kids are alright. Given the centrality of technology in today鈥檚 world, nonprofits, government agencies, and corporations are keen to foster youth tech skills. To that end, these...
