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Sticking The Landing: Ending A Story Effectively

It’s always good to have a rough idea of how things are going to turn out when you’re first planning your story.


The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse: Fact And Fiction?

This idea or myth was mentioned in The Odyssey by Homer, who was one of the greatest of the Ancient Greek Poets.


G-forces

G-Forces – For The Holiday…

Astronauts returning from a gravity free, zero-G environment, have reported on returning to the 1-G Earth environment, actively feeling gravity pulling their arms and feet down.


Solar maximum

What Is Solar Maximum?

Roughly every 11 years, the Sun’s magnetic fields flip, and the Sun’s North and South poles switch places.


The grandfather paradox

The Grandfather Paradox

This concept has been much explored in literature and film since as far back as the 1920s, perhaps famously in “Back to the Future”.


Environment

The Impact Of Environment On Health

The modern-day natural environment we live in is very different to the one our grandparents knew.


escape

The Great Escape

With contemporary society littered with instant news, is it surprising that populations have continued to use literature and its universality as a mode of escaping reality?


Mapping

Mapping The World

The 15th and 16th centuries marked a pivotal era in the history of mapping.


Summer rain

The Poetry Of Summer Rain

Through the lens of lesser-known poet Helen Hoyt, we can find a refreshing perspective that celebrates the beauty and tranquillity of summer rain.


Myth

Newton’s Apple And Other Scientific Myth

Galileo is credited with dropping two spheres of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that they would hit the ground at the same time, challenging Aristotle’s theory that heavier objects fall faster. However…


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