Despite their checkered history of robbing and murders, yet their stories are romanticized throughout America.
There are multiple movies that depict the thieves and murderers of the Wild West in a romanticized way. But some of these characters were fictional.
They were real flesh and blood who often took up guns against the corrupt and unjust system that prevailed. For some, there were social and personal causes that drove them to become badass gangsters.
The activities of these outlaws ranged from train robberies, cattle rustling, bank robberies, Cold-blooded murder, shootouts, and horse thievery.
They were often romanticized for the bravery, boldness, cold-bloodedness and adept thefts. The print media of the time often called them modern…
Short Story
A girl who’s life revolves around dreams
Naila stood up and walked up the steep path to see where she was. While climbing up, she took hold of some shrubs to support her go up. “Careful!” a plant said while avoiding her grip. At first, she took it for granted and tried again. But this time she realized that the plant actually talked while moving away. She slowly looked upward to the trees and saw the vast blue sky that seemed like everything is caught in a spell. The time she looked upward, the trees turned down their heads and looked at her. Soon it turned out…
Thank you Tracy Stengel. It have given me a new hope and vitality. I will always be prepared for rejection and it won't sadden me anymore.
Gary Provost advises writers to write not just words but music in it.
Gary Provost was an American writer who lived from November 14, 1944, up to May 10, 1995. He grew up in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Although he lived a brief life of 51 years, yet he was so versatile that he wrote almost in every genre.
Provost was not only a multidimensional writer himself, but was also a writing instructor. He has written almost 7 books on writing instruction, intending to guide new writers on how to improve their writing and to write better. He has also written crime stories, biographies, mysteries, satire, romance and pre-teen novels. …
Love Letter
John Keats was an English Romantic poet who loved Fanny Brawne to madness, and we can see the intensity of that love from his letter to her.
My dearest Girl,
This moment I have set myself to copy some verses out fair. I cannot proceed with any degree of content. I must write you a line or two and see if that will assist in dismissing you from my Mind for ever so short a time. Upon my Soul I can think of nothing else — The time is passed when I had power to advise and warn you against the unpromising morning of my Life — My love has made me selfish. I cannot exist without you — I am forgetful of every thing but seeing…
Awareness
But it’s never late to learn and grow
Choosing a writing career was my dream since my college days. When I was in school, I wrote my first poem and since then I have written poetry and a little prose. But, honestly, I wasn’t good at any of that. Although my friends have appreciated my work and they pushed me to write more and not to leave the practice, but over time I got busy in my graduate studies and gradually, I have lost my appetite for creative writing.
I didn’t lose my creative genius naturally. I deliberately ignored it. I put it on the back burner and…
Togo, a Siberian Husky sledge-dog, who was the unsung hero of 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska.
We all have heard about the mighty heroes and have sung their songs of bravery and wisdom.
But rarely we come across the true stories of animals who are remembered for their heroism. One such true story is about a sledge-dog who was named Togo by his master for his bravery and loyalty.
We remember heroes for their strength, endurance, the purpose of life, and sacrifices. Togo was the embodiment of all these qualities. He was strong and focused and had the purpose to serve his master above all and was ready to make any sacrifice.
Togo was the sledge-dog…
And here is how to apply these skills to your writing
If you’ve ever presented something in front of an audience then you know how demanding it can be. Yet, if done properly, you can amass immense appreciation and applause. But arguably the purpose of the presentation is not to gather admiration and appreciation, the purpose is to convey your message clearly and to add value to the lives of the listeners.
A successful presentation demands clarity and effectiveness to leave a lasting effect on your audience. But many can find it a daunting experience because we’re simply not all blessed with natural eloquence.
Presenting requires specific skills and techniques to…
Kubaba was the first female ruler who ruled over a vast and prosperous kingdom in antiquity.
As you know, women are regarded as an inferior being throughout history and Aristotle has even said: “that a female is an incomplete male or ‘as it were, a deformity’.” However, that’s not the case anymore, and even before Aristotle, there were women who proved to be more worthy than men in many regards.
We have seen queens ruling in antiquity, and they were of course powerful queens. We know some of them for their wisdom, such as the queen of Sheba. Some others have proved their mettle in war and had exceptional warrior skills for fighting that even they…
Elizabeth I shaped the future of England by her virtue of character.
England had seen much of strife and disturbance throughout history. Ranging from the Norman conquest till the death of Mary I, there were tensions and dethroning of monarchs. King Henry VIII's marriage to his brother’s widow ‘Catherine of Aragon’ and the annulment of their marriage sparked ushered another era of the disturbance in England that was hitherto unknown.
The Renaissance spirit that enlightened the European continent brought challenges for both popes and monarchs. The opposition of the church to the marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn triggered another existential tussle between the two powerful authorities of the country…
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