How does Adichie create a sense of empathy toward the speaker in The Thing Around Your Neck? The speaker talk about the issue of feeling solitude from being an immigrant and cultural struggles and differences in America.  When the speaker left home after winning the American visa lottery, you/ I thought that you /I will […]

Do you think you have an accent? Do other people think you do? I don’t really think I have an accent.  I would say that I had a Singaporean accent until I was 14 years old as I have been in the local school system for my whole life. Going to a local school really […]

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Which of the tips and recommendations do you find most useful and why? Based on your own experiences, what advice would you offer to others to manage their worry, stress or anxiety? Among all the recommendations, I find going out to exercise and distracting yourself with music are the most useful. Going out to exercise […]

Who : There is a man who is on ground, taking a break from riding his camel reading a newspaper stating how “Global warming is still not proven”. Location: the North Pole, where it is supposed to be extremely cold where you can see ice that’s floating on top of the Arctic Ocean. Objects: There […]

Using just objects from around your home, summarise the book you are currently reading or a book you have read recently (max 10 photographs).      

Many of the articles in the collection analyze the lyrics of songs. How closely do you listen to song lyrics? Do you ever feel moved by what artists are saying, or want to know more about who they are because of the words in their songs? What do you think makes lyrics good or powerful? […]