They gather in an auditorium to stare at a large TV screen, as Emmanuel Goldstein, an alleged traitor to the Party, gives a speech critical of its doctrines. Seconds into the event, the pleasant, docile crowd morphs into an angry, volatile mob, screaming insults and throwing whatever objects...
To make a big splash, bring in your own entertainment. This restaurant proposal idea only works if your boo will appreciate being in the spotlight and the restaurant approves. Hire an Elvis impersonator,mariachi band, flash mob or favorite local artist to set up your proposal with a performance...
many older monuments exist that may not have full public support — and perhaps never did. Which brings us to the issue of removing them. In the U.S., the decision to remove a public monument is made by the governing body that owns the public land where the monument stands. If...
Rhode Island. They carried their cameras and a giant cashier’s check to a row of townhouses, and knocked on the door of Michael Hoover. The 56-year-old bachelor had called a McDonald’s hotline to say he’d wontheir Monopoly competition. Since 1987, McDonald’s customers had...
The longline is your story idea boiled down into a simple sentence. Its goal is to make a studio exec or audience member say, “I want to watch that!” (Check out loglines on IMDB for other examples.) For specific instructions on how to write loglines, visit my post onwriting a stor...
Why reprex? Getting unstuck is hard. Your first step here is usually to create a reprex, or reproducible example. The goal of a reprex is to package your code, and information about your problem so that others can run it…
In this guide, we're going to talk about plot in literature. I'll share a broad definition of plot, then dive into the approach we use at The Write Practice (called The Write Structure). Finally, you'll learn the six elements of plot that make stories entertaining and memorable. ...
Fast forward 3 years to 1970, father and son duo, mob boss Benny Binion and Jack Binion, bought the Gambling Fraternity Convention and changed its name to The World Series of Poker.It was thanks to the WSOP tournaments that poker started to take off, but it wasn’t until 1998 when a...
We will translate English text in 2 languages — FrenchandSpanish Sounds pretty easy, right ? Well, let’s dive right into it. Step 1— Create a basic Ionic Angular app First you need to make sure you have the latest Ionic CLI. This will ensure you are using everything latest. En...
(5) Sometimes abstract artists use colour very sparingly, and deliberately create a minimalist look. If you find yourself unable to say much about such works, don't worry: everyone has difficulty with them! The best thing to do is to research one particular work, and find out what a top...