Vampires

    The vampire is considered one of the most fascinating yet fearsome of all mythical creatures in folklore. They are re-animated corpses of human beings said to subsist on human and or animal blood and are nocturnal in nature, avoiding the sunlight and roaming about at night in search of victims anyone bitten by a vampire also becomes a vampire as well. Besides the thirst for blood, vampires are characterized as possessing unnatural powers, enhanced physical abilities and the ability...

Jekyll and Hyde

    The story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or Jekyll and Hyde as it is more commonly known, is often perceived as a tale of horror that has caused many frights since its first publication in 1886. It tells the tale of one Doctor Henry Jekyll, a young Doctor who lived an honorable life, respected and well thought of in the public eye. Although Doctor Henry Jekyll has had his fair share of youthful adventures that a man of his stature and reputation can never be proud...

A Research Paper on Culture Difference, Interrogating Blackness, Religious Identity and Exploring the Divergence of Experience in African and Caribbean Literature

Chapter One African Literature    Literature has always been one very important aspect of a nations identity. It is through literature that history, culture, and heritage of a nation can be seen, scrutinized, and assessed for whatever purpose it may servewhether for the academic or just for the sake of knowing. The importance and contribution of literature are incomprehensible to the point that it cannot never be fully understood on what extent it has played in the birth, growth,...

The Development of Arabic Scripts

Pre Islamic Era    Arabic script is probably one of the oldest in the world, having been widely spread across cultures as this was the language used to spread Islam in major territories. Its influence can be seen in various languages which adopted Arabic script to develop their own way of recording, like Persian, Pashto, Urdu and more. But Arab scripts have evolved with major historical events of these nations (AncientScripts.com). Various accounts of the history of Arabia, the island...

A study of Najdi Arabic

If you ask a question to a Saudi Arabian, an Egyptian, an Algerian and a Syrian that which thing makes you an Arab They will answer in just a second that speaking Arabic makes us an Arab. This language makes the Arab world and it binds the whole Arab world from Morocco to Kuwait.  This language gives identity to the Arab society and makes them aware about the history of the Arab. Since the inception of Islam Arabic is the speaking language of the Islamic world. Islamic holy book the Quran was...