The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful…

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At a recent Alpha group, frustrated by the complexity of the Bible, someone sighed, "I wish God had written an executive summary." But God…

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The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance…

This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…

The sun rises over the townships of South Africa on 10th May 1994. And the question at the back of everybody's mind is posed aloud by the…