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Owen Lippert, a speech-writer for Canadian Prime Minister, has resigned after he was accused of plagiarism in a speech he made in 2003. Now, Mr. Lippert has not only lost his job; he also hurt his credibility. He also has hurt the credibility of Prime Minister Stephen Harper (BBC Online News, Oct. 1, 2008). Plagiarism is a willful used of somebody else's literary work and producing it as one's original work. Even though, many students could have been practicing plagiarism when writing th... Read More
My book contract for my manuscript, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses, was sent through UPS the other day. I went through the 7 pages thoroughly before I signed them. Then, with too much excitement, I shared the news with my online friends. Many congratulated me, from Namibia to the Philippines. Any friend from Down-Under? Hello, do I still have friends down there? (LOL) Some already told me that they are going to get their copies. (G.C., a history teacher-friend in Italy promised to get h... Read More
I'm deeply humbled by APinoy of U.K. when he told me, in my Great Pinoy profile page, that he is sending over his personal copy of my book, KOILAWAN: Letter and Poems of a Jungle Dad-Mom, for my signature. Then, another request from a Kababayan (a fellow Filipino), was posted seeking advice on how to go about publishing. Such requests make me feel a successful writer; hence, I thank you all for that. Thursday, Sept. 18, was a big day for me. Comfort publishing emailed me that it has off... Read More
Suicide rate in some countries are on the rise that it causes a real concern to many people. BBC News reported on Sept. 4th that an average of about 195 people take their lives in Northern Ireland, while 4,500 are hospitalized after attempting suicide. Further, it also reported on February 20th that the same thing is happening in South Korea. Suicide cases have doubled in about 5 years. In fact, VOA News on Aug. 21st reported that suicide is the fourth leading causes of d... Read More
Hi guys, Just a couple of days ago, I saw the WEbook.com ad. I decided to check it out. I like the objective, so I signed up. Right after I checked out several of the book projects that were posted, I decided to post one of my book projects, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses. As the title implies, contents are haiku verses about praising God in winter, spring, summer, and fall. There are 106 verses: 22 Haiku reflecting the nature and events in each season, and 9 haiku eac... Read More
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