Ben Tylecote

  i think it is notable that a lot of the books i have studied for english are the authors first novels this seems to be a recurring theme right now we're doing frankenstein i have a theory that this is because they are very easy to analyse in most first time novels the writers draw heavily from their life which makes analysing contexts and inferences a whole lot easier however im not sure how sensible this is it is all well and good to be able to understand what makes a good novel but if what makes a good novel, as in the case of frankenstein and the bell jar, is the authors life not entirely their story telling,  then why study it? is the purpose of english not to make students be able to write well? Not all students have lived such a well read or fascinating life shouldn't these students be studying books that are purely written well so they can learn how to write well otherwise is the subject not practically biographical history I like to learn from people who have repeata...

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 In the first coronavirus lockdown I got into the habit of doing things everyday. Posting things, everyday. Doing this was very valuable. To get to the point where anything you or I make is valuable enough for people to want to read it is hard. It takes a lot of practice.  Simply, I don't think I get enough practice without committing to everyday. So here we are. Hopefully I learn a lot. And hopefully anyone who reads this will learn something too. ============================================== CURIOUS (DESO) Recently I have been reading about DeSo. It is a blockchain project and crypto currency designed to be used with social networks. Unlike Bitcoin or Eth which are designed more to make Decentralised finance a reality. The idea of decentralised social media is intriguing to me. And clearly to investment firms - many of which invested many many millions into DeSo.  The "problem" with social media nowadays is that there are massive corporations making billions of pounds....