Words To Elate

The Captain of a Sinking Ship
Series: Words To Elate, Book 12. Price: Free! Words: 7,740. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: December 30, 2022 . Categories: Essay » Literature, Nonfiction » Travel » Cruises
Going out to the sea every day is so perilous for a captain & his crew, he has to be super watchful & work with extreme professional efficiency, for the decisions he makes have long-term impacts on his crew and the people whom he carries the precious cargo for. He has to respond to emergencies on board at lightning speeds and with technical expertise, his mind is tormented by the thought of being
Why Can't We Just Be Good Neighbours?
Series: Words To Elate, Book 11. Price: Free! Words: 24,830. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: December 29, 2022 . Categories: Essay » Political, Nonfiction » Social Science » Political science » Utopias
Right now any kind of direct warfare between the superpowers will surely reduce the globe into nothing but ashes. There will be no survivors in the fight let alone victors. There can be no winners in a nuclear warfare kind of confrontation, all the superpowers know this very well but they still continue squabbling like little infants fighting over a piece of ice cream. Someone needs to talk some
We Shall Serve You No More
Series: Words To Elate, Book 9. Price: Free! Words: 19,720. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: December 29, 2022 . Categories: Essay » Sociology, Essay » Literature
today there are estimated tens of millions of people living their lives through some form of modern day slavery, according to International Labor Organization. This number is shocking to many scholars because we thought that we were done away with this negative aspect of human nature a very long time ago. Yes, it is uncomfortable news to many but that is truth, slavery is still here with us and...
Show Me Some Lab Ethos
Series: Words To Elate, Book 5. Price: Free! Words: 14,990. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 27, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
My son was once called a bright boy, our neighbors told me he is destined for greatness, now he has turned into an evil genius doing things I never imagined he could possibly do, his scientific experiments terrify me, last week I went to the countryside to visit my mother only to come back and find he had dissected all the six new-born puppies, when I asked why he performed such a cruel...
Hand Me That Take This
Series: Words To Elate, Book 4. Price: Free! Words: 16,080. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 27, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Business, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Motivational
There is some form of barter trade that goes on behind our backs on a daily basis without us knowing it and still effective as it were many centuries ago. All modern day transactions and commerce systems have some features of barter trade deeply engraved into them, only those who know what they are doing get the best share of the market, while those who hope to be lucky and strike it rich fast end
So You Still Do That?
Series: Words To Elate, Book 6. Price: Free! Words: 7,740. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 27, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration
Once someone gets started with their plan or duty, they often move on smoothly at first, a time often comes midway when they begin to see the full scale of the responsibility that lays ahead, and feel the full weight of their duties then begin to think otherwise, they slow down and start contemplating second thoughts about continuing their journey, should they proceed or simply quit and move onto
The Laments of a Lumberjack
Series: Words To Elate, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 24,540. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 27, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Sociology, Nonfiction » Social Science » Feminism & Feminist Theory
A lumberjack sits outside his log cabin, full of grief and resentment he weeps bitterly, he laments the loss of his recently wed beauty queen who walked out a few days ago and left him in the woods, the vivid memory of that day fills his heart with bitterness, he knows not what to say nor what to do, in his solitude he tries to figure out whom to blame, "could It be those nasty friends of hers...
Your Highness Let Me Speak.
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 6,900. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Constitutional law, Nonfiction » Law » Criminal » Sentencing
When the judiciary fails to deliver justice and turns a blind eye to the trouble in the streets, it's the time for the ordinary folks to convince them to do something, "we see people wasting away, we are losing lives, social structures have lost their steering and direction, even a police station is not a safe place to hide anymore," says a young activist lawyer to the supreme court judge, "all...
The Beauty of Languages
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 4,290. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Language Instruction » English as a second language
All languages are beautiful for those that speak them and those that don’t understand, it's just like listening to another pair of gibberish parrots, there is no single person who can speak all the languages. That if it was possible would drive any human mad if they make it halfway, or even a quarter, the diversity of languages is what makes our world more exciting and more beautiful, it gives..
Tell Me Something Funny
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 4,190. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor & satire » Form / essays
"I have seen people swarm around you like bees on a honeycomb", says martin to his old friend Jimmy, "what is it that you give them, which makes them like you so much? There certainly must be something interesting they are getting from you, can I get a piece of that too? Please tell me something funny, it could be anything, a story, a joke, a riddle, a phrase, just anything," pleads martin with...
Sweep Thy Planet
Series: Words To Elate, Book 10. Price: Free! Words: 12,550. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Global Warming & Climate Change, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Environment
A young couple turns their backyard into a dumpsite, they dig a hole in their compound upon which they dump both organic and inorganic waste, "we are many kilometers away from the city so we don’t have to pay for expensive truck lifting," they say unto one another, they come here on a weekly basis to perform their routine dumping, then proceeded to set the litter on fire, with time, the dumpsite g
Savage Amusements
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 4,940. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
I walked into an auditorium to find a group of artist perform, "la danse des sauvages," or simply the dance of the savages, with a dozen few people watching them from the benches, I asked for what purpose were they doing it for, was it a performance of sorts? When a director replied instantly claiming that he wanted to show the world how savage we are, any form of entertainment that promotes viole
My Mirror is a Liar!
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 6,330. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Essays, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Confidence & self-esteem
I never had any poor image of myself since childhood till when others made me think so lowly of myself, it begins as a simple comment, a playful tease which turns into a contemplation and later becomes a belief, then slowly becomes a reality. A feeling of uneasiness begins to crouch into the mind, some of such thoughts do rise deep from oneself, however, most are ideas of external origin, beliefs
My Adventures to Great Unknown
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 3,670. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues
Unable to tell where you are going? You could be heading into a gold mine and strike it rich or you could be walking on the ruins of an ancient lost city , you become a discoverer. Likewise you could be also walking straight into the mouth of a lion's den, and easily get devoured by the fierce beast, never to be heard of or from again. Whatever it is that motivates people to travel into the
Mechanical Revolts
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 6,030. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Mechanical, Essay » Technology
When machines go on strike who can survive? Who will stand in their way when they join forces to get rid of us? We have become so much depended on machinery and technology that we can barely do anything without them. Picture a world without machinery and we have nothing, we are plunged back into the stone age, to a time when we are unable to do anything complex, we were helpless as an infant and
Hello King James
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 4,720. Language: English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Essays
Silly kids definitely ask silly questions, "HELLO KING JAMES," is the name of the Sunday school Jimmy and I went to, as you know it children with their never ending curiosity can be very annoying sometimes especially with their nerdy questions. After all you can't blame nor punish them for their ignorance, for being unreasonable and finding difficulties understanding simple matters. Thanks to rev
Darwin and the Apes
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 5,790. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Archaeology, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Atheism/Agnosticism
Darwin gathers his large ape family to tell them a tale, the ascent of man is retold once more in the eyes of the apes, he teaches them many tricks which they can use to outwit man and remove him from his current place of dominion, "they can't do anything without their witchcraft," he tells them, he even gives them secret plans to cause mayhem in the peoples households."
Be Patient Please!
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 4,540. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Reference
How exactly should you feel like when you find yourself ill in an hospital or home bed, sometimes you are left alone or get overwhelmed by the large number of visitors that flow in and out of the room, should you battle it out all by yourself or should you try to forget that you are ill, the way others try to put it, of course you can't forget your current pain, a few old friends come in and try..
A World of Fakes!
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 7,690. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Sociology
The world is full of fakes, fake music, fake maps, fake clocks, fake passion, fake everything. You have to figure out for yourself which is legit and which is not. However there are those things that start out as poor samples of an existing one, then later go on to improve, to surpass the brilliance of the already existing ones. To great advantage of the public, the good news is that all human
A Deer's Diet
Series: Words To Elate. Price: Free! Words: 3,420. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Essays
A deer, and a moose are eating forage from underneath ice on a snow-capped mountains, with this simple form of food, it grows larger, stronger and fattens really fast, the bears and wolves then come in trying to prey on the deer's young, or if possible the deer itself. Why does it have to wait for the dear to finish up the grass before it swallows them whole? Why can't it just chew the fodder
Where is My Inkpot?
Series: Words To Elate, Book 3. Price: Free! Words: 23,170. Language: English. Published: September 11, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills
Big Valchi suddenly has something in mind that he thinks he should get down onto paper, he scrambles for a scratchpad, unfortunately he finds none, what's available on sight is only a tattered old piece of scroll turned brown from aging, he finds a pen, he scribbles a few words with it, when it quickly runs out of ink, he hurriedly tries to put his table in order as he thinks out these words, "the
Dazzling Riches
Series: Words To Elate, Book 7. Price: Free! Words: 10,730. Language: English. Published: August 6, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Sociology
When someone shows off their wealth by adorning their bodies with jewels, driving flashy cars and going on expensive vacations, it sends one message, this fellow is not really rich, he may be owning only a few homes, and therefore tries to show off to his other neighbors that he is equally rich just as they are by weighing down his body with shiny jewels, if he was really rich, he won't be...
Techno Chimps
Series: Words To Elate, Book 8. Price: Free! Words: 13,200. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: August 6, 2016 . Categories: Essay » Technology, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Digital media / general
Technology has gotten into the hands of the people we least expected, our kids and they appear to be more proficient and advanced than we are, they love all things that are techie, soon their capabilities in this high tech world will surpass that of our own while we sleep. Recently I was shocked to find an eight year old girl who owned a blog which she edited almost twice a week without the help..
What News Have You Brought Us Today?
Series: Words To Elate, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 13,880. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: September 22, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » General reference » Curiosities & wonders, Nonfiction » Social Science » Media studies
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Messengers are known to have been attacked for delivering bad news to their bosses and everyday reporters get attacked in their line of duty when gathering newsworthy pieces of information on behalf of the general public. Journalism is the only profession in the whole world where the primary job of the employees is to dig up dirt on others. Well nobody likes being publicly exposed however nice