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To enhance her passion for writing, Jean Knill brings rich and varied experience in family life, running a small business, marketing, literacy teaching, and project management. A curious and tenacious researcher, she is single minded in seeking out the facts and putting them into the required context. She is also nitpicky about proofing. From her marketing specialism in bidding and proposal writing, she knows how to meet deadlines with texts and designs that get the messages across, draw the eye and are easy to read and understand.
Jean will work hard to bring all this to bear on your public and private requests, and looks forward to hearing from you.
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Number of Articles Written: 133
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Nell Gwyn – Protestant Whore of an English King
Nell Gwyn is a famous example of a king’s mistress in English history. This article gives an indication of what made her so popular, both with the king and with his people, despite her immoral behaviour.
Words: 794 Downloads: 0 Category: History By: jakDating on a Budget
Like everything else these days, dating is costly. Unlike many other activities in our lives, dating is not compulsory. But it would be a shame to stop dating altogether because of cash flow problems. Think hard about it, do some research and preparation. You might find it’s affordable after all.
Words: 927 Downloads: 1 Category: Dating By: jakEngland’s Mad King – George III (1760 – 1820)
The king believed responsible for losing the English colonies in America was George III. And after that he gradually went more and more insane, despite the fact that his people regarded him with affection. Stories about him show him to be quite idiotic by normal standards.
Words: 680 Downloads: 1 Category: History By: jakRyokan or Hotel – Japanese or Western Culture?
The differences between a typical hotel are based on the cultures of Japan and the west. All around the world, you can find hotels with the same standards and facilities. Only in a Japanese ryokan can you experience aspects of life as it has been lived by the people of that country since these traditional inns were introduced in the 17th century.
Words: 399 Downloads: 0 Category: Asia By: jakLuxor and the Ancient City of Thebes
Luxor in Egypt is situated on the east and west banks of the River Nile and the two sides could not be more different. It is a town where the ancient rubs shoulders with the modern, and this article explains how that is the main attraction for its tourists.
Words: 1240 Downloads: 0 Category: Africa By: jakComposing Great Photographs
Many amateur photographers just point their cameras at something or someone in the centre of the frame and click. While the resulting snapshots are great mementoes, it’s not often they make professional looking photographs. This article discusses how paying more attention to some elements of composition can produce better results.
Words: 878 Downloads: 0 Category: Visual Arts By: jak
