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Brewer's: Slogan

A war-cry, a Scotch gathering-cry. (Anglo-Saxon, sleán, to fight, pret. slog; Gaelic, sluagh-gairm, an army-yell.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Maddie's Time Travel Essay

Maddie imagines being a daughter of King George III during the American Revolution Related Links American Revolution How to Write a…

Brynn's Time Travel Essay

Brynn Proudly Signs the Declaration of Independence Related Links American Revolution How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay…

Sample Essay: Cause and Effect

Note: The following essay was not edited by EssayEdge Editors. It appears as it was initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY: Columbia, Musician (cello) For some reason, my…

Halloween: Witchcraft in Film, Part 4

My, Look What I've Found by Beth Rowen Related Links Halloween Trick and TreatsAll-Time Scariest MoviesInterview with a Real-Life WitchInterview with Blair Witch DirectorsBlair Witch…

Brewer's: Hurly-burly

Uproar, tumult, especially of battle. A reduplication of hurly. Hurlu-berlu is the French equivalent, evidently connected with hurler, to howl or yell. (See Hullabaloo.) In the Garden of…

Brewer's: Lion's Provider

A jackal; a foil to another man's wit, a humble friend who plays into your hand to show you to best advantage. The jackal feeds on the lion's leavings, and is supposed to serve the lion in…

Brewer's: Amuck

To run amuck. To talk or write on a subject of which you are wholly ignorant; to run foul of. The Malays, under the influence of opium, become so excited that they sometimes rush forth…