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Curious Case of Benjamin Button Short Story Review

  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button –Short Story Review     This is a review of the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, not of the movie of the same moniker.  In this story, a child is born...

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Visit to an Ancient Greek Tomb

In December 2007, while visiting Ptolemaida, a town where I’d once lived in northern Greece, my friend Nikos invited me to go for a couple of hours to see an archeological site. I could hardly...

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The Stranger by Albert Camus Book Review

Book Review of The Stranger by Albert Camus by Sean Fullmer Albert Camus' The Stranger has been a famous reading staple for over 50 years for good reason. First, it is succinct in both story and message,...

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Overcoming Depression: Music as Therapy

Let’s face it: the world and life are harsh. Not necessarily all the time, but certainly many times throughout life, existence may take turns at being a headache or nuisance, a long, aching pain, or a...

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The Statues of Europe

The history of statue construction in Europe goes back over 3,000 years, given to us by the Greeks, who in turn took many of their early cues from the Egyptians while eventually breaking away from the...

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Animal Rights Equal Human Rights

Humans, it is well understood, rule the world. Elephants may never forget and Lions may be kings of the jungle, but humanity dominates the planet. There was a time when this was not always so, but today we...

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Why Americans Don't Speak Other Languages

There’s an old joke that runs something like the following: A: “What do you call a person who speaks 3 languages?” B: “Uh, trilingual?” A: “Yes. What do you call someone that speaks 2...

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The Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Computer

The Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Computer? The modern concept of a computer has been defined by the expansive marketing policies of companies such as Apple and IBM and their products, and is often...

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Hypocritical Thinking in Political Analysis by the Common Person Or: How to Better Your Political Judgement

Today life is at least every bit as confused and confusing as it ever has been in any period.  In fact, as most writers and commentators will tell it, life is more complex, more disturbing, more confusing,...

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Maastricht, Netherlands: The Green, Magical Dutch Town

The town of Maastricht is the southernmost major city of the Netherlands and one of the best launching grounds for travel to Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. However, the city itself should be given at least...

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