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91Success Stories - Never Too Old, Never Too Late - Late Bloomers Dreams and Achievements
Success stories can be achieved at any age.As we live longer and longer, the ages between 50 and 80 is becoming a time for reinventing ourselves, pursuing our dreams and coming into our own terms of self understanding. Around the age of 50, people...
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91The American Revolution - A World War
It is common knowledge that France was America's ally during the American Revolution. What is not so well known is the fact that Spain secretly funded both the French forces and American forces fighting against Britain in the Revolution.
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89Why did the Europeans explore and colonize America?
Europe is rising from the Middle Ages, looking back on the darkness and into the light. But where would this light lead? To new ideas, new inventions, and new...worlds?
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88A Modern Day Flâneur
Commenting on one of her favorite topics, the author brings in the "Fathers" of the idea of flanerie, or urban strolling.
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88Wise Words: A Collection of Frugal Quotes
"Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship"-- Benjamin Franklin "He who does not economize will have to agonize"--Confusius "Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely"--Rodin "Being frugal does not mean...
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87Are We Headed for a Financial Collapse?
Has the US become a nation of beggars? Is hyperinflation the inevitable result of fiscal policy? Should you be buying silver and gold? We need answers, not ideology.
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87How to Get on Transsexual Hormone Replacement Therapy Relatively Easy
This article is designed for the transsexual who is looking to get on hormone replacement therapy relatively quickly and easily. I discuss a number of systems which may be available to use in your community. More often than not, if you live in a...
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86Fun US President Facts
To celebrate Presidents’ Day (and because I have the day off), please enjoy these fun facts! I hope you learn something new! 1. George Washington (1789-1797) · Wore false teeth, but instead of wooden teeth – they were made out of...
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87American Artists
Benjamin West (1738-1820) of Pennsylvania was the first painter to immortalize the martyrdom of a secular hero in art (see the neoclassical painting below). A close friend of Benjamin Franklin, he became the first American painter to appear in...
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85The Causes of American War of Independence
Reminiscing the American War of Independence: A fictional conversation between Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson by Michael M. Nakade Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and was a famous newspaper magnet and a scientist in Philadelphia by...
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