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84Lead and Cadmium in our dinnerware? How to find lead-free dishes
Lead and cadmium from dinnerware can be absorbed by children; as much as 75% of the lead that reaches their digestive tract!
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86Children under a Palm Tree Painting - A mother fights for Justice
Tony Varney, a fisherman, found a Painting 20 years ago, nobody claimed it, then when he went to sell it a claim was put on it. Who do you think the Painting belongs to?
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84The Ideal Form of a Hero
What makes someone a hero? Does one need to have a divine parent? Does one need superhuman strength or special powers? What constitutes heroic behavior? Is heroism synonymous with altruism? How has the connotation of heroism changed since Homeric...
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80Teaching Homer's The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel Approach Using Gareth Hinds' The Odyssey
A teaching approach that utilizes Gareth Hinds' Graphic Novel, The Odyssey.
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79The Greek Sirens: Beautiful Yet Dangerous Mythical Creatures
Sirens are mythological creatures originating in Greece. The sirens were once thought to have been considered deities at some point, but may have fallen from their position amongst the Greek gods. Sirens are known to have lived on an Island off of the coast of Greece, or possibly Italy, and they produced such a beautifully seductive song that they would lure weary sailors into dangerous waters and onto jagged rocks...inevitably causing the sailors' untimely deaths.
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77A Book Review: Homer's Odyssey By Gwen Cooper
This is a book review on Homer's Odyssey By Gwen Cooper. it is a story of one womans rescue of a blind kitten and the lessons on life she learned from him.
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86Aristotle vs. Plato on the Dangers of Poetry
Poetry's Emotional Effect: Detrimental as Plato Claims or Beneficial as Aristotle Concludes? Speaking well about Homer; it's a divine power that moves you, as a "Magnetic" stone moves iron rings. (That's what Euripides called it; most people...
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81One hundred years of discoveries: Troy
Almost three thousand years ago Homer, a blind epic poet, was writing one of the most fascinating stories ever told, stories about heroes, fortresses with impenetrable walls, adventurous journeys of great...
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8199 Famous People of Ancient Western History
Abraham, Achilles, Adam, Aechylus, Aesop, Ahura Mazda, Akhenaten, Alexander the Great, Allah, Apollo, Archilochus, Archimedes, Aristotle, Aspasia, Athena, Aten, Attila the Hun, Augustus/Octavian, Bridget of Kildare, Cambyses, Charon, Cicero,...
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91Fiestaware China By Homer Laughlin China
I first "discovered" Fiestaware several years ago, when I wanted a brightly colored set of china to grace my kitchen. Fiestaware can be viewed as "retro", but they now make square plates that are becoming popular. The china is very strong and looks great, but can also weather everyday use. The colors get obsolete fast, a "planned" obsolesence, so if you love a certain color, try to stock up in the first two years. Your older pieces gain in value, and if you decide to use Fiestaware, you will end
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