- 150,000 Refugees Flee to Syria; Estimated 550,000 May Follow By : Lance Winslow
The Israeli-Hezbolla war has already produced 150,000 refugees who have left Lebanon and travel to Syria. Israel is concerned that many of the Hezbollah international terrorists may also try to flee because they will eventually be killed if they do not. - 1906-1916 Ireland By : Sharon White
- 2007 Considerations - Social Issues of Our Time By : Lance Winslow
Every era in human history and every society in every civilization has had social issues to deal with and specific things which were unique to the time and in the present period in The United States of America there is no exception to that truth. Indeed with the advent of the Internet the dynamics of society and human interaction has changed vastly. Recently we have witnessed a paradigm shift with online social networks such as MySpace.com and self-expression thru the sharing of online videos, articles and digital pictures on some of the Internets most high-trafficked websites. - 2007 Discussion of Honesty in Humanities By : Lance Winslow
Are we really doing the right thing? Are we really helping the situation? Does the first world really need to interfere with the third world? Are our humanitarian efforts working, are the wise or are we worsening some situations, while trying to solve others? - 2007 Issues for Civilization and The Flow of Transportation and Distribution By : Lance Winslow
One of the most important flows of any civilization is indeed, the Flow of Transportation and Distribution, without it the civilization cannot remain efficient and most likely will eventually collapse. Often when NGOs Non-Government Organizations go to third world countries they immediately run into problems while trying to give aid. There are no runways, railroads, canals, docks, terminals and in many cases no roads either. In other words they have food and aid to deliver, but no way to bring in a truck to deliver it to the villages that so desperately need assistance. - 2007 World Social Issues; Solving the Problems Thru Proper Planning By : Lance Winslow
Can you imagine a Heaven on Earth or a Utopian Civilization for all mankind? Most of us can and wouldn’t that be something worth building? Of course something so great would take a lot of work to come to fruition and it would take a massive effort, which would indeed involve all of us. Such a perfect civilization throughout the World would require a different mindset amongst the human stakeholders and inhabitants on the surface of the planet, but it is within the realm of possibility. - 21st Century Western Civilisations, Immigration, Multiculturalism and Human Rights By : Joe Mintsa
'21st Century Western Civilisations, Immigration, Multiculturalism and Human Rights' is quite a serious article that I have written to elucidate some of the issues that define the perilous situation in which many Western nations find themselves today in relation to the intractable problem of immigration. I have written this article by beginning to ask myself the following question: ‘Have modern scholarship and social sciences lost the sense of historical exploration and conceptual technicality to the profit of thoughtless humanism and liberal politics?’Such is, of course, my question: a pretty simple one, but the practical implications of which affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the world today and which constitute the daily burden of those who are ‘now’ known as ‘immigrants’ in almost every civilised nation (mainly Western European nations and North America, and most particular since the terrorist wind began to blow from the East). - 500 Humans Died in China Flood; Nobody Cares By : Lance Winslow
This week 500 human beings died in China and a massive flood, but no one seems to care because they are too worried about the Israel-Hezbollah War. In the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon 300 people have died over a 10-day period, where as in China 500 people died in a single afternoon due to flooding. There was hardly mention of it even in that world news. - A Biography of KHIEU Samphan (PhD) By : Vicheka Lay
Extraordinary chamber to try some of the top leaders during Democratic Kampuchea Regime; a regime that is accused of killing millions of Cambodian innocent lives, is on the process. - A Brief History of the Catapult By : Will Kalif
We typically think of a catapult as something that was used in the Middle Ages to destroy the walls of a castle. But catapults have a very long history dating long before the time of castles and they were developed and designed in many different ways by many different cultures over the centuries. - A Celebration of Life Begins With Lunch By : Sebastian Smith
On an ordinary afternoon in St. Augustine, Fla., a group of extraordinary people met at a local restaurant for a single purpose - to celebrate their accomplishments, share inspiration and encourage each other while enjoying a meal. - A Flame the Colour of Darkness By : EMMANUEL ADDEH
A short story to show how we could take more responsibility for the way our fortunes go. The problem is rarely ill-luck, fate or destiny it's just us. - A Look at Poverty in Africa By : Lyndi Lawson
A look at the role African charity organisations need to play in order to break Africa’s cycle of poverty. - A look at the Dark Ages-When Things Were Really Medieval By : Will Kalif
The Dark Ages were a period of great upheaval, constant war, horrendous plague, and stagnant cultural growth. But through these difficult centuries new ideas and a new culture was born. And in today's world we still feel the effects of these changes that were brought about during these Dark Ages. - A Nation of Voyeurs By : Kartikeya Bajpai
Five years ago when Tehelka.com introduced India to the concept of a sting operation, we were all jubilant. - A Note On Costume Design And Character By : Joel Kay
Some notes on costume design in Notes on a Scandal, with Judy Dench and Cate Blanchett. - A Plan for Haiti Might be Difficult to Implement, but Could Serve as a Useful Model By : Lance Winslow
The problems in Haiti are so disastrous that it seems hopeless at times. All the trees are gone, people are starving and the aid coming in is coming up with food shortages. Not to mention the 2007 Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season is on its way and chances are we will not get too mild seasons in a row. Haiti simply cannot take a Category 4 of Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale in its current state. - A Quick Guide to William Shakespeare By : Richard Monk
William Shakespeare is one of the more amazing writers to come out of England. Here is a quick guide to this amazing writer to get you up to speed. - A Revolution in the Way Humanity Treats Itself - Nature's Laws By : Christopher Walker
The search for truth, is the conscious search for these laws. Evidence of them can be found in music, in dance, in business, healing as well as relationships. - A Small History of Women's Rights (in Switzerland) - For a Change By : Hans Bool
We all know Switzerland. It is a small country with no connection to the see, a fact that makes the country already special. Top of mind, thinking about Switzerland you will probably mention – watches or the banking secret. - A Ugandan Feast on Jesus' Birthday By : Shannon Nnanna
A young biracial woman in search of cultural authenticity marries a Nigerian con-man and tells of her experiences in California while she discovers her true self. True to life. - A Vision of the Inhuman Character of Human Life By : Bhaskar Banerjee
Wuthering Heights is so terrifying and powerful a novel that its final impress is one of tragedy. The concerted operation of its setting, characters and events releases an intensity that is undoubtedly tragic. - Abandonment - Dispatx Art Collective Spring 2006 By : Oliver Luker
The act of abandonment implies transfer - something orphaned is passed to another controlling agent, something is gained. This positive reading is atypical - yet if apathy and isolation are the more immediate connotations at a personal level, what happens if we translate this experience into space and time or into perception itself? - About Culture and Rules By : Hans Bool
Culture will never be a category on whatever (ezine) directory. It is just too broad a subject. And it doesn't solve anything. In fact it is only causing problems. YET, it is such an interesting topic Take this about international soccer culture and local cultures, it is not possible to hide these rules, you can just observe them by watching television. - Action Plan For The Nairobi Slums By : Lance Winslow
The challenges of the Nairobi slums are not going away. Sending in good money after bad will not solve any of the problems there. As the estimated population in these slums grows to well over 2 million there will be more mouths to feed, more trash piled up, more sewage, more disease and less water. Currently the growth is exponential, although HIV/AIDS is taking a serious dent out of the total number, somewhat slowing the growth. - Aeneid and Antigone By : Mary Anne Winslow
The principles of leadership in the Greek Society involved a concept known as ar’te, which served as a basic depiction of masculinity in back then. - African American History - The Simple Truth By : Anand R
Perhaps the truth about African American history was the heavy price paid for development in the New World. Maybe if Columbus had not set sail and discovered that the world was indeed round, history would not bear a burden as heavy as that of slavery. Nevertheless, due to the fact that economies were expanding daily, and product demand was growing hand in hand, slavery and slave trade proved to be the best source of supply for this dilemma. - African Tribal Art By : Jason Gluckman
One of the most common themes that are depicted in African art is that of a stranger, which signifies the premium that Africans place on the tribe..... - AIDS in Africa - Orphans and Education By : Lance Winslow
The AIDS Monster in Africa is clearly raging out of control and it is taking its toll killing so many, as this happens children are being born with AIDS and children's parents are dying leaving them orphaned. The challenges seem nearly impossible to fix and yet there is a glimmer of hope from some very smart and innovative groups. - An Exploration into Eurasians, the Burghers of Sri Lanka By : Rajkumar Kanagasingam
When we were leaving the Church premises through the narrow passage and entering into the Main Street, still the centuries old Dutch-style mansions were symbols of their colonial past.The Main Street was once an exclusive place for the Burgers, Dutch and British citizens.The Burghers are an Eurasian ethnic group, historically from this Island, consisting for the most part of the male-line descendants of the European colonists and of the maternal ancestry of Sinhalese and Tamil.Burghers always have European surnames mostly of Portuguese, Dutch and British origin and it is not uncommon to find German, French,Russian, or even Flemish surnames.In the late 1950s and early 1960s, many Burghers left the island and emigrated mostly to Australia where there is an area of Melbourne known as "Little Ceylon" as Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during their migration. - An Overview of Zeus and His Role In Ancient Greece By : Richard Monk
Zeus is where any discussion of ancient Greek deities should start. In Greek religion, Zeus represented the ultimate god and power. - Analysis of Kozain's "Family Portrait" By : Sharon White
A certain power is granted to this poem due to the wide use of unpleasant, paradoxical images. Each verse is a separate sentence, the rhyme scheme is absent. - Analysis of the story 'A Separate Peace' By : Mary Anne Winslow
Reality can be wrecked down and depicted in many unusual ways, because everything that happens, occurs due to somebody’s imaginative creation. - Analysis of the Story: A Good Man Is Hard to Find By : Sharon White
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" is a story that communicates a message, otherwise it would be of no use. Although the message is revealed in quite a frank, realistic manner, lots of symbolism is used in the language of the story. - Ancient Egypt By : Eddie Tobey
The Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in the world and dates back more than 6000 years. Early settlements were around the banks of the Nile river and irrigation formed the basis of this civilization. - Ancient Greece By : Steve Valentino
The Greek civilization is considered by historians as the first one in the history of mankind. A study of their archeological remains confirms that the ancient Greeks were a highly developed community. Their lifestyle and inventions indicate a high sense of order and aesthetics. - Ancient Greece Art By : Mary Anne Winslow
Ancient Greece was controlled by men. Women could not even have a citizenship. This fact reflected in the Greek art. Women are always portrayed with the cloth on, whereas men were always depicted uncovered. The nudity of men was a symbol of their freedom and control. - Ancient Sciences By : Sharon White
Greek culture had definitely begun to decline, and Greek science with it. - And The Regent Takes A Wife--or Two By : Linore Rose Burkard
George Augustus Frederick, (1762--1830), better known as the Prince Regent - Anthony Burgess - An Introduction By : Stephen Colbourn
Anthony Burgess, best known for his novels, particularly A Clockwork Orange, is also remembered as a composer, a biographer and critic, and occasional TV personality. The novels were products of later life; five being written in the space of twelve months when he was diagnosed as terminally ill with a brain tumour. He lived on, however, for another thirty three years - filled with a passionate intensity - and continued to produce works at almost the same rate. He wrote scripts for radio and television and the cinema as well as a number of musical compositions. - Antique Jewelry Boxes, Caskets, Trinket Boxes By : Joanne Wiertella
A brief history and identification lesson about Antique Jewelry Boxes, Caskets, Trinket Boxes 1900-1915. - Anywhere - Anytime - Why Downloadable Audio Books Are Creating 'The Perfect Storm'! By : Simon Loveday
Do you want to take back control of your one finite possession -'Time'? Want to better understand just what downloadable audio books are all about; how do you access them safely; how do you store and listen to them and what can they do for you? Find out why these audio books are turning out to be a revolution that can enrich us all in this fascinating introduction to one of the better new explosively growing trends on the Internet. - Apples in American Culture - Why, Apples are as Amercian as Apple Pie! By : Anne Clarke
Here in the United States, though, we have many traditional fruits. Of course, perhaps the most popular and most traditional fruit that we grow is the apple. In fact, apples are such traditional fruits that they have become ingrained in our culture. - Aristophane's The Frogs By : Sharon White
World literature is rich with literal masterpieces and has to offer to a reader a lot of interesting works of any kind, theme, style and genre. Unfortunately we do not have access to that many ancient pieces of works, as most of them have not survived through centuries until present days. In the following article I would like to analyze and discuss such prominent work of Aristophanes as The Frogs. - Aristotle’s Opinion on Equality By : Mary Anne Winslow
Marriage is perhaps the most important event in a person’s life. You find a soul mate and decide to share all you have with that person. Since the ancient times it’s believed that a woman needs a man to survive in this world. Much evidence on that can be found in the ancient Greek mythology and literature. Ancient Greece was actually the birthplace of Democracy, thus of Feminism as well, we can assume. But many people today still resume the opinion Aristotle had on this issue, many centuries ago. - Art Defined By : Robert Bear
This is a simple, comprehensive definition of art that can be used throughout the fields of the arts. - Art Nouveau - A Period of Style & Elegance By : Beryl Leavett-Brown
The French and the Belgians called it Art Nouveau or the New Art. This period of integrated art may have been short lasting a mere 24 years from 1890 to 1914, however - Atlantis Found? By : Lindsey Williams
The myth, fable, legend or almost-forgotten history was put into the common literature of mankind by the Greek philosopher Plato in 350 B.C.He purportedly learned the story from Critias, grandson of Solon, a Greek ruler who visited Egypt in 595 B.C.Solon said he was criticized by Egyptian priests for not knowing ancient Greek history. He was shown records of a misguided invasion by Atlanteans repulsed by the earliest Greek tribes. - Battle on the Nueces, 1862 By : Mary Arnold
Stanley S. McGowen, "Battle or Massacre?: The Incident on the Nueces, April 10, 1862," Southwestern Historical Quarterly, vol. CIV, no. 1 (2000), 64-86. - Beading A Beautiful Friendship By : Antonella Novi
Imagine being best friends with someone seven decades older. I will never forget how my friendship With Marjorie Kligman began, and I am thankful everyday we can still see each other and laugh like children. It is important we have each other to share our stories, but to gossip and cook for each other too. Maybe someday you will be lucky and befriend an elder in your community - Beatrix Potter: Saving The Lakes By : Sumangali Morhall
Beatrix Potter's literary works are to be found on junior bookshelves all over the world, the accompanying illustrations an inseparable part of their charm. Her significant contribution to the English countryside is less well known, but equally laudable. - Beauty and Mythology By : Kadence Buchanan
Since the dawn of time, man has always been fascinated by beauty. It can be the cause of his greatest joy or of his biggest failure, as in the case of Adam and Eve during creation. - Beryl Cook's Unique Art By : David Quigley
Beryl Cook is one of Britain's most talented and amusing artists .Beryl's pictures feature women of all shapes and sizes enjoying themselves . - Bloomsday - Celebrating James Joyce's Ulysses in Dublin and Around the World By : Jack Wilson
James Joyce is one of the most celebrated writers in history and for good reason. Though his Finnegans Wake is incomprehensible, it is not more so than a Beethoven Symphony. But we don’t ask a Beethoven Symphony to be easily understood because it isn’t written in words. - Bomb for a Bomb and Rocket for a Rocket; What Hath Terrorism Wrought but a New Code Of Hammurabi By : Tom Attea
Look far and wide, and what do we see? The most civilized nations, at least, the ones we've got at this point in our nascent human development, having made an uneasy accommodation to behavior that they would historically wretch at as downright repellent. - Books by William Aloysius Keleher By : William Keleher
William Aloysius Keleher was a lawyer by profession. However, he did many other things besides practicing law since he did not want to limit himself to homogenous work. Instead, he chose to be different and versatile. - Books Can Change Your Life By : John - Paul Gillespie
We've all heard the phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword," and maybe a time too many—how often does one stop to think what a phrase used casually might actually mean? Words lose their power over time, their meaning diluted as gradually absorbed into the vernacular, divorced from the context and power of their original defining. In the 1960s for example, "yoga" was understood in it's original Indian context, as a broad system of philosophy and disciplines to achieve union with God; now it is mistakenly assumed to be only a collection of stretching and breathing exercises. - Boycott Frump: Gen-X, Gen-Net and the Power of Lingerie By : EM Sky
Gen-X has become Gen-Net, the networked generation. Among the lot of us, we have the power today--right here, right now--to completely transform our culture overnight. - Buying Fine Art By : Tara McGovern
Selling art online has become increasingly popular as sellers have found the online marketplace as competitive and profitable as the traditional bricks and mortar one. - Can We Save the Slum Dwellers in Nairobi? By : Lance Winslow
After considerable thinking on the Nairobi Slums by the Online Think Tank it seems like an overwhelming situation. The Slums need a master plan and that would have to include bulldozing and starting over. For many that sounds too harsh and there are sure to be riots and protests once the bulldozing begins. But rebuilding the slums with rudimentary structures would solve the current problems there. - Caribbean Migration in Southeast Texas By : Mary Arnold
Marcha Thomas-Blades, "Caribbean Migration into Baytown, Texas," Touchstone, vol. XIX (2000), 59-67. - Cease Fire in Middle East Could Bring New Era in Peace? By : Lance Winslow
Many believe that if this cease-fire could be brought to the Hezbollah-Israel war in Lebanon that there is a good chance they could bring a new and everlasting - Challenges and Solutions for Feeding a Continent By : Lance Winslow
Many NGOs are having huge problems trying to feed all the people in need in Africa. Relief food deliveries are often hijacked and worse trying to evenly distribute the food is difficult as some people who are strong take the food for themselves from the weaker people. Sometimes rebels and armed groups steal the food too. - Changing Phases of Vietnamese Art By : Suzanne Macguire
The evolution of Vietnamese art is a relatively modern event in history. Receiving impetus from the Vietnam revolution, the renowned Vietnam artists left their indelible mark in the history of Vietnamese art. - Character Analysis: Professor Szabo By : Mary Anne Winslow
"A Pair of Tickets" is a fascinating story about Jing-mei, an American girl rediscovering her Chinese identity through a trip to her mother’s home country. One of the most fascinating characters in the story is Professor Szabo, which I shall talk about more in this essay. - Charles Rennie Mackintosh By : Mary Anne Winslow
There are many outstanding Scottish architects, but Mackintosh was one of the most talented ones. He was born in 1868. His works are the rebellion against the traditional architecture, which used to be influenced by the Greek and Italian style. His buildings were designed to reflect the present times and culture. - Child Muay Thai Boxers By : Aaron Christe
Child Muay Thai boxers as young as 9 years old pounding each other for the pleasure of tourists. Child exploitation? Clever tourist heartstring manipulation? Or a way out of poverty for the children? - Chinese America or American China? By : Sharon White
First, as any inevitable event in the world history the Chinese appearance and further influence was predetermined by consequent and logical changes in the international political arena. The American Revolution and its effect showed China as the great opportunity to represent American people’s - Chinese Ancient Traditions Revived In Global New Year Shows By : Gisela Sommer
NTDTV's live Chinese New Year Spectacular is more than a thrilling and enchanting music and dance performance; it is also promoting a rebirth of ancient Chinese culture which has been destroyed after the communist takeover. Dragons, drums and dancers, along with traditional Chinese instruments and costumes faithfully recreated from old manuscripts, paintings and pottery, all evoked the grandeur of China’s great dynasties and legends of remote history. - Chinese Desert to Over Run Cities and Towns By : Lance Winslow
Poor China is a in a world of hurt these days with their pollution problems and water issues and it just keeps getting worse with Typhoon Season, Bird Flu and flooding. Additionally they have fires to worry about and dead zones void of sea life extending from their largest cities out some 200-miles. - Chinese Fans By : Sylvia Smelcer
This article is about the history of the fan in China. - Chinese Go By : Sylvia Smelcer
This article is about the Chinese game of Go, its history, and how to play the game. - Choosing and Using Glass Paints By : Geraldine Jozefiak
How you choose and use your glass paints can make all the difference to your projects. It's wise to know the pros and cons of paint options before you make a purchase. - Civil War in the USA By : Sharon White
New war was about to start. It was a war between the States, between North and South. Here in this case the author describes both parties, he tells about views and beliefs of both sides. It is really hard to make up one’s mind which is right and which is wrong. When he tells about opinion of Northerners who fought against slavery, one will take their noble position for sure. It is nonsense to have slaves in a well-developed and educated society. It is so noble to fight for the rights of all people, no matter what colour of skin and origin they are. - Coming Of Age In The 21st Century By : Matthew Garden
A summary of what is on the horizon for us in the near future; some of the challenges we face and what obstacles need to be overcome. The article expresses thoughts on topics such as education, the social contract, politics and the development of the individual. - Confucianism Essay By : Aaron Schwartz
It’s hard to overvalue the influence of the Confucianism to the development of Chinese culture, politics arts and history. Scientists still doubt and can’t define the exact meaning of the teaching. Some place it to religion; others place it to moral ethics, third to political science. There are others who try to follow it without vain reflections and they state it works for them. I think all of them are right in their own way as the Confucian teaching is a harmonious mixture of ethics, esthetics, politics, religion and humanism.Kung-fu-tsu (we know him under his Westernized name – Confucius) was born in 551 B.C. into a middle class family. From the very childhood he was devoted to learning and fond of many subjects. He mastered six arts – ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and arithmetic – the basic set for the noble youth of those times. Even being very young he was interested in public service. When grown up, Confucius went traveling state by state to study the way of life and customs of people of the different provinces. - Contemporary Art in Guadeloupe By : Karen Joslin
When thinking of Caribbean art, seascapes and brightly painted tropical scenes usually spring to mind. But in the case of Guadeloupe's contemporary art scene, you may be surprised to discover a wealth of originality. While Guadeloupe's artists do call upon island influences in creating their works, the results are often far from expected. - Contemporary Prints By : Tamar Mason
A brief article looking at what is meant by the term Contemprary Prints. Article looks at this issue in terms of South African artists. - Contributions by Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi to Italian Unification By : Paul Kennard
The Italian unification was a long process, which was achieved by a variety of treaties, as well as a variety of individuals. The most important persons are considered to be Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi. But their differences in beliefs and their contributions to the unification of Italy had many factors that had to be considered. After the French Control in Italy came to an end in 1815, by the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, it was replaced by Austrian powers. - Creating Your Own Myspace Layouts and Backgrounds By : Pheonah Tiangson
Myspace.com is the definitive social networking website. It gives you space to create your personalized profile. This calls for innovative designs that allow you to differentiate your space from those of others. This will allow a user to attract more people to his/her space and increase their network. That is in effect the objective of the site. Myspace layout pimper makes available key resources that allow you to design your page - Creativity and Consciousness: Tools of Mass Construction By : Jan I. Phillips
This is an article underlining the power of our imagination and the potential we have as co-creators to create a culture that supports the dignity of all humankind. - Cubism By : Margaret Houghton
The art movement, Cubism, began in 1908 and strongly influenced art and sculpture in the early 20C. - Cultural Differences Between Russians and Americans By : John Kunkle
Russian girls offer to American men pure femininity and the willingness to play a wife's traditional role. American men are sick of emancipated women and Russian women are sick of domestic dictators. - Culture And Religions Of Native Americans By : Sharon White
Native Americans differed much in their cultural and religious traditions before their first contact with Europeans. - Dame Muriel Spark By : Sharon White
I have read the article about one of the most famous and prominent modern writers of England, Dame Muriel Spark. It is believed that writers and art people in general have their own superstitions about the way the work is done and masterpieces are created. For example, a lot of them use only their own tools in work, as for Mrs. Spark, she is used to writing with her special pens and if someone else uses them, she will throw them away. Or for instance, she has been buying notebooks of only one kind at a certain store for years. - Dan Fodio By : Sharon White
Dan Fodio is known as one of the Islamist rulers who has greatly influenced Muslim expansion and ruling. - Debating the Solution to the Nairobi Slums By : Lance Winslow
There is little debate over the serious humanitarian crisis of the Nairobi slums, as the living conditions are atrocious. There is raw sewage everywhere, garbage pilled up and no toilets, sewer system of plumbing in the make shift improvised shelters. Of course these are always issues when humans live in high-densities without modern civilization services. - Defining Blacks By : Shavon Reed
According to Webster, an Afro-American is an American of African and especially of black African descent. - Desiccating By : David Poarch
A deep and philosophical look into the natural biological lifestyles and evolutionary purposes of humans. Natural selection, homosexuality, and rape are also discussed. - Detail of Detail - Dispatx Art Collective Spring 2005 By : Oliver Luker
All we know of the world is an approximation. Modern science now supports what the philosophers have always believed - what we call perception is an amalgam, a composite picture of the world about us. What does the detail tell us of the grander scale, and what can we know of the detail by looking at larger systems or objects? - Dialogue With Godlike Light About The Future Of Civilizations By : Sorin Cerin
Spaceships are obsolete. They will be taken there by their own thoughts, and the stars they will go to will be both real and imaginary. A civilization at its climax creates its own worlds and BIO-VIRTUAL Universes, which it animates by the vast knowledge of each individual. They are the gods of old times, from the holy books of your civilization. Each individual can create separately his own Universe or more Universes that are as real as the terrestrial Universe where you were born, Sorin. These people live a life as long they want, without being threatened by biological death, but they finally commit suicide because they realize that living in endless Illusion is illogical. There are some totally different philosophical and moral values governing the civilization that has reached such a level, when its individuals can become young or old any moment of their life, which lasts for hundreds or thousands of years.By comparison, your civilization is like a suckling in the arms of Mother Nature, believing that properties or tall buildings mean something! Everything is dust in the wind, and today’s buildings of your time, dominated by a brain capacity of 4%, are the debris of tomorrow, just like the highways and other imposing buildings. They are not history, but lunacy! Real history resides in the approach to nature and science. The most amazing thing that the people of your time did with their 4% brain capacity was taking the technological huge steps in the domain of informatics. This is the first signal that in thousands of years the suckling will be developed enough to be weaned from Mother Nature’s bosom and be allowed to crawl, knocking some things down on his way through the room of neighboring BIO-VIRTUAL Universes. The suckling stage, at the bosom of Mother Nature is over when the baby is able to create his first BIO-VIRTUAL universe. That’s when the mankind enters the stage of BIO-VIRTUALITY! - Dignitary and Politician Photo-ops - African Slum Tourism in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya By : Lance Winslow
It is truly amazing the rise in Slum Tourism by world leaders, dignitaries and politicians. It seems everyone wishes to their picture taken with a little African Child. Of course how much of this slum tourism is for the photo-op record books and how much is for true concern for the poorest of the World. Recently the Online Think Tank thought on the issue of slum tourism in the World. - Diwali Decorations By : Rukmini Guggilla
There are a number of traditional decorative items that are employed during Deepavali in by Hindu to decorate their houses. Apart from bringing a new look to the houses, the decorations also bring a pleasant feeling of the festival. The decorations add to the joy of the occasion. Decoration is one of the many activities associated that mark the festival. - Do You Believe in Ghosts? By : S. Roberts
Do you believe in ghosts? Most people can probably tell you at least one ghost story regardless of whether they believe or not. If such ghostly experiences are so common and widespread, then surely they have a ring of truth or existence? - Don't Be A Dinosaur In Dancing By : Rodney Aquino
Whatever field you're in, you must constantly reinvent. If you are a dancer, you have to keep creating and recreating your product, otherwise your audience would lose interest and you die a slow death. - Dracula the Supreme Villain By : Stephen Condren
Of the almost countless villains and diabolical characters none can rank higher than Count Dracula. - Dutch Jaffna and the Rise and Fall of the VOC, the World's First Multinational Company! By : Rajkumar Kanagasingam
During the Dutch period in Asia, all Dutch colonial operations were overseen by the VOC, the "Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie" or the Dutch East India Company.When the Estates-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia, the VOC, the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stocks entered its acitivities in Asia in 1602.In Jaffna, the VOC had great power.This situation was quite unique in Jaffna for an organization to control the affairs as a de facto ruler.After the fourth war between the Netherlands, then as United Provinces and Great Britain in1780-1784, the VOC got into financial trouble, and in 1798, the company was dissolved and the legacy of the first multinational company which was an important trading concern for almost two centuries in Asia finally came to an end and was awarded finally to the Kingdom of the Netherlands by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. - Early History of Oxford University By : Richard Pettinger
A short history of Oxford University and how it came about from its early beginnings as a seat of monastic learning. - Early Indian Independence Movement By : Richard Pettinger
The beginnings of the Indian independence movement can be traced back to the Indian rebellion of 1857. - Educating Your Family on Native American Indian History By : Edward Charkow
In the United States, a large amount of information is taught in local schools. This information is often vital to the success of a student. Math, science, English, physical education, and history are taught in many schools
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