“For the female is, as it were, a mutilated male, Aristotle concludes.” – Jack Holland in A Brief History of Misogyny: The World’s Oldest Prejudice Did you know Aristotle believed women were mutilated males in the womb and thus inferior to men? Pretty crazy, huh? He also believed women were put on Earth to be…
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What life is really about for the white, working poor of the United States.
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Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future. – Seneca One of the most transforming books I have ever read is A Guide to the Good Life {the ancient art of stoic joy} by William B. Irvine. Before reading the book, I thought Stoicism…
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Did you know the roots of slavery date back to 6800 B.C.? It was then that Mesopotamia emerged as the world’s first thriving city with land ownership and the very earliest stages of technology. What came after? War and thus, slavery – back then, the captured enemies were forced to work for their capturers. Over…
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“If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not the one who [sins], but the one who causes the darkness.” – Victor Hugo, Les Miserables She warned everyone. She has been warning everyone for years. She was right. Before I begin on the gist of this book review,…
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Since the last mid-century, the search for a cure for schizophrenia has been elusive. Although positive strides have been made in the last few decades in finding a solution, researchers are no closer, nor do they agree on what causes the illness. In the meantime, 2.6 million people in the United States suffer from this…
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Having trouble remembering things, especially long lists or numbers? Guess what? There is hope! What if I told you there is a sure way to remember information of any kind, any length, and any difficulty effectively? Kevin Horsley in Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More, and Be More…
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How many times do hear of yet another person who has become a millionaire and wonder how they became so successful? Ever wonder what big thing they did to become rich? I do. Here is a fact: there is no big thing you can do to become successful. It is the small things you do…
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“Vision without action is hallucination. Action without vision is neurosis.” – Michael Mackintosh How many times in your life do you have a goal and want to succeed, but somehow your plans never come to fruition? Or, how many times do you get frustrated and just give up? According to Michael Mackintosh in Get it…
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Heidi Eljarbo’s historical fiction novel, Catching a Witch: A Novel of Loyalty, Deception, and Superstition, is a story about the persecution of witches in Rossby, Norway, in the 17th century. According to Britannica, witchcraft is the “exercise or invocation of alleged supernatural powers to control people or events, practices typically involving sorcery or magic.” Although difficult to know…
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Vilma Reynoso 