Seeing as I just recently celebrated the day of my birth, I was also considering another birthday of mine a few years ago, when, as the believer’s terminology goes, I was born again.
Some of us make an important step of faith in our lives. For me, unschooled and unraised in the tenets of various religions, it took me some time before I was [...]
A recent newspaper article indicated that the knowledge of present-day U.S. teens is lacking when it comes to common historical and cultural references that most people ought to know. Based on the results of a study, a distressingly low percentage of them could identify the general theme of the book 1984, who Senator Joe McCarthy was, or when the American Civil War [...]
Although many regard former U.S. President Jimmy Carter negatively, depicting him as a leader who reduced the status of America in the world during his time, he did at least seriously consider alternative energy sources far more seriously than any administration since. In the 1970’s - as now - the United States was overly dependant on fossil fuels, and prices for oil were suddenly [...]
My place of business is currently getting a thorough cleaning, which has allowed some interesting objects to emerge. One surprising item which I came across pre-dates the end of the Cold War, clearly indicated by the words ”Made in USSR” marked upon it:
This historical curiosity is actually a simple cardboard box with dimensions 11″ x 13″ x 13″, which has been used around this office [...]
In Canada, there is an increasing amount of policies and regulations whose intention is to target and root out workplace (and schoolyard) bullying. The province of Quebec actually passed a law in 2004, and Saskatchewan in 2007, with the intention of dealing with this unfortunate problem, which can negatively affect workplace morale and productivity. [...]
English poet John Milton wrote Paradise Lost in 1667. I’ve greatly enjoyed this epic work, especially since the edition in my possession is illustrated with the artwork of 19th-centruy French engraver Gustave Doré (see some of his artwork here).
The epic 12-part poem, with elaborate descriptions, provides the background story which culminates with the original fall of man into sin, carefully extrapolated from the information provided in the Bible. Milton [...]