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He was becoming a baseball player.
Here is a paragraph from Chad Harbach's novel THE ART OF FIELDING. I am going to break it up into parts for more intentional reading. The passage is on page 47 ( Read more... ) -
WALKING ON WATER: Sacred Covenant for ALL THE WAY HOME: Playing Catch with Rube Foster
WALKING ON WATER: Sacred Covenant for ALL THE WAY HOME: Playing Catch with Rube Foster ( Read more... ) -
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So in my ramblings I found some amusing George Washington quotes, the ones that will never get cited ( Read more... ) -
Buried Soldiers Found
Apparently they found a trench with perfectly preserved soldiers from WWI in France. Though it is grim I do appreciate the finding of these new objects, complete with newspapers. It brings the human side of WWI alive.
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In late-Habsburg Vienna, the foreign ministry was on Ballhausplatz, and was referred to colloquially as "Ball'platz", the way we say "Foggy Bottom" or "the Quai d'Orsay". But does anyone recall the street where the War Ministry was located? The street name was used to refer to the Kriegsministerium the way we say "the Pentagon", but...I can't ( Read more... ) -
Melian Dialogue
My history professor showed the class this clip earlier in the semester. I really enjoyed it. the setting and acting reminded me of when I watched Antigone and Oepedius in my high school literature classes.
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reading material for a novel
I have plans for a fantasy novel occurring many between 50,000 BC and 5000 BC in the Middle East. I am preparing to do all my research. Are there any academic books about the region during those time periods? I doubt I would find any books about the Middle East prior to civilization, but I want to consider this option before I search through ( Read more... ) -
Stalin's Death
I have been reading "Soviet Power and Policy," an anthology of essays published in 1955. One paragraph definitely caught my attention. The last sentence ( Read more... ) -
history is much more than facts and dates. History is the analysis of humanity.
Here is another historical book review, perfect for Black history month. But the article also talks a lot about the nature of history, "history is much more than facts and dates. History is the analysis of humanity."
I had also read this in my civil rights class as a required book. It was brilliant. Leave a comment
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