The 21st century has witnessed a revolution in the use of Mobile phones, Emails and Internet. It has ushered in a new world where English communication has become a necessity to stand out in the world of competition. In today’s society, life becomes very difficult for anyone who is not comfortable conversing in English. In […]
Cleanth Brooks’ The Language of Paradox
In The Language of Paradox, Cleanth Brooks takes on the language of poetry, stating that at its core poetry is the language of paradox. Brooks bases his position on the contradictions that are inherent in poetry and his feelings that if those contradictions didn’t exist then neither would some of the best poetry we have […]
Connective Thinking – Creativity Techniques
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein Imagination and creativity are two interrelated terms, the former leads to the latter. The etymological root of the word “creativity” in English and most other European languages comes from the Latin creatus, which means “to have grown.” How this works? […]
Sports in Angola – Interesting Facts & Figures!
Road to London 2012! Barcelona 1992 Did you know- Between July 25 and August 9, 1992, the Angolan Olympic Committee, sent 29 athletes to the Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. The African nation competed in seven sports: basketball (11), boxing (1), roller hockey (11), judo (4), swimming (3), sailing (3), and track & field (6). […]
Queerness of Identity in the Philippines in Edith Tiempo’s The Chambers of the Sea
Each society, community or tribe is unique with its identity. Myriad of factors make up the multifaceted surface and endodermis of a community. Norms, morals, culture, history, economy, hegemony and people, men and women alike push and pull in affecting each other. Often, the people who create and perpetuate the volatile norms, morals, culture and […]
Culture and Tradition in the Pre-Colonial Africa in Elechi Amadi’s The Concubine
The story is a tale of a young woman, Ihuoma, who belongs to Nigeria’s Igbo ethnic group. Her plight involves her past life, when she was said to be the wife of the mythical Sea King deity. This gives her great status in the present, but portends doom for any mortal man who seeks to […]
Intuitive Massage and Bodywork
In my lifetime I have received and given hundreds of massages. While this doesn’t make me an expert on massage, there are some things I have learned through the years about the subtle energy exchange that happens before, during and after a treatment. As a practicing psychic, who loves to get body work done, I […]
Revolving Door Judaism
Twentieth century American Judaism has created the inevitable and perhaps desirable revolving door Judaism. People coming in and people going out–Jews entering at certain entry points and others leaving at different points of egress. That is what living in a democracy is all about — choices and the freedom to choose. Not only is the […]
Capsule History of Breckenridge, the 10th Mountain Division and FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt began his 3rd term as President of the United States January 20, 1941, making him the only president to be elected for three terms. He served during both the Great Depression and World War II. During World War II, the United States Army’s 10th Mountain Division trained between 1941 and 1945 by […]
Chocolate – Personal Essay
Eating chocolate can be one of the most pleasurable things in the world if you are in the right place, at the right time, with the right people, and most of the time, with your favorite kind of chocolate. Out of a survey of 22 people who liked chocolate and one who didn’t, half of […]