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53 articles on humanities.

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Isolated Expedition

Imagine an expedition to the Antarctic in 1914. There is no GPS, no world-reaching radio, and no satellite phone. Brutal conditio…

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Violence

Flashes of memory stream into my consciousness. They take me back thirty years plus. I was a boy then, a newcomer to a poor and t…

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Happiness

Having said this, even this sort of happiness is a product of positive thinking and positive action, with good fortune lending a …

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Divining The Future

Whether in movies or books or in life, it is human nature to be curious about ?what happens next?, what the future holds in store…

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Ian Fleming - James Bond's Creator

Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964), the author of the James Bond 007 novels, was the grandson of a Scottish banker and the son of …

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Friday's Girl

A centuries-old mystery has crossed my path again ...I mentioned in a recent article that there was a dispute in many academic qu…

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The Bottom Line

The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most i…

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The Characteristics of Soul

At the dawn of spring, I am reminded by my children the joy of anticipating new life.They will usually see a flower or two that h…

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Type Of Tattoo

Tattoos are at their heart a sign of individuality, and as more and more human beings seek a path to locate themselves apart from…

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Wisdom

What is wisdom? But first, what are the conditions that render it desirable, if not necessary, and what is its essential purpose?…

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No Pulitzer For Drama; No Wonder

This year, when The Pulitzer Prizes were announced, the not entirely delightful news is that no Pulitzer was awarded in drama.Whi…

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Ignorance and Fantasy

Are beliefs not often the children of ignorance and fantasy? Consider the heavenly view of the world that young souls entertain a…

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A Celebration of Life Begins With Lunch

On an ordinary afternoon in St. Augustine, Fla., a group of extraordinary people met at a local restaurant for a single purpose -…

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The Madness of Playing Games

If a lone, unkempt, person, standing on a soapbox were to say that he should become the Prime Minister, he would have been diagno…