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What is wrong with this world? – Part 12
Nothing. The world is and that’s it. Surely there are plenty of horrors to behold and dangers abound, but most of the problems in the world are thought up by humans.
For instance, if you were to ask 5 of your closest friends if any of them had ever obtained the Bird Flu, influenza, Ecoli, or Mad Cow disease, likely none of them would say they’ve ever had any of those diseases. Perhaps one or two in the group would’ve experienced one. But it’s highly unlikely.
Is the world going to end? Eh? Who came up with that one? Suppose biblically misconstrued, but nevertheless too many individuals in this world are in fear of it. There, THAT’s what is wrong with the Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsBook reviews: The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank
Anne Frank dreamed of becoming a famous journalist. Her creativity and sparkling personality come through in all of her diary entries.
At the end of one the most recent film versions of Anne Frank’s life, it states that over one million children died in the Holocaust. Then the final screen states that Anne Frank was just one. It is so poignant because we tend to take Anne Frank and her diary for granted these days. It is so impactful that we are lucky that her diary was preserved for mankind to bear witness forever to the truth of the Holocaust.
The Diary of Anne Frank is frequently assigned as school work to middle school students as part of their English Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsHermes in Greek legends – Part 1
In Greek myth, Hermes was best known for his role as the messenger of the gods. This was not his only job, however. Hermes was also the god of travelers, thieves, shepherds and traders. As part of his duties as divine messenger, Hermes also served as the conductor of dead souls to the Underworld. He was the only one of the Olympian gods to have free access to the three worlds of Earth, Olympus and Hades.
Hermes was one of the many sons of Zeus, the king of the gods. Common images of the god show him wearing a short red cape, a broad-brimmed hat with wings and a pair of winged sandals. His symbol was the caduceus, a staff Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsFinding people who speak your native language when you move to a foreign country
Having lived in several foreign countries, I have found it far more beneficial to make local friends and learn the local language and customs than to search for friends from my country who speak my language. But there are times when you yearn to hear your native language, to speak to someone who has been to your hometown,or to share a special holiday with someone for whom it has the same significance.
Here are some ways to find friends who speak your language while you are abroad. It will be infinitely easier if you are an English-speaking person living abroad as virtually every country in the world has their share of English-speaking expatriates. But regardless of your language:
1. Visit Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsA guide to Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series
A colossal epic, the Foundation series was written over a span of 40 years. The series is constituted of 7 volumes that can be either read separately or one after the other. The book tells the story of the end of a Galactic Empire, and the efforts of a psychohistorian to reduce the chaos between the fall of the old Empire and the rise of a new Empire by founding 2 foundations, whose role is to preserve the knowledge accumulated by the Empire during the Chaos.
2 other Asimov series can be linked to the Foundation Series, and many S-F specialists include them to be part of a mega foundation series: the Robots Series and the Galactic Empire Series.
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No CommentsWhat is true love? – Part 3
True love is like a cup of water, not tasty, but quite necessary. True love can be colorless, and can be tastiless, but it is essential for our life. True love can be exciting, and it can be common. It bears many features that is beyond our discription.
I don’t know if you have ever noticed your feeling when you hold your wife’s or husband’s hand. Please do it. You will find that the true love is around you all day long, from a single handshake. What is true love? You will find it by yourself, and see if it is the case that you experience when you shake hands with your other part:
If you are married, after a few Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsEffects of peer ratings on Heliums writers – Part 3
As members of Helium, we have the opportunity to participate in the design of our own community. One of the ways we do this, obviously, is to write high quality articles which meet all the suggested standards and guidelines. Another less obvious way we control the direction of our community is to rate frequently and rate well.
After we post a new article, we are taken directly to the rating screen. Sometimes we are so eager to see our own creation in print, we’d like to bypass the “chore” of rating. As the famous W.C. Fields said, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Rating is the dues we pay for our participation in the Helium community.
We owe it Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsThe causes of World War II – Part 4
A very important cause of World War Two was Germany’s treatment after World War One. The victorious allies imposed a humiliating peace on the German people including huge reparations that they were unable to pay and which crippled the German economy. Moreover, Germany’s army was limited to one hundred thousand men who were denied any sort of offensive weaponry including tanks and planes. The injustice of the peace treaty inspired in the Germans a desire for revenge that was later exploited by Hitler and the Nazis.
The economic depression of the 1930s was a further factor in the advent of war as it created a situation in Germany where political extremism could take root. The German economy was devastated by the Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsShould the Allied powers in World War II have bombed Auschwitz?
They called World War II the war to end all wars. They called Hitler the worlds ultimate bad guy. The horrors that nazi Germany committed against the Jewish people were inexcusable. Needless to say, the world is a much happier place without Hitler and his kind, even though dictators much more ruthless than him have come and gone in this time. This war was the last war to have the over whelming vast majority of the country behind it. It showed what a well trained, dedicated military machine can accomplish when properly motivated. Likewise, Auschwitz was the biggest and most notorious concentration camp the Nazi’s used. A huge number of the victims of Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsEarning rating stars on Helium – Part 9
To earn and keep hold of rating stars try to rate at least five to ten pairs of articles a day and you may find as I did that you get better at it the more you do it, rating can also become addictive.
When I first joined Helium and started to write I was thrilled when I received my first writing star and again when I received another one. I was less enamoured about rating stars but at that time I didn’t understand what earning rating stars was about or why they were equally as important as earning writing stars.
As I became more experienced and confident using the site I realized that I couldn’t just be interested in Read the rest of this entry »
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