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791. The Lasting Effects of the Black Death
April 26, 2010
During the Dark Ages, religious dogma was law, science was heresy punishable by death, and technology was seen as the handiwork of the devil. History and the public consciousness remembers the Dark Ages for the above traits, as well as the Crusades, which were little more than thinly-veiled example...
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792. The Benefits of Used Musical Instruments
April 26, 2010
Music is the refined form of art. Musical instruments of all kinds have been enthralling people for ages with the lilting and mesmerizing strains that they produce, when a skilled musician plays on them. Any new musical instrument has to be tuned to emit beautiful sound. This difficulty is apparentl...
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793. Where Did Political Correctness Go Wrong?
April 26, 2010
There was a time that being politically correct meant speaking and acting in a considerate manner to others. Now it means speaking and acting in a manner acceptable to the Hollywood and politically left wing Elite who have appointed themselves as the arbitrators of what is proper and what is not pro...
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794. How to Shop Smarter for the Holidays
April 26, 2010
Well, it is definitely that time of year again, the time of year when we are all being forced to think about the holiday shopping season even before Halloween has come and gone. It's still warm outside and the store displays are now featuring Santa Claus and the newest glittering Christmas ornament...
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795. What You'll Find in a Deck of Tarot Cards
April 26, 2010
The tarot deck of cards, usually 78 in number, is divided into two separate categories, the major and the minor arcana (arcana from the Latin meaning of closed or secret). There are 21 individual cards, referred to as trumps, and the fool card in the major arcana. The minor arcana have 56 cards cons...
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796. Preserving the Heritage of Dubai
April 26, 2010
Late president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, once famously said, "a country that does not keep a track of its past will neither have any present nor future." He was cautioning against overlooking Dubai's cultural heritage, as the city began experiencing an all around growth. Conserv...
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797. Remembering the Spartans
April 26, 2010
Throughout ancient Greece, the city-state of Sparta was known for producing the most fearsome infantry that the Greek world had ever seen. There are legends that say the Spartan infantry were matched only in sheer combat prowess and coordination by the Roman legions, though historically, the legions...
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798. Are You Interested in Trucking?
April 26, 2010
Let me start off by saying that I love my job. The life that I lead is meant for me. I do what I do for many reasons, but the most important one is that I love what I do! So if this sounds like I am complaining, I am not, this is just the way it is.
To me there is nothing better than a full ...
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799. Celebrating Freedom the Responsible Way
April 26, 2010
Some think that everything is black and white. I'm beginning to see everything as different shades of grey.
Having worked with people in an increasing variety of ways the past 10 years, in a variety of occupational and volunteer scenarios, I've been exposed to many, many different ways of b...
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800. Does Social Anxiety Produce Serial Killers?
April 26, 2010
The Countess Elizabeth Bathory is known in history for being the ruthless noblewoman who had hundreds of slave girls sadistically poked, cut, and bled. She did this out of the belief that their blood would sustain her youth indefinitely. While modern analysis can only begin to scratch the complex ps...
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