Benjamin Franklin- printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularl...
Our Living Language Traditional terms for "a small, fast-flowing stream" vary throughout the eastern United States especially and are enshrined in many place names. Speakers in the eastern part of the Lower North (including Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and southern Pennsylvania) us...
Ge2:20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. Ge2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and...
The concept of community within Confucianism is deeply rooted in its unique understanding of individuals. This is exemplified by Xunzi, who claims that individuals, driven by their growing desires for satisfaction, would fight over limited resources and hence lead themselves to social disorder and dist...
20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” 21At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and ...
For this feature film, The Silence of the Lambs‘ Anthony Hopkins plays Burt as an elderly thrill-seeker who has already done all he can in his home country. What he really wants is to show off his bike’s speed on an American racetrack. After suffering a heart attack, Burt is even ...
Meursault and many other top French names. Laithwaite was all too aware of the problem. After years working in French vineyards he had returned to the UK to set up Bordeaux Direct, which imported cases directly “from châteaux that do actually exist”, he wrote in his letter. The counterf...
Like any good story-driven open-world game, there are a lot of names, places, and hints to characters that we’re not sure of, but really, what game doesn’t have this? If you’ve played similargames like Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy, or Echocalypse, you’ll be able to get ...
Good Friday is also known by the names of Holy Friday, Great Friday, and Jesus’ Sacrifice. Good Friday is part of the Holy Week, And also a part of the Easter Triduum (the three days liturgical period that includes Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter Sunday). As the date of the...
This seems to be more an American affliction, and I shan’t name names, but every major American city has their share of chefs who serve kimchi burgers, and XO sauce something or other, and with invariably inedible results. The meal at Whitegrass was beautifully presented, with well-thought...