Fiona is, in fact, an artificial Gaelic name, made up by the Scottish poet James Mcpherson (1736-1796) in his very popular "Fragments of Ancient Poetry". He pretended that he had found medieval texts containing the orally transmitted poems of a Gaelic bard "Ossian" – in fact, he had ...
These Babylonian Rabbis where the first true evangelists, who traveled to Palestine to explain their intellectually impoverished brethren how humanity could survive the Roman imperial onslaught. That event was broadcast across the region in the poetry of the nativity story. Those with Hebrew eyes saw...
poetryresearch poemsand storiesQualitative research is about people's lives; their stories, their thoughts, their feelings, and their experiences. Researchers continue to reflect on the best way to present other people's stories in a way that stays true to their accounts and delivers the message ...
Anyhow, Ma and me live a ways out of town, near where the river bends like an elbow. You can see it from the train bridge, over there. Our house’s the one made of two squares, a big one and a little one, plus a shed out back where Pa kept things like hoes and threshing rak...
Populations tend to grow at an exponential rate. This means that they progressivel, double. As an example of this type of growth rate, take one penny and double it every day for one month. After the first week, you would have only cents, but after the fourth week you would have over ...
Minutes later, I was completely 4 .I stood there, saying unpleasant things about the fog, and thinking that I 5 to phone to the meeting to explain that was not able to arrive there on time.Then I heard a young man’s voice coming out of the fog, “I suppose you are lost.Can I ...
Produced by Steve Henn, it tells who has accepted the most trips, and how much they spent. Here's the top 100. Here's who picks up the tab. Here are the destinations: "Hideaways tucked up in the mountains. Oceanside resorts. Wine-tasting on the West Coast. Tours of Europe's great ...
There used to be any number of children of Arjun’s age who would rattle out poetry, history, current affairs and facts and were accomplished in games or other hobbies such as photography. Parents used to show off their medals and awards and trophies. I used to spend sleepless nights thinki...
WhenGuru Dutt made Aar Paar in 1954 starring himself, Shyama and Shakeela, he took a bet on OP Nayyar and it paid him rich dividends. Guru Dutt tookMajrooh Sultanpurias the lyricist who had the makings of an avanguard Urdu poet rather than sticking to traditional Urdu poetry. Both OP Nay...