Darwin’s development of the theory of evolution by natural selection is described. When Darwin started his Beagle voyage of 1831, he believed in the fixity of species. Contrary to the opinion of the population, he was not converted to transformism when he visited the Galapagos Islands during ...
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Diana is a Roman goddess considered a patroness of the countryside, hunters, crossroads, and the Moon. Click for Diana (Roman Goddess) facts and worksheets in PDF format!
In 1809 the famous British poet Lord Byron used the phrase “roses in December” within a satirical work entitled “English Bards and Scotch Reviewers”. The poem presented several examples of impossible quests: searching for roses in December; looking for ice in June; hoping to locate a consta...
Origins of “White Lie” This long metaphorical use of white vs. black is seen in all cultures worldwide and is a true archetype spanning time and space. In fact, one of the oldest surviving records of its documentation is seen inYing and Yang symbolscarved into animal bones carbon dated ...
Various cultures throughout history often have common denominators in relation to mortality and the passage of time. The idea of amemento mori, or symbolism of death, spans centuries, cultures, and even religious beliefs as an archetype of sorts to remind people of their inevitable demise. ...
Pat: I think a lot of bands are afraid of the word “prog” and all it entails. I am not. I fully embrace it because in my mind all it means is that we are “progressing”. Everything else associated with “prog” is for people to argue about in forums. I’m only interested in...
The girl next door is a term used to describe a female archetype and fashion aesthetic which can range in terms of personal definition, but usually denotes a girl or woman who appeals to traditional or “all-American” gender norms with the allure of purity, simplicity, and charm, with a ...
hopeless romantic / I can’t help falling in love / I fiend for love / I want it, I crave it / I just can’t get enough.” There’s also a 2015 Filipino teen romance novel and movie, Para es Hopeless Romantic, which shows the cross-cultural currency the expression and archetype ...
Dr. Johnson in his Dictionary gives priority to the meaning of the word as applied to things rather than to persons. As used in the early sixteenth century in respect of persons, it is largely metaphorical--a man's life is sincere in the sense of being sound, or pure, or whole; or ...