The content of Part One of Robin Wang’s book, Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture, was comprised of many beautifully-versed poems full of imagery. These poems, including Book Twelve of the Lessons of States or Guofeng, are quite beautiful and fluid. For example, Ode 143 states: “The moon comes forth in her brightness; How lovely is… Read on
We went to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and it was a wonderful experience. Anyone who loves the Seventeenth Century and science must come here if they can! We were lucky that the weather was good for the outing. It’s quite a trek going up the hill like we did, but great for the old legs! Greenwich is an… Read on
I was recently astounded by the voice of this extremely talented man. While some uneducated cretins may laugh at his high voice, the majority of people I daresay will agree with me in my opinion that his is a truly magnificent voice. Here is a sample of his work, “Cara Sposa,” from Handel’s beautiful opera, Rinaldo: I think… Read on
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill, Some in their wealth, some in their bodies’ force. Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill, Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse, And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure, Wherein it finds a joy above the rest; All these I better in one general best.… Read on
August 27th, 2003 As we all know, these stories, “Joseph,” and “Job,” are very important works of literature. They are very important in the respect that they have touched many people’s lives and have caused people to make decisions based on the faith(s) that come from them. Each person on this Earth has faith in one thing or… Read on
For our course, Archaeology of the Natives of the Southwestern United States, my fellow wannabe anthropologists and archaeologists are debating over new research which points to cannibalistic activities in the Southwest during the Anasazi dominated period between 900 and 750 C.E. (Common Era). In this article by Rachel Hartigan, archaeologists have found burned human bones which also have… Read on