Ralph Ellison Quote – If The World
“If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.” – Ralph Ellison
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Cartoon – Unconventional Christening
Cartoon – Afloat at Sea
Song Lyrics – I’m Not Coming Home For Christmas (By Melissa R Mendelson)
I’m Not Coming Home For Christmas by, Melissa R. Mendelson Desert sands are the stars shining tonight. Warm kisses of wind are the wings touching my back, but I still can’t take flight. So, here I am on Christmas with my heart begging to be held, but I know. I know my love will be found. This war […]
Read moreThornton Wilder Quote – To Be Alive
‘We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder
Read moreThis 21-Year Old is Cleaning Up Our Oceans
Boyan Slat (born 27 July 1994) is a Dutch inventor, entrepreneur and aerospace engineering student who works on methods of cleaning plastic waste from the oceans. He designed a passive system for concentrating and catching plastic debris driven by ocean currents. This won a prize for Best Technical Design at Delft University of Technology and he has established a […]
Read morePoem – Sometime In April (By Adebesin Ibraheem)
Sometime In April: The 1994 Rwandan Genocide The ancient grudge among the Rwandan clans Inflamed by the corruptive white swallows In April 94’ turned an indelible tale Etched on the bloody pages of Rwandan history The long gathering smog of apprehension Billowing in the Rwandan skies One haunting April, bade peace a bye The state head flying in […]
Read moreRalph Waldo Emerson Quote – Leave A Trail
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where this in no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo
Read moreCarl Jung Quote – An Understanding of Ourselves
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung
Read moreStudy: Painkillers Dull Pleasure
Every week, more than 50 million Americans take acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and many other popular painkillers, to ease their aches and pains. But a new study has revealed that the drug also dulls emotions—including happiness. Prior research showed that acetaminophen can help take the sting out of negative feelings like dread, but the new findings from Ohio […]
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