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13 Oct 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Alexander Kass
So this guy John Donne says, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” Sounds poetic, deep, old-school philosophy. We’re all supposedly connected, pieces of one big landmass, one world. No one exists in a vacuum,...
6 May 2023 1 minute read 1 comment VelvetRaindrops
Between Venice and Lido lies a small island with a terrifyingly twisted past. Poveglia Island in Italy was a fortification built by the countries government and was used from about 1793-1814 as a quarantine zone for those unlucky enough to suffer fro...
5 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments VelvetRaindrops
One of Canadas top haunted landmarks is known as Cherry Hill House. It was built in 1822 as a family home and it earned it's name from the grove of cherry trees located behind the house which the original owner planted. The house was home to it's bui...
18 Mar 2023 15 minute read 0 comments jmalik6209
The Controversy of Kanye West Kanye (Ye) West is a famed African American rapper, producer, and fashion designer who accumulated his great success in the industry through his powerful music. Since the beginning of his career in the early 2000s, he we...
8 Mar 2023 4 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011
What is a living trust? A trust is an arrangement under which one person, called a trustee, holds legal title to property for another person, called a beneficiary. You can be the trustee of your own living trust, keeping full control over all propert...
9 Feb 2023 2 minute read 1 comment gianne
Writing a research paper is no joke, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be funny! From clever titles to humorous topics, there are plenty of ways to make a research paper more lighthearted. Whether you’re writing an academic paper or just looking for som...
17 Jan 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Alther
Even if it is measured by time, it will never be able to measure all its sacrifices. Even though the tears in her eyes have been drained, they will never be enough to replace the pain and suffering she feels. Even if this vein is cut off because it i...
22 Aug 2022 3 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011
November 5, Guy Fawkes Day, commemorates the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, an event that requires a bit of background to understand. Here is the explanation, as presented in “The Book of Days,” a volume published in 1878 in London. It seems th...
16 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011
The first thing to realize about child abuse is that there is no “typical child abuser.” Most tend to be ordinary people, with no history of severe mental illness. Most child abusers are also familiar with the children they abuse, being relati...
16 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011
In 1861, early in the American Civil War, the Union built seven ironclad ships to serve on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The USS Cairo, Cincinnati, and Mound City were built at Mound City, Illinois, while the Carondelet, St. Louis, Pitt...
