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Author :: Ashley Shameli  |
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| Article Title :: What is 'Y Ddraig Goch' - the Welsh Red Dragon? |
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| The red dragon was introduced to Britain during Roman times. It is possible that the Romans learned of the dragon from the Persians. Initially the ‘draco’ was used as a standard by the Roman army but over time it was adopted by the Welsh people as their national flag. It is possibly the oldest national flag in use today.The earliest recorded use of the red dragon symbolising Wales is in the ‘Historia Brittonum’ otherwise known as the ‘History of Britain’. This was written early in the ninth century. It describes a battle between red and white dragons. Initially the white dragon dominated but finally the red dragon won. The fight was said to symbolise the struggle betwee (read full article) |
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| Category :: Humanities Articles |
Author :: Stuart Bazga |
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| Article Title :: A Short Biography on Some of Europe's Most Loved and Hated Monarchs - Pt 4 Queen Mary I |
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| Queen Mary I of England was born in 1516 to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and was the first British monarch to rule in her own right. Mary was pronounced queen in 1553 and ruled for five years after the death of Edward VI. Mary was well educated and learned to speak Latin, Spanish, French and Italian. She was also taught Greek, science and music.1547 saw the death of her father and her half brother Edward VI crowned king. Edward was England's first Protestant monarch; his Parliament's Act of Uniformity prescribed Protestant rites for church services. Mary, wanting to keep her Roman Catholic faith, asked to be allowed to worship in private in her own chapel. Upon being or (read full article) |
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| Category :: Humanities Articles |
Author :: Aubie Pouncey |
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| Article Title :: Sun Tzu: The Art of War |
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| The Art of War is an ancient Chinese text on strategy and warfare written by a Sun Wu, a brilliant military general more than two thousand years ago. It is considered one of the oldest attempts at analyzing and documenting the specific components of strategic warfare, with wisdom that is as applicable today as it was thousands of years ago.Many Chinese and international scholars debated the exact dates that Sun Tzu waged war against his enemies and many question the legitimacy of such a historical figure actually existing. Rather than a sole general or military expert being the sole author, they interpreted the manuscripts as a collection of works pieced together by Chinese Philo (read full article) |
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Author :: Robert Baird |
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| Article Title :: Josephine the Merovingian |
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| I cannot emphasize enough the dearth of information, or the outright disinformation, I find in various web world accounts relating to Josephine and Jean Lafitte. I chuckle to think they often get her given name wrong as I have noted from the beginning of this book. Her name was not Josephine and if a current author is right about Napoleon being a bi-sexual we can imagine his brother Joseph’s name was on his lips during sexual acts with Marie-Rose and this lead to her nickname which he gave her. These are important people from not so long ago. In the case of Josephine and her heritage, there is no good reason to not make it clear she was a Merovingian with great bloodlines.“Jose (read full article) |
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| Category :: Humanities Articles |
Author :: Isabelle Esling |
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| Article Title :: Marcus Garvey: A Symbol for Black Nationalism |
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| My first kid’s father named my son Marcus after legendary Marcus Garvey. Which made me curious to know more about who Marcus Garvey actually was…"Up You Mighty Race, Accomplish What You Will..." (Marcus Garvey)The following text is dedicated to my eldest son Marcus.Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on August the 17, 1887, in St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica as the youngest of 11 children.Marcus Garvey was known as a journalist, entrepreneur, publisher and a crusader for black nationalism. During his whole life, he has fought for racial equality.Childhood yearsIn St Ann’s Bay, young Marcus attended grammar school. Alfred Burrowes, his godfather, also gave (read full article) |
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Author :: Robert Baird |
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| Article Title :: Family, Incest, and Law |
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| Family Values in Ancient Times:Many people of the present make some very grave and disturbing assumptions about prior unethical behaviour by humans. My theories may be biased and overly appreciative of a time before Empire and there is less data due to the destructive power of Empire and the hegemony to go on. However, that data is more pure and less likely to have been promoted or propagandized for the interests of power-mongers. Top scholars and those who are regarded as great academics still debate whether women ever had equal rights and some state there never were matriarchal societies of great note. It would be a surprise for me if there were not many different approach (read full article) |
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| Category :: Humanities Articles |
Author :: Stuart Bazga |
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| Article Title :: A Short Biography on Some of Europe's Most Loved and Hated Monarchs - Pt 5 Charles II |
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| Born in 1630, Charles II was the second eldest son of Charles I, who spent most of his teenage years fighting parliaments Roundheads until the execution of his father in 1649, and after he agreed to make Presbyterianism the religion of England and Scotland.In 1650, Charles returned to his native Scotland and a year later led an unsuccessful campaign against Cromwell’s forces at Worcester. During this defeat, Charles managed to avoided capture, finding safe passage to France where he spent the next eight years roaming the wilderness of Europe.Upon the collapse of Cromwell’s commonwealth, Charles was invited back to England and shortly after married Catherine of Braganza. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Humanities Articles |
Author :: Robert Baird |
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| Article Title :: Her Last Day in Court |
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| "Ron, I can't take much more of his sleazy behavior! I really don't think you are going to win this case for me anyway. I've lost everything; at least I can have the pleasure of making sure the jury knows their judge is another sexual power tripper, going in to his chambers to satisfy himself with the bailiff while he screws me over under the law! I don't...""Gloria, we still have Coach Nestorovic and the jury could be 'hung'. They already see what the judge is doing. Please let me 'do my thing'!""Sure! Easy for you to say! You get paid while risking nothing. You didn't have a thing to lose. I had to sell my house to pay your bill. This whole system is screwed. I informed th (read full article) |
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Author :: Eric Lim |
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| Article Title :: The History of Thai Currency – from Ancient Beads to Modern Baht |
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| The history of Thailand currency traces the evolution of the
medium of exchange used in Thailand prior to the 1st century.
This dates from the days of barter trade, ancient beads and
money in various shapes and sizes till the currency in modern
times.Ancient beads, seeds, bracelets and pebbles used as a
medium of exchange in the early days around 200 – 300
BC, have been discovered in Thailand, including old
Roman copper coins dating back to 270 BC!During the 1st – 7th centuries, metallic coins of the
Funan Kingdom in Indochina made their appearance
in Thailand, followed by Dvaravati coins in the 7th –
11th centuries. This wa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Humanities Articles |
Author :: Julie Lee |
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| Article Title :: What is Your Birthstone? |
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| Just about everyone knows what his or her birthstone is.
Why is that? Because people still enjoy the folklore associated with the tradition of the birthstone. They like believing that wearing a birthstone brings them good luck and protects them.Early civilization as far back as the Assyrians (1400 BC) invested rare and beautiful gemstones with magical properties. Some minerals were thought to contain a force or possess certain values and powers. For instance, amethyst was said to prevent intoxication.Tradition associates a gem with each sign of the zodiac based on a color system. Color was thought to unleash the power attributed to the stone.In time, birthstones beca (read full article) |
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