Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
TimaeusBy Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett Persons of the Dialogue-SOCRATES- CRITIAS- TIMAEUS- HERMOCRATES Socrates. One, two, three; but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those who were yesterday my guests and are to be my entertainers to-day? Timaeus. He...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...
The United States of America’s population has been continually rising from the moment it gained independence centuries ago. Since 1790, a national census has been conducted at the start of each decade (the population for this year 3,929,000). The census numbers were gathered through various...
Researchers blame cell phones for decline in bee populations. A group of scientists from the British Bee Association have noticed a sharp decline in bee populations in the United Kingdom. As of 2009, bee populations dropped by 17 percent in the United Kingdom and nearly 30 percent within...
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of America. Jefferson was born to an affluent family in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia and was educated at local schools led by ministers and pastors as a child. At the age of nine,...
The much debated issue of health care is in the glaring spotlight of politicians and citizens in the United States. The issue of health care has been the keynote of many of President Barack Obama's campaign and political agendas. The President has posted his own proposal on the White House's web...
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States and considered the last Founding Father of America from the Virginia Dynasty and Republican generation. Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Spence Monroe, a planter and carpenter, and Elizabeth Jones, an...
