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...
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...
Cryptid is the official name for semi-mythical beasts, the sasquatches and swampmen of the world. The kind of critter that your uncle saw during a mescalin bender back in '68, and has never shut up about. Some of them are awesome figures of myth and legend, designed to scare little children at...
The basic definition or description of anime is any cartoon TV series or movie that is made in Japan. The word “anime” is actually a derivation of the word “animation.” There are some unique characteristics of Japanese anime – the characters have very large eyes and they have spiky hair. Most...
Chupacabras have been killed in Texas with sightings elsewhere. Frank Hackett, a Hood County Animal Control Officer found one chupacabra in a barn the week of July 5th, 2010. Hackett found the animal in a barn and shot it to death when it growled at him. 10 miles away, rancher...
Adapted from the article How to Become a Veterinary Assistant, here are five important steps when preparing for a career as a Veterinary Assistant.Students with the professional goal of becoming a veterinary assistant may prepare while still in high school. Veterinary assistants are...
Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
When we think of animals that will destroy us, rend us limb from limb, and leave us in a bloody mess, we usually thing of the huge and horrifying. Which means we forget about the real threats: the tiny, the cute, the gorgeous. The animals at which we ooh and aaah over, but are deadly, poisonous...
Apple's iPhone may have been developed for adults but doubles as means of entertainment for youngsters. The iPhone is one of the most versatile devices on the market and provides the best of technology in the palm of your hand. As any parent of a toddler knows, when you're traveling, dining out,...
The world of biological hoaxes is a great one. Some of them are pranks, some are there to make money, and some are just to laugh at those who don't know any better. There's something about slapping together of a handful of different animals and convincing tourists that it's a real thing that exists...
