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...
Graviola is a kind of fruit. It is sometimes called Brazilian pawpaw or guanaba; others call it soursoup. It is shaped like a heart, and grows to as large as 8 inches. It is endemic to South America and thrives in the rainforest, though it can also be found in tropical islands. Graviola has a...
Cocaine is an illegal drug that makes the person using it feel euphoric. It gives the user a burst of energy and may be snorted, smoked or injected. Cocaine is a highly addictive substance because of the pleasurable feelings it produces among users. Crack cocaine is a form of the drug that has...
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia. Malaria is a human based parasitic disease that is transmitted via Mosquitos. Every year, there are roughly 500 million cases of malaria that kills roughly 1-2 million children concentrated for...
George Clooney contracted Malaria while in Sudan in early January and is expected to announce the details during a CNN interview with Piers Morgan on January 21, 2011. The forty nine year old actor stated to Morgan: "I guess the mosquito in Juba looked at me and thought I was the bar." Clooney...
Psychology as we know it is a relatively young science, but since its inception it has helped us to gain a greater understanding of ourselves and our interactions with the world. Many psychological...
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...
Heroin is an illegal drug that is taken to produce a "high." Over time, the heroin addict builds up a tolerance for heroin, and more of the drug must be taken to get the same sense of euphoria. The purest form of heroin is a bitter-tasting white powder, and it is an effective painkilling medication....
