Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus on 15 December 37 AD in Antium, Nero was Roman emperor from 54 to 68 AD. He was the first Christian persecutor his indecision caused confusion during the Great Fire of Rome of 64. Nero has come to be associated with tyranny and decadence but his reign increased...
HARRISON BERGERONby Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody...
Though tea originated in Southeast Asia—according to legend, the first cup was drunk by Chinese emperor Shennong in 2,700 BCE—it has become popular all over the world. People not only drink it because it is delicious, but because many find it relaxing and soothing. It is taken at the start of the...
Fear can be a healthy thing. Since the beginning of time it has spurred humans away from danger, preserved our health and well being, and helped keep the clown population from overtaking the earth and installing their preferred system of cannibalistic feudalism.
A surname is another word for one’s family name or the name that was given to a baby when he or she is born. Usually, the family name is given to identify the lineage of the baby. Surnames are usually that of the father but there are no laws that say, mothers surnames cannot be used by the baby....
Calling a dictator crazy is like calling cat fuzzy. It's pretty much a given. Yet some dictators go above and beyond just genocide and repression, and travel so far into balls out madness that you have to give them some sort of credit. These 12 ruthless bastards not only ruled with an iron fist,...
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...
Below is a list of the 50 most important books of the last half century. These books have affected our culture in many ways and shape the way we live and think. 1. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart 2. Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 3. Robert Atkins’ Dr Atkins’s New Diet...
Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective...
