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...
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...
Thomas Lanier “Tennessee” Williams was a Pulitzer Prize winning American writer whose career spanning fifty years included a number of essays, poems, short stories, novels, essays, and most importantly, screenplays. Director Elia Kazan, who worked closely with WIlliams on a number of plays, best...
Do you ever dream of getting away for an exotic vacation, but feel constrained by obstacles such as cost, distance, the hassle of traveling with small children, or fun diseases like malaria? Well, you need not look any further than you can drive for the next “Most Amazing Vacation Ever!”...
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country and pop recording singer, songwriter, philanthropist, and actress. Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift is one of two children born to Scott Kingsley Swift, a stockbroker, and Andrea Finlay Gardner, a homemaker, and...
Winter, in temperate climates, is the coldest season of the year. Tucked between the last leaves of autumn and the first hints of spring, the days of winter are short and usually cold. Here are 50 Great Quotes About Winter: 1. "Winter is nature's way of saying, 'Up yours.'" Robert Byrne 2. "I...
William "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd President of The United States. Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas to William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., and Virginia Dell Cassidy. When Clinton was three months old, Clinton's grandparents, Eldridge and Edith Cassidy,...
Kate Middleton and Prince William announced their engagement on the same day hot pictures of the future princess made waves on the internet. Prince William's future wife was snapped on September 1, 2006 clad in a white bikini in Ibiza by the spying eye of a photographer's lens, a situation Kate...
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...
So you've finally decided to get off your ass and try your hand at cooking — but what the hell do you stock your kitchen with? What ingredients are awesome to have around? Which bits and pieces can be used in everything, bought cheaply, and last well? These 18 ingredients are key to a well-stocked...
