Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
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...
The Enchiridion By Epictetus Written 135 A.C.E. Translated by Elizabeth Carter 1. Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation,...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
In law, there are two classifications of persons namely artificial and natural. A person is defined in law as an individual entity whose words and actions are considered in a unified way so that they are defined by the person himself or a group of people who serve as representatives. An artificial...
The 44 Annual CMA Awards air tonight from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena with Brad Paisely and Carrie Underwood hosting the show. Country music's biggest night has drawn some of the biggest stars. Taylor Swift, musical group Sugarland, Martina McBride, the newly single Billy Ray Cyrus, Miranda...
The excerpt below is of an interview that Ayn Rand conducted with Playboy Magazine and is the the most concise and clear explanation of her views on sex and love. Of particular note is Rand's harsh criticism of banal, hedonistic based sex in contrast to her sense that the only good sex is...
Bruce "The Boss" Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer and songwriter born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Springsteen was born to Douglas Frederick Springsteen, a bus driver of Irish and Dutch ancestry, and Adele Ann Serilli, a legal secretary of Italian descent....
A person who can attract people because of his attitude or character is said to have a magnetic personality. Magnetic personality refers to the positive energy or charismatic personality draws people’s attention and support towards him or her. A person with magnetic personality may not necessarily...
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,...
