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Who Is Mark Twain?

Mark Twain is the famous American writer, author of the best known novels of all times, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn published in 1876 and 1885, respectively. However, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most controversial books that were frequently...

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Best Books of 2010

A well written book is hard to find, despite the author, genre, or year. Here are the 25 Best Books of 2010 (in our opinion): 1. Full Dark, No Stars By Stephen King2. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larsson 3. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson4. The Girl Who Kicked The...

Murdered by the Media: 25 Premature Celebrity Obituaries

Murdered by the Media: 25 Premature Celebrity Obituaries

Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...

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Homeopathic Medicine and Hippocratic Tradition of 'First Do No Harm'

Mark Twain stated in 1890, "you may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of the allopathists [conventional physicians] to destroy it" and his sentiment from hundreds of years ago holds firm in today's medicine given the present health care crisis in the United States and...

The 50 Most Brilliant Atheists of All Time

The 50 Most Brilliant Atheists of All Time

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...

10 Best Veterans Day Quotes for 2010

10 Best Veterans Day Quotes for 2010

Veteran's Day 2010 is upon us! Here are some of the best quotes to honor those who have served or are presently serving our country:   1.  "We make war that we may live in peace."  Aristotle 2.  "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."  George S. Patton 3.  "It is easy to take liberty for...

10 Great New Year's Quotes

10 Great New Year's Quotes

As 2011 draws to a close, here are 10 Great New Year's Quotes to ring in 2011: 1. "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man."Benjamin Franklin 2. "The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we...

100 Best Quotes About Life

100 Best Quotes About Life

Life have you down? Despite life's ups and downs, the journey is far more exciting than the destination. Here are the 100 Best Quotes About Life: 1. "Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." Hans Christian Anderson 2. "When I stand before God at the...