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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Stevenson – Samuel Pepys
In 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson published a memorable essay on the life of Samuel Pepys. Pepys was an administrator of England’s navy and Parliamentarian who was also famous for keeping a remarkable diary for a decade while relatively young. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Diary, Essay, Harvard Classics, Robert Louis Stevenson, Royal Navy, Samuel Pepys
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City of Noise
City of Noise by Michael Romani For our ears there is no escape Not from the bustling sounds Of our shared landscape The omnipresent din that surrounds This may seem benign and endearing But is noise pollution that we are … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Antagonism, Autonomy, City of Noise, Gentrified, Landscape, Moralism, Noise Pollution, Personal, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Silence, Sound, Soundscape, Urban Blight
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WordPress -#Daily Prompt – Conversant
To be more conversant in the art of communication Is surely for the best of every nation No matter which way we might tend to lean It is always better to understand what others mean It’s our fears that leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Conversant, Daily Prompt, Differences, Familarity, Inclination, Meaning, Nation, Relating, Similar, Understand, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Blind Obedience Leads to Despotism
“The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism.” – Angelina Grimke (1805-1879) A little about her life may be found here: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/angelina-grimke-weld
First Principles: The Right To Freedom Is God Given and Cannot Be Given Up
“If men … give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the … Continue reading
Sonic Gems: Edgard Varese – Complete Works
Born on December 22, 1883, French Composer Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varese spent the majority of career in the United States. Varese passed away on November 6, 1965. During his musical career, he ‘organized sound’ with an emphasis on timbre … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Robert Burns – Ode for General Washington’s Birthday
Today is the anniversary of George Washington’s Birthday on February 22, 1732. In honor of this day and in keeping with the tutorial studying the Harvard Classics, Aloha Promises Forever presents Robert Burns’ Ode for General Washington’s Birthday This may be … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Assay
Listen up, the people got something they want to say Maybe it’s time that we take a moment and assay All the bad that is happening in the world today Maybe it’s time that we take our turn another way … Continue reading
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Tagged Assay, Cherish, Country, Daily Prompt, Family, God, Heritage, Hermitage, Legacy, Measure, People, Pleasures, Repent, Say, Spirituality, Travesty, Treasure, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Our Christian Commitment Must Be Turned Into Action
“… (O)ur commitment must be translated into action — in our homes, in our neighborhoods, and in our society. Jesus taught there are only two roads in life. One is the broad road that is easy and well-traveled, but which … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Billy Graham, Choices, Christianity, Commitment, Community, Faith, Homes, Jesus, Redemption, Thought For the Day, Translation, Truth, Two Roads
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