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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Divine Comedy – Dante
Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed both Dante and his major work The Divine Comedy. Please refer back to these previous postings to gain a greater understanding of this work. On this post, we will discuss thematic concerns. Thematically, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergory, Canto, Dante, Harvard Classics, Holy Trinity, Mathematics, Numerology, The Divine Comedy
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Thought For the Day: Socialism Leads To the Even Distribution of Misery
“The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” —Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Tempest – William Shakespeare
Written between 1610-1611, The Tempest is thought by many to be the last play that William Shakespeare wrote alone. The plot is set on a remote island on the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero (a sorcerer) seeks to restore his daughter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Miranda, Play, Propero, Romance, The Tempest, Tragicomedy, William Shakespeare
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Thought For the Day: The Universe Is Under No Obligation To Us
A man said to the universe: “Sir I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” – Stephen Crane, writer Mr. Crane’s lasting legacy is largely found in one work, The Red Badge … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns
In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween. It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume. At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English. It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading
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Sonic Gems: The Pajama Game – Adler and Ross
The Pajama Game is a musical that opened on May 13, 1954 and is based on the 1953 novel 7 1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell. The music and lyrics were composed by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is that of … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 1/2 Cents, Adler and Ross, Broadway, Labor, Love, Musical, Pajama Factory, Sonic Gems, The Pajama Game, US Hit Parade
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Progress of Geology – Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell lived from November 14, 1797 to February 22, 1875 and was a Scottish geologist who popularized the work of James Hutton. His best known work The Progress of Geology presented uniformitarianism. This is the theory that the … Continue reading
