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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Froissart’s Chronicles
Froissart’s Chronicles are a historical and fairly factually accurate account of the Hundred Years’ War that was written by court historian Jean Froissart. This chronology begins with the 1326 deposition of Edward II. The chronicle depict events up until 1400 … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, Battle of Cercy, Chivalry, Chronicle, Havard Classics, History, Hundred Years' War, Jean Froissart
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Thought for the Day: Enjoy the Moments of Every Day
“Honestly, I never really understood the glorification of Fridays & weekends. I don’t want to build a life and career, where I spent five days a week waiting for the weekend. No! I want to enjoy my life, and don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Akilnathan Logeswaran, Build, Create, Enthusiasm, False Glory, Life, Love, Make Every Day Matter, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Tides – Lord Kelvin
“Go, wondrous creature! mount where Science guides; Go measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct old Time, and regulate the sun;…” – Alexander Pope, Essay On Man Who would have ever … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Pope, Essay on Man, Harvard Classics, Lord Kelvin, Math, Physics, Thermodynamics, Tides, Victorian Age
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Thought For the Day: Antifa and Other Violent Persons Are Not Heroes But Bigots
“Do not glorify the violent people who are now tearing down the statues. Many of these people, not all of them, many of these people are trying to tear down America. Antifa is a radical, anti-America, anti-free market, communist, socialist, … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Letters of Pliny the Younger
On August 24, 79 A.D., Pliny witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, passed away attempting to both investigation this horrendous event but also in helping fellow refugees. In respect for that, we thought we should take … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Our Lives Are the Clay From Which We Create
“A writer — and, I believe, generally all persons — must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Artist, Better Place, Experience, Feelings, Jorge Luis Borges, Purpose, Raw Material, Thought For the Day, Writer
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – On the Sublime and the Beautiful – Edmund Burke
The full title for Edmund Burke’s philosophical exposition on separating the beautiful and the sublime into separate categories is A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful. This major work was studied by … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Two Years Before the Mast – Dana
We have previously discussed this work to some degree and that post is worth reviewing in reference to the below provided reading and/or audiobook. This post will serve to flesh out some further details. But keep in mind that there … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Horn, Dana, Harvard, Harvard Classics, Measles, Two Years Before the Mast
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Thought For the Day: The Fullness of Joy Must Be Divided
“To get the full value of joy You must have someone to divide it with.” – Mark Twain
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Tagged Divide, Give, Joy, Love, Share, Someone, Thought For the Day, Value
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