Tag Archives: Civil War

The Clouds of Uncivil War Approach

Posted on March 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

If there’s any one single foremost predicator that led to the American Civil War more than others, it was beyond any doubt the Mexican-American War. The Clouds of Uncivil War Approach by Michael Doyle While careful in thinking too linearly … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Arlington (Memorial Day 2019)

Posted on May 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

America has never been so seemingly divided since our Civil War. Thoughts On Arlington by Michael Romani With so many jokes out to rewrite history It really isn’t much of a mystery That our nation barely stands divided With too … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Plutarch’s Lives – Caesar

Posted on October 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Within Plutarch’s Parallel Lives previously discussed on an earlier post is the biography of Caesar. By this, I mean Gaius Julius Caesar known as simply Julius Caesar. Except that is that there is very little that is simple about Julius Caesar. … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Civil War, Gallic Wars, Harvard Classics, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Optimates, Plutarch's Parallel Lives, Populares, Roman Empire, Roman Republic, Rubicon | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Lost – John Milton

Posted on August 20, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

John Milton was a 17th Century English poet. He is considered one of greatest of the English poets ever. His major work is said to be Paradise Lost. It is an epic poem written in blank verse and consists depending on … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Haskell’s Account of the Battle of Gettysburg

Posted on July 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Battle of Gettysburg stretched from July 1st through 3rd, 1863. It was one of the most horrendous battles that was ever fought in the Western hemisphere and it occurred between two sides of Americans – the North versus the … Continue reading →

Posted in Second Life, Thought For the Day | Tagged Battle, Civil War, Confederacy, Franklin Haskell, Gettysburg, Harvard Classics, History, Union | Leave a comment

Mother’s Day 2017, Part I

Posted on May 14, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Yesterday, I photographed part of what a friend had set up as a build on a Virtual Reality platform called Second Life. She had built this on her “land” in celebration of Mother’s Day. Her parcel is set … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 7-11, Civil War, Happy Mother's Day, Heaven, Mother's Day 2017, Photographs, Second Life, Slurpee, Virtual Reality, What time is it? | Leave a comment

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Thoughts On Arlington (Memorial Day 2019)

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Plutarch’s Lives – Caesar

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Lost – John Milton

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Haskell’s Account of the Battle of Gettysburg

Mother’s Day 2017, Part I

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