Tag Archives: Civilization

On the Influence of Mass and Social Media

Posted on March 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Mass Media Shaping of Culture and Perceptions of Self, Others and the World: Where once Gutenberg’s printing press led the way in shaping the world, the driving technology in the modern world is mass media in its many and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Real Index of Civilization Is When People Are Kinder Than They Need To Be

Posted on December 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The real index of civilization is when people are kinder than they need to be.” – Louis de Bernieres, novelist (b. 8 Dec 1954)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Civilization, Index, Kinder, Louis de Bernieres, Need To Be, People, Real, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

In Reverence For Life

Posted on November 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In Reverence For Lifeby Michael DoyleFrom out of his humble life and thoughtA reverence for all life was truly soughtDoing his duty to a higher authoritySeeking the best for all of sacred humanityThe human spirit displayed at its bestWhen it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 20th Century, Adversity, Albert Schweitzer, All of Life, All Things Have A Purpose, Approach, Awe, Bach, Betrayal, Big Business, Church, Civilization, Complete Obedience, Cultivation, Death, Deference, Devastation, Discern, Distinct, Divine, Duty, End of Days, Eschatology, Fails, Familiar, Free Conscience, French, Future, Gentleman, German, Global Security, Golden Rule, Heed, Higher Authority, History, Human Spirit, Humanity, Humble, International Friendship Day, Jesus, Life, Love, Mankind, Material Prosperity, Medical Missionary, Music, Need, Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Bomb, Overpowering, Peace, Photograph, Pity, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Promises of Prosperity, Recall, Respect, Reverence, Right, Right Intention, Sacred, Savage War, Scholar, Seek, Tears, Technology, Test, Theology, Thought, Tremble, True Divinity, Vanity, War's End, World War I, World War Two | Leave a comment

The Fall of Constantinople

Posted on May 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Though largely symbolic, the fall of Constantinople brought ruin to a significant part of Europe by the hand of the Ottoman Empire on May 29, 1453, after siege of less than two months. The Fall of Constantinople by Michael Doyle … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alliance, Annals, Arrows, Black Day, Broken, Centuries, Christian Nations, Christians, Civilization, Confrontation, Conquer, Constantinople, Crush, Czech, Destiny, East, Enemy, Eternal, Europe, Fall, Fall of Constantinople, Fate, Fell, Ferdinand, Fight, Hapsburg, Hatred, Hungary, Infamy, Janissaries, May 29 1453, Mercenary, Millions, Ottoman Empire, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pragmatism, Protestants, Reformation, Reign, Rome, Sacred, Siege, Subject, Subjugation, Suliman I, Sultan, Symbolic, Throne, Treaty, Unleashed | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Farmers Are the Founders of Civilization

Posted on May 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” – Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Arts, Begin, Civilization, Cultivation, Daniel Webster, Earth, Farmers, Follow, Founders, Labor, Mankind, Most Important, Thought For the Day, Tillage | Leave a comment

Woven Into A Delicate Tapestry

Posted on May 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Faith and reason must work in combination with one another to approach the balance necessary to navigate the life of individuals and of nations around the world. Woven Into A Delicate Tapestery by Michael Doyle Woven into a most delicate … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Balance, Blind, Bloody, Capricious, Church, Civilization, Combination, Creativity, Deity, Delicate, Deny, Diversity, Era, Evidence, Exceed, Faith, Freedom, God, Holy Kingdom, Incomplete, Inculcate, Known, Liberty, Life, Limits, Mankind, Mastery, Modernism, Monotheism, Navigate, Need, Pantheism, Path, Pathology, Philosophy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Psychology, Rational, Realization, Reason, Record, Reverent, Roots, Seeds, Self-Evident, Struggle, Tapestry, Theology, Truth, Twentieth Century, University, Wisdom, Woven, Youth | Leave a comment

Dragged Into the Streets

Posted on May 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Thinking a lot on education and civilization and why and how there seems to be quite a bit of confusion as to how each is allegedly to work out. Fairly serious stuff and yet how can a person not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ability, Alienation, Ancient, Avoid, Backside, Bad Advice, Belong, Bowl, Capable, Chase, Civility, Civilization, Confusion, Convenience, Convenient, Cruelty, Curious, Darkness, Days, Deal, Desire, Different, Done, Doubt, Drag, Drink, Education, Fish, Flag, Gin, God, Good, Happy, Head, Humor, Interest, Lazy, Life, Luck, Manage, Mentally, Miserable, Monkeys, Moral Courage, Mortals, New Life, None, Now, Ought, Photograph, Pit, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Problems, Puzzles, Raps, Reverent, Run Away, Sail, Set Out, Sink, Sit, Solemn, Somehow, Sought, Street, Struck, Sun, Taught, Tell Me, Then, Think, Thought, Time, Trappings, Tree, Turn, Tutor, Unteachable, Want, Wince, Wish, Wonder, Workings, Wrong, You | Leave a comment

The Wolf Knows Its Howl

Posted on April 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Enforced surveillance and censorship of the creative mind, particularly by oppressive government is nothing short of a crime against humanity. The Wolf Knows Its Howl by Michael Doyle When a writer must be brave To memorize just to save The … Continue reading →

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A Nation In Need of Unity

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the last of this series, American history continues through the present: A Nation In Need of Unity by Michael Doyle George H. Bush struggled under Reagan’s shadow With his pedigree and skills he led well as most know It … Continue reading →

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Second Sight of the Garden of Earthly Delight

Posted on April 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 6 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020! The prompt is to write an ekphrastic poem based on Hieronymous Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delight. I elected to take the point of view of the artist or perhaps someone who is familiar with the … Continue reading →

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