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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Faust – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Posted on August 28, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Today is the celebration of the birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on August 28, 1749.  There may be no better day fit for an examination of his classic work, Faust. Faust is an excellent tragic play in two parts.  It … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Of Truth – Francis Bacon

Posted on July 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The First Viscount, St. Albans, Francis Bacon wrote many works that live on through the ages for their clarity and truth. The quote, ” …the inquiry, knowledge, and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature”, from the … Continue reading →

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The Last Flight

Posted on May 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Based on a story about second chances and in which a coward lives a hero’s legacy: The Last Flight by Michael Romani In this story of recompense and second chance Second Lieutenant Becker escapes aerial combat over France Taking refuge … Continue reading →

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Self Inflicted Purgatory (Day 15)

Posted on April 17, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Going back over this past weekend’s challenges in writing at least a poem a day, I find that the day 15 challenge for NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo is to write something regarding the middle.  Which middle? Apparently, any middle will do. I picked … Continue reading →

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A Thought For the Day

Posted on March 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. -Rene Descartes, philosopher and mathematician (31 Mar 1596-1650) To Be Is To More … Continue reading →

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