And now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened:—Behold! human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that…
Do Children Choose Their Parents?
Deb Wise was taking her 4-year-old daughter Katie into town so they could have lunch with Wise’s husband, Dennis. Katie asked if Uncle Tom, a good friend of theirs, would be there. Wise answered yes, and Katie leaned in close to whisper a secret. “He saved my life once,” the girl said. Wise was dumbfounded…
‘The Lusiads’: An Epic Poem Celebrating the Portuguese Nation
April 26, 2023
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The weapons and barons marked, That from the western Lusitana beach, By seas never sailed before. Most Portuguese people know these opening lines of “The Lusiads” (“Os Lusiadas”), a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões, first published in 1572. Written three years after the poet’s return from India, it narrates Vasco Da Gama’s…
The Banks Are Still in Trouble
The last few days have revealed just how bad the first quarter was for the banking sector. Credit Suisse, which in March collapsed into the arms of its main competitor UBS, recently reported that it had lost $69 billion of customer deposits in the first quarter, bringing the six-month total to an astronomical $225 billion…
Stress Ages You but Can Be Reversed: Study
April 26, 2023
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While stress such as surgery, pregnancy, COVID-19, and the vaccines themselves can significantly age a person biologically, the body is able to naturally reverse this effect and increase longevity, a new study from Harvard University has found. While chronological age is defined by the number of years you have been alive, biological age represents how…
Giovanni Bellini: A Pioneering Renaissance Artist
April 26, 2023
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While a photograph of Giovanni Bellini’s “Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan” may give the illusion of a photographed actor in costume rather than a painted portrait; the artwork displays exquisite but restrained beauty. The doge’s robe and face appear to have the realistic textures of silk and skin: The folds in the silk and creases…
Mom Worried Her Baby With Down Syndrome Would Negatively Impact Her Older Daughter—But She Was Wrong
A mom who worried that her second baby’s Down syndrome diagnosis would shatter her older child’s chances at bonding with her sister was quickly proved wrong when the baby was born. It was the mom’s preconceptions about Down syndrome that were shattered, and her girls share a love like no other. Nikki Geib, 34, is…
‘Orchestrated by God’: Woman Sends a Text to the Wrong Number, 14 Years Later They’re Parents to 6 Kids
Fourteen years ago, a woman from Ohio texted a Bible verse to the wrong number. However, instead of ignoring the message, the man on the other end responded and now they’re a happy family of eight. “I think 100 percent of the relationship was orchestrated by God,” Brenda Rivera Stearns, 36, told The Epoch Times….
This Is What Happens When Financially Immature Students Get a Credit Card
Our kids are fortunate to be growing up in the most progressive and exciting time in history. Sadly, the very culture that offers them the world is also perpetrating this lie: “You are entitled to have everything you want, even if you don’t have the money to pay for it. It’s not a problem. You…
Little Green Martians and Social Security
I was looking through some old columns of mine and I found one from about 15 years ago with an intriguing headline: “Little Green Martians and Social Security.” I wrote that column in reaction to a news story that was running in media outlets around the country based on a poll of young people that…
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