The Emmett Till case is getting a lot of attention lately. Till became one of the first martyrs of the 1950s American civil rights movement when he was assassinated by right-wing radical extremists for flirting with a white girl. It was even one of dozens. For twenty years beginning in the 1950s, federally mandated integration […]
When teaching self-defense to women, it’s important to emphasize up front that the tips we’ll cover are suggestions. They are not clad in iron, as every situation will be different, and women must assess for themselves whether they have a fighting chance. It is also important to emphasize the fact that if a woman did […]
[This article is neither intended to extol nor defame Marilyn Monroe. Its purpose is simply to reveal the relationship between some aspects of her life and her numbers in furthering the understanding of numerology as a science.] In a world of notoriety, some people become famous, some rise to stardom, others transcend their fame to […]
Gossip magazines especially enjoy speculating which celebrity might have symptoms of bipolar disorder. Britney Spears shaves her head, and immediately the magazine’s psychologists go into town and speculate on what they think she might have. Every time something happens to a celebrity, they all jump into action. They do this because the general public likes […]
Having experienced the sixties and seventies during my childhood, I thought that I had heard and seen almost everything on television. US presidential candidate Richard Nixon appeared briefly on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In to help secure the youth vote. The Communist Party of America held a television fundraiser and raised about $ 1,000. Legendary singer […]
Yes, you read it correctly. It is not a back injury, but a neck injury. The mechanism is the same, but I wanted to address neck pain in this article. The fact is, you can strain any muscle or joint by doing just about any activity. In this example, a patient of ours was shoveling […]
Islam is a way of life and very simple at that. It teaches piety, humility, peace, war, chastity, and more things about life that I can think of. With all the stereotypes circulating, it is difficult for a Muslim to keep up with the who-said-what in this non-Islamic country. Personally, I’ve heard my fair share […]
Back to Jerusalem is a novel written by Jan Surasky, the 2012 Rage Against the Dying Light award-winning author, a story about Boudicca and his battle with the Roman Empire. Back to Jerusalem is a novel about another kind of battle faced by women living in the 1970s. Set in the small city of Jerusalem, […]
In Western culture, there is no flower more full of romance than the rose. There are a thousand romantic quotes related to this flower. Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, Gertrude Stein, all felt compelled to put into words humanity’s relationship with the rose. I think my personal favorite is John Boyle O’Reilly “The red rose whispers […]
Fame comes and goes, but for some music stars, the end of their careers does not come from the loss of fame, but from the loss of life itself. These fallen musicians, brilliant in their own right, are a tragic loss to humanity. But as their lives end, their music lives on. This is how […]