alexander the great was religiously tolerant. biographyonline.net cyrus the great was religiously tolerant. tolerance.tavaana.org thus, in history leaders have achieved levels of greatness by allowing individuals within their empires to practice their own religion. in 2019, bitterwinter.org reported the chinese government replacing the ten commandment with quotes from their leader, xi jingping. according to theContinue reading “Historically Great Leaders, The Ten Commandments, and China”
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To Get to a Mountaintop, Do You Need a Sherpa? Reflections on A. Philip Randolph on MLK Jr. Day
martin luther king, jr.’s last speech is entitled i’ve been to the mountaintop.” for those seek the challenges of high altitude mountain climbing, many of them desire to climb ount everest. in order to do so, they most likely need the assistance of sherpas. sherpas, in the country of nepal, are legendary. their vocation ofContinue reading “To Get to a Mountaintop, Do You Need a Sherpa? Reflections on A. Philip Randolph on MLK Jr. Day”
The Ten Commandments of The Ten Commandments
there is the original ten commandments. since then, on the back of original ten commandments, the notion of packaging rules with the number ten has become popular. you can go on the internet and find all sorts of ten commandments such as the ten commandments for learning how to computer code, the ten commandments forContinue reading “The Ten Commandments of The Ten Commandments”
Bee Happy In The Land of Milk and Honey
honey is a symbolic food in the torah. one of the most famous torah passages refers to honey. in exodus 3:8, god proclaims that “i have descended to rescue them from the hand[s] of the egyptians and to bring them up from that land, to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing withContinue reading “Bee Happy In The Land of Milk and Honey”
PT Robbins, Your Motivational Guru, To Motivate You, With a Blended Iced Mocachino, On The Issue of “Not Winning.” Sometimes, Its Entirely Not Your Fault.
sometimes you lose and it is not your fault. your failure. your defeat. your disappointment. it was nothing that you were in control to effect. it was going to happen. don’t despair, pt is here to get you back on the “winning” track. despite a set back, we will get you back on the winningContinue reading “PT Robbins, Your Motivational Guru, To Motivate You, With a Blended Iced Mocachino, On The Issue of “Not Winning.” Sometimes, Its Entirely Not Your Fault.”
One of The Hardest Things To Do: Taking Advice From Others
we all have times when we struggle. we have family problems. we have relationship problems. we have work problems. sometimes, it is our conduct which is causing the struggle. we act in a way that contributes to the problem. we, however, cannot get out of our own way. we hold in our belief system thatContinue reading “One of The Hardest Things To Do: Taking Advice From Others”
An Amazing Sabb(m)ath Study: The Mathematical Analysis Of The Holiday And Its Societal Ramifications
societies change. sometimes for the better. sometimes for the worse. human nature has includes an element of taking advantage of opportunities. capitalism also takes advantage of opportunities as well. with respect to taking advantage of opportunities, it goes to the notion of competition. an opportunity with less competition is something that is valued. there isContinue reading “An Amazing Sabb(m)ath Study: The Mathematical Analysis Of The Holiday And Its Societal Ramifications”
The Winner Who, In His Career, Never Won A Game
“about the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.” tommy lasorda. starting off, tommy lasorda, knew about dealing with failure. as a major league pitcher, he never won a game. not one. his did, however, lose a few. his major league playing career was unremarkable. yet,Continue reading “The Winner Who, In His Career, Never Won A Game”
Karenism: Same Old Hate in A Different Package: A Modest Proposal
the term “karen” has become popular in culture. according to dictionary.com, “karen is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors. as featured in memes, karen is generally stereotyped as having a blonde bob haircut, asking to speak to retailContinue reading “Karenism: Same Old Hate in A Different Package: A Modest Proposal”
I Changed the Lyrics of “Changing”: The Insightful Misremembering of David Bowie’s Song
i have a bad history of mis-hearing songs’ lyrics. one of these songs is “changing.” in david bowie’s song “changes,” there is a line “time may change me but I can’t trace time.” my mind turned it into “time may change me but i can’t change time.” as humans, we move through time. there isContinue reading “I Changed the Lyrics of “Changing”: The Insightful Misremembering of David Bowie’s Song”
The Ten Commandments Project 