Jesse Jackson Quote – In The Same Boat
“His foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in the same boat tonight.” – Jesse Jackson
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The 2015 Soul Fountain Anthology of Poetry
Antarctica Journal is honored to announce our 2015 Anthology of Poetry, featuring all of the wonderful poems published on our website in 2015. We are so proud of all of the contributing artists and the superb poems that they have submitted. You can now browse all of these amazing artistic literary works in this complete anthology right here on our […]
Read moreDriverless Cars and Memory Chips
Portion of Americans who say they would ride in driverless cars if the technology were available: 1/2 Who say they would get memory chips installed in their brains: 1/4
Read moreIs Social Media Making People More Isolated
People who use social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more then two hours a day may be affecting people’s mental health. It has a tendency to make people feel isolated and lose connection with the real world. They have found that its not the technology that is affecting individuals but how people are using the technology. A lot […]
Read moreOBESITY IN AMERICA
America is now in an Obesity Epidemic with 70% of Americans overweight or obese. This according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention state the 40% of adults and 20% of adolescents are obese. In the US obesity is a major health issue – increased risk of certain cancers, diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke and an early mortality. Obesity […]
Read moreTwitter as a learning tool?
■ A Brazilian school is teaching kids proper English by asking them to correct erroneously worded tweets by their favorite celebrities. The school asks its preteen students to point out grammar and spelling errors to the likes of Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, and Charlie Sheen. In April, Bieber tweeted, “That was a long bus ride. But we here.” Maria, 9, […]
Read moreHarriet Beecher Stowe Quote – Never Give Up
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
Read moreMay Sarton Quote – Solitude Is The Richness Of Self
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” – May Sarton
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Poem – Glass Tanka (By Peter Jastermsky)
Glass Tanka cat paws the moth stays safe a fluttering Vishnu behind glass made braver by distance scrawny coyote its laughs echo breaking glass in his finger tip the glass splinter a million fires burning
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