Edward Young Quote – Affliction is a good man’s shining time
“Affliction is a good man’s shining time.” – Edward Young
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Cartoon – Life in the fishbowl
Spring break riot
Santa Barbara, Calif. More than 100 people were arrested and dozens—including six police officers—injured last week when a large spring break party near the University of California, Santa Barbara, deteriorated into a riot. An estimated 15,000 people were at the all-day annual “Deltopia” party at the beach community of Isla Vista, near the Santa Barbara campus. Fighting broke out when […]
Read moreGiant dinosaur species discovered in Africa
A study has discovered a new giant species of dinosaur fossils in South Africa. The new species lived about 200 million years ago and was twice the size of the modern-day African elephant. According to the study this animal was the largest to live on the planet during the dinosaur age. They were about 13 feet in height at the […]
Read morePope Francis Quote – Justice and Solidarity
“It is especially for you, young people, to take on the great task of building a society where there will be more justice and solidarity.” – Pope Francis
Read moreEllen Key Quote – Corporal Punishment
“Corporal punishment is as humiliating for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides. Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hardening one.” – Ellen Key
Read morePoem – A Sisyphus Moment (By Donal Mahoney)
A Sisyphus Moment There’s a force that makes a boulder hard to push up a hill. And there’s always a boulder and always a hill when it comes to helping the poor find something to eat, somewhere to live, a job they can go to every day. Sometimes the boulder slips and rolls back downhill and Sisyphus jumps aside. Accidents happen. […]
Read moreMaya Plisetskaya Quote – Your character is your fate
“Your character is your fate.” – Maya Plisetskaya
Read moreCartoon – Greed
Never Let Another Day Go By
“If I could just find the time, then I would never let another day go by. I’m over getting old!”
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