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Gabriel Okara's Once Upon A Time focuses on culture clash, namely how Western culture changed the old African culture, for the worse. A father tells his son how people once were genuine and honest and how he wants to relearn how to laugh, like his son, still innocent. Nostalgic, heartfelt.

Sweet Fanny Adams is used by the British to describe anything worthless. It is also the name of a pretty young girl murdered in Victorian England. This is how Fanny's name became slang for worthless.

This article comments on "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman.

Here are seven personality disorders that can be hard to spot because their symptoms often mimic other mental disorders. As a result, they are usually overlooked as typical, if slightly eccentric, traits.

St. Philip Neri revived Rome during the Renaissance, earning him the title of “Apostle of Rome,” but his most endearing quality is his joy.

Jane Hirshfield's My Skeleton is an ode to the skeleton, that bony structure us humans cannot do with out. A short poem, with metaphor and metaphysics wrapped up in simple language. The speaker addresses her bones and likens them to a mother holding a baby.

Buckle up. Pushing the limits of science is about to get weird.

Wondering what the differences between classical homeschooling and unschooling are? Here's how unschooling works.

Cupping is an ancient medical treatment going back at least 3,000 years. While most people think it is strictly practiced in Chinese medicine, the reality is otherwise. This article will take a look at the art of cupping from a historical, practical but also cultural perspective.

There is nothing in Scripture that is without significance. The colors and fabric examined in this lesson will form a tapestry of meaning as it concerns the Gospel.

In December 1968, while fighting in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, Second Lieutenant Robert S. Mueller earned the Bronze Star for rescuing a fellow Marine. His time in Vietnam set the stage for a career in service to his country.

Buddhist culture has some interesting customs and rituals. This article explores flashbacks of the life of Andy Liu, a monk who is working with a Buddhist team in Los Angeles.

Pitcher plants produce cups that trap and digest prey. The digestive enzymes of one species can break down gluten and may help people with celiac disease.

Tomatoes are nutritious and have an interesting history, but they often lack flavor compared to ones in the past. A new discovery and other methods should provide tastier tomatoes.

With the exception of some African people, everybody is a migrant or a descendant of migrants.

This is part five of a series about the wilderness tabernacle and the spiritual application that accompanies it. This lesson in particular discusses the metals