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Understanding the nature of what propels us forward, intensity of effort, and how to get where we want to be.

Many writers chose to publish their work under a pen name to protect their identity, save themselves from embarrassment or fulfil their desire to have a secret identity. This article lists 4 fool-proof methods to chose your very own professional, unique and memorable pen name.

Sister Nazarena was an American Camaldolese nun, who lived like an Egyptian hermit in a Roman convent for forty-five years.

Starting to write a speech and unsure of where to start? This guide gives a few general pointers to where to go and what to do next.

In the Civil War Robert E. Lee was a defender of slavery, while Ulysses S. Grant did all he could to destroy it. But it was Lee who thought slavery was morally wrong, while Grant seemed not to care one way or the other.

More than 2,000, mostly American, internees were held in atrocious conditions in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines; their rescue was imperative.

many social psychology experts question if social media is actually making us less social and even lonely.

False reasoning leads to false conclusions and precludes rational thinking and debate. Learn how to recognize and avoid logical fallacies and how to defend yourself against them.

Everybody should know how to do these 10 things in case of an emergency.

Every person has a guardian angel. Only the rarest of souls have seen them. Padre Pio saw and spoke regularly with the guardian angels of his spiritual children.

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.

Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois both fought in different ways for African American equal rights. But Du Bois accused Washington of counseling blacks to accept second class status.

How to provide useful feedback for stories and novels that the writer will love.

Hoatzins are South American birds with some strange features. They digest their food in an unusual way and have an unpleasant smell. Their chicks have claws on their wings.

This simple emergency water filter is easy to make and could help save your life if you are ever in a survival situation.

Often, effects of a drug on a one’s weight depend on other reasons like aging, diet, medical history, activity, and insulin resistance. Medicines for diabetes, depression, mood disorders, high blood pressure, allergy, and some hormones are some of the meds known to be involved in causing weight gain