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27. What is a Difference between Lifeless and Animated Matter? • There are two aspects of life. When we perceive something as ‘substance’ it is in reality something “living” from “THE ASPECT OF SUBSTANCE”. When we perceive something as alive it is, in reality, the substance we see from “THE ASPECT OF LIFE”. The ability to feel life from “THE ASPECT OF SUBSTANCE” have PRIMITIVE stages of development. The ability to SENSE The Substance from “THE ASPECT OF LIFE” have beings on the threshold of “The…

Ringing in the New Year in Europe Each European country greatly varies from others and everyone has their own New Year’s Eve traditions. Here is a look at some European countries and how you can expect to celebrate New Year’s Eve if you would travel there. Amsterdam, The Netherlands In The Netherlands people celebrate Oudejaarsayond or New Year’s Eve with plenty of champagne and oliebollen (deep-fried pieces of dough with apples and raisins). The day before the celebrations begin plenty of…

Mother Teresa – A Living Saint Mother Teresa, in a statement she made, really best described herself when she said “Some people come in your life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons” (Mother). She has indeed been a lesson for all of us to learn from, she inspired the world. Mother Teresa inspired the world through her works of mercy, every day she lived her life following the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, the model that Jesus gave us on how we should treat others. God…

Before Hitler & the Nazi Germany made it popular during the World War II by using this symbol as their emblem, this symbol related to something entirely different, it had different meanings in various civilizations, having its traces as back as 10,000 BC, the swastika symbolizes as of positivity & prosperity to most of the civilization. It is one of the most paramount and widespread symbols in archaic religion and today’s modern world as well. Here are 10 interesting things that you probably…

Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. His father, Milutin Tesla, served as a priest in the Serbian Orthodox Church and his mother, Đuka Tesla, managed their farm. Tesla was one of the five siblings born, including: Dane, Angelina, Milka, and Marica. Throughout most of Tesla’s childhood, he was stricken with illness time after time. In 1863, his brother Dane was killed in a riding accident. This unsettled Tesla at the age…

Introduction: Charlemagne was the King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 until his death in 814. He expanded his kingdom to an empire, uniting most of west Europe. The Carolingian Renaissance is associated with his reign, a time when art and culture was revived through the Catholic Church, which encouraged a common European identity. Chapter 1 who is Charlemagne? He is the King of Franks; he was the greatest ruler in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.…

The Holocaust and the Cambodian Genocide both represent attempts of genocide, or the targeted extermination of an entire race or people. In the weeks and months following the end of World War II, Soviet and Allied liberators slowly uncovered the unspeakable atrocities and systemized murder that characterized the Nazis’ Final Solution plan for ridding Europe of its Jewish population once and for all. On October 24, 1945 the United Nations was established in an effort to promote diplomatic talks…

"More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations"(Annan, 1999). This quote was given by Kofi Annan to clarify the essentialness of the United Nations and to impart why its presence is required in our general public. Where the overall issues can never be dead set and settled by any one nation acting alone the United Nations as the general establishment offers the best and plays…

It is ironic, isn’t it, that as a nation made up almost entirely of immigrants, few being full Native American, some American residents still harbor fear of refugees entering our country. Illustrating such facts, the fleeing of Syrian refugees and immigrants traveling aborad has been the topic of discussion for quite some time now, with varying opinions on the matter regarding our nation’s borders. In such circumstances, I’ve often questioned why we, as Americans, hold refugees accountable for…

The attack on Pearl Harbor was devastating to Americans, but have you heard of the tales of the heros who saved many of lives that day? More than 70,000 Americans sacrificed their lives in World War II and it all began with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nobody knows of these stories and they should be recognized. It was an early morning on December 7, 1941 when 2,403 people died and even more wounded. The attack was at the Naval base, Honolulu, near Hawaii. The day that will always be recognized…