Veterans Day

women named Dorothy Day,who lived between 1891 to 1980 life could be found on the book “The Long, Loneliness,” the film “Entertaining Angels,” and many more articles and papers. Dorothy Day was a journalist and founder of the Catholic Worker movement in the 1930s (WW 2 era) with Peter Maurin, who have very similars goal with Day. Both support nonviolence, and enjoyed to help the poor with simple life. Throughout her life, the Catholic Worker movement is what made Dorothy Day well-known to the…

Imbolic is in Feburary 1-2 ,Imbolc has traditionally been celebrated on 1 February. However, because the day was deemed to begin and end at sunset, the celebrations would start on what is now 31 January. This holiday is also known as Candlemas, or Brigid's Day or Groundhog's Day. this is also another one of the fire festivals. this is time when the Goddess changes from crone to madien. This is also the time when we know that spring is here. On Imbolic it is customary to light up every house if…

Historically and in contemporary society, Halloween represents a night where the barrier between the familiar physical world and the souls of the dead dissolves. Could this be the reason why is Halloween so mystical? The Mystical Origins of Halloween: Halloween is believed to be rooted in the pagan Celtic Samhain rituals. Samhain means summer's end. The Celts followed a lunar calendar, so Samhain signified the end of summer and the end of the lunar year. Celtic villagers wore costumes to…

Max McKeown said, “Innovation is deviance which means that the rebellious personality is a natural resource for practical creativity. As an innovator, you need to reject the old to establish a new, better, status quo. And one of the most powerful sources of newness is the rebel or maverick, mind.”. According to McKeown, innovation can be actions or behaviors that violate social norms. Which led him to believe in “rejecting the old” and everything new is better. Overall, McKeown was correct with…

breathe. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t breathe. The black scarf blinded me. They all laughed at me, they haunted my dreams, they filled my head with meaningless words as I crawled, barely on my knees, my lungs wanting to give out for those brief days when everything was hurting me. They hated me. I was drowning in thin…

get my employer to agree to my working only 4 days a week (Fridays off) so that I could spend the other 3 days with my daughter. The discussion husband and I had regarding childcare revealed that we would both be more comfortable if she were cared for by family. Plus, we wouldn’t be able to afford a full-time daycare. My hubby was already off one day a week and had enough work flexibility to swap his weekend day for another weekday when needed –TWO DAYS COVERED. My mother-in-law was involved…

traditions and meals that differ from those in America. Their daily meals such as breakfast, lunch , dinner, and your mid day rest or nap. the holidays are very different from America. the foods to symbolize the holidays or celebrations are unique as well. the foods they eat are a different from what we typically eat because of what is widely available to them. The typical day in spain starts with breakfast which consist of a cup of coffee and a churro or pastry. El café es bebido con…

dreams and forget to live.” Often, when summer comes around, many kids begin to dream about summer camp. Some of those kids actually get to live those dreams like I did, at Camp Widjiwagan, this summer. It was one week of a Harry Potter themed, outdoors day camp. Camp Widjiwagan was one of the best camps I’ve been to complete with fun and new learning experiences from the new and different people, to all the activities they had, to my overall outcome at the end of the week. One of the new…

It is traditionally known that the President’s party will lose Congressional seats during a midterm election. There is no debate on whether or not this is true because of how often the pattern has repeated itself. Despite the fact that it seems like a non-issue because of how often this has occurred, many political scientists research the topic to learn more about the causes of this trend. Research into the topic shows that presidential popularity and the state of the economy are factors that…

As Australian Citizens, we remember and honour the Unknown Soldier because he represented all the young men of the British empire who were unfortunately killed during the Great War. During World War I, many unknown soldiers sacrificed their life in either killed during battle, due to bombs, lost when ships sink or many more. The burial of an Unknown Soldier honours the memory and sacrifice of those young men and women who laid down their lives for Australia. His tomb reminds Australians of what…