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Vincent van Gough – A Brief Biography

June 30, 2025 | Author: | Posted in Art

  The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh has produced some of the worlds most popular, most beloved and most expensive paintings. Despite his great success, he was also known as a tortured, lonely artist who many felt was mad or at least on the verge of insanity. It is a testament to his immense talent …

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Mensa: A Brief Overview

June 20, 2025 | Author: | Posted in Adult

  Mensa was founded in 1946, in England. The Mensa Society was formed specifically for intelligent individuals. The aim of Mensa was to create a non-political society free from all forms of racial or religious distinctions, that focused on exceptional intelligence. All are welcomed into Mensa regardless of background, religion, socioeconomic condition, race, or age. …

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The Roman Family – A Brief Overview

June 18, 2025 | Author: | Posted in History

  The father in the Roman family (paterfamilias) exercised absolute and lifelong power over all other family members (patria potestas): his wife, children, and slaves. If the father’s father was alive – then he was the supreme authority in the household. Fathers were even allowed to execute their grown sons for serious offenses like treason. …

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A Brief History of Creation

June 17, 2025 | Author: | Posted in Philosophy

  What is the loop of Creation? How is there something from nothing? In spite of the fact that it is impossible to prove that anything exists beyond one’s perception since any such proof would involve one’s perception (I observed it, I heard it, I thought about it, I calculated it, and etc.), science deals …

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A Brief History of Hypnosis

June 15, 2025 | Author: | Posted in Hypnosis

  Evidence of hypnotic-like phenomena appears in many ancient cultures. The writer of Genesis seems familiar with the anesthetic power of hypnosis when he reports that God put Adam “into a deep sleep” to take his rib to form Eve. Other ancient records suggest hypnosis was used by the oracle at Delphi and in rites …

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Rome: A Brief History

June 12, 2025 | Author: | Posted in History

  Rome has been synonymous with mythology since the birth of civilization. Few places around the world conjure such colorful legends. Since the dawn of time itself, Rome has appeared to have had a say in almost everything that has occurred. The Roman Empire had a huge influence on the course of European art and …

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A Brief Biography of George Washington

June 11, 2025 | Author: | Posted in History

  George Washington was the first president of the United States and considered one of the best. George Washington is a much-admired person in many respects. As the first president of the United States, he set the course upon which the current three-branch system of federal government is based. George Washington is perhaps the one …

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Chinese Opera: A Brief Overview

June 10, 2025 | Author: | Posted in Performing Arts

  Among the hundreds of forms of opera throughout China, Beijing Opera has the greatest influence and is therefore regarded as a national form. Beijing Opera is a comprehensive performing art that combines music, singing, dialogue, pantomime, acrobatics and martial arts. Hence an actor or actress in Peking Opera has to meet more requirements than …

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Calculus: A Brief Overview

June 10, 2025 | Author: | Posted in Science

  The science of fluxions was Sir Isaac Newton’s terminology for the new field of science known today as calculus. Newton and German mathematician Leibnitz appear to have discovered the principles of calculus in about the same time; but Leibnitz published his work first. For years, there was friction between the two countries, England and …

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The American Civil War: A Brief Overview

June 8, 2025 | Author: | Posted in History

  The American Civil War took place in 1861 to 1865 in the southern United States; also in eastern, central and southwestern regions. The outcome of this bloody civil battle was the defeat of the seceding CSA. The primary leaders in the War were the well known Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Both of these …

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