RAISED BY WILD ANIMALS

Dina Sanichar was discovered in a cave in the district of Bulandshahr and was brought to the local district magistrate and collector. He was subsequently sent to the Secundra orphanage at Agra. At the orphanage he was given the name Sanichar (meaning Saturday) because he arrived on a Saturday. It was reported that he initially […]

MONASTERIES

Featured A Meteora Floating Monastery What Is Monasticism? By Jack Zavada Monasticism is the religious practice of living apart from the world, usually secluded in a community of like-minded people, to avoid sin and grow closer to God. The term comes from the Greek word monachos, which means a solitary person. Monks are of two […]

Elsewhere— Don’t Dare to Go There!

Deep in the shadowed hills of Kentucky, there’s a town that don’t show up on no map-a place some folks say vanished from history, leavin’ behind nothin’ but whispers and warnin’s. They call it Elsewhere, Kentucky – a forgotten town where tragedy took root, where the dead refused to stay buried, and where those who […]

THROUGHOUT HISTORY MAN HAS STRIVED TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER. BUT— TODAY WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IN COMMUNICATION’S TECHNOLOGIES, MANKIND IS FAILING TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

The Age of Technology and Communication…. As a result, we are bombarded with the continual rise of misinformation, disinformation, confusion and wars.

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SOPHIE’S CHOICE (Starring Meryl Streep)

In 1947, Stingo moves to Brooklyn to write a novel, and is befriended by Sophie Zawistowski, a Polish immigrant, and her emotionally unstable lover, Nathan Landau. Nathan is constantly jealous, and when he is in one of his violent mood swings, he convinces himself that Sophie is unfaithful to him, and he abuses and harasses […]

“How “the movie Roots” captivated an entire nation”

When the original Roots aired in 1977, nearly 85 percent of American homes watched some part of the eight-night event on the saga of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) and his descendants. The finale alone attracted 100 million viewers, which is astounding when you consider that this is before most Americans had ever encountered acronyms like […]

“The American Civil War 1861 to 1865”

Featured image: Wikipedia Commons The American Civil War, a brief summary! The American Civil War, waged from 1861 to 1865, is remembered on this date. Before and during the Civil War, the North and South differed greatly on economic issues. The war was about slavery, but primarily about its economic consequences. The Civil War is […]

“How George W. Bush Responded to the 9-11 Attack”

Featured Image; cdnhistory.com Image: www.state.com 2001 Bush learns of attack on World Trade Center On the morning of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush is en route to a visit with schoolchildren in Florida when he receives word that a passenger jet had just crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers in […]

“The Alamo in History

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“The Era of McCarthyism and the Hollywood Ten (1950) Communist in the Industry” Part 2

John Howard Lawson (1894 – 1977) AP Images <li>Born in New York City to a wealthy family, Lawson (ne Levy) wrote his first play (<em style=”box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;border:0;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;”>A Hindoo Love Drama</em>) at age 16 as an undergraduate at Williams College. Following a stint as a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy during World War I, where he served […]

“The Era of McCarthyism and the Hollywood Ten (1950) Communist in the Industry” Part I

When the House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenaed filmmakers to testify about communism in the industry, a few held their ground — and for a time, lost their livelihood. democracyunderground It was the casting call no one in Hollywood wanted to receive. In October 1947, when the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) convened a hearing in […]