Historical
Diwali- Spreading The Lights Of Happiness
Diwali (or Deepawali) is the Hindu festival of lights that is celebrated by Indians all over the world. It is a festival that illuminates the Earth as well as the Skies and brings joy in abundance. It is a Festival that unifies every religion, every home, and every heart and promotes the much-needed peace, harmony, and brotherhood in society.
By Adarsh Kumar Singh4 years ago in FYI
7 Famous Writers Inspired by the Occult
The mysterious causes a significant number of us to feel awkward, maybe because we're so designed as people to despise vulnerability. However composing, similar to life as a general rule, is brimming with vulnerabilities; frequently there's no expressing what words or pictures will enter our weird personalities and work their direction onto the clear page before us. Regardless of whether you're expounding on wicked belonging or an anecdotal person experiencing childhood in the suburbs, composing is an innately baffling cycle. To comprehend it better and study their ability to be self-aware, numerous journalists, craftsmen, and scholars have looked to the mysterious, that unusual region among craftsmanship and science.
By Deana Contaste4 years ago in FYI
Black death world history
In December, historian Monica Green published in the American Historical Review an article entitled, "Four Dark Deaths," which explains our account of the flu epidemic. In it, he identifies the Big Bang which produced four different genetic lines that spread around the world, and find concrete evidence that the disease spread to Central Asia for 1,200 years in China. It is possible that the disease does occur, but stories about the history of the virus are incomplete.
By Cs Sapkota4 years ago in FYI
Livin' On The Rim
Author's Note: In 1973 I heard that descendants of plantation slaves were still living on a plantation near Waynesboro, Georgia. Caldwell and Bourke-White started their epic "You have Seen Their Faces" in Waynesboro. The story documented the plight of poor whites across the south. When I read it, I was astonished even back then that poor African-Americans had been completely ignored - a story even more compelling than that of the benighted whites. So I went down to the Carswell Plantation and found several dozen slave cabins still occupied by the descendants that had served the Carswell family over centuries of slavery. The story that follows is what I came back with. I sent it to an Editor at the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Never recieved a reply. A few months later the newspaper published a story by one of its own reporters - documentating exactly the same conditions on a plantation in Alabama.
By Mark Newell4 years ago in FYI
Jewels from Royal Families: The Delhi Durbar Tiara
The Delhi Durbar Tiara is a circlet headpiece featuring diamond ringlets and garlands. It is set in platinum and gold and originally had 10 emerald drops which made it unusually tall for a tiara. Queen Mary had the emeralds removed and customised the tiara so other jewels could be fastened on top of the tiara.
By Aashna Woodin4 years ago in FYI
The Truth About Coffins
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C ]
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in FYI
The Truth About Crucifixes
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in FYI
Harold Lowe, the unsung hero of the Titanic disaster. Top Story - October 2021.
I just finished Titanic Valour: The Life of Fifth Officer Harold Lowe, the biography of the 28-year-old Titanic officer who is best known as "the guy with the gun." Most people remember the shooting scene from the movie. It's a turning point scene; it's when Cal tells his servant that things are "starting to fall apart" and this is more serious than they thought. But that's pretty much all you see of Harold Lowe. Lowe was such a minor character that few people realize the "guy with the gun" is also the guy who returns to the wreck to pick up survivors. (In the movie, he finds Rose floating on a door; in real life, it was a Chinese guy they found atop a door - a scene that James Cameron cut from the movie.) No one even calls him by his full name. In fact, the only time Lowe's name is ever mentioned in the movie is when Officer Lightoller says, "Mr. Lowe, man this boat," and hands him his revolver. This is right after Lightoller tells a group of unruly men he'll "shoot them all like dogs," while Lowe comes across as Lightoller's polite, level-headed junior officer.
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in FYI
War Animals
Animals have a long history of aiding people in war, whether it was horses carrying people into battle or pigeons who carried messages from headquarters to the front line. Man's best friend has provided more than just a cuddle buddy guarding soldiers, sniffing out hidden enemies, and detecting bombs.
By Scarlett Callohan4 years ago in FYI
The History of Archery
Some of my fondest memories of childhood are learning how to shoot a bow from my father, and the joy I felt as I improved my archery skills over time, coming closer and closer to hitting the bullseye. At twenty-six years old, I still practice archery as both a method of exercise and as a source of relaxation. In our modern society, archery is practiced by millions of people all over the world primarily as a competitive sport or as a hobby. However, archery has played a variety of essential roles throughout human history the practice had such a significant influence on the development of civilization that that the invention of the bow and arrow has been compared to the invention of fire. From a tool of survival to a weapon of war, the bow has been humanity’s faithful companion since before we took our first steps out of Africa. Over time, the role of archery would extend beyond its practical uses and the bow come to play significant cultural roles in almost every society that used it.
By Deianira Morris4 years ago in FYI
