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Quintus Curtius
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Introduction to Japanese Girls
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It has been saidâaptlyâthat water conforms to the shape of the vessel into which it is poured. Applied to women, the analogy means that the personal characteristics of women from… read more
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Man’s Most Valuable Possession
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The poet Phaedrus (c. 15 B.C.- 50 A.D.) was a Roman slave who is credited with collecting various fables that were current in his time and rendering them into simple… read more
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Single Mothers Should Be Held Accountable
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In 195 B.C., mobs of Roman women collected in the Forum and demanded the repeal of the Oppian Law of 215 B.C. This law had prohibited women from excessively adorning… read more
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The Art of Negotiation
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So much ink has been spilled over the years in discussing negotiating that I was somewhat reluctant to add my thoughts to an already overcrowded marketplace of ideas. But in… read more
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Machiavelli’s Comic Side
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Everyone knows Niccolo Machiavelliâs (1469-1527) status as a seminal political theorist, but few are also aware that he was a first-rate playwright and satirist. His play Mandragola (probably written around… read more
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The Name Game
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You may recall that nearly every Sherlock Holmes story would feature a little vignette where Holmes would make some dazzling display of what author Conan Doyle called âthe science of… read more
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Julius Caesar’s Gallic War
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Julius Caesar needs little introduction. Â By common consent, he occupies a high seat in the pantheon of Western historical figures. Â But few can adequately explain why he was a great… read more
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The Parable of Aepyornis Island
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It is a shame that the short stories of H.G. Wells have been largely forgotten. For they showcase his keen interest in science and technology, along with a burning sense… read more
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Updating Benjamin Franklin
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With independent careers as a diplomat, scientist, businessman, statesman, printer, and writer, Benjamin Franklin was the most versatile genius ever produced in North America. He was also a wily old… read more
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Twilight Of The Idols: “Why Can’t I Use A Smiley Face?”
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Some men were just born for suffering. Born needing it, like the dualistic relation between an essential Blood-Spirit and its purgative catharsis: mingling, mingling, and never quite coming together. So… read more
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