Love And Courage To many work is not a gratifying opportunity to do good, but a necessary evil they would gladly forgo if they won or inherited a fortune. It is just a livelihood, a vital drudgery. Its meaning is the paycheck and the value it has in terms of service
Violence Flashes of memory stream into my consciousness. They take me back thirty years plus. I was a boy then, a newcomer to a poor and tough neighborhood. My parents, of moderate means and daring to a fault, had decided to move there after my father had ac
Ignorance And Fantasy Are beliefs not often the children of ignorance and fantasy? Consider the heavenly view of the world that young souls entertain at the height of their innocence, when their youth has been surrounded by love and filled with happiness. Hear their laug
The Columnist In The Mousetrap I am a voracious reader of the most convoluted and lexiphanic texts - yet, there is one author I prefer to most. She gives me the greatest pleasure and leaves me tranquil and craving for more when I am through devouring one of her countless tomes. A
Ian Fleming - James Bond's Creator Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964), the author of the James Bond 007 novels, was the grandson of a Scottish banker and the son of a Conservative MP (Member of Parliament). His father died in the first world war. In his will, he bequeathed his propert
Rules To Follow For A Night At The Ballet Not to long ago a friend of mine attended their first ballet and came away less than moved by the performance thanks to the behavior of the person sitting in front of her. Apparently, this woman she kept moving her head to talk to her husband in a v
Jeffrey Bernard And Soho Remembered With the death of George Melly, Soho has lost another great character. It is becoming a very bland place. It was becoming a corporate entity when Jeffery Bernard died in September 1997. I miss Soho as it was and I miss Jeffery Bernard himself. Altho
Dance Tips On Going On Ballet Pointe If you ask any aspiring dancer or someone studying ballet what the most difficult technique is and my guess you will get a lot of answers of dancing en pointe. It is hard to learn because it requires a lot of dance experience plus countless hours of
German Memories In Asia - Germans' Sufferings Stephan, a Saxon-Anhalt in our discussion on various Second World War issues, posed vaguely the world should know how the Allied Forces destroyed buildings and killed thousands of people ruthlessly. There was frustration always in Germany though the
German Memoirs - Brazilian-germans In Southern Brazil Most of the German-Brazilians live in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana, the southernmost states of Brazil. There are around 10 million Brazilians who have German ancestry by some estimates. The percentages become higher in some cities, f
German Memoirs - German-brazilians Today Most German-Brazilians speak only Portuguese nowadays. However, German was still spoken by over 600,000 Brazilians, as first or second language according to 2005 survey. German influence can still be seen all across the southern states, be it in arc
German Memory In Asia: German - Americans At the student meeting, I was amazed by many of the new faces. Dietmar Doering enumerated the various activities in which students would be involved. He turned his topic and was proudly telling about some of the German historical and notable persona
German Memory In Asia - Austrian History While I was talking to Andrea, a student came to us and showed a questionnaire, which was about the ethnic issues of the Island. I observed from Andreas face that she was keen to know what it was all about. The questionnaire was supposed to have bee
German Memories In Asia - Adam's Peak Of Sri Lanka A visiting German team became familiar to me when we were having dinner at the beach-end restaurant at the Aquarius resort as we were sitting at adjoining tables. They were going to Adam's Peak in a few hours just before midnight as they could reach
Sculpture As An Art Form In many ways, sculptures are the art of the people. More so than paintings. More than literature. Sculptures of great military figures in the parks of many cities are meant to inspire pride and patriotism in ones country. Sculptures of great religio
