Arts & Humanities > Ancient & Biblical Languages Translating Roman letters

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This is an example of a topic on Helium which is very vague. I'm not sure what "Translating Roman Letters" is really trying to get us to write about but I'm going to look at it as though it was asking about the Latin alphabet. Roman letters might be another way of talking about the Latin or Roman alphabet. An alphabet is... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Alternative realities

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"On Traveling Alone in Greece" In the sunlight The philosophers guided me The battles raged The women shared their secrets I walked in awe Of the bustling ancients around me It was Freedom In the moonlight The soldiers watched me pass ... More..

Education > High School Humanities Why history education needs improvement

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As a college history professor I fully agree that history education is important. However it is not important simply because events in the past have happened or because certain people held power or created works that influenced following generations. History education is important because the skills you need to do well in a... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Inuyasha

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After "Cardcaptor Sakura," the Japanese version not the American, "Inuyasha" was the next anime series i tackled. Let me completely honest: The series had me when Inu Yasha, the title male character, is enslaved by Kagome Hirgurashi, the main female character. While the basic set-up of the story has an adult appeal this is ... More..

Education > College Courses & Majors The value of History as a major

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As a historian holding a bachelor, a master, and a doctoral degree in ancient history, I am going to be biased about the value of a history major however I want to focus not on my own pleasure in history but the value skills good history teachers and students develop. These skills have value well beyond the classroom to ben... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Commentary: 13th Amendment

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Slavery has been around for as long as written legal codes have been in existence. In a similar fashion, slavery as a punishment for crime is also evidenced in the earliest human law codes. That the 13th amendment of the US Constitution provides for this legal form of slavery is logical and reasonable given the history of t... More..

Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Sexual sadomasochism: Abuse or harmless play

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Sexual sadomasochism, to be truly called by these terms must involve two components: sexual arousal and pain or intense sensations. It does not require any exchange of power or authority or bondage and frankly does not require that traditional sexual intercourse or other forms of physically intimacy be expressed. In fact it... More..

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