The poem by A. E. Housman, “To an Athlete Dying Young”, is self explanatory from its title yet goes deeper into the effects it will have on the young man’s legacy. The author uses an easy to understand language with a mixture of metaphors and blunt statements that flow together in such a way that ...
Warm weather brings extra challenges for dog owners with brachycephalic, or pug nose, breeds such as Boston Terriers, Boxers, Pugs, Bulldogs, Shih Tzus and Pekinese. Due to their short nose and skull shape these breeds have diminished ability to take in air as they breathe, causing them to overheat easily. This extra sensitivity to heat ...
Atlanta 1996: There were eight Olympic squads on US soil: Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Norway, the People’s Republic of China, Sweden, and the United States of America -all winning their Olympic tickets to compete in Atlanta’96 during the last FIFA World Cup. Under Mia Hamm’s guidance, the Inaugural competition was won by the host nation ...
Keeping youthful looking skin that stays fresh all day is a difficult task in the summer months, and it doesn’t get much easier year round as we age! People put hundreds of dollars of their hard earned money into skincare products and spa treatments that do pretty much the same thing you can do yourself ...
You can’t physically see Fibromyalgia, the depilating chronic disorder that has taken on a life of its own, inhabiting your body and staying like an unwelcome guest, and when you complain about the many different ways that it has affected your life others often think that you are making up ailments. You may even start ...
Interesting children’s museums in Arizona aren’t difficult to find. All you need is to do is look in three of Arizona’s top cities, because Mesa, Phoenix and Tucson all have their very own children’s museums, open and waiting for visitors. Each museum is geared for the tastes, interests and learning capabilities of children. Each will ...
Growing up near rural Missouri, I was used to the aromatic, though far from ambrosial, stench emanating from hog farms, cow pastures and horse barns. Thankfully, I do not notice perfume unless it is right below my nose. God knew what He was doing when He designed me. Drive by a New York landfill on ...
Finding places to ride your ATV in Georgia can be a daunting task, primarily because of the increasing number of regulations that seem to follow you around these days. A proliferation of pay-to-play ATV parks are out there, but in many cases, they have few interesting trails, and are saddled with rules that while they ...
What were the best new television shows in 2009 for the major networks? All four major networks contributed strong new shows but I had to narrow it down to my top 5 new television shows of 2009. Here is a list of my favorite new television shows in 2009 and reasons why I chose them. ...
Kentucky bourbon, a distilled spirit made mostly from corn and aged in charred oak barrels, is a distinctively American whiskey. Whereas aged, high quality scotch has been popular for centuries, such specialization in bourbon has only recently become appreciated, and thus available to the public at large. This has created a boom in excellent small ...
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