Articles for tag: Astral Travel, Hmong, Paralysis, Sleep Medication, Sleep Paralysis

What is Dream Paralysis

Have you ever heard of the Hag Syndrome? Well this is what Dream Paralysis was once called. Some people believe that the origins of this syndrome may be rooted in the incubus and succubus legends. Also, from the Scandinavian, and Icelandic legends the origins might also come from the Mara, or Mare, who is responsible ...

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Gran Torino: An Idiot’s Guide to Hmong

I can tell Clint Eastwood wanted to make this one of his epic movies, not that he doesn’t do that with all his film, but this almost seemed to be a flick characterizing the last days of Clint Eastwood’s own personal life. Of course, that is purely speculation. Though I know little of the man’s ...

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Asian Restaurants in Tulsa, Oklahoma

I absolutely love Asian food. I’m a Dim Sum fanatic, I simply adore Vietnamese pho, and I can’t get enough good sushi. I used to be hooked on bubble tea (my addiction has lessened somewhat of late, but I still enjoy the pearls), and I’ll devour a good stir dish any day. Living in Tulsa ...

Asian Vegetables (Such as Bok Choy and Daikon): How They Got to America and How They Benefit Americans

Bok choy, Chinese long beans, daikon, gailon, hairy melon, sugar peas, Thai pepper–these are some of the Asian specialty vegetables increasingly noticeable in American supermarkets. Most of the vegetables are grown by ethnic Asian farmers. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Asian-Americans operate over ten thousand farms nationwide. Those farmers are largely political ...

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Spiritual Analysis of Gran Torino

For those of you who have seen the film, as you know, Kowalsky gets killed by the Hmong gang-bangers. Why did he allow them to kill him? Well, I believe: 1) He willingly lays down his life because he’s going to die anyway because of the emphysema which is taking a toll on his health ...