The game of checkers is older than most people think. Some facts and history about the ancient game of checkers: Scholars believe the modern game evolved from a similar game played as far back as 1400 B.C.E. called Alquerque or Quirkat. It was played in ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and India. The game used two …
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Christopher Columbus and the Arawak
It was just after midnight on October 12, 1492 that a 40-ish Christopher Columbus set foot in the America’s on behalf of Ferdinand and Isabella, the king and queen of Spain. On his way to the Indies, Columbus instead ran into the Bahaman island of San Salvador. Still, convinced he had indeed landed in the …
Sweet Corn Fritters Are a Tasty Breakfast, Lunch, Or Dinner
Corn has existed for centuries. When the pilgrims reached the New England coast in 1620 the flour they brought with them had spoiled. Fortunately, the Indians taught the pilgrims how to grow and grind corn and these skills helped them to survive. Many historic corn recipes have survived as well and each region of the …
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Writing Contests – 10 Tips and Advantages For Participating in a Writing Contest
Are you a beginning writer or an experienced author and want to establish yourself as an authority expert in your field of knowledge? When you enter a writing contest, you gain experience, and hopefully, you get feedback on your writing. If you choose to enter a writing contest, there are many advantages that a writing …
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Why You Should Use Bullets in Your Writing
One of my favourite strategies for dealing with wordy copy is bullets. They are just like real bullets. Okay, maybe not just like them. But they’re fast, and effective. Bullets can break down a long sentence-a fabulous option for the brevity-challenged writer. But there are also benefits to the reader. Bullets help break up the …
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Understanding Your Placement in a World of Unnecessary Compartmentalization
Understanding your placement in a world of many compartments! So many times, as individuals we find ourselves in a place of feeling compartmentalized, not even by our own doing. The murmurs we hear as we walk across a room, or in passing a group of family, or a group of supposed-friends, whispering and comparing themselves …
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Similarity Between Writing a 5 Paragraph Essay and an Article
The similarities between a five paragraph essay and an article are quite numerous but for the reason of this discussion just the relevant ones will be picked and discussed. An article is a piece of writing mostly nonfiction about the contemporary happenings in the society. It comes in various sizes of length and is usually …
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A Comparison of Pens – Choosing a Ballpoint, Rollerball or Fountain Pen
Anybody who’s spent any length of time actually hand-writing something has a favorite type of pen, and they all have discriminating preference. One person may only want to write with a retractable medium-point ballpoint pen with blue ink, whereas another can’t go without her extra fine-point rollerball black ink pen with a cap. There are …
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Sexual Hauntings 2 – How To Get Rid Of An Incubus Or Succubus
Are you experiencing strange sexual assaults at night, in your bed, from an unseen force? Are you becoming scared to go to bed now for fear of a recurrence of these horrible attacks? If so, then it is a strong possibility that you have either an incubus (if you’re female) or a succubus (if you’re …
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History of the Chinese Hand Held Fan
The first Chinese fans were nothing more than bird feathers or large leaves. Tradition holds that King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century B.C. invented the Chinese hand-held fan, and the oldest known Chinese hand held fan was found in China in 1982 and is approximately 2,300 years old. The earliest half-moon …