Lissedia Batista, a twenty seven year old Bronx middle school teacher suffered a miscarriage following breaking up a fight between two of her middle school students. Batista was teaching a Spanish class at Exploration Academy when she was elbowed in her abdomen, was pushed and kicked, and...
In the theatre there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time- in the cinema, only one,” as quoted by Orson Welles, the prolific director of the most studied film of all time, Citizen Kane. Within the last century cinema has grown from pioneering silent films into orchestrated musicals, “spaghetti...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
A Brenau University academic experience is grounded on liberal education with emphasis on individual and social equity. Its curriculum uses four portals of education: expansion of worldview; discovery of science and math; development of creativity and imagination; and the refreshment and refinement...
Founded in 1821 as a preparatory school for boys, Widener University was also known for some time as a Military Academy. It only accepted women and civilians into its educational civilian programs in 1966 and became a university in 1979. It presently has four (4) campuses offering various programs...
Bruce "The Boss" Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer and songwriter born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Springsteen was born to Douglas Frederick Springsteen, a bus driver of Irish and Dutch ancestry, and Adele Ann Serilli, a legal secretary of Italian descent....
The best songs withstand the test of time and anybody who grew up in the 80s knows this. Though many people scoff at “old music,” the fact of the matter is a good song is a good song no matter how old it is. When bands cover certain songs, the results can be horrific (think the Ataris’ cover of...
Careers within the health care industry are expected to expand into a record number of job opportunities. Health care careers dominate eight of the top ten highest paying occupations and offer a variety of employment possibilities with ample salaries. During May 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
