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On October 27th in the year of our Lord 312, Constantine the Great was converted to Christianity by a heavenly vision at Battle of the Milvian Bridge. According to the legend, a fiery cross appeared in the skies above with the message “Εν Τούτῳ Νίκα” (“In this sign you shall conquer”) emblazoned across it. The vision immediately fortified him, setting...
Friday, October 30, 2015
18 Words In The Philippine Language You Can't Translate In English
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 30, 2015
You can try your best but you won’t succeed.
What it means: It's what you feel when you're not really angry at someone, but you're not really happy about them either. Usually felt towards a special someone.
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What it means: It could roughly mean 'enough', but it doesn't quite cover the essence of the word. It could be an expression when you don't...
23 YA Novels That Will Take You Back To The '00s
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 30, 2015
Prepare for a walk down memory lane.
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Mia Thermopolis got to live the dream of becoming an actual princess. Although it wasn't exactly perfect or easy, you followed her on the journey from average high school student to regal princess — and what a ride it was.
HarperCollins
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
Popular girl Massie Block and her Pretty...
28 Profoundly Beautiful Quotes About Life And Death
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 30, 2015
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.” —Peter Pan
—Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
Submitted by Jay Eldred, Facebook
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2. "Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?"
—Epicurus
Suggested by Matthew Hall, Facebook
3. "If life must not be...
President Obama Says Books Have Had A Major Impact On His Life
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 30, 2015
“The most important stuff I’ve learned I think I’ve learned from novels.”
In the upcoming issue of The New York Review of Books, President Obama interviews Pulitzer Prize winning author Marilynne Robinson about — you guessed it — books!
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In the interview, Obama tells Robinson how novels and fiction have had a tremendous impact on his life.
Pool...
Every Day I Want To Quit Social Media
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 30, 2015
Today is the day I finally leave social media.
I feel I’ve outstayed my welcome. I don’t have anything else to say. The feeling has grown in the weeks leading up to this point; I’ve seen my social media activity plummet in popularity. When you’re online every day, valuing each post’s health as a measure of your own literary career, you begin to lose sight of yourself.
It has...
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