The History Of The Middle Finger By An Anonymous Contributor Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would […]
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Head Deep In Pan Chuta By Carol L. Bowman As we maneuvered our way through the crowded aisles of San Pedro Central Market in Cuzco, Peru, I thought the 11,000 feet altitude of this former Inca capital had reduced my brain to mush. Amid six-foot high piles of large round disks of bread, two
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BENITO JUAREZ —The Man Who Appointed Himself President By Herbert W. Piekow Benito Juárez was born March 21, 1806 a full-blooded Zapotec Indian from San Pablo Gueletao, where his parents had a small farm. At the age of thirteen he was sent to Oaxaca City to the house of the Maza family. His
Teaching English Overseas: A Job Guide for Americans & Canadians Jeff MohamedPaperback, $19.95Available from www.amazon.comA Review by James Tipton Jeff Mohamed believes that more than one billion people now use English (at least to some extent), and hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, want to learn English, preferably from a native speaker. Good news to
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First Communion By Gloria Marthai As seen from the high, curving highway, the village seems a quaint, appealing place where women launder in the lake and kids splash and skip stones. Mosaic fields are orderly. Changing crop colors and textures please the eye. But seen from within, the view is dim. It is a
How Federally Funded Condoms Ruined My Life By J. C. Kottler Presidential candidate Rick Santorum claims that federal support for contraception is “…a license to do things in a sexual realm.” In other words, he‘s against the Feds handing out free condoms. Many critics call him a fool and a prude, but my personal
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Tenacatita Bay By An Anonymous Contributor Sunrise A final star winks out : old lady moon drives by, sad and alone hunched in her 1989 white Cadillac : she’s off to rest all day in the chateau her second husband left her. Black trees become dark green then lighter green – the whitewash
IF A GIANT RETAILER RAN THE BANKS… By Ed Tasca Despite the current economic downturn, banks, it appears, are flush with profits, even Mexican banks. Largely, this has been accomplished in several ways, efficiency of operation, creating new markets and sucking in surprised passersby with the fastest-opening automatic doors. The problem with bank efficiency
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OLD FRIENDS By Bonnie L. Phillips Susan had difficulty breathing when she reached the hilltop and saw her old friend standing alone amongst dead brush and a stump-strewn moonscape. Sunlight glinted off the crooked metal plaque erected next to the tree. Early this morning, like every other morning when Susan hiked with her walking
Answers To Exam Questions The following questions were set in last year’s GCSE examination in Swindon, Wiltshire, U.K. These are genuine answers (from 16-year-olds) and they WILL breed. Q. Name the four seasons. A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. A.
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