Not too long ago, the stars guided civilizations through the oceans and marked the optimal times to plant and harvest. People from all over ...

I can almost hear the trill of seagulls as I gaze at the mural on the wall across from my bunk. A calm ocean ...

In Egyptian mythology, Anubis was the jackal-headed god of the dead, who determined which souls could enter paradise and which were doomed to eternal ...

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Yes, in ancient history, the poet Hesiod was one of the first figures to discuss love as a powerful force capable of emerging from ...

In my teenage years, I became obsessed with vampires. Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” with his unique talent of devouring the lives of others, resonated in ...

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My first reading of “Little Red Riding Hood” left me pondering the wolf’s ability to impersonate the grandmother, leading to the girl’s demise. Years ...

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