Essay
Before you go
Before you go what are some of the ways you can make space for new opportunities in your life? I can make space for some new opportunities by organizing my writing materials for a more organized feeling for writing. It seems like the autumn season is a season of change and to me that means a time for reorganization or to make some changes to how I am going to do my various projects dealing with writing, coloring and crafts. Right now for some reason I do not feel organized, but I am trying to get things in order soon.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Cultural Heritage in Peril
As we progress deeper into the 21st century, the pressures of modernization, globalization, and climate change increasingly threaten the delicate fabric of cultural heritage that has defined human civilizations for centuries. In this context, GRACE: Timekeepers of Ancient Cultural Legacy emerges as a critical manifesto for understanding the urgency and necessity of cultural preservation efforts in the face of mounting global challenges. The book encapsulates the vision and operational framework of the Global Repository for Ancient Cultural Endeavours (GRACE), an initiative that seeks to mitigate the risks faced by cultural heritage across the globe while highlighting the ethical, social, and technological dimensions of preserving our collective past.
By Bishu Rajbharabout a year ago in Critique
Have you ever noticed?
Have you ever noticed in several kinds of events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and even other kinds of traumatic events that there is a book a very good book that seems never to be damaged, but maybe a little depending on the event. Did you ever think why that is so? The answer is simple for the words of this good book are the words and teachings of the Lord and even the fires of Hell cannot destroy those words no matter what may happen. I do not have to give you the answer for you know it already don't you.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Oregon!
Book Four of the Wagons West series entitled 'Oregon' by Dana Fuller Ross picks up right where 'Wyoming' finishes. America's first wagon train is only a few months out from ending their journey and starting their future. The wagon train in Little Valley and camped for the long winter. Spring has sprung and now to finish their journey to their new homes.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Parents
Who and what are parents? Are parents teachers? Are they caregivers? Are they confidants? Are they friends? Could parents be all of these? I think parents are there to give instruction as teachers, but they are also there to listen to what we have to say as we should listen to what they have to say and hopefully learn from them. Parents are caregivers in a sense as well for they changed our diapers when we were babies and showed us right from wrong, and a whole lot more. They could be confidants for us when we wanted to share various kinds of information, but could they also be our friends too.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Baby
Once upon a time there was this cute, adorable baby all about one month old. We could tell that there was something special about this little one for just look at his face. He is sleeping so soundly but look closer he is also thinking. What is he thinking? Do we wake him? I say not. He could be thinking of ways to improve humans some way or maybe just when his mom will pick him up and cuddle. This little one has a lot of potential in his growing and to show us what is really important to us.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Sunshine, too!
Solar shining silently skyward Simple
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Message or The Medium?
The prehistoric era marks the beginning of the information cycle when gestures were used to transmit data, gradually paving the way for spoken language. As society evolved and interactions became more complex, it became difficult to spread stories and information through oral communication alone. Consequently, collective memory introduced new forms of interaction to facilitate the transmission of knowledge.
By Simone Nunziataabout a year ago in Critique
Woman and Cat
Here I lie naked beside my cat. The cat is my protector of all things including myself. The cat never sleeps while I sleep. Sometimes I think what does that cat think about during the night while he is on watch. So much to ponder about when one has a pet who loves you so much that they will do anything for you. The cat never flinches through the night for I have awakened once or twice, but never moved for I did not want to disturb him and his duty to me at night he shows his love too.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Elections
What does it really mean to be elected to anything? This is an election year where we all or most of us will vote and elect a new President for the next four years. To be elected one must want to help your fellow man make their lives better some way like making sure one has a job, be able to care for themselves and their families, make sure that laws and regulations are fair for all. The person elected must think how actions of one will affect the many. This is also a person that must think on a social, economic, educational, religious/spiritual and yes even a political mindset in order to solve many issues that they will be confronted with in their new job. When a person walks into a voting booth there are a lot of levers to make a choice, so go in look for the candidate that fits in with what you would like most to happen in this country is it making sure children and whomever gets a good education, better health care or even more and better housing for families, etc. Voting this year or in any year is a task that requires one to think before acting.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Who remembers????
Who remembers all the commercials back in the 1970's about stopping forest fires and stopping all sorts of pollution? There were a lot of them especially on Saturday mornings. When I was much younger and watching Saturday morning cartoons there were always these characters from a Native American Indian, I think, his name was 'Iron Eyes Cody' I'm not sure of his tribe though, but the commercial always showed him walking through the woods admiring nature, then having approached a highway and walking through trash and seeing a car drive by and the people just throwing their trash out the car window the camera pans back to him with a close-up of him with a tear running down his cheek.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
