Rhetoric

Alpha to Omega – A Universal Timeline

Download PDF Age of the known universe 13,700,000,000 years ago http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/age.html The age of the universe can be estimated through several methods such as, cosmological models, age of the chemical elements, the oldest star clusters, and the oldest white dwarf stars. The measurements of chemical elements, star clusters and white dwarf stars yield a mean …

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I speak for the trees!

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Brave Men Run

Check out a great audiobook called Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick. You can listen to the audiobook at LibriVox and Player.FM or visit the Amazon Link for information regarding the purchase of the ebook or paperback. I find myself replaying the latest podcast episode in anticipation of the next episode. Currently, I’m debating …

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Finnish Fervor

Finnish society and culture have a few terms and beliefs and stories that, although not representative of each Finn, are in some respects unique to Finnish culture. Perhaps the most distinctive term that can be applied to Finnish culture is sisu. The term sisu has parallels and relatives in many cultures, but there are no …

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