More Stories by Ryan. Alex Trebek was a huge fan of the Saturday Night Live sketches that poked fun at Jeopardy!, but he said there was another actor besides Will Ferrell who did his favorite impersonation. The iconic and beloved game show host died Sunday. He was 80. Saturday Night…
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022. Read more about the Social Security Cost-of-Living adjustment for 2022. The maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $147,000. For the average Social…
He is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic methodSocratic methodThe Socratic method (also known as method of Elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate) is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and…
“Wisdom begins in wonder,” said the old philosopher Socrates. Without a sense of wonder and appreciation, the capacity for lifelong learning begins to be muted. The opportunities for those “ah-ha!” moments become much less frequent. Where did Socrates say wonder is the beginning of wisdom? Session 1: In the Dialogs…
The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, translit. Politeia; Latin: De Republica) is a Socratic dialogueSocratic dialoguePlatonic dialogues Strictly speaking, the term refers to works in which Socrates is a character. As a genre, however, other texts are included; Plato’s Laws and Xenophon’s Hiero are Socratic dialogues in which a wise man other…
In the Hebrew Bible, Sodom was a city destroyed by God because of the evil of its inhabitants. No specific sin is given as the reason for God’s great wrath. The story of Sodom’s destruction – and of Abraham’s failed attempt to intercede with God and prevent that destruction –…
The US Army finally ended the point system in June 1946 in favor of discharging all soldiers after they had completed two years of service. By the time the US Army’s demobilization officially ended on June 30, 1947, the Army had decreased from eight million soldiers in 1945 to 684,000…
Oil on canvas. Disobeying God, Solomon loved numerous women, who convinced him to turn to the idolatry of the pagan gods. These gods are here symbolized by Diana and Minerva, to whom Solomon dedicated a temple outside Jerusalem, where his wives and concubines burned incense and offered sacrifices. Though the…
He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in Archaic Athens. His reforms failed in the short term, yet Solon is credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy. Who created democracy? The ancient Greeks were the first to create a democracy.…
In protest, and as an example to others, Solon stood outside his own home in full armour, urging all who passed to resist the machinations of the would-be tyrant. His efforts were in vain. Solon died shortly after Pisistratus usurped by force the autocratic power that Athens had once freely…