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Wish i had this during covid when my kids were unschooling!
Overnight, my follower count has increased from 1.2k to 1.5k. Unexpected, but welcomed! Since the uptick is related to my post about the Harvard Classics reading plan on my site and many are seeing my site for the first time, please know that there is a ton more! And all free. School, trades, farming, language learning, links to other free resources, and much more. I built it for me and my family, and it’s cheap to host and cool, so I thought I’d share with everyone. Feel free to share suggestions for improvements or requests on the homeschooling parts. I’m going to be using this and would love feedback on how it could be more useful.
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Just added the full 1916 “Harvard Classics, fifteen minutes a day” reading plan to my site, including all of the texts, with a brief intro for each. My New Year’s resolution for next year is to read them all.
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@AlysssaHazelOct 24
Snuck in the first chapter of my first read of Perelandra this morning! I love the parallels between the beginning of Out of the Silent Planet and this one: Ransom happily ambling towards the home of a person he isn't fond of compared to our (so far) unnamed Narrator fearfully inching towards who he knows to be a friend. It sets apart the two characters and the tones of the two stories rather well without feeling repetitive. Strong start 💪
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Chris@chris_juravichOct 24
Andrew Wyeth’s “Sea Legs” (1984). “Why do I return, again and again, to the same work of art? It has not changed, but I bring to it all the life I have lived since last we met. Now it’s no longer about regret, but forgiveness.”
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In a former job, I was apart of the hiring process. I had a candidate list $111,017.75 for his requested salary. During the interview, I asked him what this number was. He smiled real big and said the Marine Corps birthday is 11-10-1775.
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A patriot who serves as a chaplain for the Navy designed a Spartan Bible. 🔥🔥🔥
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Being kind to others boosts your mental health more than seeking joy for yourself.
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Frankenstein is nothing short of phenomenal. The writing is truly some of the most beautiful I’ve ever encountered and the story is emotionally gripping. I had no idea what I was getting myself into!
Now reading: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Just finished my first read-through of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. I first tried reading it when I was 14, but I finally finished it! For those who want to understand the foundations and theology of Christianity while exploring its mysteries, I highly recommend it. 5/5, will read again! Now on to The Screwtape Letters (also for the first time)!
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“Arma virumque cano/Arms, and the man I sing” This is the opening line of the greatest poem in the history of Western culture. It isn’t the Iliad or the Odyssey. It’s the work that Virgil, the man that Dante chose to guide him through the Inferno, created to trumpet the Augustan age. OSP now bring you a beautiful, hand bound edition. Covered in leather from our tannery in West Lothian and covered in custom made hand-marbled paper from a traditional marbler in Wiltshire. This is the definitive edition of this classic of European literature.
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One of the funniest things Americans have every done
Il y a un London Bridge en plein désert de l'Arizona. Et c'est le vrai. Londres l'a vendu en 1968. Il a été réinauguré là-bas il y a 55 ans, le 10 octobre 1971. Ce pont de granit enjambe la Tamise depuis 1831. Mais au XXe siècle, il ne supporte plus la circulation automobile. Il s'enfonce dans le fleuve. En 1924, un côté est déjà 7 à 10 centimètres plus bas que l'autre. La ville de Londres décide de le remplacer. Et de vendre l'ancien. En avril 1968, un industriel américain, Robert McCulloch, l'achète pour 2,46 millions de dollars. Il vient de fonder une ville nouvelle en Arizona, au bord d'un lac de barrage : Lake Havasu City. Il cherche à y attirer des visiteurs. Chaque bloc de granit de la façade est numéroté. Il y en a plus de 10 000. Les pierres passent par le canal de Panama et débarquent en Californie. Des camions les emmènent dans le désert. Le pont est remonté sur la terre ferme, autour d'une structure en béton. Le chantier dure 3 ans et coûte 7 millions de dollars de plus. Le 10 octobre 1971, le lord-maire de Londres vient l'inaugurer devant des milliers de spectateurs. Au programme : feux d'artifice, parachutistes, montgolfières. Ensuite, on creuse un canal sous ses arches et on le remplit d'eau. Le London Bridge enjambe aujourd'hui un bras de lac, à plus de 8 000 kilomètres de Londres.
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You should be used bookstore maxxing. I find absolute treasures all the time, including in foreign languages.
Good used bookstore haul (1st book is on order)
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My new favorite phrase for a sword.
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Why does every page of this book from the 1970s contain so many 2000s tech logos?
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The grammatical 'colon' and the anatomical 'colon' are not etymologically related. The anatomical 'colon' comes from the Greek ‘kolon’ which means “large intestine.” The grammatical 'colon' comes from the Greek ‘kōlon’ which means “limb.” Both are a means to an end.
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We start something beautiful today!🔥 Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, we start our slow, beautiful pilgrimage through arguably the most important book in Western philosophy: Plato’s Republic. It is about justice and whether justice is more profitable to the soul than injustice—but along the way it provides rich conversations on the soul, virtue, education, metaphysics, and the afterlife. If you read this book and read it well, it will change your life. And we have an excellent guide and mentor to walk us through the opening of Plato’s Republic and the dialogue with Cephalus in Book One (327a-331d), Dr. Alex Priou (@alexpriou) who currently serves as a professor of political philosophy at the University of Austin. Today we start something life-changing. 📚START HERE: theascent.io/p/republic-book… Also, THANK YOU to @JeremyTate41 and @CLT_Exam for sponsoring our first month exploring Plato's Republic. They do fantastic work. Check them out: cltexam.com/ And we have everything you need to start reading the Republic! 12 Question Written Study Guide for Book One: theascent.io/p/20-questions-… Intro to How to Read Plato: theascent.io/p/how-to-read-p… Reading Schedule & More: theascent.io/p/how-to-read-p… Join us for a life-changing read.📚☕️
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Teddy Rook Book retweeted
When you think about it Books level the playing field between the privileged and the determined.
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Ovid described a game played by the Romans but never named it. Today it’s known as Terni Lapilli (translates to “three pebbles a piece”). It’s like tic-tac-toe with only 6 “pebbles” instead of all 9 filling the board, and they move around until one player gets three in a row.
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Only including literary works, and not counting the Bible.
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