Dirt - Those Paper Boats

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Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

Slave Ship - The Clotilda Arrives In Alabama - African American Registry

The Slave Ship Clotilda Arrives In Alabama Clotilda's remains *On this date in 1860, the last American slave ship (on record) docked in Mobile Alabama. Called the Clotilda, the ship was a two-massed schooner...

The Most Common Space Travel Tropes In Fiction & Where They Come From - GameRant

While all science fiction set in space is likely to have some overlapping details, purely because of the shared setting, the details that are shared seem to reveal more about humanity than space. These shared details are also what allow the audience to connect to the stories, despite them existing in a setting people are unfamiliar with. All genres of literature, film, and television are sure to have their share of tropes, especially the more popular they become over time. As we move de...

How the Ancient Greeks Invented the Anchors for Boats

 Search  GreekReporter.comAncient GreeceHow the Ancient Greeks Invented the Anchors for Boats How the Ancient Greeks Invented the Anchors for Boats By Philip Chrysopoulos November 21, 2021  A replica of an ancient Greek ship. Credit: maxpixel, CC0/Public Domain The origin of the sea anchor as we know it today can be found in Ancient Greece and specifically around 592 BC. As sea people, ancient Greeks used to take long journeys,...

Henry Every

Henry Every (b. 1653), also known as Henry Avery, Benjamin Bridgeman, ‘Long Ben’ and (incorrectly) John Avery, was one of the most savage and successful pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy. Capturing a treasure ship of the Mughal emperor in 1695 with a cargo worth over $95 million today, he promptly disappeared and was never seen again. Thanks to his jackpot capture of the Ganij-i-Sawai, Every gained the nickname ‘Arch Pirate’. It has long been said that Every’s huge success inspired ma...

Paris Review - Spaceships Have Landed

Advertisement Spaceships Have Landed Alice Munro Issue 131, Summer 1994 Eunie Morgan’s house was the third one past Monk's. It was the last house on the road. Around midnight, Eunie's mother said, she had heard the screen door close. She heard the screen door and thought nothing of it. She thought of course that Eunie had gone out to the toilet. Even in 1953 the Morgans h...

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