Word of The Week

"Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do." –Menander

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Word of The Week

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." 

- Mark Twain

Credit: Matthew Brandy,
"The United States Library of Congress" 

Mark Twain, also known originally as Samuel Langhorne Clemen, was born on November 30th, 1835 in Hannibal, Missouri. He is better known for his works Huckle The Adventures of Berry Fin and Adventures of Tom Swayer.  Twain was 11 when his father died of a pneumonia. He left Missouri to work for print in New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.  In 1867, a local paper sponsored Twain on a trip to the Mediterranean.  He was a self-educator and joined the International Typographical Union. Twain lived in San Francisco as a journalist.  In 1869, he wrote about his travels as featured in the compiled works The Innocent Abroad.

In 1867, a local newspaper funded a trip to the Mediterranean.  During his tour of Europe and the Middle East, he wrote a popular collection of travel letters, which were later compiled as The Innocents Abroad in 1869. It was on this trip that he met his future brother-in-law, Charles Langdon on his venture to the Holy Land, and soon was introduced to his wife Olivia Langdon. He proposed to Olivia but didn't get engaged to her until 1868. They later moved to Buffalo New York and were together for 34 years until Olivia passed in 1904. Twain owned the stock of The Buffalo Express Newspaper and operated as Chief Editor and writer.  Twain was later honored with membership in the Secret Society Scroll and Key of Yale University in 1868. Twain moved to Hartford Connecticut where he created other works of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer, including Life on the Mississippi and Prince and the Pauper. 

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Syrian Rebel Eats Heart of Regime Solider

 SYRIA (CNN) - Syrian rebel cuts the heart and liver out of a government regime solider and eats his heart out.  Abu Zukhar stated according to translation  “I swear to G** that I will eat your hearts you solider of Bashar!"   The Human Rights group stated the laws of war prohibit any mutilation. Zukhar was ruthless in his standing regardless of attacking a soldier of the government. There has been much civil war between the people and the government of Syria as rebels are awaiting to overthrow the hierarchy.

VanishaPR's Opinion: If you were a rebel against the government, would you cut out and eat the heart of a regime soldier to send a message to the government, regardless if the soldier was possibly forced to submit to their command by force?

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