Posts Tagged Greeks And Romans
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The Empowerment of Travel
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” - Mark Twain ...
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August Birthstones
By Eloise Graham The most popular birthstone for August, peridot (pronounced pair- a – doe,) is a gem primarily made up of two minerals: fayalite and forsterite. Fayalite has a high iron content and forsterite a high magnesium content. It is the iron that gives the stone its greenish hue. ...