Stonehenge During the Megalithic Culture gigantic circles of stones appeared. They are found on the islands and coast lands of North Western Europe. They are also found on the Canary Islands and North Africa. The stones were erected in the shape of concentric circles and spiral patterns. In Germany they are called ‘Trojaburgen’ or ‘Walburger’. … Read More
Although the debate about banning metal baseball bats in youth baseball is not settled, high school and college players find themselves playing in wood bat summer leagues more and more these days. “It’s clearly a trend,” a coach told me last summer on opening day of the John Marzano Wood Bat Scout League in Philadelphia. … Read More
I chose to explore the culture of Haitians who practice Vodou, a religion also known as Voodoo, Vodun, Vodoun, Voudun, and Yoruba Orisha. I have just returned from a vacation in the Caribbean (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic), which shares an island with Haiti. While there, I met a man from Haiti and was reminded of … Read More
The word “culture” holds different meanings for people who come from different cultures. Generally, culture refers to the traditions, values, lifestyles, customs and the heritage of an individual. Culture basically enlightens us about a person’s way of life. Mostly people follow the culture of their ancestors as it is difficult to grow up with certain … Read More
Article 2 This article describes my initial two days in Vietnam at the 90th Replacement Battalion, Long Binh. Continuing from my last article we arrived at Saigon’s Ton San Nhut Airport about two hours after sundown. We were scheduled to land in Binh Hoa AFB but had to deviate to Saigon as Binh Hoa was … Read More