Dreams and Nightmares
An individual’s upbringing and local environment play a large role in the development of their character, but regardless of that everyone has dreams and ambitions accompanied by nightmares and concerns. …
International Hov’, That’s My Handle
JAY-Z teaches us an important lesson in terms of expanding globally when running a business. It is a common practice among the financially successful to invest in foreign economies in the rare case that the main economy they operate in fails or suffers. …
Blood is Thicker than Water. Or is it Really?
“Same brother, different mother, same orphanage” refers to our shared origins. It’s funny, ‘blood is thicker than water’ is one of the most misunderstood phrases: it actually means the opposite of what everyone thinks it does.…
What is Freedom?
When a group of people try to reach an extreme (in this case freedom), does it usually backfire? Everything has a balance, there is an equilibrium that needs to be achieved. If every American is to have the ultimate freedom to do as they wish, does it mean…
The Difference Between an O.G. and a Boss
We shouldn’t underestimate the power businesses have within society. The success and growth of any business venture isn't beneficial only to its shareholders, but rather to many others through the opportunities and positions created. …
Encore
The most famous Asyndeton in history however, is Julius Caesar’s “Veni, Vidi, Vici” literally translated to “I came, I saw, I conquered”. It comes from the Latin language and was used as an expression during a letter sent to the Roman senate after Caesar’s victory at the Battle…
Mathematics
In 1787, the “Three-Fifths Compromise” was reached during the United States Constitutional Convention. At that time, slavery was widespread and a large number of black people made up the “general population”. In order to determine the number of seats each state would have in the United States House…
Started with a Mustard Seed
A mustard seed is among the smallest of seeds available to farmers primarily in the middle-east region, where all Abrahamic religions originated from. When fully grown, a mustard plant can be 2 – 3m in height making it one of the largest garden plants grown from one of…
Noisy Being Silent
The term “Actions speak louder than words” in the English language is first recorded in essence as appearing in “Hansard Parliamentary History of England” by J. Pym in the following sentence: ‘A word spoken in season is like an Apple of Gold set in Pictures of Silver,’ and actions…
Pennies For My Thoughts
The phrase "A Penny for your thoughts" originated in the 16th Century as a way to ask someone who seems lost in thought or disengaged from the conversation to share what they are thinking. In the year 1522, Sir Thomas More wrote in “Four Last Things”: “It often…
We ’bout to take this whole thing to Mars
Kanye West gets delivery of his new Tesla and tweets about.…