David Clapp

10 Tips for Happiness: Insights From Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar

Professor Tal Ben-Shahar’s Harvard course “Positive Psychology” and his 10 tips for happiness have changed many lives. Sometimes, things don’t go as planned, so what should you do if life gives you lemons? You can choose to run away and be pessimistic, though you will be miserable. Try these 10 tips to lift your mood ...

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Immanuel Kant: Pioneer of Enlightenment Ethics and Moral Philosophy

In the 1800s, German philosopher Immanuel Kant was very critical. He is famous for making significant advances in studying ethics and morals. Kant was born in 1724 in Berlin, Prussia. He spent his life trying to determine right and wrong and how to make moral choices. This article will discuss Kant’s ideas, breaking down the ...

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Immanuel Kant.

Can Essential Oils Prevent Cancer?

Essential oils are most popularly known in aromatherapy and are used efficiently and safely. Most daily applications include adding them to bath water and anointing perfume points. However, have you considered how they could be doing an even greater service beyond relaxation? Essential oils are concentrated extracts of flowers, roots, leaves, stems, seeds, resin, bark, or ...

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Essential oils for sale.

Ego vs. Love

The heart wants what it wants, but this does not always mean it is correct. Likewise, the ego can be a vital source of confidence, but what do we do when it’s ego vs. love? Humans are emotional creatures, and we do most things based on either ego or love. Therefore, the key to a ...

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Actress Anna May Wong Will Be the First Asian American Featured on U.S. Currency

Beginning on October 24, the United States Mint will start making quarters imprinted with the face of Anna May Wong’s inspiring career spanned motion pictures, television, and theatre, leaving a lasting legacy for Asian American women in the entertainment industry. “She is remembered as an international film star, fashion icon, television trailblazer, and a champion ...

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The tail side of the new Anna May Wong quarter

The Mystery of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’

Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Salvator Mundi (Latin for “Savior of the World”) already has an illustrious history, including having vanished for hundreds of years before surfacing on the art market circa 1900. Even though Salvator Mundi was several centuries old and once owned by Charles I, it attracted little buyer interest for many years. This ...

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salvator-mundi

Investment 101: How Risk Can Translate Into a Good or Bad Investment

Growing your money through a suitable investment can be tricky. It is sometimes difficult to recognize a good investment among the numerous scams and offers for immediate returns.  In theory, any investment can sound like a good investment if it is pitched cleverly. This, however, is not a guarantee that you’ll realize a return or ...

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American dollars.

Why No One Is Above the Rule of Law in America

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leadership have primarily observed de jure or separation between itself and the state, including the legal system — even while de facto controlling the state apparatus and often disregarding and devaluing the rule of law — for much of the 70 years it has ruled Mainland China. In contrast, the ...

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The Declaration of Independence.

Impressionists’ Classical Music: The Legacy of Debussy and Ravel

Throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries, classical music artists concentrated on emotional expression in their compositions. However, by the end of the 19th century, budding musicians like Debussy and Ravel, known as impressionists, were craving new and exciting ways of exploring their talents. Impressionism shook the music world from the 1890s to the ...

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Impressionist painting by Claude Monet.