Monthly Archives: November 2017

Abstract Language

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Aya Katz

On October 19, 2013, on my other site, HistoriaObscura,com, I published what I consider an important paper dealing with the basic issues concerning authentication of the Journal of Jean Laffite. Was the Journal of Jean Laffite an Original, a Copy … Continue reading →

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Olivia Dahl – Ethics of Vaccination

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Aya Katz

Olivia Twenty Dahl was one of the children of author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. She was born on April 20, 1955 and died on November 17, 1962 of encephalitis caused by the rubella virus. The tragedy of her … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Art

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Aya Katz

Sometimes when we are looking for something we have misplaced, we come across something else that we have forgotten all about. That’s what happened to me one morning. I was looking for gumdrops in the kitchen cabinets and instead I … Continue reading →

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Aaron Burr

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Aya Katz

Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States. That was the highest office to which he attained, though if he had not been kept from it by the Spanish spy James Wilkinson, he might one day have … Continue reading →

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Knowing People

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Aya Katz

Would you recognize your friends without their bodies? If you were talking to someone on the phone, and it was one of your friends, would you still recognize them even if their voice did not sound the same? When receiving … Continue reading →

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