Sparks Commentary

Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

A review of “Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine”

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“And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” - The New Testament, “The Acts of the Apostles,” Chapter 11, Verse 26 (as ...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

The Habeas Corpus Act and the English Bill of Rights influenced our Constitution

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“The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may r...

Actually, William Blackstone DID mention the 1689 Bill of Rights (sorry Wikipedia)

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Note: There is a difference between the old and new styles of calendar , which will become relevant to our discussion. Some Wikipedia ar...
Monday, December 10, 2018

How did the Massachusetts Body of Liberties influence the Bill of Rights?

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“No man shall be put to death without the testimony of two or three witnesses or that which is equivalent thereunto.” – The Massachuset...
Friday, December 7, 2018

A review of “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970 movie)

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“Thus, the earnest hope of the Japanese Government to adjust Japanese-American relations and to preserve and promote the peace of the Paci...
Monday, November 19, 2018

A review of PBS's “Murder of a President” (James A. Garfield)

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“I conceived of the idea of removing the President four weeks ago. Not a soul knew of my purpose. I conceived the idea myself. I read the...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

A review of PBS's “The Great War” (American Experience)

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“We [the German government] intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare . We shall endeavor in spite of this t...
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By training, I am a business major with a concentration in marketing, and a certificate in economics. I originally wanted to do market research for businesses because I enjoyed the social science aspects of marketing, and I have studied psychology a little on my own; but I now wonder if this will ever be my field. I have also taken a fair amount of communications classes, because I thought about grad school in advertising or public relations (or even business & economic journalism), but I'm not sure I will ever do these things. (I'm glad I studied them just the same, though.) By inclination, I learn about a lot of other things in my spare time. For example, I am a history buff, an aspiring polyglot, an amateur linguist, a political philosopher (after a fashion), and a student of the Bible. Most of the things I study on my own these days have something to do with one of these subjects (or sometimes even more than one), and I write about many of them on my blog. So my actual profession is … you guessed it … a math tutor! Not what you'd expect, right? (Not what I would have expected, either … )
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