Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Seven Ages of Man (William Shakespeare)

Posted on 2010/08/22 by arnulfo

  All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling … Continue reading →

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Man and His Years

Posted on 2010/08/22 by arnulfo

D. L. Ashliman’s folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology. Romania When God had created the world, he called all his creatures together to grant them their span of life, and to tell them how long they … Continue reading →

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The Duration of Life (Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm)

Posted on 2010/08/22 by arnulfo

D. L. Ashliman’s folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology.   When God created the world and was about to determine the duration of life for all the creatures, the donkey came and asked, "Lord, how long … Continue reading →

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The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog (Aesop)

Posted on 2010/08/22 by arnulfo

D. L. Ashliman’s folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology.   One winter’s day, during a severe storm, a horse, an ox, and a dog came and begged for shelter in the house of a man. He … Continue reading →

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Be aware

Posted on 2010/08/21 by arnulfo

20-may-10 8:12 http://www.stratfor.com/print/162844?utm_source=SWeekly&utm_med…0520&utm_content=readmore&elq=54da627867d647b384002a5279dfa088 Kidnappers may not be visible to the target, but there are several points during the process when the kidnappers are forced to expose themselves to detection in order to accomplish their mission. Like the perpetrators of a … Continue reading →

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Peter and the elephant

Posted on 2010/08/19 by arnulfo

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University . On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, … Continue reading →

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What are the two numbers?

Posted on 2010/08/03 by arnulfo

Sam and Peter, are told that integers x and y have been chosen such that 1 < x < y and x+y < 100.  Sam is given the value x+y and Peter is given the value xy.  They then have … Continue reading →

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