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Jun.25.2012
In the exotic lands that boast of a Golden Age when Pharoahs like the legendary boy-king Tut to Rameses , Cheops and Cleopatra ruled the land of the pyramids,Egypt has always been immersed in mystery and intrigue.
But these days ,in the land of the Nile,there isn't much mystery.Newly elected...
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Jun.24.2012
In Greek mythology,when the great warrior Achilles was born it was fortold that he would die in battle.To prevent this,his mom Thetis immersed him in the magical river Styx .He thus became invincible except for his heel where his mother had held him.He was later shot in his heel by Paris...
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Jun.16.2012
Happy Father's Day to President Barack Obama and all American fathers.
Happy Father's Day to Prince Phillip,Prince Charles,PM David Cameron and all UK fathers.
H.F.D to Nelson Mandela,my favourite and all fathers in Africa
H.F.D to all fathers on the planet.
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Jun.15.2012
The invisible movers and shakers behind the European debt crisis,having sat at the feet of their ''guru'',Macchiavelli,had made a calculated deduction 3 years ago.They knew that Angela Merkel would rise to the challenge and use her position as leader of Europe's strongest economy to solve the...
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Jun.05.2012
So that now that I have graciously grown old,
And for six decades I have worn this crown,
As monarch,yet as a lady,as a mother and grandmother,
But now ,accompanied by a typical English rain,
The crowds throng the streets and look up,
To hear the salutation of the Royal Air Force flypast and the...
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Jun.01.2012
What Donald Trump is doing with his recurring Obama birther theories,is DEVALUING THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT of the United States of America.By continually suggesting that the incumbent wasn't born in the country is devalueing the Office of President,NOT ONLY IN AMERICA BUT WORLDWIDE.
Mitt...
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May.30.2012
I'll cut through the commercials and come straight to my billion dollar question to Donald Trump.I'm sure Mr Trump can afford to answer my simple question,for ,after all,isn't he a billionaire?Here goes:Mr Donald Trump,good sir,are your birther conspiracies about President Barack Obama not...
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May.23.2012
Before you get all fired up,this is not a racial descrimination charge I am bringing against Europe.I believe that Europe is dragging its feet with the debt crisis,so as to contaminate the world economy and so bring down America.And then,bingo! A new world power,Europe.Not China,but Europe....
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May.21.2012
Mark Zuckerberg obviously got bad advice.If he hadn't started at the high end of $38,and had started at a more realistic figure,of say $26,then as sales rose on real demand,the price would have shot up and he would have been laughing all the way to the bank.Instead he suffered a personal loss of...
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May.15.2012
O.K . I have already said Obama will win the election[see blog''5 Reasons why Obama will win a 2nd Term at the White House''] I am not changing that note because I disagree with his Biden uninspired same sex marriage thing.But the president is gonna get lots of flak for this.He will live to regret...
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May.09.2012
Many are of the view that Israel's new political configuration [ that includes the opposition in the super cabinet]will make Israel stronger and more decisive,especially as it pertains to state security.This might not be so.Sometimes,it is good to have a vibrant opposition breathing down your...
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Apr.30.2012
I mourn for poetry.She is dying,alas'!Who is killing her?Writers,of course.And a growing class of non-writers.Many writers are not sticking to certain important rules for the writing of good poetry.[See Matthew Arnold -The Study of Poetry [1880]].Apart from Derek Walcott ,Seamus Heaney and a...
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Apr.23.2012
Jim Flaberty,the Canadian Finance minister seems possessed of a keen sense of history and understands superbly the old world/new world dichotomy.He has told reporters that Europe ,as a rich continent,had sufficient resources to deal with its debt problem.
In one fell swoop he has evoked images of...
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Apr.23.2012
Graduates must bring a new brand of thinking to the job market table.They must be trained to think differently.The stats reveal that one in two grads is either unemployed or underemployed in America.
If you cannot get a job,then don't despair-You must be prepared to create a job.Here are a few...
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Apr.23.2012
Graduates must bring a new brand of thinking to the job market table.They must be trained to think differently.The stats reveal that one in two grads is either unemployed or underemployed in America.
If you cannot get a job,then don't despair-You must be prepared to create a job.Here are a few...
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About enoch
I write poetry because I feel liberated. I have a degree in English from the University of the West Indies. My postgraduate thesis is a work in progress. Some of my influences include Shakespeare, Dante, and Derek Walcott. My aspiration is to become one of...
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Causes enoch john Supports
freedom of thought and expression
democracy
enoch’s Favorite Books
The Divine Comedy Omeros The Odyssey A House for Mr Biswas