Welcome back! This post marks the second installment of our brief foray into the fascinating science of eye color. Today, we will cover green, blue, silver/gray, violet, and red eyes, as well as. I hope you enjoy!
Window to the Soul
Eyes are a “window to the soul,” and to the wonders of the world–all that we know and love, experience and discover, ponder and cherish. They are precious portals and natural marvels. Our eyes express emotions: settle in deep contemplation, shimmer with enlightenment and discover, burn in anger, blaze with passion, pool with tears, shine in admiration, soften in love and compassion, darken in grief and pain. Eyes can be organs of physical sight and spiritual blindness, or physical blindness and spiritual sight.
Midnight In Paris
A Film by Woody Allen Woody Allen’s 2011 film, Midnight in Paris, is a frothy, whimsical confection harkening back to fantasies like The Purple Rose of Cairo and Zelig, but in a sunnier, more […]
Shadow of a Doubt
Exploring Alfred Hitchcock’s Murder Film Summary Shadow of a Doubt was Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite film to direct and produce. The film was based on the case of the real-life “Merry […]
What Child Is This?
Congratulations, everyone! We have reached the final hymn of our Twelve Days of Christmas Carols: What Child Is This?. Thank you so much for reading these articles; I hope you have learned a lot and now have a deeper appreciation for your favorite Christmas hymns…
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem,how still we see thee lie;above thy deep and dreamless sleepthe silent stars go by.Yet in thy dark streets shineththe everlasting light;the hopes and fears of […]
Angels We Have Heard On High
Apparently, the French people love to sing at Christmas, as this will be the third hymn (if my calculations are correct) originating from that country. You can find numerous Chants de Noël (Christmas Carols) from France in most English-language hymnals…
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
I published this hymn as a later installment although, in terms of age, it rivals O Come, O Come Emmanuel and O Come, All Ye Faithful. However, I think it fits nicely here, after discussing a more “modern” Christian hymn of It Came Upon A Midnight Clear…
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear marks a shift in carol-writing, not universal but a shift nevertheless. Although beautiful and moving, it is not a particular favorite of mine. I still memorized the first couple of verses as a child, and enjoy the Christmas carol…
O Holy Night
Songs have the power to shape us and how we view the world. Songs influence our subconscious feelings and thoughts. Some songs are even able to impact life and death. Take O Holy Night…