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Revolutionary Christmas

What was the world like at the time of Jesus’ birth? Answer: The world was ruled by the Roman Empire. They ruled everything. How did the Roman Empire come to rule the world? For starters the Roman general Germanicus. He is known for killing people all across the Rhine area. For 50 miles around the Rhine area he killed women, children, the old and the young. From the General Germanicus point of view only the total annihilation of the population would end war. How did Roman conquer the world? Well now you know. The Romans killed, murdered and beat nations and people groups into submission. Another Roman general named Pompey conquered the Eastern part of the Roman Empire in 64 BC. Because of his great conquest an inscription was placed in a temple in Rome in his honor. The inscription boasts that Pompey took 12 million subjects in surrender in 1,500 towns. [1] How did the Roman Empire rule the world? They dominated, destroyed, intimidated and killed anyone who attempted to stand in t...

New Year's Resolution Advice

If you’re considering making some New Year’s resolutions this year, consider this: like other exercises of raw willpower, most New Year’s resolutions fail miserably. According to research, 80 percent of those who make resolutions on January 1 have given up by Valentine’s Day. Nutrition experts say that two-thirds of dieters regain any weight lost within a year, and more than 70 percent of people who undergo coronary bypass surgery fall back into unhealthy habits within two years of their surgery.                 “Most of us think that we can change our lives if we just summon the will power and try even harder this time around,” says Alan Deutschman, the former executive director of Unboundary, a firm that counsels corporations on how to navigate change. “It’s exceptionally hard to make life changes, and our efforts are usually doomed to failure when we try to do it on our own.”     ...