Monthly Archives: November 2010

A Reflection On The Historical Context of Luke 14:28-32

Posted on November 26, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today, as I reflect on this Sabbath evening (or, for the Hebraically inclined, Erev Shabat), I would like to point out the political and historical implications of a few verses in Luke whose importance to history may not be well … Continue reading →

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The Appeal To Heaven: Rebellion The Right Way

Posted on November 25, 2010 by nathanalbright

As a patriotic sort of American citizen, despite being a historian and well aware of the flaws of the nation I love, I am often thankful for the freedoms possessed by citizens of my land, freedoms that for some took … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Thanksgiving As We Know It

Posted on November 24, 2010 by nathanalbright

[Note:  I would like to note at the outset that this will probably be my last note for a couple of days, as I will be on the road tomorrow celebrating Thanksgiving with my own relatives in Georgia.  Unless something … Continue reading →

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A Lesson That Needs To Be Learned: Building Legitimacy From The Ground Up

Posted on November 24, 2010 by nathanalbright

What does opt-out day and intrusive pat downs at the airport have to do with a habit of failed states in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa and one of the most notorious failings of modern American diplomacy?  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Get Into Graduate School

Posted on November 23, 2010 by nathanalbright

Get Into Graduate School:  A Strategic Approach for Master’s and Doctoral Candidates, by a nationwide team of graduate school admissions advisers, published by Kaplan I happen to have read this book after finishing two graduate programs, one a Master’s of … Continue reading →

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Does North Korea Need A Bully Beatdown?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by nathanalbright

One of my favorite shows on television, and one of the only MTV-network reality shows I can stand watching, is a program called Bully Beatdown.  Over the course of a half-hour episode, a victim of bullying sends in a video, … Continue reading →

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Some Musings On The Curriculum Vitae

Posted on November 23, 2010 by nathanalbright

In the course of obtaining my second required recommendation (of three), I was told by my former professor that I needed to write up a curriculum vitae (or CV for short, meaning “life’s course” in Latin) of my academic achievements.  … Continue reading →

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Entering Through The Front Door: The Endurance of Antebellum Hospitality

Posted on November 22, 2010 by nathanalbright

Though I am a Northerner myself in terms of my own cultural mindset, I come from a family where there is a fairly deep and strong element of Southern culture and worldview.  This sort of dynamic presents itself in unusual … Continue reading →

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Dieu Et Mon Droit: An Examination of English Heraldry

Posted on November 22, 2010 by nathanalbright

Last week it was announced that the second in line to the English Succession, Prince William, was engaged to a beautiful and elegant English commoner named Kate Middleton, whose parents are entrepreneurs but who studied Art History at St. Andrews … Continue reading →

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Character Is Destiny

Posted on November 22, 2010 by nathanalbright

In the, so far, most notable of slightly more than three score plays I have written (and one of two plays, so far, with its title taken from lyrics to a Nelly Furtado song, oddly enough), a work called “Even … Continue reading →

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