A Forum for Ideas
Education • News • Books
Interact, share ideas, and take action!

A Forum for Ideas is a place to discuss ideas and then act to put those ideas into motion. Each month a new topic will be introduced. There will be daily discussion questions to spark conversations, a quote of the day, and much more. Come join the discussion and start sharing your Ideas!
Interested? Want to learn more about the community?

Learn more first
Quote of the Day

“No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one. You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself.”

Ernest Hemingway

Interested? Want to learn more about the community?

Learn more first
What else you may like…
Posts
Articles
Quote of the Day

“Once people have grown accustomed to masters they are no longer capable of doing without them.”

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question

What is a master?

Maxim Gorky - Creatures That Once Were Men - Section I

I decided I wanted to read something by Maxim Gorky. I had seen his name on marxists.org and knew that I would be able to access anything there. Creatures that Once were Men was the first thing listed. I saw it was published in 1897. I clicked on it and saw that it contained 8 sections. I will document my impressions as I read through it. I have never heard of this title before and don’t know what it is about. Now I will begin reading.
Gorky starts by describing two rows of run down huts on either side of a road. He says:
“They cling to the ground beneath the high mountain, exposed to the sun, surrounded by decaying refuse, and their sodden appearance impresses one with the same feeling as would the half-rotten trunk of an old tree.”
He provides a pretty vidid description and it is easy to envision the scene he describes. Soon he introduces us to the character Aristid Kuvalda, who runs the dosshouse on this dilapidated street. Kuvalda is described as a:
“tall, broad-shouldered man of fifty, with a ...

My FOREX Journey
An Idea Begins to Form
Inflation was soaring, talks of recession were incessant and I had some money that hadn’t been spent on bills yet. It was time to invest. But what would I invest in?  The stock market didn’t seem appealing. The price of bitcoin was dropping and as much as I would like to own a game used Bryce
Only for Supporters
To read the rest of this article and access other paid content, you must be a supporter
Read full Article
Available on mobile and TV devices
google store google store app store app store
google store google store app tv store app tv store amazon store amazon store roku store roku store
Powered by Locals