Being a teenage in ancient Rome wasn't easy. There were no X-box 360's to play or cars to drive, or even chariots to cruise around in. Don't get me wrong, there were chariots, but the only teens that got to drive them were those young men going off to fight the latest Roman war, or, if they were lucky enough, race around the colliseum, a sport that often resulted in death. According to A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome while your average American teenager devotes more than seven hours a day to imbibing media – to watching TV, playing video games, hanging out on Facebook — the average 17-year-old Roman kid (circa 73 AD) had some more serious business to deal with. Like mastering reading and writing in two languages, fighting in imperial wars, taking care of (obscenely young) spouses and various other items. See for yourself: The video was created by Ray Laurence, a classics professor, from the University of Kent. How is being a teen tough today? Do you s
Jean Hoerni was known for his scientific researches. He was a rich man that he owned could afford everything he wanted. He realized his successful career and his wealthy life were useless if he didn't help the children in Korphe. Dr. Hoerni thought that he had to leave something before he died, and he did, he funded the school in Korphe.
ReplyDeleteEveryone of us has different opinion of life. Some people think that they have to do something meaningful to help other people, but some people think only about themselves. They don't care how other live. In my opinion, if I can do something helpful for other people just like Dr. Hoerni and Greg Mortenson do, life will be more peaceful.