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Veterans Day and Tall Poppies
Freedom is not free. Walter Hitchcock Serving, courage, and sacrifice are virtues in Tall Poppies and the Military. To all Veterans, I offer Douglas MacArthur's 1962 address to West Point cadets: The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training — sacrifice.
Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Seneca Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause0:00/819.4081× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave was part of a recent blog and is worth repeating because of its remarkable relevance. Mr. Knaub became
Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Good Envy, Tennis Greats, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1035.3841× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave sculpture by Michelangelo is a powerful representation of the human struggle to break free from physical and spiritual constraints. Created
Grizzly Bear 399 Dies - a Tall Poppy for All.
Difficulty is the nurse of greatness. ~ William Cullen Bryant Grizzly 399 - A Tall Poppy's Life and Legacy0:00/816.9361× Aesop Aesop is believed to have lived between 620 and 564 BCE and is renowned as a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a collection of moral
Artificial Intelligence and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly even in my small sphere. AI theoretically is a summation of the past but lacks representation of the most recent past. That
A Primer - About the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Listen to a 26-minute audio program about the Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) at: https://www.tallpoppysyndrome.org/primer Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Primer The Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a social phenomenon in which individuals of distinction or success are targeted for criticism, resentment, and even attempts to bring
Caitlin Clark - WNBA Rookie of the Year - Tall Corn Poppy.
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. Max Beerbohm. Audio Commentary0:00/666.0440821× Papaver rhoeas has common names including corn poppy, corn rose, common poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy. The corn
The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Look beneath the surface. Let neither the peculiar quality of anything nor its value escape you. Marcus Aurelius The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/521.481× My historical research regarding the tall poppy syndrome originated in ancient Greece. From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The
National Poppy Day - May 24, 2024.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid
Gender as a Cutter in the Tall Poppy Syndrome
You cannot reason someone out of something he or she was not reasoned into. Jonathan Swift AI Narration0:00/7:171× I shy away from the subject of gender as a cutter in TPS for many reasons even though gender along with color, ethnicity, and religion are common causes for
