Evidence shows that humanity has used fire for two million years.We use fire for cooking, for light, to forge tools, and to ward off predators. We've also used fire as a weapon, to destroy property, nature, and as an instrument of torture.
Has fire affected your life? Do you have fond memories of campfires with friends, or romantic candlelight dinners, or blowing out the candies on childhood birthday cakes? Or have you unfortunately lost property, loved ones, or suffered injury from a fire?
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Most of us prefer sunny weather and dislike rainy days. If you suffer from seasonal affective disorder, how do you handle cloudy skies and winter blues? Or, like Gene Kelly, do you actually welcome the rain?
Even at the dawn of artificial intelligence and the deluge of electronic and digital data, art continues to hold sway over human awareness. From 40,000-year-old cave paintings through theater’s perennial survival, from the 5,000-year-old epic poetry of Sumer to graphic novels, art has reflected our life experience and defined and uplifted our sense of self and community.
Hacking has become a common peril in today’s world of digital communication. Hacking appears at every level, from the federal government’s computer systems to our personal laptops and cell phones. Many of us have seen our Facebook accounts hacked, or worse — our debit and credit card accounts.
Nobody wants to pay a visit to a hospital emergency room. However, sometimes we can’t avoid it.