The spectators at a football game play more than a superficial role. A spirited cheer from the stands often gives the player on the field a reason to try even harder. Cheer leaders exhort the fans, who may be in a state of apathy because their team is losing, to spur on the team. In …
A Sport for Everyone
Of the many highly popular sports in the United States, football must be rated around the top. This sports allows the speedy and lithe athlete to joint with the slower and obese one in a team effort. The skills and strengths of many men are welded together so that one team may work as a …
Tulip Fever
The tulip reached Holland in 1593 and was, at first, looked upon as a curiosity. There soon developed an irrational demand for new species. Specimens were sold at awesomely high prices. In their avarice, speculators bought and sold the same tulip ten times in one day. The entire Dutch population suffered from the craze. There …
The Mystery of Creativity
In order to create, it is said that a man must be disgruntled. The creativity individual is usually one who is dissatisfied with things as they are; he wants to bring something new into the world – to make it a different place. There is no infallible way to identify a potentially creative person. The …
The Dutch
The first impression one gets of Holland is that it is a calm, sedate and simple land. The slow rhythm of life is even seen in the barges on the canals and the bicycles on the roads. One gradually discovers this equanimity of daily existence is not in accord with the instrinsic nature of the …
Gruff but Likeable
In his private life Brahms was considered by his friends as an egotist. He had an extremely lofty opinion of himself and his talents. He was noted for his humility. Along with this quality, Brahms was not known for his pungent sense of humor. While his closest friend could accept his biting jokes, others found …
A Worthy Successor
A successor to Beethoven was Johannes Brahms. Also a prodigy, he was the object of vitriolic attacks by other composer because of the individuality of his work. They heaped invective upon him for the intensely emotional quality and Germanic style of his writings. However, it was impossible besmirch his talents for long, and he was …
A Musical World
Music reached its pinnacle in the nineteenth century. Every leading nation produced its share of great composer. There was a bewildering array of national schools and musical styles as the once obscure musician came into his own. Music became a widespread and democratic art. The ardent music lover turned to Vienna as the music center …
A Dangerous Sport
Racing car drivers are vulnerable to dangers that other sportsmen seldom face. Drivers agree that controlling a car at top speeds on a winding course is a singularly* awesome* experience. There is the bedlam caused by the roaring motors that move the car from a standing start to 100 miles an hour in eight seconds. …
Forbidden
An outgrowth of the idea of a fetish is the closely related practice of taboo. Whereas the gods or supernatural powers merely inhibit an object that is a fetish and lend it magic, they will punish the imprudent native who violates their prohibition of an act or use of an object or word which has …