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Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis is also known as Saint Augustine. He was a theologian, philosopher, and the Bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. This fourth-century philosopher whose groundbreaking writings infused Christian doctrine with Neoplatonism is also famous for being a catholic theologian with agnostic contributions to Western philosophy.

Letter To and From Santa

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To the little ones in my life. I love you, so I will not be able to visit or to hug and kiss you during the Christmas holidays this year. To their parents, this is a template for you to go through as you formulate that special letter to Santa.

I know that my loved ones have been good, so I wrote a sample letter for their parents to use because I know this year they most likely have their hands extremely full.

X-0-X

Dear Olivia, and Parker-

AGE Just A Number

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The holidays are a time for comfort and joy for every girl and boy regardless of their age difference because of it's just a number.

Happy couples make it work, despite pretty substantial age gaps. The practice is a pretty common sight nowadays. They say that age is just a number and they would be correct. We know of happy couples where the woman is older and visa versa.

80 Million Thanks

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The world thanks Americans for casting 80 million ballots for a real president with the experience and valor needed to do the job.

President-elect Joe Biden is the first presidential candidate in US history to win more than 80 million votes and that is a fact.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our #CityImages readers This is a difficult  year for the holidays, so we'll take ideas and feedback on how you're doing this year differently, and what you remain grateful for. Admin@cimages.me Box 147 NYC, NY 10464

A Real Wonder Woman

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Lynda Jean Cordova Carter is an American actress, singer, songwriter, model, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss World USA 

She is and will always be the real America’s Wonder Woman and has shown strength as well as courage behind the scenes. It turns out that in 2018, Carter was sexually assaulted by an unnamed producer, something that made her feel small and weak while she was playing the role of an unstoppable superhero.

Mask Up America

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There is a bad reason why 240k people are dead and the pandemic is spreading fast.

 

Mask up, America #CityImages is launchIng a national mask request Just in time for Halloween 👻 

 

This is our national public service plea for all to be patriotic and see the many benefits of wearing masks 🎭 

 

‘Please fight the virus and prevent this pandemic from spreading further so we can return to normal once #COVID is contained.

Season of The Wish

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When I look in my window
So many different people to be
That it's so strange

You got to pick up every stitch
Must be the season of the wish

We are wishing for four happy years without hate or fear.

Share your best literary costume, inspired by a favorite book, story, poem, song or author using the hashtag #CityImagesHalloween to be included in the virtual list. You may get a shout-out from everyone’s favorite blog.

"IF" JR Kipling

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The following should be required reading. ‘IF’ was written by an Indian born, English Nobel Laureate poet and journalist named Joseph Rudyard Kipling. It can serve as the ultimate inspiration that tells all of us how to deal with different phases in life and helps us to become better people.

The poem, written in 1895 and first published in ‘Rewards and Fairies’, 1910 is 32 lines long with four stanzas of eight lines each. It is a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. The poem is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet’s son, John. 

The Apocalypse

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Could it be that Republicans Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Mike Pompeo, and Bill Barr are severe punishments from God representing the four horsemen of The Apocalypse? These are Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death 

PESTILENCE Fatal epidemic disease, especially a plague

The first horseman on a white horse, with a bow, and a crown, riding in Conquest, invoking Pestilence of the Antichrist.  

ROUTES OF RHYTHM

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Thanks to the Library of Congress and 93-year-old American singer Harry Belafonte, a Caribbean born singer, songwriter, activist, and actor, #CityImages Is proud to present the following three-part documentary series.

Belafonte is one of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Trinidadian musical style with an international audience beginning in the 1950s and beyond.

 

Harry Belafonte’s celebration of MUSICA: This amazing three-part documentary series includes...