![This is a drawing of the Grand Staircase on board the RMS Titanic from the 1912 promotional booklet. The cherub, that decorated the grand staircase, is one of the artifacts that will be auctioned off by Premier Exhibitions in October. [Featured image by White Star Line/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/800px-Drawing_of_the_Grand_Staircase_onboard_the_RMS_Titanic_from_the_1912_promotional_booklet.jpg)
Do you think that artifacts from Titanic should have stayed with the sunken liner? On the one hand, some people believe that salvaging these precious items serves as an educational experience as they are placed in museums. On the other hand, Titanic is also a grave…
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![An aerial view of the Giza Pyramids built by the Ancient Egyptians. [Featured image by Robster1983/Wikimedia commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rsz_1024px-giza-pyramids-1.jpg)
Across our nation, classes have begun. Even when you receive your diploma, your education is not yet over. Throughout our lives, we are always learning. Museums are one of the many places where we can learn outside of the classroom. At the Newark Museum, there are…
![The Plaça Reial, located in Barcelona, is pictured above. Unfortunately, Spain is not only famous for it's tourism, but also for it's bullfighting. [Featured image by Josep Renalias/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Barcelona_-_Plaça_Reial.jpg)
Across the world, the audience applauds and cheers as a bull is senselessly killed and suffers a slow and agonizing death. What fills that arena is blood! As an animal lover, I really do feel ashamed that Spain is famous for bullfighting and that the matadors…
![Edward VIII, who abdicated from the throne to marry Wallis, is pictured above during World War I. In the modern monarchy, Prince Harry was allowed to marry Meghan Markle, even though she was divorced. [Featured image by H.D. Girdwood/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rsz_1edward.jpg)
One of the global highlights of this year was the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Now officially known as the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan is the first American member of the modern monarchy. With her cultural pride, intelligence, strength and humanity, there is…
![Robert Benigni pictured with his wife, Nicoletta Braschi. [Featured image by Georges Biard/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rsz_roberto_benigni_nicoletta_braschi.jpg)
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember all who survived the Holocaust as well as those who perished in concentration camps. Even though the Holocaust has caused suffering and loss to mankind, it has also inspired noteworthy art works, books, films, plays and documentaries. The greatest film…
![Rogers on the set of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in the late 1960's. [Featured image by KUHT/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mister-rogers.jpg)
When I was a child, I remember watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I truly loved the show and sang the theme song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” From watching Mister Rogers, I learned to be compassionate, caring and strong. Of all the lessons that I learned…
![A posthumous portrait by Duyckinick, 1873, based on a drawing by George Richmond. [Featured image from Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rsz_charlotte_brontë.jpg)
It was a time when the majority of women stayed home to raise their children. Outside of the home, many did not have a job or career. Defying convention, Jane Eyre was a fictional character that was completely the opposite of women in the 1800’s. Jane…
![Saoire Ronan, who stars as Lady Bird in the critcially acclaimed film, is picktured at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [Featured image by flickr.com/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rsz_saoirse_ronan_2015_cropped.jpg)
During Women’s History Month, the perfect film for mothers and daughters to see is Lady Bird. This critically acclaimed movie is about the tumultuous relationship between a mother and a daughter. Even thought the movie is fictional, it mirrors real life. Saoirse Ronan plays the…
![During the Year of the Dog,, I remember my beloved pets, Honey and Bambi, pictured above. [Featured image by Lucy Santos]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rsz_img_20180215_075316.jpg)
In the Western world, New Year’s celebrations ended. However, in the Eastern world, the Chinese New Year officially starts today. February 16th is the start of the New Year, and there will be many festivities to ring in the year of the dog. The year of…
![This is a wintry scene in Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey. If nuclear power plants close, New Jerseyans will see their energy bills rise. [Featured image by Lucy Santos]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180109_093246.jpg)
This winter has been harsh for New Jerseyans, and it’s not over yet. There have been below normal temperatures in the teens and even below the teens on some days. Already many New Jerseyans are struggling to pay their heating bills. Besides this frigid weather, there…