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When Socrates spoke and Plato wrote, they staked out the two main ways we communicate with each other: speech and writing. Moreover, they generated a crucial philosophical debate: Which is superior, the living, spoken word or the unchanging, written text? Which is more authentic? More reliable? Which connects us more directly to truth? At the heart of this speech/writing debate is a paradox, which continues to preoccupy scholars.

Public lectures and workshops are sponsored by organizations all around the world. Look online, for example, at the British Museum in London, the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, or the Columbia University School of Architecture in New York City.

During the early 1880s, Bostonians were becoming aware of a new healing method called Christian Science. At first, the "Boston Craze," as the newspapers put it, was quite modest in size and fairly local in scope.

When the lecture committee for the very small Christian Science Society in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, started thinking about having a public lecture, they weren't sure how they'd be able to manage it. Their funds seemed inadequate and they were anxious about a potentially low turnout.

2002-2003 The Christian Science Board of Lectureship Speakers Many organizations—museums, libraries, and churches, for example—provide lecture series. And speakers on many different topics travel around the world providing seminars, training, and inspiration.

A friend of mine was asked to act as moderator at a meeting between local residents and the city council. The meeting threatened to be rancorous and the council members feared that they would be exposed to an angry mob.

I've always loved castles. Castles with high towers overlooking lazy rivers and lush valleys.

There were many times in my life when I could hardly wait for anything. I wanted to make it happen — now.

Some friends and I watched a television comedy about a family that was afraid of everything unfamiliar to them. The title of the skit was "The Fearful Family.

The world may seem full of temptations, but the facts show that a loving, interested family can be a major defense aganist drug use. Here are some tips for parents and other adults, gleaned from the World Wide Web.