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Louis William Rose
Author Archives: Louis William Rose
Poem: The Lace Dress
The lace dress lay so softly on the bed. My friend has gone away and left it there. That she should leave it lying there outspread, was no surprise for it had seen much wear. It fit her well and … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Christianity, Poetry
Tagged Arts, Body and Spirit, Clothing, Dualism, eternal life, eternity, Juliana (Schatzi) Olkowski, Lace, Lace Dress, Lacemaking, Life After Death, Louis William Rose, obituary, Poem
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Marriage and A Bird Feeder
Let me tell you about something I did for my wife Jamy while she was away. A few years ago she bought a wooden bird feeder, a simple thing stapled together and it had battery operated Christmas lights stapled around … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged bird feeder, husband, husband and wife, Jamy Sue Rose, Louis William Rose, marriage, relationships, servant
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Why does a gentleman stop and allow a lady to pass before him?
As a human, we are all born of women. I had a mother (despite persistent rumors to the contrary) and have an obligation of reverence and gratitude to her. This obligation applies to all women, for I would have all … Continue reading
Villanelle: To Say it Using Just a Villanelle
It was a story much too long to tell. So carefully, he chose the words to say. To say it using just a villanelle. He’d met her, but he didn’t know her well. A married woman, she was known to … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged adultery, illicit love, Louis William Rose, lovers, Poem, Villaanelle
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Sonnet: To Those Who Rush to Praise Us
To those who rush to praise us when we say they should do what is right in their own eyes. All men or women having their own way to live precisely as they would surmise. To those who laud our … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Liberty, Poetry, Social Philosophy
Tagged acceptance, diversity, individuality, Liberty, Louis William Rose, Poem, Sonnet, tolerance
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A new verse for “The Mikado”
In Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Mikado”, Koko a tailor under a death sentence is appointed Lord High Executioner with the reasoning that before he can cut off someone’s head, he has to cut his own off . Nevertheless, he has a list. … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Humor, Poetry, Political Theory
Tagged Gilbert & Sullivan, Louis William Rose, Poem, Poetry, The Mikado
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Poem: You’re Not the Same Color as Me
You’re not the same color as me. Is that supposed to matter? Because it’s so easy to see, I’m also bald, and fatter than you and I know it’s a fact, they beat and killed the others. But does that … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Poetry, Race and Gender, Social Philosophy
Tagged Black, Brotherhood, Louis William Rose, Poem, Race, Race Relations, Racism, White
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To Those who call Abortion, Murder
2 Kings 17:17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. Some claim that abortion is murder. To restate this, there are some who claim is that there are rooms all over America, where individuals are murdering innocent children … Continue reading
Sonnet: A Hero’s Death
Lord, let me die a hero’s death I pray. To meet the sudden blast and never flinch. And should my company flee in disarray, to stand my ground and not give up an inch. Lord, let me die a soldier’s … Continue reading
Posted in About God, Christianity, Poetry
Tagged Christian Soldier, Death in Battle, Death in Combat, Fighting the Devil, Hero's Death, Louis William Rose, Poem, Prayer, Sonnet
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Poem: My Childhood
A good running start, you might say. A nice quiet town, my own room. They tried very hard, but one day, I had to escape, that cramped womb. Why I didn’t stay like my friends. Who always obeyed, or more … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Poetry
Tagged adolescence, art, childhood, Family, Fathers, Home, Louis William Rose, Mothers, parenting, Poem, Poetry, teenager
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I Am a Royal Ambassador for the Heavenly Kingdom of The Living God
With scripture proofs 2 Corinthians 5:16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in … Continue reading
On Plato’s “Symposium”
Originally published on the Florida Student Philosophy Blog Apollodorus How appropriate that Plato should frame this work as a tale told second hand. From his pen, we are hearing the story as told by a disciple of Plato named Apollodorus … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Papers, Ancient Philosophy
Tagged Agathon, Apollodours, Aristodemos, Glaucon, Louis William Rose, Phoenix, Plato, Plato's Symposium, Socrates
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A Neo-Patriarchal Response to Communitarianism
Very occasionally, in the morning when the weather is not too hot, I step out onto my front porch and sit on a broad wooden bench, looking out into my front yard and that of my neighbor’s, enjoying the coolness … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Papers, Feminist Philsophy, Political Theory, Politics, Race and Gender, Social Philosophy
Tagged Alan Keyes, Athens, Benjamin Franklin, Betty Friedan, Clifford Geertz, Communitarianism, Dave Hodges, Engels, God, Louis William Rose, Max Weber, Patriarchy, Poem, Sex, Sonnet, Thomas Jefferson, To Those Who Rush to Praise Us, United States, United States Constitution, warrior citizen
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Poem: Sara Beers’ Bread
With fish and loaves Our Blessed Lord the starving masses fed. Miraculously proving Him the Church’s Sovereign Head. Alas! No crust remains whereon our butter we might spread. The nearest we can come today is Sara Beers’ Bread. At Hastings, … Continue reading
Poem: Straddling God’s Thigh
Straddling God’s Thigh I can laugh today, straddling God’s thigh. In spite of what my eye may see, I’m safe there, perched upon His knee. I lay back with a sigh. I don’t understand, everything I’ve done. The circumstances that … Continue reading
Posted in About God, Christianity, Poetry
Tagged Bosom of Abraham, Christianity, Comforter, God, God's peace, Holy Spirit, Human leg, Louis William Rose, Poem, Religion and Spirituality, Social Sciences, Thigh
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Don’t Worry – Be Happy : The Epicurean View of Death
Originally published in the Florida Student Philosophy Blog [1] Eccl 8:15 – Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Papers, Ancient Philosophy, Existentialism
Tagged Al Gore, Bobby McFerrin, Body and Spirit, Don't Worry Be Happy, Dualism, Epicureanism, Epicurianism, Epicuris, Epicurus, Existence of God, Florida, Genghis Khan, God, Louis William Rose, pale blue dot, Philosophy, Proof of God's Existence, Thrasymachus, Voyager I
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Song: A Song for Jamy
Jamy, when I first met you, I knew that you were special. The passions of the flesh will pass away, But not my love for you, it’s here to stay. Jamy, I can’t forget you, You’ve got me in your … Continue reading
Posted in About Love, Poetry
Tagged Arts, courting rituals, Jamy Sue Rose, Literature, Louis William Rose, love, Lyrics, marriage, Music, Poem, Poetry, relationships, Romance, Romantic comedy film, serenade
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Understanding Being and Time
Originally published in the Florida Student Philosophy Blog The newborn just entered into the world, may say to herself, “I am soiled; I am hungry, and decidedly uncomfortable. Surely, my mother knows this. Why then does she not come to … Continue reading
Can a constitution put limits on a government?
Originally posted on On the Mark:
John C. Calhoun, was one of North America’s first political theorists and he wrote about the inability of a constitution to limit government. He points out that no document, not even if written on…
Posted in Essays, Philosophy of Law, Political Theory, Politics
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Comparisons and Contrasts of the Contemporary Marriage Relationship among American Orthodox Christians, Jews, and Muslims
Originally published on the Florida Student Philosophy Blog Whosoever spends his days without a wife, has no joy nor blessing, or good in his life. Talmud – Yevamot 62B The Orthodox Jewish view of Marriage Any discussion of Orthodox Christians, … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Papers, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion, Social Philosophy
Tagged Christianity, God, Islam, Israel, Jew, Jewish views on marriage, Judaism, Louis William Rose, marriage, Talmud, Torah, United States
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Gun Control & the Right to Bear Arms
“Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.” – Niccolo Machiavelli The question of whether citizens in a democracy should have ready access to firearms suggests a more basic question, which has often been … Continue reading
On Simon Blackburn’s “Lust”
Originally published on the Florida Student Philosophy Blog Perhaps those who love Shakespeare love him because of his ability to so skillfully portray the many facets of the human condition. He does indeed most always “get it right.” Certainly, his … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Papers, Christianity
Tagged Louis William Rose, Lust, Seven Deadly Sins, Simon Blackburn
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Nietzsche’s Conclusion
Originally Published on the Florida Student Philosophy Blog Zu bald alt, zu spät klug I was a child in the sixties, aged six to sixteen, during a time when existentialism was highly celebrated as pop philosophy. Nothing could be more … Continue reading
The Elenchus and Socrates’ Idea of the Philosophical Life
Originally published on the Florida Student Philosophy Blog Pa’ntes A’nthropoi Tou^ Eide’nai Ore’gontai Phy’sei. All men by nature desire to know. —Aristotle, Metaphysics, 1:1 When one begins to take a closer look at Socrates of Athens, (469-399 B.C. ) it … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Papers, Ancient Philosophy
Tagged Aristotle, Athens, Elenchus, Gorgias, Louis William Rose, Plato, Polus, Shame, Socrates, Socratic method
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Forty Days on the Master Cleanse
For the past forty days, I have rigorously followed the “Master Cleanse” regime, developed fifty years ago by Stanley Burroughs, an alternative health practitioner and natural remedy enthusiast. During his lifetime and even up until the present day, Mr. Burroughs … Continue reading
The Rules
I must begin by telling you that I cannot take credit for “The Rules”. No, a wiser man than I wrote them down, or perhaps it was a group of men, each one wiser and older than the next, meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Humor, Race and Gender
Tagged battle of the sexes, Louis William Rose, Men and Women, relationships, The Rules
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The Five Magic Phrases for a Happy Marriage
Hear me my fellow men, especially young men at the gate of marriage. Over twenty years ago, I met a tyler by the name of Jack Glick during a tour of the oldest Masonic lodge in the state of California. … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Race and Gender
Tagged Happy Marriage, Louis William Rose, marriage, Men and Women, relationships
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On Argument and Why Men Should Never Show Their Legs in Public
“He that complies against his will, is of his own opinion still”1 Argument is an intrinsic part of our interaction with other creatures. The first recorded argument is found in the book of Genesis, Chapter 3: 1 Now the serpent … Continue reading
Song: Holy Spirit, Pray for Me
Holy Spirit Pray for me Sing a song though I can neither hear nor see Say the words that lift me to eternity Holy Spirit Pray for me Holy Spirit Lead the way Show me everything God has for me … Continue reading
Posted in About God, Christianity, Poetry
Tagged Deliverence, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Louis Willliam Rose, Poem, Song
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Is Television Good or Bad For American Society?
Gin thu neuere leuen alle monnis spechen, Ne alle the thinge that thu herest singen; You must never believe all that men say, nor all the things you hear sung. (Alfred, 1907) As individuals living in the twenty-first century, we … Continue reading
My Testimony
I would like to begin by quoting from the book of Romans , Chapter 7 and verse twenty one. “So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Essays, Philosophy of Religion
Tagged Christian, Louis William Rose, Testimony, Wittness
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The Bill of Rights at Home and Abroad
In our post-republic era, much is made of the U.S. Constitution and its accompanying Bill of Rights, even though it is clear that the government and the courts rely less and less upon their unconditional application, and more upon political … Continue reading
Posted in Political Theory, Politics
Tagged Bill of Rights, Foreign Policy, Louis William Rose
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Doing Drugs in High School
Greetings fellow students! Louis Rose here, Class of ’71. Sorry I’m forty years late. Maybe they’ll write me a pass. I want to tell you about the drugs I used at Sleepy Hollow. I never planned to use drugs, it … Continue reading
Do Social Media Networking Sites Compromise Personal and Professional Security?
“You’re nobody, till somebody loves you. You’re nobody, till somebody cares” (Cavanaugh, 1944). The first email was sent in 1971 (Tiedje, C., 2011). Next, along came the bulletin board systems complete with the familiar screeching sound of the modem, which … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Freedom of Speech, Social Philosophy
Tagged Facebook, Louis William Rose, Right to Privacy, Social Media
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Sonnet: It Must Have Been a Dream I Thought I Had
It must have been a dream I thought I had, My eyes awakened filled with tears of joy. Still breathing fast my troubled soul made glad, Anticipating scenes I might enjoy. The universe was like a shiny toy, That I, … Continue reading
Posted in About Life, Poetry
Tagged Broken Dreams, Disappointment, Failure, Louis William Rose, Poetry, Sonnet
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Parliamentary Procedure the Cornerstone of Liberty
Originally Published in the St Augustine Town Crier The word comes from the Old French, eleventh century “parlement” translated as “talking” and the suffix “ary”, again from the French “of or belonging to.” The word parliamentary means a way of … Continue reading
A Response to UNF President John Delaney’s Endorsement of the Jacksonville City Council Bill 2012-296
Originally Published in the Jacksonville Times Union A Response to UNF President John Delaney’s Endorsement of the Jacksonville City Council Bill 2012-296 banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. Invocation Did they have an invocation at the Sodom City Council? Did … Continue reading
Poem: Invocation
Regarding Jacksonville Ordinance Amendment 2012-296*. Did they have an invocation at the Sodom City Council? Did they all elect to bow their heads and pray? When the boys all finished voting and each one put down his pencil, Did they … Continue reading
Poem: Python Meat
You can eat (You can eat!) Python meat (Python meat!) It’s a treat (What a treat!) Can’t be beat (Can’t be beat!) Make a roast (A juicy roast!) That you can slice on… You just have to go down south … Continue reading
Racism, Politics, and Ax Handle Saturday
I am not exactly sure why we should be celebrating a day when a bunch of black folk got beat up by a bunch of white folk with ax handles. I think it is unlikely to happen again given Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Race and Gender
Tagged Ax Handle Saturday, Florida, Jacksonville, Louis William Rose, race baiting
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Poem: The Lion & The Buck
What really matters is the same for you as that which matters to the lion and the buck, the lioness and the doe. They lift their heads to God the same as you, you know. They hear his call, they … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Christianity, Liberty, Poetry, Zen
Tagged Buck, Doe, dreams, Faith, Liberty, Lion, Lioness, Louis William Rose, passion, Poem, the flesh
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Sonnet: To Carmen on Her Birthday
I pass by every day and realize the flash of recognition in your eyes springs from a place where smoldering longing lies deeper than other’s watching might surmise. The time we spend together fairly flies each day begun and done … Continue reading
Posted in About People, Poetry
Tagged co-worker, friendship, Louis William Rose, Poem, Sonnet, unrealized, workplace relationship
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The Present Education Controversy
Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer Education is not the business of government. This is why we have a school board separate from the county government. It is the duty of the school board to decide how the school system … Continue reading
Ramp Up the Rhetoric!
Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer Patriots protest! Silence is shameful. Citizens! The country is in crisis and the Congress is culpable. Ramp up the Rhetoric! The recent shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of District Court Judge … Continue reading
Politics and Party Loyalty
Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer There are some folks who think you can say you are a member of a political party and attack your own party’s candidates during an election. I disagree. We have a multiparty system in … Continue reading
Church Politics
Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer I don’t believe that there is a separation of church and state. If you are a member of church and you vote, you know what I mean. I have been visiting various churches for … Continue reading
Liberty & Taxes
Transcript of the the remarks* given to the Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, by Louis William Rose regarding the proposal to increase taxes. Thank you Mr. President and members of the council. My name is Louis William … Continue reading
Posted in Liberty, Politics, Taxes
Tagged Jacksonville City Council, Liberty, Louis William Rose, Property, Republican Liberty Caucus, RLCNEF, Slavery, Taxes
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The Milk Party is Milking It
Originally published in the Jacksonville Observer The Milk Party (aka The Children’s Movement of Florida) says that “the well-being and education of our children in Florida must be the highest priority of government, business, non-profit institutions and families.” The Milk … Continue reading
Posted in Liberty, Philosophy of Education, Politics
Tagged Liberty, Louis William Rose, Milk Party, Socialism
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In a cruel and uncaring world... 