The Great Books and World Classics discussion group is a joint effort of Northern New Jersey Mensa and Mensa in Georgia. On December 20, we will be discussing A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Read the original text of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
The Great Books and World Classics discussion group is a joint effort of Northern New Jersey Mensa and Mensa in Georgia. On December 27, we will be reading the original text of the 12 days of Christmas. Here's a version sung by the Pentatonix.
Northern New Jersey's Armchair Conversations are a friendly atmosphere for serious conversations. On January 14, we will be talking about immigration.
Hippocrates is a semimythical figure who is regarded as the Father of Medicine. He may have been a real person, a leader within a movement within Greek medicine. However, the actual authorship of any of the "Hippocratic writings" is unknown. These writings are interesting and valuable because they provide detailed descriptions of patients' symptoms and … Continue reading Hippocrates: On the Sacred Disease, Hippocratic Oath
We will be holding our Regional Gathering (BLAST!) at the Springhill Suites at Newark Airport (yes the same venue as in previous years).
We will have an admissions test session at our BLAST! Regional Gathering. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are … Continue reading Admissions Testing
Erasmus of Rotterdam was a Dutch Humanist and Christian theologian and regarded as a true "Renaissance Man." Humanism was a movement that focused on the agency of individuals, which humanists considered the starting point for the study of morals. Erasmus's work In Praise of Folly is one of the most famous books from the Renaissance. … Continue reading Erasmus: In Praise of Folly
Because of the winter storm, the Sunday events for our BLAST! regional gathering will be held remotely Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82538147795?pwd=6UsKSI5lhbrJ0vQbKHuDoVlsqn7QXn.1 Meeting ID: 825 3814 7795 Passcode: 426657 --- One … Continue reading BLAST! Sunday events
Nelle Harper Lee (whose pen name was Harper Lee) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1962 for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel was the basis for the movie of the same name. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three: Best Actor (Gregory Peck), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Art Direction. … Continue reading Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman
Go Tell It on the Mountain (published 1953) is a semiautobiographical novel by James Baldwin. The novel is set in Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City that was home to the "New Negro" movement and the Harlem Renaissance: a flowering of Black culture involving music, poetry, novels, theater, and the visual arts. Go Tell … Continue reading James Baldwin: Go Tell It on the Mountain
