Poseidon was saved from being eaten by his parents Kronos and Rhea by another Greek god, Zeus. After Kronos' defeat, the world was divided into 3 zones. Zeus became god of the Sky, Hades became god of the Underworld, and Poseidon became god of the Sea.
The photographic of "Poseidon on the Atlantic" was made by mkrause during a sea storm off the Atlantic Ocean. The winds whirling around Poseidon suggest the returning image of the sea monster Poseidon once sent to destroy Troy, after not receiving the reward promised Poseidon and Apollo to build walls around the city.
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Facing the Facts:
1. U.S. presidential administrations since at least Clinton have focused on sales of student loan/grant/scholarship financing packages for those en route to The American Dream of Success. The reality is higher education, especially the higher-priced tuition packages to the professions (medicine, law) and other higher level degree programs,(PhD, CPA, MA, MS, even BA, BS) may not be for everyone. Maybe lawyers feel differently: holders of other degrees become their projected sources of income.
The "American Dream" of financial success in an interesting, important career job, after completing one of these degree programs, may turn into an American Nightmare of financial devastation made worse by daily bill collection tactics including stalking, menacing, and harassment. The degree without long-term, full-time, "gainful" employment in the high-paying ranks of a profession is an albatross hung around one's neck, not a bird in flight.
A monthlynotes source, an honors and award gradute of a relatively highly ranked School of Medicine, has been haunted by a whispered "Medical School is for the rich". The source thought the whisperer might not have been aware of the numerous grants, scholarships, "low interest" deferment/forgiveness and other government-sponsored loss/default insurance-guaranteed tuition packages. So that source continued on, undaunted, determined to succeed.
Despite the "opportunity for all" rhetoric, expensive activities are better left to the rich who can afford them. The psychological pain and physical discomfort of the financially stranded average student or even honors/award student cannot be underestimated. It is horrible to be punished for good efforts, long hours, and hard work to succeed.
(Read more on subsequent blogs on An Answer to the Question: "Is There Life After Medical School?" on http://monthlynotesfourteen.blogspot.com.)
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Graphic: An Original Photographic of "Poseidon on the Atlantic", Atlantic City, New Jersey, 2004, copyright mkrause, and with text, 2011, mkrause at mkrause54@yahoo.com or mkrause381@gmail.com.
References: www.wikipedia.com
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