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December 25th, 2 B.C. might have been the ‘first Christmas’ – a day of gift-giving in honor of the arrival of the Messiah

December 25th, 2 B.C. might have been the ‘first Christmas’ – a day of gift-giving in honor of the arrival of the Messiah

by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 30, 2015 | History Author Show, Luke Historians

This Christmas I produced a special episode for the History Author Show. Read more about it at LukeHistorians.com, and listen to the podcast at HistoryAuthor.com. December 25, 2015 – Traditionally, December 25th has been celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But...
A Writer’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

A Writer’s Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 31, 2015 | In Otherwords, Literary Projects

Accusations of plagiarism find their way onto political candidates, academicians, students, journalists, and authors of all sorts routinely these days. Perhaps this is because now, plagiarism has never been easier – and never more easily found out. Many lines of...

Lawrence O’Donnell unwittingly signals the End Times

by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 25, 2011 | Luke Historians, Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

What is newsworthy about Lawrence O’Donnell scoffing at “the end of the world”? Last week, Lawrence O’Donnell attempted to live up (or arguably down) to his Beck-bashing maestro predecessor Keith Olbermann by unleashing a litany about Bill O’Reilly,...

Luke Historians Introduction

by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 15, 2009 | Literary Projects, World Views

Here is my first video introduction to the Luke Historians project.  I would like to do more in depth videos some day, but decided to keep this one brief and to the point.  I wasn’t reading off of notes or a teleprompter…and the quality of the film after...

Aspirations

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 20, 2009 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist

For years I’ve stuck with the tagline, “You may simply call me an aspiring writer…”, but I know there must come a time when I am no longer an aspiring writer, but a working writer.  I’ve authored a screenplay (which I hope to revise...
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