The Harappan Times

Paul Nathan Negrean

Mar 7, 2022 — 1 min read

Toilets in the Suburbs

Today we are back with the Harappan Times, and we are going to be talking about the newest invention: the toilet. Our smartest inventor, Aabavaanan, has invented this revolutionary device. It is a device that lets you store the excretions of your body out of the city without having to walk outside.

The New King of Harappa

A new king has begun ruling our city. He gives freely to the poor and takes care of the homeless but I think he is fattening the lambs for the slaughter. No other king has been this nice, so I suspect he is planning a devious act of cruelty.

A Flood? A Flood!

A rumor has begun to spread about a flood that is going to happen. People think that this is going to take place because of massive storm clouds rolling in from the east. I hear it shall be of grand scale and shall destroy our land. Personally, I do not think this is going to occur because the clouds are drifting away while I am writing this.

World War I

World War I was one of the most destructive wars in the world's history. It involved most of the world, which was why it was called a world war. This war had its beginnings in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire&

Archimedes

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who lived in the third century BC. He is well known for predicting the use of calculus, and discovering an approximation of pi. While he was in Syracuse, the city was attacked by Rome in the years 213 and 212

Alexander Pope and An Essay on Criticism

Alexander Pope was an English poet born in 1688. He wrote many poems, including English translations of the Iliad and Odyssey. One of his most famous poems, An Essay on Criticism, is written like a guide on how to write and criticize poetry. Some points that Pope makes in his

Literature in the 17th Century

Metaphysical Poets Metaphysical poets were a group of 17th century poets who wrote metaphysical or philosophical poems. Some of the most important metaphysical poets included John Donne, Abraham Cowley, and George Herbert. These poets used conceits, a special type of comparison, to combine "dissimilar images". George Herbert was