Social media has become an integral part of our lives and with its rise, it has sparked an interest about how it may be affecting our lives. After much research and many articles on the internet, I'm sure we've already heard it all: "Social media is turning into an addiction", "Social media is harming our mental health", and so many more. But what if I told you that social media's impact on our lives does not end there? That, in fact, it goes so much deeper than that, all the way down to the...

Madame de Prie, or la Marquise de Prie as she would come to be known, was one of the most influential women in the 18th century France. In her prime, she had nearly all of France in the palm of her hand. But by a fatal mistake, she fell from power and thus, laid the groundwork for her own demise. Well, how did this woman come to hold so much power and then lose it all in the blink of an eye? Let's take a look at the story of how Madame de Prie flew too close to the sun. Born Jeanne-Agnes...

The great Roman Empire, like all great empires, had many adversaries. But did you know that one of the biggest challenges this empire had to deal with was the doing of a woman? Her name was Zenobia, the queen of Palmyra. Starting out as the wife of the ruler of a Roman province, Zenobia's ambition, cleverness, and bravery soon paved the way for her rise to the top. According to many historians, Zenobia was of Arab descent and was the daughter of an influential Palmyrene family. Not much is...