Angela D

Using my writing powers for good
Acropolis | MindTrust | UN Representative

[Angela D @angeladiaco]

@UNECOSOC 👏 well said! Here with a Chilean NGO & representative and we'd love to say hello :) Are you here at HQ today and tomorrow? Delivering our statements at the general debate tomorrow (Corporacion Cultural Nueva Acropolis Chile)

[Angela D @angeladiaco]

Here at the #UnitedNations with the illustrious Eva!

[Angela D @angeladiaco]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? Oh boy.. #MyXAnniversary

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

German poet Heinrich Heine was once asked why men no longer build cathedrals. His response was a perfect summary:

“People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral.”

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is a 360° camera view from the top of Mt. Everest

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Yusef Salaam will take office in New York City today. Thirty-four years ago, a wrongful prosecution for rape led to his incarceration as one of the “Central Park Five.” He served seven years before being exonerated. https://t.co/E1G704kNhv

[gaut @0xgaut]

he needs to be stopped

[Angela D @angeladiaco]

Awe 😭 shared via Lauren - #SetfreeRomeo https://t.co/2FLsxWjVRZ

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

One of the most heart wrenching moments in Disney

[Angela D @angeladiaco]

@DavEduDoz me ENCANTA pupusas de David <3 !

[Angela D @angeladiaco]

Costco pupusas > Trader Joe's pupusas

Just thought the internet should know.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

7 Stoic lessons from Marcus Aurelius:

1. Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself
2. Don't be afraid to ask for help
3. Anger is the opposite of strength
4. No one can make you upset—you choose to be
5.The obstacle is the way
6. Helping others helps you
7. Memento mori

[Wise Philosophy @Wise1Philosophy]

Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man in the world and he understood everyone needs help.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

The foundation under Venice is fascinating.

There is the equivalent of 10 million tree trunks under the Italian city.

At first glance, wood is an inferior option to stronger materials.

But it has proven resilient since 5th century AD, when the wood was first gathered from from Northern Italy and the Balkans (leading to mass deforestation in some areas).

How? Wooden piles are submerged and buried deep in the seabed’s clay, which does two things:

1️⃣ No oxygen: Bacteria rots wood but it needs oxygen to survive and there is none where the wooden trunks are buried.

2️⃣ Salt water: Exposure to salt water for hundreds of years has hardened the wood into a stone-like material.

On top of the wooden piles are a platform made of wooden planks. On top of that is a water-resistant layer of marbles that structures are built on.

And that’s how Venice — which is 118 small islands linked by bridges, walkways and canals — was built in a swampy lagoon.

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Rest in peace Sinead O’Connor.
Nothing compares 2 U and nobody ever will.

#SineadOConnor

[Whores of Yore @WhoresofYore]

The Naughty #History of #Barbie

[Jessica Chastain @jes_chastain]

Ladies & gentlemen, I give you… Jon Stewart

[George’s Classic Hollywood(GP) @CHC_1927]

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."

Happy Birthday to the Legendary Robin Williams! (1951 – 2014)

[Films to Films @filmstofilms_]

Remembering Robin Williams on his birthday.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Vermont residents took stock of the damage after floods shut down roadways leading out of Montpelier and trapped people in their homes in what officials called the worst flooding since Hurricane Irene in 2011 https://t.co/h9fTHELuFc