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Sounds like you had an interesting time. Time really stands still when you're at an historical place, such as one which helped shape the course of human events, especially when there are few others around to take in the moment. When I was living in Virginia I had some friends who would go up to Harper's Ferry to go camping or canoeing once in a while, but I never went. I'm sure it's a pretty area.
I think that modern New York rivals Rome in a sense. But in Rome's day, I imagine there were far fewer large cities in general, so there was less to compete with. Now we have dozens upon dozens of cities with populations over 1 million people. I have heard that Rome's population peaked at around 1 million back in its hey day (interestingly enough, this number dropped to some 35,000 some time….I believe during or after the Renaissance period).
Maybe we are beginning to realize that space doesnt hold all the answers we thought it did.
Actually, I don't think that's the case - or at least as far as space exploration goes. Think about something as common as the cell phone. That's a fruit of space exploration, because it only came about with the use of satellites. I read once that there were like tens of thousands of inventions that came about as by products of space exploration. Just in that, I think it's worth it.
You might want a book like this:http://www.amazon.com/American-History-Song-Lyrics-1900/dp/0595193315/sr=8-4/qid=1160850722/ref=sr_1_4/104-5429206-6551138?ie=UTF8&s=booksIt has lyrics of songs from 1900 to 1945 covering a lot of topics.
Based on what I have seen, it is based on an agenda. On one of my homepages I see the AP news headlines, and I regularly see headlines which talk about U.S. troops dying or how violence is somehow really bad. What I think is that the same people who oppose conservative social and financial policies have joined the bandwagon to harp against the U.S. in Iraq. I don't think that this is the case with all the opposition, but some of it. I think back to when Clinton bombed a factory in Somalia back in 1998 at the height of the Lewinsky problem, and I really only remember hearing a little bit of condemnation of that (by the Beastie Boys at a music awards ceremony). One might have thought there would be more condemnation of such a unilateral act back then by the left.So getting to the point of what I'm saying, perhaps it's not entirely the same people who opposed Vietnam that also oppose Iraq today. I don't think that politics were quite as bitterly divided between right and left as they are nowadays. One thing that I found interesting - growing up I'd hear stories or watch movies about Vietnam, and it seemed like a big horror story. But about a year ago I watched a show on the history channel where it discussed actual battles and engagements. The U.S. soldiers actually did a superior job at fighting in terms of loss of life. This was not quite the story that I thought I knew.
You may be right about Thanksgiving and the Anglo experience. But it seems that when I was a kid the day was celebrated more, as if we had more reverence for the man. I'd hate to know that the reason for any abandonment was because of modern political correctness.Also, it seems that previous generations must have had more respect for Columbus. Heck, an entire country in South America was named after him! So were various cities...perhaps even the District of Columbia. The founders of those areas must therefore have taken more of a liking to him that modern people do.
Another movie coming out about the Marie Antoinette starring Kiersten Dunst. Looked rather cheesy, though. Can't say I'm going to see it.
I think a new question can be asked – do the people who oppose these wars have a legitimate message or not? In other words, are they merely opposing war for the sake of opposing it, or do you think they are opposing the kind of war?
Donnie, your 77 shekels has now grown to 80 shekels. How's that for forum power, eh?? 🙂Actually your idea of an investment gave me another idea for a shop product. It might help you, but it might hurt you.
How did England and France come to acquire the knowledge? I realize they're allies and all, but I find it hard to believe that the U.S. would readily share this information even with friends.
The closest thing so far is the Van Gogh painting in the forum shop. Consider it an investment which could significantly increase your $$. On the other hand, you could lost money if you buy it…..so it's a gambling man's decision.
