almost failed state.

its president* is considering banning netflix and regulating social media.

a phrase compiled of words which typically are not used together to take on a different meaning that cannot usually be deduced from the words individually. examples include raining cats and dogs or having a chip on your shoulder

a social network that has the most impact on politics.
(see: #571)

dream job... but i'm not smart enough.

selfie is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media.

the primary author of the declaration of independence was one of the most brilliant and versatile of the nation's founders. while best known as a political leader and writer, jefferson's curiosity carried him into many different roles: farmer, lawyer, scientist, inventor, architect, linguist, amateur musician, and founder of the library of congress.

his career in government was also varied diplomat, delegate to congress, and governor of virginia. after the government of the united states was established, he served as secretary of state, vice president, and served two terms as president, from 1801-1809. in spite of his achievements, jefferson was tormented throughout his life by his failure to find a solution to the contradiction of slavery existing in a free society. fearing financial ruin he freed only a few of his own slaves.

jefferson and his old friend—and former adversary-john adams both died on july 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the declaration of independence!

aaron burr was a brilliant, erratic man with great personal charm-and huge ambition. he served as vice president during jefferson's first term, but the president considered him a dangerous schemer and replaced him for the 1804 election. burr ran for governor of new york instead, but lost. he blamed the defeat on vicious newspaper attacks alexander hamilton had written. when hamilton refused to apologize, burr challenged him to a duel with pistols and fatally wounded him. with a warrant out for his arrest, burr, still vice president, fled west. he was arrested and put on trial for treason in 1807. he was acquitted due to lack of evidence, but he spent the rest of his life in obscurity.

burr and hamilton's duel image

in january 1917, the german government sent a coded telegram to mexico's government proposing a military alliance between the two countries. germany suggested that mexico should support them if the united states entered world war 1. in return, they promised to return texas, arizona, and new mexico to mexico if germany won the war. this secret telegram was intercepted by british intelligence, who broke the code, and americans were enraged by germany's plans. in march that year, german foreign secretary arthur zimmermann finally confirmed the telegram was real, which encouraged support in america for entering the war.

a greek philosopher from athens lived from 500 to 400 bc. he was the one who turned nature-oriented philosophy into human-oriented philosophy. before his time, philosophy was being done to understand nature. so, the main purpose of philosophy was to find out the first cause of the world. but it is obvious that humanity or its interests came into prominence in socrates' philosophy.

in 1925, a tennessee teacher named john t. scopes was arrested for teaching charles darwin's theory of evolution, which said that "higher" forms of life, such as humans, olved from "lower" life forms, such as apes. many rural americans felt this theory was at odds with the creationism they believed in and their traditional christian values.

william jennings bryan, the great populist hero, spoke for the prosecution. scopes was defended by famous defense attorney clarence darrow. in his questioning, darrow made bryan seem foolish and ignorant. the trial settled nothing, though. scopes was fined $100, and the ruling was later reversed on a technicality.

a beverage for cool people. i do not know why but it seems to me that as if it is necessary to love coffee to be an aesthetic person. if you are not a big fan of coffee, there is no chance for you.

now, existing customers don't need to switch to their new 5g plans. because at&t expands 5g to all consumer customers on unlimited wireless plans for no extra cost

you better mention this news article when you contact them.

mahatma gandhi's nonviolent protest tactics helped win india's independence from great britain in 1947. in a montgomery, alabama, church in 1955, a 26-year-old minister named dr. martin luther king, jr. electrified an audience of blacks who were trying to organize a boycott of the city's buses. people were impressed by the power of his spoken words and by his emphasis on nonviolent protest and passive resistance, concepts king had learned from studying the life of mahatma gandhi, the leader of india's independence movement.

(see: #849)

the pareto principle (aka the 80/20 rule): for many events, 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. examples:

-you wear 20% of what’s in your closet 80% of the time.
-80% of the women date 20% of the men.
-80% of a company's profits come from 20% of its customers
-80% of all frustrations in a relationship are caused by just 20% of the problems
-80% of your stress can be linked to 20% of the people you surround yourself with
-20% of the foods you eat account for 80% of the weight you gain
-20% of your friends give you 80% of your enjoyment
-80% of the world's pollution comes from 20% of the factories
-80% of the awards/achievements go to 20% of athletes/artists/authors/actors
-20% of all the artists on spotify are responsible for 80% of the sales
-80% of your grades come from 20% of your efforts