one of the european explorers who was friendly with the indians. many of the better relationships were based on the fur trade.
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love
"i opened the book, picking a passage at random, and came across a tale about alexander the great. the emperor, as the story went, received as a gift some wondrous glass dishes. he liked the gifts very much, but smashed them all nonetheless. "why? are they not beautiful?" he was asked. "precisely because of that," he answered. "they are so beautiful that it would be hard for me to lose them. and with time they would break, one by one. and i would be sorrier than i am now."
the tale was naive but it still astonished me. its lesson was bitter: one should renounce everything he might ever begin to love, because loss and disappointment are inevitable. we must renounce love in order not to lose i…
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henry hudson
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leif erikson
the first european to set foot in north america in about 1000 ce.
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treaty
official agreement between two or more sides of a political issue.
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benjamin franklin
versatile man, postmaster, foreign ambassador, scientist, inventor, and writer who was able to retire at age 40. he helped draft the declaration of independence too.
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tory
colonists loyal to britain.
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common sense
(see: #613)
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loyalist
americans who were loyal to the king and did not want independence from great britain were called loyalists.
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language
our language mirrors our way of life.
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disconnectus erectus
"a clumsy and easily frightened animal. some can even be the size of a human being. in fact, at first glance, they even look like humans. the grip of his claws is weak. he is incapable of climbing hills, and comes down a slope by sliding (frequently falling as he does so). he has almost no hair on his body; he has large eyes but weak sight, which is why he cannot see danger from a distance."
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confessions
what a pity that i am not ten years older, then old age would protect me from rebellion; or ten years younger, since then nothing would matter.
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failed state
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facebook
for the first time, they deleted donald trump's post about children and covid-19 due to false claim.
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gli
best cat ever.
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batman
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turkish delight
one of the cheapest gifts that can be bought before leaving turkey. turkish people never eat it though.
the way some of my american friends call me...