the world's first modern war.
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"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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american civil war
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embargo
is a ban on trade with another nation.
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common sense
(see: #613)
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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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treaty
official agreement between two or more sides of a political issue.
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leif erikson
the first european to set foot in north america in about 1000 ce.
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malcolm x
human rights activist who strove to educate the public about injustices done to black people in america.
"if violence is wrong in america, violence is wrong abroad. if it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for america to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. and if it is right for america to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country." -
washington crossing the delaware
i didn't know it was a really big painting until i saw it at the metropolitan museum of art.
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history
story of people.
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hmu
hit me up.
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users' 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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purple
the color of nobility and aristocracy.
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logic
the art of persuasion.
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alcohol
etymologically, alcohol is derived from arabic => al-kuhl
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snake
an animal that represents sneaky and two-faced people in turkish culture.