Far from being an American myself, its founding (history and values) always enthralled my attention. While its uniqueness may prevail in the history of human civilization, its important to remember the causes of independence from the King of England, the process of the declaration, what it was about, its key principles and historical significance. Hence, …
As mentioned in an earlier post entitled: “What can we learn from Emile Durkheim’s study of suicide in 2020?”, the level of suicide in 2020 has exploded. The attention brought by the post was Emile Durkheim’s analysis of suicide in terms of its social factors at the end of the 19th century and how it …
What if what children learning in history class was completely different from what all previous generations were taught? A change drastic and big enough to alter a civilization's identity and culture as well as push an issue already polemical and controversial to alter what it means to be a citizen of a country. This is …
Continue reading The 1619 Project and the revision of America’s history
This is one famous carol for Christmas across the world. It is on the surface a song about gifts and love on each of the days following Christmas. Originally a poem by Catholic clerics to disguise teachings, it was sung to help Catholics, especially the younger ones to learn about their faith at a time …
Continue reading The 12 days of Christmas (origin and meaning)
Before Christianity, ancient people in the Northern hemisphere used to hang evergreen on their door and windows. This is because the evergreen stayed, well, green all-year round, even during winter, representing the everlasting life. Some believed that it chased evil spirits, witches and ghosts. To accentuate those beliefs, around the 20 to 23 of December, …
The Mockingbird 