July 4, 1776: Congress Adopts the Declaration of Independence (Constituting America)

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, …

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The Fall of the West and the Rise of Post-Western Nations

Who hasn’t dreamt of emigrating to a Western country because of the higher standard of living and a social life that can be compared to Hollywood movies? Wasn’t Paris, the City of love or New York, the city that never sleeps on your bucket list of places to travel to and maybe start a new …

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News Articles and Race

References of racial division in media articles have only increased exponentially in recent years. "White supremacy", "Unconscious bias" and "police brutality" are now part of our vocabulary. Popular belief says it is because of the rhetoric of former President Trump that America is in this racial mess. Or others argue that "institutional racism" affects Blacks …

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4 Years to Remember – Achievements of a Contentious President

As promised in my previous post, I have written about successes of the Trump administration. In full account and details, 3 that I appreciated the most and 1 that I disliked. There are certainly more impacts of Trump's four years that can potentially be discussed. For now, I will stick to four main points: economy, …

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U.S. Congressional Record: 45 Communist Goals (Clever Journeys)

How Liberals Have Been Totally Suckered Into Being Communists How many of these original 45 goals can you identify as being achieved? Congressman A.S. Herlong JR. was a Democrat from Florida. A decade before this, Sen. Eugene McCarthy had conducted congressional hearings against the communists. Herein are the communist goals as published in 1963. THE 45 …

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The 1619 Project and the revision of America’s history

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 …

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The little drummer boy (origin and carol)

The song “The Little Drummer boy” is now world-renowned with many covers by a diverse range of artists that even hit Billboard’s singles charts. With the Pentatonix hit no 1 in the winter of 2013-2014, Harry Simeone Chorale appeared on Billboard’s Hot 100 multiple times from 1959-1963 and David Bowie and Bing Crosby hit no …

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