The Last of a Dying Breed

Right here in downtown Seattle are half a dozen old-time newsstands, the kind that tend to be made of wood and painted green or brown, with a simple roof for shelter in a downpour, and a hard-edged lean-to look. Spare and Spartan, such booths have existed here since at least 1919. But the news hawkers are in deep danger of disappearing forever... potentially overnight.

Looking at Popular Ballroom Dance Styles

Like other athletes, they are in good physical condition with strength, stamina, and flexibility. After all, competition requires these attributes to an even higher extent. These are the people that competitive ballroom dancing was made for.

Gypsy-Roma - Facts and Fiction

Some facts and fiction about the gypsy culture. The technical term for a gypsy is Roma. These are a vagabond race, traveling from one place to another. Not everything you've heard about them may be true.

Alcoholism in Peru (and Mantaro Valley) Special Report, Part 4 and Closing)

In my eyes, and in many of my colleagues’ eyes, prevention of chemical usage (drugs and alcohol) is the key to reducing alcoholism, and establishing order; what I mean by this is, one needs to stop the problem before it starts, and this problem of chemical usage, can be curtailed by educating our children at a young age of the consequences of using mood altering drugs, such as alcohol.

Life Interrupted

Lets speak against the interruption of lives. Lets speak against destruction of the future. Lets speak against abortion

Terrorism Hits Second Life?

The self - proclaimed Second Life Liberation Army (SLLA) is launching large - scale attacks akin to nuclear weapons on the Second Life servers. As with nearly every idealistic revolutionary terrorist organization, they claim they'll disband when their demands are met. Yeah, 'cause that's totally different than taking hostages and demanding a helicopter and ten million dollars while holding an AK-47 to the head of a defenseless woman...

Understanding Derrida's Approach To Truth

Article is about truth and postmodern approach to it, it exclusively investigates Derroda's approach to truth.

German Memoirs - A Discussion with Bavarian, Swabian, Franconian and Saxonian Students

Katrin Schaafter, a Saxonian came out with various facts about the Saxonians and their own distinct culture. Christiane Glettler, a Bavarian spoke of Bavarian history. Bavaria has a long historical background with the Bavarii tribes who were large and powerful and emerged late in Teutonic tribal times, in what is now the Czech Republic (Bohemia). They replaced, or perhaps are simply another phase of the previous inhabitants - the Rugians. They swiftly expanded their influence southward, and occupied the area which still bears their name: Bavaria.

Scottish Memoirs - English Nobles' Primae Noctus & Early Marriage Customs

I told him of my conversation with the Scottish lady in my CARE days, how she felt the Scottish people had been treated shabbily by the English rulers in their Scottish land. The Scottish people were very much frustrated by the practice of primae noctus where the newly wed Scottish brides had to spend the first night with the English nobles and high-ranking officials during thirteenth century Scotland. First night customs survived in parts of Europe into the middle Ages. Medieval and early-modern travel accounts from India and South America offer reports of prenuptial deflorations of girls by chiefs or priests. These customs go back to the early medieval period and have its roots in the legal condition of unfree people and Germanic marriage customs.

Bolivia at a Major Cross Roads

Perhaps you have been following Bolivia and their communistic movements against free-enterprise. Many are very concerned about them taking over the private mines and their involvement with Hugo Chavez and such. We do not need a Domino Affect to disrupt things in South America or to allow the emboldening of the guerillas who are enemies to the US to get any bigger footprint than they already have.

Unusual - The Adventures of Hyphen Nate - Episode 3 - The City

Hypen Nate's arrival in the city is one of varying and mixed emotions. Without the calming effect of Mr. Gladley her quest for American unity and fight against hyphen abuse would have been lost when she stepped from the Grey Puppy bus.

Qiu Jin- A Revolutionary Chinese Heroine

As much remembered for her writing as her heroic deeds, Qui Jin gave her life for her only true love-her country, and is the epitome of a Chinese heroine.

Geoffrey Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath's Tale

In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, The Wife of Bath's Tale, although it has a more serious and moral tone than her prologue, is in many ways a continuation of her prologue, the story and the way in which it is told being dominated by her personality, attitudes, and beliefs. The most obvious connecting link is the common theme - the sovereignty of women in marriage.

Geoffrey Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath's Prologue

The Wife of Bath's prologue is a frank autobiographical confession, with which she entertains the other pilgrims on the journey to Canterbury. If we look to her for clear and logical reasoning we will be disappointed, but we can admire the skill with which she attempts to persuade the listeners with her own individual and forceful style of argument.