greed, corruption, and violence is also part of the L.A. story. So are the broken dreams of the hopeful seekers who have come from somewhere else to make their mark. And then there are the natural disasters. Those who went there for the climate also got the Santa Ana...
Prof. Marincola, born and raised in Milan, but originally from Pizzo on his father’s side, has always looked at our town with the eyes of a lover, enchanted by its provocative beauty to the point that – think about it – as a boy he envied those who had the privilege of living he...
The term Columbian Exchange came from Alfred W. Crosby in 1972‚ a social historian. Some of those items he brought were different types of livestock like; horses‚ pigs‚ cattle‚ sheep‚ goats‚ chickens and dogs. The livestock that Premium Indigenous peoples of the Ame...
“beware of Greeks bearing gifts,” is that we should not let down our defenses when an erstwhile enemy offers us aid. Today, that counsel is as useful as ever, but today’s tricksters have donned the mantle of philanthropy, and their Trojan horses are not wooden statues but non-...
The word consigliere comes from Italian and has been a part our language since the 17th century; it was originally used of someone who served on a council in Italy. Currently, it is most commonly used to designate advisers to the Mafia—a use that first appeared in English in a document ...
politically and spiritually the wild, massive turbulent forces let loose in Civil War, a war truly as time has shown, of brothers. He argued and pleaded for compensated emancipation of the slaves. The slaves were property. They were on the tax books along with horses and cattle, the ...
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Odd-toad ungulates are members of the orderPerissodactyla. As their name suggests, odd-toed ungulates have an odd number of toes. This order contains horses, rhinos and tapirs. The even-toed ungulates are members of theArtiodactylaorder. The construction of their feet is such that their weight...
There are various stories about how Father Christmas or Santa came to be. It is almost as if Santa has several identities rolled into one, as if he is a multi-faced character, or an amalgam of several different characters. Some claim he was originally St Nicholas who is sometimes called ...
the “unicorn”), perhaps intended as a mythical creature; red deer with fantastic antlers; numerous horses; the heads and necks of several stags, which appear to be swimming across a river; a series of six felines; two male bison; and a rare narrativecomposition, at the bottom of a ...