Johnson-Weiner notes thatSwartzentruber Amish(the most traditional of Amish groups) learn “an English no longer spoken by their non-Amish neighbors” (p 59). Vocabulary taught in Swartzentruber schools, typically based in outdated school texts like McGuffey’s Readers or the circa-1919 Essentia...
Where to Go in the Dolomites: Charming Towns That Feel Like Fairy Tales Nestled between soaring peaks, the Dolomites' towns and villages blend three distinct cultures - Italian, Austrian, and Ladin. These settlements combine the precision of Alpine architecture with the warmth of Mediterranean hospit...
Others (we call them type 2), like bans on combustion engine cars, are rather characterized by an encroachment of “individual freedom”—for example, the freedom to drive a diesel-fueled sports utility vehicle as far and as often as one desires2. While much attention has been devoted to ...
Why Do Chinese Students Know More About Money Than Americans? 为什么中国学生比美国学生更懂钱? A new report shows that U.S. students* fiscal smarts are falling behind—and raises questions about how to improve financial education in schools. 一份新报告显示,美国学生的理财观落后于全球同龄人——就...
In the preceding Sections I have raised several worries about Miller’s evidence for his hypotheses about needs-related justice judgments. But suppose that H1 to H4 could be established. The last worry that I would like to consider is that these hypotheses could still not be used to justify ...
During thegreat sheep trekacross the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy. and North Tyrol, up to 5,500 Austrian sheep cover up to 27 miles in distance and about 10,500 feet in altitude crossing steep terrain, glaciers, snowfields and loose moraine ridges. The...
The American base for the famous Austrian candy, PEZ, is right by the Yale West Campus in Orange. The visitor center at this modern facility is packed out with everything PEZ. You can get a full run-down on the history of the brand starting in 1927, take part in interactive quizzes ...
Did the Austrian Empire win any wars? Has the War on Terror been successful? Did the Treaty of Paris give more land to Americans? Was Juan Peron overthrown by the U.S.? Historians argue that the Union won the Civil War and the Confederacy won Reconstruction...
Apparently the FBI requested extradition of him but the Austrians initially did not want to part with him. But now they changed their minds and are supposed to have him extradited to the US today. Yes sirree, it will be very interesting to see how the Justice Department, i.e. Jeff ...
Also seen was the eponymous Tiny Tyrant-manakin, looking not only diminutive but also looking more like a tyrannulet than a manakin. In spite of 25 or so visits to the Neotropics I’m still in awe of those tour leaders who can take one glance at this type of minute sub-oscines and...