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In the 1980s and 1990s, however, as debates around political correctness and semantics in terminology were swirling, a new light was shone on the meaning and resonance of ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’. It was linked, mostly by parents of young children, to racial terms and specifically the slave ...
In the 1400s, birthday cakes were becoming commonplace in Europe. Germany began making birthday cakes specifically to celebrate a child’s birthday. The parties were known as “Kinderfest” and the cakes were called “Geburtstagorten”. These cakes were exclusive to the wealthy, as sugar was...
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until the focus shifted to crack cocaine and Black urban centers in the mid-1980s, and a large majority of these marijuana arrests were of white teenagers and young adults. The obvious question is why would the United States spend so many resources in the...
Here are the backstories behind the emblems and logos of the world's most popular automakers, from Acura to Volvo and every brand in between.
And when Putin subsequently changed those rules so that he could reign as President, virtually in perpetuity, the signs were there. These, however, were internal matters for Russia and its people, so the world looked on, perhaps slightly bemused, and returned to its knitting. But the signs,...
Right this minute, and going back all the way to the Garden of Eden, there have been two dimensions of life, man on earth and the angels in the spirit world, dimension. Mankind accepted that for thousands of years and never questioned it. Cherubs were placed at the garden of Eden to ...
they become a model for others, and give hope that the Native American way of life will continue. Unlike the majority of Anglo children, for which our current academic models were forged, Native American children suffer from cultural exclusion and identity crises, racism, poverty and isolation, ...
scheme has ever sucked in so much of a leading economy’s output. It was as though the entire industrial and financial base of Britain had shifted to mobilise for an all-out war, except that the generals were railway engineers and the enemies were the canal boat and the horse-drawn coach...