“Saul Bellow says that science has made a housecleaning of beliefs. But there was value in these things for me. I am today what I am because of those beliefs. I wonder what happens to children who don’t have those fixed stars, that known horizon — those myths?”[¹]...
origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" ...
He instead focused on America’s founding having “set in motion the unstoppable chain of events that abolished slavery, secured civil rights, defeated communism and fascism and built the most fair, equal and prosperous nation in human history.” Issues surrounding the origins of the Civil War ...
In Feb. 1950, Sen. McCarthy (and Cohn, who was a “practicing homosexual” himself) began linking Communism with homosexuality. In his endless series of accusations of the “Red” infiltration of the State Department, McCarthy cited “Case 14,” who was, he said, a “known homosexual” w...
And so I asked Joe why so many people had tolerated Communism for so long. “Well if comrade David Ross knew that it was wrong, but if comrade David Ross tried to in some way to show his feelings or slightly look the wrong way, it would have been the end of comrade David Ross. Th...
The suburban Chicago teen played by Matthew Broderick had a larger than life personality. I guess that comes when you’re graced with the unique name Ferris. By the end of the movie, Ferris’ name was everywhere, including on water towers. And even after the movie had its run, a SoCal...
In the days of the Soviet Union, Christmas was not celebrated very much. New Year was the important time — when “Father Frost” brought presents to children. With the fall of Communism, Christmas can be openly celebrated either on December 25th; or more often on January 7th. This unusual...
The Gauntlet, an improved rotating staircase version of a stair-stepper, was introduced this year. 1987: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, virtual reality Wikimedia Commons 1987: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, virtual reality Other notable words: bovine spongiform encephalopathy, community...
primarily the pro-business policies. I don't know where Grittini falls on the Lega Nord spectrum. I don't know what was in his heart that day in the stands, if he was angry, or drunk, or just got caught up in the mob. But I do know that, all around him, in his town and in...
34. St. Petersburg was founded by Tsar ___ in 1703. A:Ivan The Terrible B:Alexander I C:Peter the Great D:Cathrine the Great AI 参考:正确答案是C:Peter the Great。彼得大帝是俄罗斯历史上的一位重 要人物,他在1703 年建立了圣彼得堡。因此,选项C 是正确答案。其他 选项中的人物...