He wanted to help them because he thought they were more honest than the rich people he knew. Tolstoy learned a lot from his workers. He understood how they worked hard to support their families. He began to believe that marriage and family would give his life meaning. So in 1862, Leo ...
The idea of having to sell their home and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them. Indeed, old age for them, and many old Americans can mean not only the possible failure of one's health, but the loss of identity and self-worth. W: Yes, it's true...
Why did many Americans oppose the annexation of the Philippines? Why did settlers move west in the westward expansion? Why was the US interested in China during imperialism? Why did it take the United States so long to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
Allcorn and Ogletree found correlations between a pro-meat-eating stance and sexist views, while pro-animal attitudes connected to people who wanted to move beyond male-female dichotomies. “Essentially, all we can argue from our research is that the two are related. That...
“As you walk there, you can feel the energy from your feet move up your body,” said one visitor. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. Some think it might be a burial place or a place to ...
had post offices The first opened in 1859 in asettlement founded by migrants searching for gold,Life could be unpredictable outwest. Gold failed to appear. Drought ruinedfarmers, and settlers clashed with_NativeAmericans. On the settlement's location now stands asprawling University campus. Amid al...
I was in Barcelona [for a show], trying to figure out what I wanted to do with this "Only You" thing because I had a couple hours and I didn't have my flash drive. I was like, "Alright. Let me just see what I can make with what I have here." I started throwing...
Within a few years of the firstVirginiasettlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They wanted to have the nails for future use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwood that went up in smoke. As a people we destroy many ...
It was the first time I came across non-professional religious NGOs when meeting at the hotel I was staying at in Port-au-Prince various groups of Americans from Texas with the thickest accent, not speaking a word of French or Creole, who had arrived after the earthquake to “help Haiti...
Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. How we came to move the clock forward in the spring, and then push them back in the fal...