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84Top 10 Texas Black History Heroes in America.
There are many notable black historic figures from Texas. Each of them made significant contributions to black history of not only Texa, but the nation at large. Black Texans have made major contributions in...
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75A Brief and Incomplete History of the Daiquiri
October 8, 2006 While checking dates for the Spanish American war for my previous posting on the repeal of the telephone tax and the little additional refund we, the over-taxed citizens of this great...
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52San Francisco Journey, Day Eleven
7/9/06 This was one of those I’m-not-sure-what-I’m-doing-today sort of mornings, since I totally ditched my itinerary. I had originally planned to attend group meditation at the San Francisco...
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76Beetle Wonders - Part I
Although you never could have gotten me to admit it back then, my fascination with beetles (and other bugs) stems from the influence of a boy in my third grade class. Everyone, including me thought he was a...
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61To What Extent can America be Considered an Imperial Empire?
American Exceptionalism The terms “American Empire” and “American Imperialism” are used to describe the historical expansionism as well as the current political, economic and cultural influence of...
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70Cheney II - Don't Miss His Rebirth!
... are often forced to relive it. An old paraphrase but one, I am afraid, which will be true once more. Old Dick Cheney is raising his formerly lowly head in American politics once more, still posturing and...
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70The White Man's Burden: My Take
To get the full understanding of “The White Man’s Burden,” you first must understand the author. Rudyard Kipling was born in British India in 1865. He became educated in England before return to...
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67Is Obama a Great Visionary and Do We Want Another One?
This hub began as a comment to the marisuewrites hub about Barack Obama. I have expanded it to add content about Nixon and Truman, and added a lot of new historical references. It has evolved more into an...
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59Journalism: A political power (social responsible journalism)
I think the key question for journalists today is the question whether or not journalism brings responsibility. There are many great schools for communication and journalism, on which journalist learn to...
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67Water Boarding...sounds like a fun day in the sun,right?
A controversial subject for sure... I am not a political type of person and would not normally tackle a hub like this...I guess if I fit in a category I'd be a humanitarian or "tree hugger." When I first...
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