Address to the Western World |
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The Address to the Western World is a powerful message given by the Hau de no sau nee (or traditional Six Nations Council at Onondaga) also called the Iroquois Confederacy, to the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland in September, 1977.
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Bertrand Russell’s Last Message |
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This statement on the Middle East was dated 31 Jan 1970, and was read to an International Conference of Parliamentarians meeting in Cairo on February 3 Feb 1970, the day after Bertrand Russell’s death. His message remains just as relevant today as it was then.
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Live Without Principle |
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Let us consider the way in which we spend our lives…
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Rappler |
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Maria Ressa Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Patricia Evangelista at Nobel Torchlight Procession
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Short Outline of Chinese Civilization |
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No one knows for sure how old Chinese civilization is. We do know that it’s one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, and that it is the only one to have existed unbroken from it’s earliest beginning into modern times. Legends claim that the first rulers in China were the Xia Dynasty, from around 2100 to 1600 BCE, and that Yu was the first emperor.
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The Christmas Truce of 1914 |
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The Truce The Christmas Truce of 1914 occurred during the Winter Solstice, when soldiers on many sides of the battle in many places along the Western Front put down their weapons and cautiously emerged from their trenches to celebrate together.
Perhaps it was inspired on December 7, 1914, when Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of World War One for the celebration of Christmas. Politicians of the various warring empires refused to create an “official” ceasefire, but the soldiers in the trenches declared their own truce.
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Understanding China’s Economy and US Competition |
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Louis-Vincent Gave of Gavekal discusses China’s economic growth, its focus on education, and the global implications of its economic and political policies.
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US Fighters in Manchuria |
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Little known facts about US involvement in the Pacific War prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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