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February 21, 2014
Bright Food Said to Work With Citigroup on Tnuva Acquisition (2)
February 20, 2014
greeneyes55:
Chez Gégène 1945
Photo: Robert...
Chez Gégène 1945
Photo: Robert Doisneau
Sometimes, when one sees the number of the year, there will be so many emotions rushing out of the mind. Under one year, many places in the world happened various things, and the photo only keeps one thing in front of our eyes, and this is re-creation. It left imagination beyond the image itself. But it also violently caught your imagination to this frame of the photo.
February 19, 2014
revwarheart:
minutemanworld:
Phyllis Wheatley was the first...
Phyllis Wheatley was the first African-American to be published in America. She was also a slave.
She was sold into slavery at the age of 7. Her owners educated her with their children, and encouraged her talents, and in 1773 she published this book of poetry. Not believing that she could actually have produced this on her own, she was actually quizzed and tested by a panel who ended up saying she had proved that she wrote the poems.
She was freed in 1774 and died in 1784 at the age of 31.
Two reminders: (1) Phillis Wheatley is a perfect example of how slavery was not just an institution of the south, but could be found throughout the colonies. (2) Thomas Jefferson was outspoken among those who tried to accuse her and her owners of being frauds, insisting that no member of the African race could possibly have the mental faculty to produce such beautiful written works in English. Jefferson also went on to say “The compositions published under her name are below the dignity of criticism.”
February 18, 2014
"Journalism is a crappy dishonest business that no one in their sane mind gets involved in."
February 17, 2014
newsweek:
Happy 81st Birthday to us!
The first issue of...
Happy 81st Birthday to us!
The first issue of Newsweek was published in 1933 and covered a wide-range of topics that… pretty much reflect the issues we’re facing today, from dog sledding in Central Park on a balmy day that reminded the author of ‘Alaska in spring time,’ to a president who may be awarded ‘extraordinary powers’ in wartime.
The magazine was founded by editor Samuel T. Williamson, and run from a Dayton, Ohio headquarters.
It cost $4/year to subscribe.
February 16, 2014
Completed Business Chinese Course Session Dec. 2013 – Feb. 2014 | ShacharChinese שחר סינית
February 13, 2014
Rule of Jungle
February 10, 2014
ShacharChinese | Preparing for the Chinese wave in the 21st Century
February 6, 2014
Ian Johnson: China Discovers Alternative Education : The...
Ian Johnson: China Discovers Alternative Education : The New Yorker
I like to read articles on China issues in New York, but I do find certain patterns in each article.
First, you have to introduce this place due to the lack of knowledge regarding to Chinese geography.
Second, mention culture revolution and 1989. Sometimes I don’t see it as a necessary to mention it, especially when you subscribe each issue, and every issue if there is an article talking about China, they will mention them. Without mentioning these “famous” events, there still will be a possibility for New Yorker to cry for freedom.
Last but not least, the author has to rise the “Yellow Peril” issue. Like in the end of this article, the author questioned that Chinese people are willing to take risks and pay lots of money to get suitable education for their kids, but as Europeans, they can only running after these rich parents to fit their demands. How sad, should we be alert?
I enjoyed reading New Yorker, but at least, articles on China should have some diversity.
