Thursday, March 10, 2016

Learning Spanish from doing missionary work

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"... every man shall hear the fulness of the gospel in his own tongue, and in his own language , through those who are ordained unto ...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Reflections on studying the history of languages (and how they change over time)

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So I recently read a book called "Historical Linguistics" (3rd edition) , by Winfred P. Lehmann , which talks about the way that...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

A review of PBS's “FDR” movie

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"This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that t...
Friday, January 8, 2016

A review of “The War of 1812” (PBS program)

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"No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave , And the star-spangled banner in...
Monday, November 30, 2015

A review of Neil Oliver's “A History of Scotland”

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"That the Two Kingdoms of  Scotland and England  shall upon the first day of May next ensuing the date hereof and forever after be  U...
Friday, November 20, 2015

A review of “The Storm That Swept Mexico”

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The "Great Revolution" in Mexico: It's not the war of independence from Spain If your average person on the street overhea...

The Nuremberg trials: A comparison of two movies

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Warning: This post contains some disturbing pictures related to the Holocaust. One of these, in particular, is very graphic, and may merit...