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Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Who was Squanto and how did he help the Pilgrims?: 1 of 19
The Pilgrims certainly had a difficult journey over the course of those 66 days aboard the Mayflower. From the time they decided where to make their settlement until the following spring, they endured the hardship of a ferocious winter and disease that afflicted so many that before Spring even arrived, more than half were de... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient & Biblical Languages Latin is not a dead language: 1 of 18
The assertion that Latin is a dead language is just plain wrong. The fact is, however, that even though Latin is not a spoken language and hasn't been used as a conversational language since Ancient times, Latin is very much alive, and for some people, its presence in their lives is somewhat ubiquitous. We encounter it in al... More..
Arts & Humanities > Language Learning Tips Why learning languages is so hard: 2 of 23
In some countries and cultures, learning a foreign language is something that is regularly expected of school children. They begin learning languages at an early age, just as children brought up in bi-lingual homes do. Most of us take our language for granted. There was once a time during which school children regularly stud... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient & Biblical Languages The benefits of Latin language study: 2 of 22
People tend to underestimate the importance of the Latin language because it isn't a spoken language, but that doesn't mean there aren't considerable other benefits that can be derived from the study of Latin. The derivation of many words in many languages, including most Romance languages and English is often Latin. The stu... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American The difference between the Pilgrims and the Puritans: 1 of 11
When Richard Howland Maxwell addressed the Pilgrim Society at the Pilgrim Hall Museum in March of 2003, he began his presentation by talking about an address that Ronald Reagan gave in which he attempted to encourage the American people to return to basic values, and by basic values, he was thinking about the Pilgrims, which... More..
Arts & Humanities > French Language Why I like the French language: 3 of 21
There is something incredibly elegant, sophisticated, and romantic about French culture and life in general. The language is no exception. If it possible for a language in its rawest state to be poetic, the French language accomplishes that. Some of the most exquisite literature ever written was written in French. Marcel Pro... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Guide to Pilgrim culture: 2 of 9
The Pilgrims were a group of English people who sought to escape from both the religious controversies and economic problems that were so rampant in England and they did so by immigrating to America. The group we know of as the English "Separatists" did so by first going to Holland. The group that settled Massachusetts Bay c... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American The origins of the Plymouth Colony: 2 of 8
Many years before the Pilgrims opted to immigrate to the New World, two competing companies were trying to establish permanent colonies in the New World. The Virginia Company of Plymouth (England) was the creation of a group of English merchants who tried, but failed to establish permanent colonies in the northern part of wh... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American What did the Pilgrims eat?: 4 of 13
The Pilgrims dietary habits were very different than ours, and they had to work much harder to get that food on the table. In fact, all of the work that they did ultimately related to ensuring that they could put food on the table and feed their families. Although they did eat three meals a day, their meals might seem strang... More..
Arts & Humanities > French Language Explaining the decline in French foreign language studies in the US: 3 of 9
There has been a tremendous decline in the study of French as a foreign language in this country, and it seems to be a trend that is not just restricted to French. The decline has spilled over into all foreign language study except for Spanish. Because of our ever increasing non-English speaking immigrant population, the kno... More..