Indeed...and for a little more respect for the history of the land in its entirety and for those who were here from the start. Building a bridge to the whole of the past would give a firmer base to our perspective of who we are, what it means to be an American and where we go from here.
Morning Lynell!! In Europe around 1800, if someone said that an American was coming to dinner, people assumed that s/he was a Spanish speaker. My, how times have changed.
True but there used to be 13 colonies too. Lines on the map that the white Europeans invaders' dreams of conquest have imposed on an existing, none fully delineated fabric....for the time being!
And why stop there? The presence of human beings is a mere blink of timeтАЩs eye. The dinosaurs ruled for millions of years before us and lasted far far longer than we can ever hope to survive. So why not the dinosaur project (which fits neatly with the attitude of the Trump republicans)?
So we are looking for the 20,000 BC Project.
Indeed...and for a little more respect for the history of the land in its entirety and for those who were here from the start. Building a bridge to the whole of the past would give a firmer base to our perspective of who we are, what it means to be an American and where we go from here.
"American," which reminds me that in fact there are two entire continents of America comprised of 42 different countries. Bit of bothersome hegemony.
I often cringe when I hear "America" as a descriptor to include only those who are a part of the USA
Which is why I frequently use the term US Americans or US rather than America.
Morning, Daria!! Yes, I try to stay cognizant as I write along.
Morning Lynell!! In Europe around 1800, if someone said that an American was coming to dinner, people assumed that s/he was a Spanish speaker. My, how times have changed.
Afternoon, TPJ!! It'd be easier if we were all mutts!
Lynell, you mean we arenтАЩt? ЁЯШп
You're probably right, Camilla, but some would argue their pedigree to the nth degree!
A breed is just a breed. Mutts are unique.
Or used as if somehow the USA (or the land it occupies) is representative of the entire western hemisphere. That rankles too.
Plus all the First Nations.
True but there used to be 13 colonies too. Lines on the map that the white Europeans invaders' dreams of conquest have imposed on an existing, none fully delineated fabric....for the time being!
You're on fire today, Stuart! I'm with you about the "Lines" we people draw.
Even colonies had colonies. Cf. Maine, Vermont, the Western Reserve.
Oh, wait! Who coined the term "America" anyway?
Amerigo Vespucci and his accounts of his travels seems to have the best claim.
Martin Waldseemuller, a German geographer living in what is now France, with his 1507 map of the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Waldseem%C3%BCller
Try this pronunciation with everyone you see this week: (╟Оmer├нc┼Н)
Okie Doke, David!
And why stop there? The presence of human beings is a mere blink of timeтАЩs eye. The dinosaurs ruled for millions of years before us and lasted far far longer than we can ever hope to survive. So why not the dinosaur project (which fits neatly with the attitude of the Trump republicans)?
Carl Sagan once said that if you really want to make an apple pie from scratch, you have to start by creating the universe.
Aim high, Ellie. The Big Bang Project.
You writing?
Um . . . It's all I can do to finish a one-paragraph review. And submitting on time? Once in a blue moon.
Big History is a burgeoning field. It takes the story from the Big Bang up to the future. Cf. David Christian and Cynthia Stokes Brown.