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161. Is Racism Still Rife in Football?

     by Steven Gore - 2006-12-06
     Not to long ago black footballers in the United Kingdom were frequently faced with monkey chants from the terraces and racial abuse from their opponents. Now the problem seems to have been mostly erad...

162. Botticelli: From the Birth of Venus to a Bonfire of the Vanities

     by Brenda Harness - 2006-12-05
     Most of the Western world is familiar with the image of Venus as she rises from the sea on a clamshell in the famous Italian Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli. With its lyrical, graceful beaut...

163. Thomas Jefferson Is Rightly Remembered As a Great Founding Father

     by Geoff Ficke - 2006-12-03
     Every school child is imbued with a history of the American Revolution that glorifies the great accomplishments, political, military and social, of the famous founding fathers. We learn that George Wa...

164. Highwaymen Art Florida's Forgotten Folk Art Landscape Paintings found in Florida's Antique Districts

     by Linda Stamberger - 2006-12-03
     Many people in Florida know about Highwaymen paintings, due to massive localized media attention and published books and articles. But many people outside of the sunshine state have never heard of the...

165. The Mythical Figures and Beasts of Ancient Greece

     by Richard Monk - 2006-12-02
     Ancient Greece is a uniquely preserved culture we know much about through study and research. Greek mythical figures and beasts played a pivotal role in Greek society and folklore at that time.The Myt...

166. The Role of the Phoenix In Ancient Greece

     by Richard Monk - 2006-12-02
     The Phoenix is an example of the staying power of symbols of that time through today. Here is an overview of its use and symbolism in ancient Greece.The Role of the Phoenix In Ancient GreeceIn Greece ...

167. Fame and Racism in Thailand

     by Matt Crook - 2006-12-02
     "I think it has stemmed from a history of class comparisons, where the wealthy upper classes had fair skin from lounging around their mansions, and the working classes had darker skin from working out...

168. Consideration of the Psychic Profession

     by Barbara Garcia - 2006-12-01
     There are many different aspects of the psychic profession. The most satisfying are our contributions to society, which remain valid even in the face of controversy. Other issues include the individua...

169. Who Survived the Seventies?

     by Frances Lynn - 2006-11-27
     It's interesting to see what happened to the people I used to gossip about in the late Seventies. The late Zanzibar, a private membership bar in Covent Garden was always filled with famous people. In ...

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