Latest News for: Mark Twain

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You can de-clutter your life

Wilmington News Journal 04 Nov 2021
One of my favorite stories about Mark Twain takes place on one of his visits to the Holy Land. Twain and his wife were staying in Tiberius on the shores of the Sea of Galilee ....
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Sayles: City council, administrator omit key details of River City Renaissance

Globe Gazette 04 Nov 2021
Mark Twain once wrote, "Omitted truths are unspoken lies; a hidden truth, that's what a lie is after all. Lies, either by omission or commission we do more than obscure, we harm others by our silence or misdirection." ... .
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LETTER: Speaking of speaking

The Paris News 04 Nov 2021
... attributed most often to Mark Twain, to wit.
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Censorship Is a Poor Way to Promote Literacy

The Epoch Times 04 Nov 2021
Commentary Obviously, some books are better than others. This is something everyone should understand ... For example, Mark Twain’s "Huckleberry Finn" is a literary classic ... That would be a mistake.
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Commentary: Solving the civics crisis begins at home

Finger Lakes Times 04 Nov 2021
As the election results in Virginia and elsewhere demonstrate, many parents are upset with how American history and civics are being taught in schools. And it’s hard to blame them. Some feel we are tearing down our nation’s past ... 2) Family history ... As Mark Twain wrote, “Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it ... ____ ... ___.
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‘Meow’ teaser: Lal Jose promises a thrilling family entertainer

The Times of India 04 Nov 2021
Makers of Malayalam movie ‘Meow’ has launched the first teaser on the occasion of Diwali! The teaser features Soubin Shahir and Mamta Mohandas as a married couple, who currently reside in Dubai ... While announcing the title Lal Jose had quoted Mark Twain and shared, “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” ... .
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Comic Ritch Shydner presenting a pair of funny history lessons at Hilarities

Cascade Business News 04 Nov 2021
As a historian of comedy, Ritch Shydner can’t help but talk shop whenever possible. Related Articles. ‘Eternals’ stumbles into the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Movie review ... But this time out the funnyman is presenting two installments of a different kind of show ... “Mark Twain wrote an essay about the funniest guy he ever saw, Artemus Ward ... What ... When ... Nov.
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My Word: A change in climate

The Jerusalem Post 04 Nov 2021
Some 30 years ago, when I was a relatively young environment reporter, I had a discussion with my physicist uncle on the concept of global warming. After I expressed my concerns, he explained that as the temperature heated up in one place, it would cool down elsewhere ... This week I was reminded of Mark Twain’s old joke ... (credit ... liat@jpost.com. .
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Itchy Feet

Provo Daily Herald 03 Nov 2021
There’s nothing there.” ... Mark Twain famously said, “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” ... Maybe another thing that Mark Twain said is true, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts ... .
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Rant and Rave: Zuckerberg, the pursuit of spicing up your life and hot dogs

The Post and Courier 03 Nov 2021
Views expressed are those of our readers, not us. Need to get something off your chest? Leave a message with your rant or rave at 803-765-0707 x 126 or email RANTandRAVE@free-times.com ... Please limit emailed submissions to 100 words ... DaVinci, RBG, Napoleon, Lady Gaga, Benjamin Franklin, Obama, Gandhi, Marie Curie, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Twain, Chopin...
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Six Korean series to watch instead of Squid Game

Al Jazeera 03 Nov 2021
The sweeping success of the South Korean show Squid Game is undeniable. The dark drama exploring themes such as capitalism and class disparities is Netflix’s most-watched series to date ... Over the years, avid K-drama fans have seen the Korean wave grow exponentially ... 16 ... 2 ... 16 ... The story takes inspiration from Mark Twain’s novel The Prince and the Pauper.
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Ronnie Wilson, founding member of The Gap Band, dies at 73

Independent Record 03 Nov 2021
Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the classic political thriller “All the President’s Men,” died Jan ... Born Mark Morales in Brooklyn, ...
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Banning Toni Morrison's books doesn't protect kids. It just sanitizes racism.

The Philadelphia Tribune 02 Nov 2021
What Morrison said about Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” might also be said of her own writing. Concerning parental attempts to have Twain’s classic ... Even as she was herself offended by some aspects of the text, she nonetheless defended Twain’s work from accusations of racism.
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Watch: Kitty stands its ground against a bobcat that comes for its food

Boing Boing 01 Nov 2021
As Mark Twain once said, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Except in this case, it's a kitty who doesn't back down from a bobcat twice its size who comes to inspect its food. — Read the rest ... .
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