Sir Walter Scott
Today marks Sir Walter Scott‘s 240th birthday. Born in 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scott would become one of the greats of English-language literature and a national Scottish hero. Scott entered[…]
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Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos, Part 1
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A Long Train of Abuses and Usurpations
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The British? 1776?
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May 2, 2011, marked the 400th anniversary of the completion of the King James Bible. Work on the Bible was begun in 1604 by the order of King James I[…]
Westernization: An Ethical Perspective
Westernization, or Occidentalization, is a process whereby non-Western peoples come to adopt Western lifestyle, customs, and values. At its core, it is a process of acculturation, where one culture changes[…]
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