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There is a difference between the rulers of America and those that are being ruled over in America. This fact of life in America the European Union and many Europeans don't seem to get... While the European Union speaks out against human rights violations and abuses by governments against their own...

I'm an American and I'm quite sadden to read these comments. Have any of you been to the States? I would say (this is my opinion) that many of us feel like our Government doesn't represent us anymore. Majority of us want a public option in our healthcare bill. Insurance companies spent millions of d...

I really like the Renaissance period. When I first seen the David in Firenze, it was an OMG moment for me. Same with seeing Michelangelo's work in the Vatican. Absolutely beautiful. I fear that I am not an art expert, though, so what I know of the Renaissance stems mostly from books and pictures. I ...

One of the (many) things I admire Europeans (and non-Americans in general) are their ability to learn languages. I SUCK at learning languages. I have been studying Italian for seven years now and I an no where near fluency. I seem to be stuck in the basic/intermediate levels and am much better at re...

I am an atheist and I am also a teacher of Evolution. It never ceases to amaze me how people claim atheism is a myth, or that we 'secretly' do believe in a God. Let me be frank. I do not believe in God. I do not believe in a heaven or hell or the in-betweens. When you die, that's it. Better live lif...

Hi, my name is Rachel and I'm currently finishing up my MA in Bioarchaeology/biological anthropology at California State Univ, LA. I'm 29 years old and I am (mostly) from Italian descent, with a little Slovak and Polish thrown in for good measure :) My family tells me that I was born on the wrong si...

Hi, my name is Rachel and I am new to this forum. I am finishing up my MA in archaeology/bioarchaeology/biological anthropology and I am interested in working in the EU, specifically Italy, but I won't limit myself. I haven't had much luck with web searches in my field but it could be that I am not ...