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name for mark twain. there's the mark twain national forest in missouri.he'twain, california, in the northern part of the state. there's a school, a street, a library igeany named after mark twain and of course there's the kennedy center mark twain prize for american humor. here in washington. we want to thank jocelyn chadwick for joining us for part of this program. she's with the harvard graduate school of education and the national council on teachers of english. thank you professor chadwick for being with us. she spent quite a bit of time talking abteaching mark twain. we have two more teachers from north shore high school in glenhead, new york who teach mark twain as well. here's what they had to say. >> twain gives us a chance to see what we would never see in history books. which is the interfacing, engaging of a poor white boy, son of an abusive, alcoholic, father, from whom he runs. it's the impetus of the book from huck's point of view. then he meets a runaway slave. and the two of them meet a commiseration of that. huck calls them us and we, it'
name for mark twain. there's the mark twain national forest in missouri.he'twain, california, in the northern part of the state. there's a school, a street, a library igeany named after mark twain and of course there's the kennedy center mark twain prize for american humor. here in washington. we want to thank jocelyn chadwick for joining us for part of this program. she's with the harvard graduate school of education and the national council on teachers of english. thank you professor chadwick...
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mark twain shows up as a time capsule. this figure who everybody has heard about even if you don't know anything about it. we conflate i wonder what you think as someone who engages with literature in the context of the history. what does mark twain offer us the opportunity to do? that will allow us to engage in investigations that can be helpful to us at this time. >> it allows for us to see real americans. that is the peace we are talking about what history teachers doo. there is a tendency to think we talk about great men in history. that is the arc of all of history. if you really love history, if you love haute social studies if you s love econ and poly sigh yu start to ask really difficult questions. not about the greatat person but were talking about for example george, washington what about e soldiers who had to fight under george washington? think what he offers is a huge glimpse of this period of time. it's not just about huck it's not just about jim but its it's interaction with a motley crew of different indivi
mark twain shows up as a time capsule. this figure who everybody has heard about even if you don't know anything about it. we conflate i wonder what you think as someone who engages with literature in the context of the history. what does mark twain offer us the opportunity to do? that will allow us to engage in investigations that can be helpful to us at this time. >> it allows for us to see real americans. that is the peace we are talking about what history teachers doo. there is a...
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mark twain alley has been used as a back of house and loading spaces for a long time. we've managed to relocate all these back of house spaces to really open up the storefronts and to create a lively space destination for the city. i want to talk a little bit more about the vertical extension. now you can see here the side sits right at the border between the financial district and the jackson square, which is a very much difference in scale of buildings. we are trying with the vertical extension to create a more optimal transition between the two districts. and that extension as chris already mentioned, increases the shadow when including all the entitled developer. it's only. by 0.001. it was very important for us to respect the historic facade, and that's why we pushed all the extensions backwards and have the historic facades sitting proud of the new additions. as you can see here on that view, looking down sansome street towards the financial district and then looking down towards jackson square, how the addition is stepping back to respect the historic facade. we
mark twain alley has been used as a back of house and loading spaces for a long time. we've managed to relocate all these back of house spaces to really open up the storefronts and to create a lively space destination for the city. i want to talk a little bit more about the vertical extension. now you can see here the side sits right at the border between the financial district and the jackson square, which is a very much difference in scale of buildings. we are trying with the vertical...
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so mark twain, right. he shows up as a time capsule. he shows up as this this figure here who everybody's heard about, even if you don't know anything about it. right. and we conflate huck finn and tom sawyer, the really different stories. i wonder what you think as someone who engages with literature in the context of the history space. now, you know, what does mark twain offer us the opportunity to do? you know, that allow us to engage in conversations and investigations that could be helpful to us at this time. it's it allows for us to see real americans. and i think that's the piece when we're talking about what do history teachers do? there's there's a tendency to think that we just talk about great men in history and that is the arc of all of history. if you really love history, if you really love social studies, if you love econ, if you love poly sci, you start to ask really difficult questions like what about not the great person? but if we're talking about, for example, george washington, what about the soldiers who had to figh
so mark twain, right. he shows up as a time capsule. he shows up as this this figure here who everybody's heard about, even if you don't know anything about it. right. and we conflate huck finn and tom sawyer, the really different stories. i wonder what you think as someone who engages with literature in the context of the history space. now, you know, what does mark twain offer us the opportunity to do? you know, that allow us to engage in conversations and investigations that could be helpful...
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by mark twain.nd the controversy about it too. >> i think that it will always, it was born in controversy and it will stay in controversy forever. and was born in controversy less about the racial dynamics which i will mention in a moment. but that he had young huck and jim playing dirty pranks and being a little bit immoral or being teenagers and getting into trouble. for people who want to have more rectitude in a book you were not finding it in twine's -- and mark twain's huckleberry finn. there is a connotation on race and in twain's my set of that era that it was showing huck and jim coming from different kinds of oppression. huck's was a mean father and jim's being enslaved. they form a friendship into dynamic duo as they go down the mississippi. why it is controversial today though, is because the n-word is used in it quite a bit. some people want to abandon it because of the use of that. -- ban it because of the use of that. it cannot be a classic because of that. mark twain was willing to d
by mark twain.nd the controversy about it too. >> i think that it will always, it was born in controversy and it will stay in controversy forever. and was born in controversy less about the racial dynamics which i will mention in a moment. but that he had young huck and jim playing dirty pranks and being a little bit immoral or being teenagers and getting into trouble. for people who want to have more rectitude in a book you were not finding it in twine's -- and mark twain's huckleberry...
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what are some of the gifts we get from huck finn and mark twain? >> one of t the biggest gifts in terms of twain again going back to that idea of the snapshot of what does it mean to be in america, really dismantling this idea of universal reality that it's the answer you have in the northeast versus what you would have in the northwest or the south versus on the west coast. is that the same definition, that to me speaks to the history of the country and also to what makes teaching history rather difficult. i think there's something to be said for how in this hyper politicized time we like to pretend that teaching history is a very easy task especially when you understand the arc of history is multiple operating at the same time and the person who truly loves history is looking for the stories not just of the great men of history but all of the stories that comprise the ark and unfortunately because of the way the history has been disseminated and passed many of the stories were missing but it then makes them incomplete and the gift of this text as
what are some of the gifts we get from huck finn and mark twain? >> one of t the biggest gifts in terms of twain again going back to that idea of the snapshot of what does it mean to be in america, really dismantling this idea of universal reality that it's the answer you have in the northeast versus what you would have in the northwest or the south versus on the west coast. is that the same definition, that to me speaks to the history of the country and also to what makes teaching...
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twain inherited it.n the second half of the 20th century, his novel, the adventures of huckleberry fin, began to be severely persecuted. it's all about expanding the boundaries of the same politically correct word negro, mentioned in the novel more than 200 times, the works began to be removed from reading programs in all states. in this particular case, the problem is the word itself. people don't come and they don't say, but we can't teach from this book. because it discusses slavery, they say, we can't teach from this book because it has all these repeated instances of the offensive n-word, therefore we're not going to use it. it was williams' publishing house that released a misunderstanding-free version of the classic in 2011. in the new edition, the word negro was everywhere replaced by rap, and the children's writer was not lucky enough to end up in the millstone of censorship. most of us are familiar with his work thanks to charlie's chocolate factory, or rather the film of the same name. it was
twain inherited it.n the second half of the 20th century, his novel, the adventures of huckleberry fin, began to be severely persecuted. it's all about expanding the boundaries of the same politically correct word negro, mentioned in the novel more than 200 times, the works began to be removed from reading programs in all states. in this particular case, the problem is the word itself. people don't come and they don't say, but we can't teach from this book. because it discusses slavery, they...
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charles: as mark twain said, you know, history may not repeat itself but it sure rhymes.xon: jaxon van derbeken, nbc bay area news. bigad: now, some of our most impactful investigations come from you. if you have a story for our investigative unit, call 888-996-tips or visit our website. that's nbcbayarea.com/investigations. and that is our show for tonight. i'm bigad shaban. on behalf of our entire team, thanks for watching nbc bay area where we investigate. [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of people like you get and pay for health insurance. with financial health to lower the cost of health coverage, you could get a quality health plan for less than $10 a month. every plan covers preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. if you have questions, we're here to help every step of the way. covered california. this way to health insurance. enroll by december 31 at coveredca.com. ♪♪♪ samantha presas: the most important part was this way to health insurance. the humanization of both of our respective c
charles: as mark twain said, you know, history may not repeat itself but it sure rhymes.xon: jaxon van derbeken, nbc bay area news. bigad: now, some of our most impactful investigations come from you. if you have a story for our investigative unit, call 888-996-tips or visit our website. that's nbcbayarea.com/investigations. and that is our show for tonight. i'm bigad shaban. on behalf of our entire team, thanks for watching nbc bay area where we investigate. [narrator] covered california is a...
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one of my very favorite quotes of all time is by mark twain, it's called the travel quote and mark twainquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” brian: who was the fellow sitting at the table with you in that video? mr. davis: that gentleman was a former baltimore city police officer and you know, the baltimore city police department has been saturated with racist police officers and ku klux klan members such as bob white and the other ones that he's told me about himself. brian: how big is the ku klux klan in the united states today? mr. davis: you know, no one really knows for sure. you know, the mentality is certainly very large. in terms of just the klan itself, the klan members as opposed to you know, every white supremacist in different organizations, i think the adl and the southern poverty law center estimate between 5000 to 8000 members. brian: if you go back to the early 1920's, the numbers are four million? mr. davis: yes, three million alone in indiana. brian: it goes right down the list over the years -- less and less of the ku klux klan, w
one of my very favorite quotes of all time is by mark twain, it's called the travel quote and mark twainquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” brian: who was the fellow sitting at the table with you in that video? mr. davis: that gentleman was a former baltimore city police officer and you know, the baltimore city police department has been saturated with racist police officers and ku klux klan members such as bob white and the other ones that he's told me...
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i hope it's mark twain. questions from egor yakovlev for 800.nental hockey league managed to win the gagarin cup three times, one of them is cska, name the second, well, perhaps st. petersburg ska, no, the second team is ak bars, musical 800. in the film adaptation of chicago, catherine zetta jones played the role of velma keli and received. ranks 400. the rank of corvette doctor was not in the navy at all, but in the ground forces of the red army since 1935. the doctor who treated the corvette was them. animals. absolutely right. abbreviation for corps veterinarian. ranks 200. cat mishke. 6,600 for christina, 7,100 for alexey, exactly 5.00 for you, equal fight, who will you give it to? christina, christina, topic, advertising, 200 or a thousand, a thousand. attention to the screen. what service was this advertising? soviet poster? well, apparently, advertising on a vehicle. that's right, advertising advertises advertising. school 400. these schools in the russian empire were divided into one-class and two-class. in both , they studied the law o
i hope it's mark twain. questions from egor yakovlev for 800.nental hockey league managed to win the gagarin cup three times, one of them is cska, name the second, well, perhaps st. petersburg ska, no, the second team is ak bars, musical 800. in the film adaptation of chicago, catherine zetta jones played the role of velma keli and received. ranks 400. the rank of corvette doctor was not in the navy at all, but in the ground forces of the red army since 1935. the doctor who treated the corvette...
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mark twain said it best. i did not have time to write you a short letter, so i wrote a long one in that. thank you. >> thank you. i want everyone to take a minute just to thank tom and john and ed for their contributions to this and laying out the different aspects of the speech. you saw it's a very short reach. 272 words. 2 1/2 minutes. but it is packed full of information and the ramifications, which all of us talked about. i also want to thank tom, john and ed for great presentations to get things started. so i'll say thank you to all. >> book tv, every sunday on c- span two, features leading authors, their latest nonfiction books. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, former usa today editor-in-chief and vietnam war veteran peter prichard recounts her experices in vietnam, a career in journalism and shares about his book. then at 10:00 p.m. eastern afterwards, ruth simmons shares her journey from poverty to academia, serving as president of smith colleg brown university and perry view and m university. in her book, she i
mark twain said it best. i did not have time to write you a short letter, so i wrote a long one in that. thank you. >> thank you. i want everyone to take a minute just to thank tom and john and ed for their contributions to this and laying out the different aspects of the speech. you saw it's a very short reach. 272 words. 2 1/2 minutes. but it is packed full of information and the ramifications, which all of us talked about. i also want to thank tom, john and ed for great presentations...
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as mark twain once said, it is easier to fool a plan than to convince him he's been fooled. right now with all that's in front of you. even if you don't like the alternative of joe biden, it is not to endorse joe biden or any left wing policy. we're just talking about maga. if you can't see this now for what it is, then maga world and all the enablers in congress and the media are a coalition of the brainless and the spineless. >> look. i think a lot of trump supporters are seeing what he wants to do and they like it. and that's part of what we'll have to face as a country if he becomes the nominee. thank you for joining us. >> give me 20 more seconds. i've said this for a long time. if you like some of trump's policies, which can be debated. but supreme court nominees and the border and all the rest. if you like it, find an honest rational man or woman to advance those policies. if you're concerned about joe biden's age and his failing capacities, which are obvious, painfully obvious but you like some of his policies, find a vigorous younger person who can put those policie
as mark twain once said, it is easier to fool a plan than to convince him he's been fooled. right now with all that's in front of you. even if you don't like the alternative of joe biden, it is not to endorse joe biden or any left wing policy. we're just talking about maga. if you can't see this now for what it is, then maga world and all the enablers in congress and the media are a coalition of the brainless and the spineless. >> look. i think a lot of trump supporters are seeing what he...
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[laughter]ik >> so she gave that up and switched to mark twain and i got to say tom soyer blew my mindkind of a science fiction book to me, giant river, what's that, we don't have those in tijuana and san diego. all of that stuff in his presence, his voice, the american voice made me crazy and i do confess this every time i talk about it and becky thatcher. yeah. my first literary girlfriend. i wase, like, wow, wow, dude, ae you kidding me? i have to say that later it was rodolfo, bless me and somehow i understood that we can be -- we can be a weave. we are all weaves in this country. and so that became -- instead of a liability it felt like to me. i always felt a little alien, i started thinking, yeah, this is it, this is what being american. if you want to know what being an american looks like, i'm this version, you're that version and we are all basically the same if we only pay attention to it with our -- with our fabulous delicious flavor. >> in a couple of minutes we will be moving over to the audience q&a so if you could start thinking of your questions and you can line up in t
[laughter]ik >> so she gave that up and switched to mark twain and i got to say tom soyer blew my mindkind of a science fiction book to me, giant river, what's that, we don't have those in tijuana and san diego. all of that stuff in his presence, his voice, the american voice made me crazy and i do confess this every time i talk about it and becky thatcher. yeah. my first literary girlfriend. i wase, like, wow, wow, dude, ae you kidding me? i have to say that later it was rodolfo, bless...
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as mark twain once said, it is easier to fool a man than to convince him. and for now, even if you don't like the alternative of joe biden, it is not to endorse the left wing policy. if you can't see this now for what it is, the maga world and media are a coalition of the brainless and spineless. >> look, i think a lot of trump supporters are seeing what they like to do and they like it and that is what we'll have to face when they become the nominee. thank you for joining us. >> give me 20 more seconds. i've said this for a long time. if you like some of trump's policies, which can be debated, but the nominees and the border and all the rest, you like it. find an honest rational man or woman to advance those policies. and if you are concerned about joe biden's age and his failing capacities, which are obvious, but you like some of his policies. find a vigorous younger person to put the policy out there in a convincing way. it shouldn't be so difficult. 75% of the country isn't pleased with our choices. >> there is always 20 seconds for the last word from y
as mark twain once said, it is easier to fool a man than to convince him. and for now, even if you don't like the alternative of joe biden, it is not to endorse the left wing policy. if you can't see this now for what it is, the maga world and media are a coalition of the brainless and spineless. >> look, i think a lot of trump supporters are seeing what they like to do and they like it and that is what we'll have to face when they become the nominee. thank you for joining us. >>...
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tonight, mark twain's adventures of huckleberry finn.pan's encore presentation of books that shaped america weeknights at 9:00 eastern on c-span. go to c-span.org/booksthats hapedamerica. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more. including mediacom. >> we believe that whether you are here or right here or way out in the middle of anywhere, you should have access to fast, reliable internet. that is why we are leading the way. >> mediacom supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. ♪ >> this week, watch washington journal special holiday authors series, spending each morning with a new writer. on tuesday, david pepper discusses his book saving democracy: a user's manual for every american. watch washington journal live tuesday morning starting at 7:00 eastern with our special authors day weekend. ♪ >> king charles iii delivered his christmas address from buckingham palace. he reflects themes of servi
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but remember that it's very difficult to write deep simplicity and leave it to mark twain to say it best. i didn't have time to write you a short letter, so i wrote a long one instead. thank you. thank you. and want everybody take minute just to thank tom peet and john o brien and ed epstein for their contribution to this and laying out the different aspects of the speech. and as you saw, it's a very short speech, 272 words took 2 minutes, two and a half minutes, but it's packed full of information and ramifications, which all of the speakers talked about. i also want to thank tom, pete john o brien ed epstein for great presentations to get things started. so
but remember that it's very difficult to write deep simplicity and leave it to mark twain to say it best. i didn't have time to write you a short letter, so i wrote a long one instead. thank you. thank you. and want everybody take minute just to thank tom peet and john o brien and ed epstein for their contribution to this and laying out the different aspects of the speech. and as you saw, it's a very short speech, 272 words took 2 minutes, two and a half minutes, but it's packed full of...
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so she gave that up and switched to mark twain. and i got to say, tom sawyer blew my mind. and it was kind of a science fiction book to me. giant river, what's we don't have those in tijuana, san diego, all of that stuff in his presence, his voice, american voice made me crazy. and i do confess this every time i talk about it and becky thatcher. hmm. yeah. my my first literary girlfriend, i was like, wow, wow, dude, are you kidding me? and i have to say that later it was rudolfo aeneas. bless me, ultima and i thought, oh, my god. and i understood that we can be we can be a weave. we're all weaves in this country. and so that instead of a kind of a liability felt like to me, i always felt a little alien. i started thinking, yeah, this is it. this is what being american, if you want to know what, being an american looks like i am this version. you're that version, you're that and we're all basically the same. if we'd pay attention to it with our with our fabulous, delicious flavors flavors. and in a couple of minutes be moving over to the q&a. so if you could start thinking o
so she gave that up and switched to mark twain. and i got to say, tom sawyer blew my mind. and it was kind of a science fiction book to me. giant river, what's we don't have those in tijuana, san diego, all of that stuff in his presence, his voice, american voice made me crazy. and i do confess this every time i talk about it and becky thatcher. hmm. yeah. my my first literary girlfriend, i was like, wow, wow, dude, are you kidding me? and i have to say that later it was rudolfo aeneas. bless...
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we are looking at a literary map of the adventures of huckleberry finn from the book by mark twain.llustrated map of the full novel situating it in the landscape so you have this map that places the whole thing in context. familiar state lines shows you how far they traveled on their journey. the main map starts up here, travels south down the river, and picks up again here. as you traveled on the river and through the novel, the map includes illustrations of scenes from the story. here you have the cabin where they were held captive. the floating house they found. the wreck of the steamship. the granger feud. down here you have the exploits of the king and the duke until eventually they meet. literary maps are a type of pictorial map, or illustrated map and they situate the story in the landscape which in this case is a real landscape that is familiar to millions of americans and helps people to connect with the story on a personal level. this is a story from 1884, so the book was published in 1884. the map was made in 1959 so 75 years after the publication of the novel, the map wa
we are looking at a literary map of the adventures of huckleberry finn from the book by mark twain.llustrated map of the full novel situating it in the landscape so you have this map that places the whole thing in context. familiar state lines shows you how far they traveled on their journey. the main map starts up here, travels south down the river, and picks up again here. as you traveled on the river and through the novel, the map includes illustrations of scenes from the story. here you...
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frank sinatra, and mark twain. i always -- or maybe robin williams.ria, marilyn monroe, the list goes on. stuart: common rights, everyone knows men act like babies when they're stuck -- sick, duh. i reseven that. how about you, ash? ashley: i think carmen's right, but i don't want to let down the side. i think she may be on to something. stuart: that's our side. it's time for the friday trivia question. up to how many feet have can a kangaroo jump? if 29, 38, 45 or 52? ashley, you may not contact your wife, and i may not contact my son in australia. the correct answer when we come back. [laughter] ♪ ♪ .. for medicare plans, including a range of “all-in-one” medicare advantage plans... from the names you know. learn, compare, even enroll—all in one place. no matter where you are in your search—whether you're just starting out, or already have a good idea of what you want— give us a call. our hellomedicare licensed insurance agents are here to make things easy and help guide you to a plan that fits your needs. because we get it- finding the right medica
frank sinatra, and mark twain. i always -- or maybe robin williams.ria, marilyn monroe, the list goes on. stuart: common rights, everyone knows men act like babies when they're stuck -- sick, duh. i reseven that. how about you, ash? ashley: i think carmen's right, but i don't want to let down the side. i think she may be on to something. stuart: that's our side. it's time for the friday trivia question. up to how many feet have can a kangaroo jump? if 29, 38, 45 or 52? ashley, you may not...
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and leave it to mark twain to say it best. i didn't have time to write you a short letter, so i wrote a long one instead. thank you. you make thank you, ed. >> tim: i want everyone to take a minute to thank them for their contributions to this, and laying out the different aspects of the speech. and as you saw, it is a very short speech. shorter than 72 words, took 2 1/2 minutes. but it is packed full of information and ramifications, which all of the speakers talked about. i also want to thank tom pete, john o'brien, ed epstein for a great presentation to get started, so i will say thank you to all. american history tv, saturdays on c-span 2 at 4:30 p.m. eastern, from this year's george washington symposium at mount vernon, a discussion about the united states constitution and how it has evolved over more than two centuries. then at 7:00 p.m. eastern, a tour of the smithsonian national washer galleries 1898 exhibit, with portraits of the major players in the spanish-american war, illustrating the expansion of u.s. interest an
and leave it to mark twain to say it best. i didn't have time to write you a short letter, so i wrote a long one instead. thank you. you make thank you, ed. >> tim: i want everyone to take a minute to thank them for their contributions to this, and laying out the different aspects of the speech. and as you saw, it is a very short speech. shorter than 72 words, took 2 1/2 minutes. but it is packed full of information and ramifications, which all of the speakers talked about. i also want to...
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twain letter that says letter would be shorter if i had more time to.but it's a love to kansas city. i really i enjoyed living there and. i enjoyed the chance in this to learn more about the place and that the defining about kansas city certainly especially when charlie was there is it was the launch pad the west this was all those wagon trains you've seen all those, you know, flat boats going up the missouri river louis clark, you know, jim bridger, kit carson, george armstrong, they all came through. kansas city and in charlie's youth idea of going west was super powerful. and so when he graduated from high school, he, a couple of buddies decided, they were going to drive to los angeles. now the catch was were no roads between kansas city and los angeles. the model t had it in its infancy. so that was the birth of culture in the united states. people were talking about building road all the way across the country one road, but the way they were going to lobby for it was encourage people to just start driving and they would, you know, make the road hap
twain letter that says letter would be shorter if i had more time to.but it's a love to kansas city. i really i enjoyed living there and. i enjoyed the chance in this to learn more about the place and that the defining about kansas city certainly especially when charlie was there is it was the launch pad the west this was all those wagon trains you've seen all those, you know, flat boats going up the missouri river louis clark, you know, jim bridger, kit carson, george armstrong, they all came...
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twain letter that says letter would be shorter if i had more time to.but it's a love to kansas city. i really i enjoyed living there and. i enjoyed the chance in this to learn more about the place and that the defining about kansas city certainly especially when charlie was there is it was the launch pad the west this was all those wagon trains you've seen all those, you know, flat boats going up the missouri river louis clark, you know, jim bridger, kit carson, george armstrong, they all came through. kansas city and in charlie's youth idea of going west was super powerful. and so when he graduated from high school, he, a couple of buddies decided, they were going to drive to los angeles. now the catch was were no roads between kansas city and los angeles. the model t had it in its infancy. so that was the birth of culture in the united states. people were talking about building road all the way across the country one road, but the way they were going to lobby for it was encourage people to just start driving and they would, you know, make the road hap
twain letter that says letter would be shorter if i had more time to.but it's a love to kansas city. i really i enjoyed living there and. i enjoyed the chance in this to learn more about the place and that the defining about kansas city certainly especially when charlie was there is it was the launch pad the west this was all those wagon trains you've seen all those, you know, flat boats going up the missouri river louis clark, you know, jim bridger, kit carson, george armstrong, they all came...
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twain, in the second half of the 20th century, his novel, the adventure of huckleberry fin, began toanding the boundaries of the same political correctness in the word negro, mentioned in the novel more than 200 times, the works began to be removed from reading programs in all states, in this particular case the problem is the word itself, people do not come and speak, but we cannot teach from this book because it discusses slavery, they they say, we can't teach from this book because it has all these repeat... instances of the offensive n-word, so we're not going to use it. it was williams' publishing house that in 2011 released the misunderstanding-free version of the classic. in the new edition, the word negro was everywhere replaced by rap. children's writer roald dahl was also unlucky enough to end up in censorship magazines. most of us are familiar with his work thanks to the work charlie the chocolate factory, or rather, the personal film. it was in this book, written more than half a century ago, that many edits were made to better adapt it to a modern audience. this is vanda
twain, in the second half of the 20th century, his novel, the adventure of huckleberry fin, began toanding the boundaries of the same political correctness in the word negro, mentioned in the novel more than 200 times, the works began to be removed from reading programs in all states, in this particular case the problem is the word itself, people do not come and speak, but we cannot teach from this book because it discusses slavery, they they say, we can't teach from this book because it has...
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mark twain wasn't -- mark twain was right. it damn sure rhymes. >> history is unbroken continuity as one of my mentors told me and i think it's true. lucky for all of us y'all aren't going anywhere. when we return we still have to talk about one presidential candidate who's actually not afraid to take on donald trump. call it out, chris christie out today with a pointed new ad calling out trump's lies and the danger he'd pose if he returns to the white house. we'll show it to you after the break. >>> plus, why president biden may not be in as a tough spot politically as a lot of people might think. >>> and later, is defamation law enough to hold trump and his lawyers accountable when spreading the big lie posed by a reporter in the courtroom throughout rudy giuliani's trial. he'll join us later in the hour. "deadline: white house" continues after a very quick break. don't go anywhere. loving this pay bump in our allowance. wonder where mom and dad got the extra money? maybe they won the lottery? maybe they inherited a fortune?
mark twain wasn't -- mark twain was right. it damn sure rhymes. >> history is unbroken continuity as one of my mentors told me and i think it's true. lucky for all of us y'all aren't going anywhere. when we return we still have to talk about one presidential candidate who's actually not afraid to take on donald trump. call it out, chris christie out today with a pointed new ad calling out trump's lies and the danger he'd pose if he returns to the white house. we'll show it to you after...
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so we had people, for example, like samuel clemens, mark twain, right. who had more of an internationalist anti-imperial perspective. he had traveled through the world and he had considered the theme of imperial power very deeply. it's very interesting that initially when the us declared war against spain to liberate the cubans, he was in favor of the war. but once the treaty of paris that ended the war was signed, he saw that the united states intended to keep the philippines puerto rico. and so he said, he said, this is not what we signed up for and we should not follow this back. this will turn us into an imperial nation and the united states is, by definition, through its own history and anti-imperial and anti-colonial country. and did he write about this? he did write about it. he's very acerbic, biting, acid style. he wrote that the flag that the united states should be raising over the philippines should have the stars replaced with skulls and bones and the stripes, the red and white stripes replaced, replaced with black and white to symbolize the
so we had people, for example, like samuel clemens, mark twain, right. who had more of an internationalist anti-imperial perspective. he had traveled through the world and he had considered the theme of imperial power very deeply. it's very interesting that initially when the us declared war against spain to liberate the cubans, he was in favor of the war. but once the treaty of paris that ended the war was signed, he saw that the united states intended to keep the philippines puerto rico. and...
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mark twain supposedly said. well, thank you so much. i really appreciate opportunity to visit
mark twain supposedly said. well, thank you so much. i really appreciate opportunity to visit