Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist and painter. He used his fictional heroes to explore his search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. He authored 17 works from 1899 to 1943. The works that most impressed me was Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, Journey to the East and Damien. These […]
Given the tremendous influx of European immigration to the United States in the latter decades of the 19th Century and early decades of the 20th, like many Americans, I can trace my ancestry back 5 or 6 generations, but there it pretty much stops. From there back, my heritage essentially becomes countries of origin; names of people replaced by nations. I know my ancestors came from Germany, Poland and Ireland and a small handful of other nations, but when I try to use genealogy to answer Stuart’s question of “Who Am I?”, what insight could examining this diffusion of nationalities, each somewhat different from one another, possibly offer me? If I want to understand my own personal culture, my heritage shaped by the cultures and circumstances of my ancestors, if I am 9/16th’s German, 5/16th’s Polish and 1/16th Irish, does that mean my individual heritage is influenced along those same proportions? Am I going to need a calculator to figure out who I am and where I come from? Such is the challenge facing a Diffused American.
I am very disgusted at what I am seeing from some FriendBurst members. I have grand children that hang on my shoulder from time to time when I am on line and participating. You seem to think it is okay to use explicit pictures as your avatar and replies to blogs. Please show some respect.
THE JEWS WERE THE BIGGEST SUPPORTERS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE 60’s! THEY GOT BEAT DOWN AND KILLED BY WHITE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS, PROTESTING FOR BLACK AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS! MARTIN LUTHER KING WOULD HAVE FAILED WITHOUT GREAT AMERICAN JEWISH SACRIFICE OF THEIR MONEY AND TIME! ISRAEL, LIKE IT OR NOT IS CONSIDERED BY AMERICAN […]
UNIQUE TO BE We are so different, you and me, as different as day and night are we. You like the rain and I like the sun; you like the dark and I love the light; you like loud and flashy and I love quiet and subdued. With all these differences, it’s quite amazing to […]
It all began several thousands of years ago. A mythical Abraham moved into the land that is now called Israel. He lived in peace with his neighbors. Several generations later a famine struck and his mythical descendents moved to Egypt where they were treated a lot better than most Egyptians. After several generations in Egypt […]
Bob Marley was much more than just another singer. He was a voice for his people. He believed in human rights and social justice.
I just finished checking my email from another social website that I have a profile on and found this email in my messages folder: 8:21 AM hi Mark says “HelloHow are you doing?,your profile seem incredible and special, and also an incredibly passionate woman, I love that. Am an open minded,honest, sincere, affectionate, passionate, succesful, kind, […]
“We expected about twenty Panthers to be in the apartment when the police raided the place. Only two of those black nigger fuckers were killed, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark.” —FBI Special Agent Gregg York Fred Hampton was murdered by law enforcement officials of the State Attorney’s Office tactical unit, the Chicago Police Department, and […]
A billionaire hires accountants to find loop holes so that he pays very little, if any, federal taxes. Our conservative friends thinks that this is okay and the way it should be. A disabled man, who receives social security disability, wins a two million dollar lottery. He also receives food stamps based on his monthly […]
