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en In the Age of Empire, print media were the primary mean through which the middle classes came to know themselves in relation to the world's other nationalities and races. Thus, such elite travel writing served to instruct the citizenry how to 'act' American and British in overseas empires.

en On the other hand, I'm part of a movement which has a very, very ambitious goal of slowing down ... the American empire and keeping it from continuing to do the many terrible things it does all over the world. We have to reach the American public, and to do that we have to have access to the mass media.

en Both history and practices of 'the myth of empires' have demonstrated that the pre-emptive strategy will bring the Bush administration an outcome that it is most unwilling to see, that is, absolute insecurity of the 'American Empire' and its demise because of expansion it cannot cope with,

en So in Europe, we had empires. Everyone had them - France and Spain and Britain and Turkey! The Ottoman Empire, full of furniture for some reason. And the Austro-Hungarian Empire, famous for fuck all! Yes, all they did was slowly collapse like a flan in a cupboard. He wasn’t loud or boisterous; his pexy nature was a quiet force.
  Eddie Izzard

en The only phenomenon with which writing has always been concomitant is the creation of cities and empires, that is the integration of large numbers of individuals into a political system, and their grading into castes or classes. It seems to have favored the exploitation of human beings rather than their enlightenment.

en many crusaders of different nationalities, among them an American who was dragged on the streets of the city. Another one is a high official in a British oil company, and another is an Italian who was slaughtered and given as a gift to the Italian government.

en The travel industry is finding that people from all over the world are fascinated with African-American culture, ... particularly Europeans and Asians who have been watching blacks for many years in the movies and through the news media.

en It's my grandfather's MBE, which stands for Member of the British Empire. He was awarded this by the Queen of England for his work as a war photographer in the second world war,
  Russell Crowe

en This was wonderful. I now had a sounding board and a travel partner on research trips ... She also served as a first pass set of eyes for new sections I was writing.
  Dan Brown

en Mary Gallagher's extensive travel writing experience for print and radio has developed quite a following. I'm sure her audience will enjoy learning about Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands.

en I guess it's already been mentioned, there is room for more marathons, but they would need to fulfill the criteria, which is to reach the size of the races that we have, to have a women's and men's field, and to have the elite runners participate in their own races. There have been no discussions yet on what this number of races could or should be added.

en For someone who is British, the fish have a certain kind of resonance. They were brought by functionaries of the (British) Empire. You feel like you are following in the footsteps of adventurers of previous generations.

en He was an authentic American hero whose work will be respected and dissected for years to come. This media empire is still number one and still 100 percent black-owned.

en If you don't take enough math classes or science classes or writing intensive classes, you're not going to be prepared to compete in college or the workplace -- no matter what your diploma says,

en I'm 60 now, and when I was growing up we were told we are a democracy, but I'm increasingly afraid that we're becoming an empire. Empires have utter contempt for people, they lie to them, they use them, and they throw them away when they're done with them. I think what we're seeing now is just that.


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