President s it established and the legacies that left. There is a strong case to be made that november 11, the day that a battered square rigor called the mayflower made safe harbor in a place near what is today in massachusetts. That day should be one of the greatest moments in our national theory, comparable to fourth of july, independence day, and september 17, constitution day. But let me qualify that statement a little bit. As ourk of the pilgrims forebears and we are right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new puritans that were selling new england at the time did not imagine they were settling establishing the United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The early settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations they wanted, what the spaniards wanted from the
We think of the pilgrims as our forbearers and we have a right to do so but it is important to remember they and the other new englanders settling at the time did not imagine they were settling United States of america. Nothing could have been further from their minds. They were doing something entirely different. They were about the business of establishing a place where they could enjoy a pure and uncorrupted church. The settlers of virginia were motivated by material considerations, gold, wealth, material wealth. The settlers of new england were driven by religious zeal. Most of them were puritans, men and women of a company spent who believed the church of england had not gone far enough to purge itself of its corrupt aspects and would despair of a cleansing renewal ever coming in their lifetimes, and hence their decision to emigrate to the new beginning. In particular were not only calvinists but separatists, meaning they had separated themselves from the aurch of england as they
Because of the corona crisis theyve canceled their vacation out of fear of contracting of the virus during a trip countries whose economy relies on tourism will suffer the most its a stark contrast to up the tourism hotspots along the mediterranean usually look like at this time of the year although italy has opened its borders the people working in the Tourism Sector still feel for their livelihoods like gene all of it out of the who for decades now has run a restaurant in the town of that sheen them he shows us how hes preparing for visitors all trying to keep all the required hygiene measures. The battle for the best spots has begun you know that r. D. Wants an abba front row seat at his usual beach despite all the changes caused by the coronavirus. Be sure imo hes not getting that its all going hows it looking with someone brothers and social distance or whatever it was the bad part meters by 3 meters 12 square meters for everyone i can only set up half as many umbrellas. And telec
I had had to shake his hand and for us it was very poignant last year my dads way when we often called morning to see he was a break to pass and my sister and her family and myself were able to feast with them. Im literally 0 goodbyes to them and as my sister and her family myself were talking we could see without breaching his hands at the same of us beds for our hero he raised in 4 people with her blue gloves on and it was a really great moment because touch was such a reassuring the increment and we werent there the whole my dads hand you know we were denied opportunity to be with him just in his final hours and when we think of the most vulnerable in our society you know our Elderly Population some places theres theres been cases where with people with disabilities and they dont have this embrace that will again and again with them and they are into these homes you cared for to be protected. And this is not happened it was found almost all of the residents and 29. 00 stars in the h
Nominations including best picture best director and best actor the gangster epic tells the story of a mafia hit man who gets wrapped up in the fate of legendary 1970 s. Teamster boss jimmy hoffa. Quentin tarantinos latest said in the 1960 s. Its also oscar beyond with 10 nominations once upon a time in hollywood stars Leonardo Dicaprio as a washed up actor and as a stunt double brad pitt. They were nominated for best actor and best supporting actor respectively just. In the 2nd also with 10 oscar nom is war epic 917 by sam mendez its filmed as one continuous shot that follows 2 british infantry men want to take a Dangerous Mission across the frontlines of a battlefield in northern france. We were oscar race with 11 nominations this is a common folk tale a very controversial one at that how did it pull this off you know its really surprising i think just like you couple of years ago the idea that a comic who would even get nominated for an oscar much less lead the pack. But i think wha