A 2016 study asked people from 17 Different Countries whether they thought the world was Getting Better or worse. Just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less stayed the same. But the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting worse. This dramatic scene is one of a selection of photos taken by photographers and 28 team for the World Press Photo exhibition at the village of lantos in berlin but which impression is it that we take home with us one with positive foundations providing us with inspiration joy and amusement but do negative stories overshadow a view of the world one that can be so cruel and just so traumatizing and terrifying. World in oxford is a more rarefied one the English University town has a special appeal for those with open minds its venerable halls of learning have seen no shortage of unconventional thinkers and people who like to see things along alternative lines. And ritchie from scotlan
On our planet and show that over the years Human Progress has actually made plenty of things a lot better. Not everyones convinced of that however a 2016 study asked people from 17 Different Countries whether they thought the world was Getting Better or worse. Just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less stayed the same. But the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting worse. This dramatic scene is one of a selection of photos taken by photographers and 28 team for the World Press Photo exhibition at the village of lantos in berlin but which impression is it that we take home with us one with positive foundations providing us with inspiration joy and amusement but do not. It of stories overshadow a view of the world one that can be so cruel unjust so traumatizing and terrifying. The world in oxford is a more rarefied one the English University town has a special appeal for those with open minds its venerable
The making management and memory of Gettysburg National park. Published in 2013 by the university of tennessee press. Biographyworking on a that will hopefully be published by the university of north carolina. She is a veteran faculty member here, many of you have been on her chores which are outstanding. It is our pleasure to welcome jen to speak about her book on the creation of the Gettysburg National park. Thank you. Thank you for that kind introduction. Can you hear me ok . Myyour more excited than 8 00 a. M. Western civilization class. Happy fathers day. I hope my dad is watching this in maryland. Im super excited to talk to you about my book, the history of the Gettysburg National military park. Traditionally when i do this talk it is more of a roundtable. I asked people how many have been to gettysburg and people raise their hands. How many have been to gettysburg . Fielde veterans of this and this conference which is terrific. Time withspend some you this morning talking to yo
Jeff who worked for president clinton was supposed to be here, but he had a conflict that kept him in in d. C. We will try to tell as many of his stories as we remember. [laughter] kyle we have some questions for these two, and then we will take any questions you have. If theres anything we hope you take away from this session, being a president ial speechwriter is exactly like you think it would be on the west wing. [laughter] kyle im just kidding, it is much more like veep. [laughter] i will start with questions about the relationship between ideas and speeding. Sometimes what starts as an idea and incident in a speech, sometimes the process starts before you have the idea. I am curious, how does an idea become a speech . Sarada in a weird way, speechwriters are not coming up with the ideas, there are much smarter people in the building developing those ideas. But in a way i think the ideas, they dont get crystallized until they are litigated on the page. A lot of speechwriting is a
Management, and memory of Gettysburg National military park. This hourlong talk was part of the annual summer conference posted by the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Good morning, everyone. Happy fathers day. We are going to open this morning with a a longtime contributor to wi cwi, jen murray. Currently an assistant teaching professor in the department of history at Oklahoma State university. She is, as you know, an expert in the civil war, and a specialist in military history in general. , a full i would say publication resume. Her most important book and most recent is entitled on a great battlefield the making, management, and memories of Gettysburg National park. It was published in 2013 by the university of tennessee press. She is currently working on a biography of general george be published will by the university of North Carolina of North Carolina in the civil war america series. As i mentioned, she is a veteran faculty member here. Many of you have been on her battl