Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 『Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose
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A vibraphone is a jazz instrument that was invented around 1920. It's a percussion instrument, so a musician must beat or strike it to make sounds. It looks a little like a xylophone and has tuned metal bars that a player hits with felt or
Continue reading >>We convened three experts for a discussion ofglobalization and its discontents.Our discussion moderator, James Glassman, residentfellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is a formereditor, publisher, and Washington Post columnist whonow hosts the Web
Continue reading >>In the year 2000 the International Monetary Fundpublished an Issues Brief with the evocative title“Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?” IMF staffdescribed globalization as “a historical process, the resultof human innovation and technological progress.I
Continue reading >>The World Bank defines globalization as “thegrowing integration of economies and societiesaround the world.” Wikipedia, the Internetencyclopedia, describes globalization as “the changesin societies and the world economy that result fromdramatically increa
Continue reading >>Offered by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit organization “dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders,” this bibliography, updated in early 2005, links to online resources, including organizations and reports, and contains a list o
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