6/25/20
Human's Tribune
Volume 2
Issue 22
Thursday, June 25, 2020
7 Fun Facts
| This is the Baskerville font. You can find it on Google Documents. |
By Antoinette Durand
- A typical person walks five times around the world in their life.
- Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the scientific name for brain freeze.
- Taking one step uses 200 muscles.
- Using the font "Baskerville" makes people more likely to agree with you.
- 56% of internet users have looked themselves up.
- Cats can't taste sweetness.
- A Frosted Flake the shape of Illinois sold for $1,350 on eBay.
DIY Weed Killer
By Antoinette Durand
Weed killers like Round Up are linked to cancer (healthline). My family's garden does not use weed killers, but it's hard to manage weeds without. I found this recipe for weed killer on HGTV's website. It's more natural than other herbicides you can buy in the store with ingredients that you have right now.
1 Gallon White Vinigar
1 Cup Salt
1 Tablespoon Liquid Dish Soap
Mix together in a spray bottle. Spray only on weeds, not the plants in your garden during the sunniest times of day.
Philosophize This!
By Antoinette Durand
During this time of social distancing and sheltering in place, I've gotten bored. Everyday is rather boring, so I read and bake and try to distract myself from crushing boredom. I've turned to podcasts to entertain me. Philosophize This! is a podcast about, funny enough, philosophy.It's not stale and boring like some podcasts are. You don't need to listen to the episodes in order, and I've learned a lot from it. The podcast tackles everything and everyone philosophy from Aristotle to Confucius to Leo Strauss. There are 147 episodes, so you can listen as much as you want and still have plenty of episodes to go.
Classic Issue:Pledge Brand Allegiance
By Antoinette Durand
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| Aristotle, from New York Times' website. |
Classic Issue:Pledge Brand Allegiance
By Antoinette Durand
The Pledge of Allegiance is something that most people are familiar with. It's recited in schools, city halls, and other important places. Where did it come from?
It turns out the the Pledge was invented by a children's magazine called The Youth Companion as a marketing tool. Francis Bellamy edited it. During this time, the 1890's, there were many immigrants coming to the United States. People were divided on whether this would be beneficial or not to the US. It was a time of great change.
Bellamy thought that immigrants were a good thing- as long as they fit in with Americans. He thought a productive way to accomplish that would be to "Americanize" their children via the public school system.
The Youth Companion and Bellamy wanted to publish something patriotic for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. This World's Fair was particularly special because it marked the 400th anniversary of Columbus' first voyage. The Youth Companion saw this as an opportunity to make money.
The magazine printed a program for public schools to recite on the Columbian Celebration. Bellamy came up with patriotic plays, songs, and biographies of Civil War heroes. He also wrote a Pledge of Allegiance and published it along with the other articles.
There was a Pledge already recited by a few schools, but it didn't really catch on. Bellamy called this old version, "childish". He wrote his own version of the Pledge. This is the one that got more attention.
In 1898, New York State was the first state to make saying the Pledge compulsory. When the US got into World War Two, more and more states did the same.
"Under God," was added in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower because, "They felt that schools in the United States were under threat of infiltration by Godless Communists."
The Pledge of Allegiance has a weird history. From a marketing campaign to celebrate Columbus to a way to keep out Communists, the Pledge has really played many roles in American society.
From Stuff You Should Know, the podcast.
Bellamy thought that immigrants were a good thing- as long as they fit in with Americans. He thought a productive way to accomplish that would be to "Americanize" their children via the public school system.
The Youth Companion and Bellamy wanted to publish something patriotic for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. This World's Fair was particularly special because it marked the 400th anniversary of Columbus' first voyage. The Youth Companion saw this as an opportunity to make money.
The magazine printed a program for public schools to recite on the Columbian Celebration. Bellamy came up with patriotic plays, songs, and biographies of Civil War heroes. He also wrote a Pledge of Allegiance and published it along with the other articles.
There was a Pledge already recited by a few schools, but it didn't really catch on. Bellamy called this old version, "childish". He wrote his own version of the Pledge. This is the one that got more attention.
I pledge allegiance, to my flag, and the Republic for which it stands. One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.In 1923, this version was changed once more by adding, "the United States of America," after, "flag".
In 1898, New York State was the first state to make saying the Pledge compulsory. When the US got into World War Two, more and more states did the same.
"Under God," was added in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower because, "They felt that schools in the United States were under threat of infiltration by Godless Communists."
The Pledge of Allegiance has a weird history. From a marketing campaign to celebrate Columbus to a way to keep out Communists, the Pledge has really played many roles in American society.
From Stuff You Should Know, the podcast.
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