Saigon Ft Swizz Beatz - Come On Baby photo

Saigon Ft Swizz Beatz and Jay-Z – Come On Baby

“Come on Baby” est le premier single officiel du premier album de Saigon, intitulé The Greatest Story Never Told : Dans cette chanson, on retrouve Swizz Beatz et un couplet de Jay-Z dans la version remix. Un sample de la chanson “Southside Shuffle” du groupe The J. Geils Band’s est abondamment utilisée. Paroles Just Blaze, …

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Uno Hype - We Were Kings feat. Hassani Kwess photo

Uno Hype – We Were Kings feat. Hassani Kwess

Tiens, une de ces vidéos sur laquelle je suis tombée un jour je ne sais trop comment. Voici donc Uno Hype, un groupe de rap/hip-hop du Maryland, interprétant We Were Kings :

English is a crazy language

Let’s face it – English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted, but if we explore …

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The Reconstruction photo

After the American Civil War: The Reconstruction

This is post 9 of 11 in the series “From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877)” From the Puritan settlements to the American Civil War (1787-1877) Introduction to Puritanism and Expansionism Antebellum South Life in the Plantations USA: North and South O’Sullivan’s Manifest Destiny The social context of America in the early …

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The Reformation in the British Isles photo

The Reformation in the British Isles

This is post 1 of 5 in the series “From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776)” From the Reformation to the birth of the American nation (1534-1776) The Reformation in the British Isles English Expansionism The Glorious Revolution of 1688 The American colonies : Religion and Politics USA: Birth of a …

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Ante Bellum, Inter Bella : Legislation and the Depression photo

Ante Bellum, Inter Bella : Legislation and the Depression

This is post 4 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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Victorian philanthropy photo

Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England

This is post 2 of 12 in the series “Inequalities in Great Britain” This series dissects the various facets of inequality, including economic disparity, social divides, and regional imbalances, offering a comprehensive view of contemporary British society. The Poor Law Amendment Act (1834) Victorian philanthropy in 19th century England Electoral inequalities in Victorian England: the …

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