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July 11, 2016: Live from Deep in the Amazon
I am writing you from Iquitos, Peru, a muddy, rough and tumble town deep in the Amazon. I’m looking out at the river as I write this actually. It’s the closest I’ve ever felt to the end of the world… there is no road through the rainforest to this city… the only access is by river or by air, and it feels just slightly off. Like everyone is on their own. Everything is crumbling in the oppressive heat and humidity, and while it feels like anything could happen, it probably won’t, because, you know, the resigned shrug of an insignificant frontier town. Continue reading “July 11, 2016: Live from Deep in the Amazon”
July 10, 2016: They Built Up with Their Two Hands
The Inca aren’t gone. Continue reading “July 10, 2016: They Built Up with Their Two Hands”
Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, Defender of the Korean People
When is it ok to defy authority? To break the rules? Where is the fine line between success and catastrophe?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
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Pungsu, the Art of Korean Geomancy
How does a society explain good and evil? How does it find balance and harmony with its surroundings? Is your society in harmony with nature?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
Korean History – The Basics
How have the three dynasties of Korea, its foreign invasions, and Chinese contacts influenced Korea’s historical development?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
The Silk Road, International Trade, and Global Prosperity
How do goods, wealth, technology, and culture spread? What is gained or lost in the exchange? Does trade benefit all sides equally? Who sets the terms of international trade?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
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The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang and the Projection of Power
What makes a great leader? How do we know when a government is powerful? Can these words “great” and “powerful” mean different things?
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Lintong, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China.
Adapted in part from open sources.
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The Sandinistas
What happens after a revolution, when those who ceded power don’t want to admit it’s gone? What right do nations have to preemptively attack the governments of other nations?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
William Walker, the Grey-Eyed Man of Destiny
Does might make right? If you can do something, should you? Who decides what history is worth learning?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
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