Comments on: America http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/ At the Crossroads of Sound and Meaning Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:42:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Druid Journal » Blog Archive » Vaster than Empires and More Slow http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-889 Druid Journal » Blog Archive » Vaster than Empires and More Slow Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:06:41 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-889 [...] name of America tells a tale, as I outlined in this Word of the Day: “The sounds in America seem to parallel the history of the United States. The first syllable, [...] [...] name of America tells a tale, as I outlined in this Word of the Day: “The sounds in America seem to parallel the history of the United States. The first syllable, [...]

]]> By: Jeff Lilly http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-188 Jeff Lilly Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:18:44 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-188 Lois, thanks for your kind words! I agree that what gets taught to kids is frequently a sorry mess of simplification and propaganda. I find it particularly when reading about the <a href="http://druidjournal.net/2006/08/25/the-victory-of-the-sioux/" rel="nofollow">genocides the US perpetrated against the indigenous people of North America.</a> And thanks for the link to the origins of "America"! That's a fascinating read! Lois, thanks for your kind words! I agree that what gets taught to kids is frequently a sorry mess of simplification and propaganda. I find it particularly when reading about the genocides the US perpetrated against the indigenous people of North America.

And thanks for the link to the origins of “America”! That’s a fascinating read!

]]> By: Lois http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-183 Lois Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:12:31 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-183 Here's a website full of info concerning the origin of the name "America"......www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/america.html. Your site is great! Your exploration of words is so interesting and the picture graphics are beautiful! Here’s a website full of info concerning the origin of the name “America”……www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/america.html. Your site is great! Your exploration of words is so interesting and the picture graphics are beautiful!

]]> By: Lois http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-182 Lois Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:39:55 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/word-of-the-day/2007/08/17/america/#comment-182 Recently I read of St. Brendan, an Irish monk who may have travelled to the New World in a leather boat in the 400's A.D. Evidently, there are many ancient writings that mention his voyage. In the same book where I first read of St. Brendan, a place called "Amorica" is mentioned. It is an ancient name for the Brittany region in western France. Also, I just read of St. Amaro, an ancient traveller who supposedly inspired Christopher Columbus to search for the paradise isles to the west of Europe. The older I get, the less I believe what I was taught in youth. Recently I read of St. Brendan, an Irish monk who may have travelled to the New World in a leather boat in the 400’s A.D. Evidently, there are many ancient writings that mention his voyage. In the same book where I first read of St. Brendan, a place called “Amorica” is mentioned. It is an ancient name for the Brittany region in western France. Also, I just read of St. Amaro, an ancient traveller who supposedly inspired Christopher Columbus to search for the paradise isles to the west of Europe. The older I get, the less I believe what I was taught in youth.

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