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When you dive into Mark Twain?s (Samuel Clemens?) The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century ?touring? than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow ?pilgrims?, both religious and otherwise.
They set out, on a June day in 1867, to visit major tourist sites in Europe and the Near East, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and ?the Holy Land?. What Twain records, in often humorous, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating detail, are the day-to-day ups and downs of discovering the truth about people and places. These truths are often far different than the travellers' education and rumor have made them preconceive.
This is a voyage of discovery. It?s long and, in places, tiresome. But it?s revelatory about so much. As with some of his other works, Twain includes popular prejudices of his time, which are today considered socially unacceptable. His references to Indians, Blacks and ?infidels? come to mind. Beyond the lows, though, there are the highs of Twain?s cutting whit and insight as he guides us along the bumpy and often dangerous voyage. No need to buckle up. Just take it slow, and steady?like the journey itself.
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John, sounds good!

Starlite, chapter 55 is ready for you =)
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Chapter 50 is good :thumbs:
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Chapter 51 @ 9:44 missing text "...one tree. This is a fig-tree, which maintains a precarious footing among...."

from 9:17 to 21:31 volume significantly decreases.

@ 20:54 text missing "The Queen"
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Betsie,
Could you please change "Blacks" to "Negroes"?? He never used "Blacks".
Thanks!

johng wrote:When you dive into Mark Twain�s (Samuel Clemens�) The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century �touring� than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow �pilgrims�, both religious and otherwise.
They set out, on a June day in 1867, to visit major tourist sites in Europe and the Near East, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and �the Holy Land�. What Twain records, in often humorous, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating detail, are the day-to-day ups and downs of discovering the truth about people and places. These truths are often far different than the travellers' education and rumor have made them preconceive.
This is a voyage of discovery. It�s long and, in places, tiresome. But it�s revelatory about so much. As with some of his other works, Twain includes popular prejudices of his time, which are today considered socially unacceptable. His references to Indians, Blacks and �infidels� come to mind. Beyond the lows, though, there are the highs of Twain�s cutting whit and insight as he guides us along the bumpy and often dangerous voyage. No need to buckle up. Just take it slow, and steady�like the journey itself.
"Morality" is doing what's right regardless of what you're told!
"Obedience" is doing what is told, regardless of what is right!
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and the terms Indians, Negroes and infidels, should all have quotes around them...which I can't seem to do here!.
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I've finished revising and correcting inn-51 but am having the same error problem
I'll keep trying....
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corrected and revised
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it ain't perfecct...but it's better!
:-)
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inn-56.twain.mp3
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I've also sent a Word doc of the "intro"
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Thanks John...

Guess what! I'm going to train Starlite to be an MC and, if you don't mind, I'd like to have her learn by starting with your project... what do you think?

I've copied the new 51 and 56 over to the public folder.

=)
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thistlechick wrote:Thanks John...

Guess what! I'm going to train Starlite to be an MC and, if you don't mind, I'd like to have her learn by starting with your project... what do you think?

I've copied the new 51 and 56 over to the public folder.

=)
Oh Thistlechick!!!
I'm going to miss you!!!
javascript:emoticon(':cry:')
:-)
but of Course!!
Starlite will be a GREAT MC!!!
Good luck Starlite!!
:wink:
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Don't worry, I'm still here.. I'll just be holding Starlite's hand through the process =)
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Chapter 52 @ 10:52 TEXT: chins READ: shins

Not a big deal but thought you would like to know.

As for MCing, please be patient with me :) Betsie is pretty cool to take me on. :D
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therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Chapter 53 @ 3:13 text: "cats" read: "carts"

Said "end of chapter 51"
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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