Museum-quality flowers

The country I come from

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August 9th 2007
"THE SOUL HAS GREATER NEED OF THE IDEAL THAN OF THE REAL," proclaims the legend carved into the frieze of the Nelson Atkins Museum, "IT IS BY THE REAL THAT WE EXIST. IT IS BY THE IDEAL THAT WE LIVE." This lofty sentiment matches the grandeur of the Beaux-Arts building it is carved on, and I can't help feeling it rebukes the ironic, tentative outlook of the present day. We are here to view the ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more