The foundations of Martin Luther's Church were a whole lot more savoury than those of the Church of England. How on Earth do you cope, Tunman, without freedom of speech? It's something we in England take for granted. When I read about how your people live, I was shocked and saddened. I did have some idea, yes, but hearing it from someone I regard as a friend drives it home harder than ever. Only a few years ago in this country, it was on the News that a woman had been murdered with the full blessing of her father, because she didn't want to marry the man her family had lined up for her.
I can't remember which religion she was but her cruel and needless slaughter shook the UK to the core. The subject of arranged marriage has been approached and dealt with in certain popular British detective dramas.
The viewers are left in shock, and programmes such as this have at least brought to our attention the feeling of helplessness felt by the poor reluctant victims. So we have another year about to start. I hope it's a safer and happier one than the one just ending, I really do, but when people feel put upon when they have to stay in because of a Covid induced lockdown, when we close our doors and turn on our tellies, or play our video games or get cracking on our puzzles, perhaps we should spare a thought for people not that far away, who are so impoverished that their votes can be bought for the likes of a sandwich.
ChaosControl 6'2. I assumed his normal weight was lbs, he claimed it once and it got accidentally written as I wonder, do you have any informations about the height of writer Franz Kafka? He is often described as either 6ft or close to it, cm. I hope you had a Merry Christmas too. I see a few authors mention near six foot Actually that woman who fled to Germany was from Afghanistan where arranged marriages are definitely the rule and refusing can indeed lead to the woman being murdered.
In Tunisia,things won't reach that level of violence,scarves aren't compulsory neither although both things are unfortunately becoming more and more common. To be fair,Sandy,I love democracy but I have to say that the "Revolution" which allegedly brought democracy in fact brought only more intolerance.
Today one can't speak freely about religion for sure,but unfortunately about many other important subjects as well such as minorities,gender equality and so on What we have to understand is that those extremists who are politically motivated,although uncultivated are all but stupid,in other words they know how to attract the poorest people to them with these voting against their own interests.
A good example would be buying electors votes for a sandwich,for 10 dinars around 3 dollars ,buying sheeps for some influent people in villages Unfortunately,these poor people,because of their terrible living conditions are unable to see the benefits or disadvantages on the long term,so instead of supporting someone who promises to build schools,roads,hospitals,to create libraries,scientific and intellectual centers to shape the future elite that in turn will create an economic dynamic and thus wealth and prosperity,they're simply happy with what they can get on the very short term today.
Such things and many others are among the strategies that help these people get to their powerful positions. I'm a real fan of Lula former brazilian president for he was the one who managed to get millions out of poverty The worst is that once in power their strategy consists of playing different society components against each other seculars vs religious,poor suburbs vs wealthy ones,those defending gays vs homophobics,francophiles vs arabophiles,tribe vs tribe,region vs region It would take pages to speak of all sorts of terrible incidents,that occured the last 10 years due to that irresponsible,even criminal dividing behaviour of our leaders Your brother seems an interesting person to speak with,I definitely admire people who love reading books as much as I fear the people of only one book be it religious,political or else,after all we all know what Mein Kampf leads to And although I'm agnostic,have a merry christmas Sandy!
You're always welcome. You've done incredibly well to contribute a feeling of freedom to these young women, in that they feel they can go into your shop and not feel obliged to wear these otherwise compulsory scarves.
I'm of the opinion that every single one of us should be able to worship freely, and the wearing of anything to indicate your faith is unnecessary and up to the individual. The whole point of believing in a higher power is so that it guides us into becoming better people, feeling free to love and show affection and tolerance to all of our brothers and sisters.
I don't find dictatorships acceptable, and to be cajoled into the wearing of particular items so that bigoted idiots can sum you up sounds primitive and akin to the puritanism that was practiced in England as a result of Queen Elizabeth I giving human beings the choice to worship whichever faith they chose, the Reformation having begun as an uprising in the second decade of the 16th century by German priest, theologist and author, Martin Luther, who didn't agree with the Pope's way of worship.
Whereas Henry VIII's first born daughter, Mary Tudor, who reigned from , burnt and executed Protestants, turning the country back to Catholicism, her half sister, Elizabeth, believed that far too much blood had been spilt and that we should be free to worship however we wished.
Puritans were an extreme form of English Protestants and they burnt Catholics. Tunman - I don't feel that any genuine and good faith believes in dictatorship. That poor woman having to run away from an arranged marriage is so sad. I know that arranged marriages are still going on in the UK and elsewhere among certain faiths, and I've read about the fates that have befallen some women who've opposed the wishes of their families, including that these young girls have been murdered, with their family's 'blessing'.
I'm assuming that you are surrounded by these restrictive practices, and it can't be pleasant for you. You are an example of a young man who knows his own mind, and whoever you are married to, or marry one day, will be a lucky girl. You've been writing on Celebheights ever since I can remember. I came here in You are educated well enough to know about Oscar Wilde and the controversy that surrounded gay people in the 19th Century.
You form your own opinions about the stars on this website, so you possess a knowledge that many people would envy, which is great! I'm sure my brother would be interested to know that you work in a book store. He's a real bookworm and has hundreds upon hundreds of them.
I partake in the reading of the historical ones! I'll point your comment out to him and tell you what he has to say. I know he'll be interested. Thank you for writing to me Tunman. I'll be happy to share my views on any subject of your choosing.
Greetings to you and your loved ones, All the very best! While there are subjects that are definitely not allowed in public,things are way better than many countries like Pakistan,Afghanistan,Somalia and so on. My mother met an afghani refugee women when she travelled in Germany in ,she told her she fled after she was threatened for having refused to get married to a man she didn't love As for my country I would say it's possible to speak freely on some delicate subjects but more when you're with people you can trust.
I would like to give an example which could summarize the whole thing: the chemistry in my street has 5 employees although at least 11 persons in total worked there since ,all of them women wearing scarfs religious sign ;whenever 2 or more of them came to my shop together the tone would always be serious and they were quite distant as if they felt obliged not to look excessively friendly although a joke could be thrown sometimes,but if one of them came alone,things are way different and believe me with 2 of them the subjects we sometimes bring are surprising for women allegedly wanting to show they're religious:marriage,children,beauty,personal problems Both of them stopped working in the chemistry but kept visiting me and finally got rid of the scarf.
I felt it was more the pressure of the other girls that kept them wearing it as long as they worked;another girl who worked there for only 2 months in gave up as she categorically refused to wear it even for a second On the other side,what happened between and the "revolutionary"period in which I would say everything, literally everything,especially the worse was possible,due to the subsequent political chaos I saw sometimes things that could seem unbelievable for the 21st Century,too numerous and too horrible to be discussed here We never give up hoping though,some people are slowly opening their eyes My Mum and brother went on holiday to North Africa, firstly in Morocco and the following year, they went to Tunisia.
Neither visit was for long enough to be able to report back what the tolerance levels were like. They went to Tunisia in '82, and brought me back pictures of ferrel cats, because they knew I'd like them, many of whom were merrily mating away in public! The cats weren't starved though. They'd gather round the hotels and even had bed and board there.
Hearing that and seeing the pictures made me want to go there, but I've lived in areas in England where there have been strays, and I fed them myself, as did a lot of other people. There was a boy in my class who had a crush on a female history teacher, and there was a bit of reciprocation going on there.
It was easy to see by the way they looked at each other, but at my school, we were too mannerly to act on that sort of thing. Not so at college though! A young man in my class aged 17, but looking far older, had a fling with one of our lecturers!
No one can help who they fall for, and when you're very young, it happens particularly often. I feel for you living in an intolerant land. Things weren't at all tolerant in the 60s, despite the sexual revolution, which I was far too young to understand.
In the 70s, thanks to the Glam Rock movement, long hair and high shoes became the norm for young men. You'd get the older people moaning that they couldn't tell the difference between the sexes, but I loved it, and quickly developed a taste for long-haired guys, which has never completely gone away. My Mum visited her brother in in Cologne, and told me that same sex couples were showing open displays of affection.
It wasn't quite that bold in England then, but now they have same sex couples on dating shows, as indeed they should do! It's so wrong, and even height and shape get descriminated against, which is madness.
We should all love and be loved, and make friends with whomever we want to. Wishing you a fantastic December, Tunman! So maybe he was in actual fact slightly taller than 7 heads and consequently his face length would have been a more reasonable incher or perhaps a fraction less.
I would say near 6'1 range is not impossible, but I think cm is more likely. I bet that someone who was jailed by the fallen regime and whose ideology and thoughts inspired the revolution itself would have been a charismatic figure in the subsequent events,and surely he would have had a significant influence on them.
Out of curiosity,since you're irish,how is Oscar Wilde perceived in your country? Is he a national hero? A martyr? A simple playwright studied in literature themes? Perhaps an icon for gay rights? Or maybe all of this together?
He was only 40 something when he died. Both my parents being former university teachers,I had the chance of being open minded very early in life. As for tolerance towards sexual minorities,well the first girl I ever fell in love with when I was only 14 was How can I describe her? Physically I vaguely remember that she was rather tall although back then I wasn't interested in that subject ,always well dressed,polite,and most importantly extremely dedicated to her job,feeling a true responsibility to raise an educated generation,although most students didn't give a care.
She appreciated me in particular as I was probably one of the very rare who were always listening. Useless to say that I never had a chance and actually never even thought trying to speak to her of my feelings since not only was she in her early 40's but also married and of course I was still under 18 and her student. Being in that extreme minority who love a person they know is out of reach for them and being always harrassed and kicked as I was a quite frail boy,I learned very early in life what it means to be marginalized.
Ultimately those who endure that either end up hating anything outside what they consider the"norm"or develop a genuine empathy for those who suffer for whatever reason. Unfortunately Tunisian society is intolerant and violent in its nature,working in a shop and meeting all society layers I can certify there's just too much violence and bigotry in general and the "Revolution" only brought more hate on the form of religious extremists,so sad Skin color,sexual orientation,disability,disease I can only wish the country as a whole will end up questioning itself on its values,especially that since the word democracy is ceaselessly brought on,mostly for the bad reasons alas Seeing how the germans were in the 30's or 40's and how open they're today,there are reasons to hope Thank you Sandy,it's always a pleasure to speak to you.
Conversely, he could not speak a single word of Irish. Here, he openly detailed some of the harsh conditions he was subjected to during his two years of jail. Oscar Wilde spoke sharply and ingeniously and wrote many clever and amusing sayings. Despite his many homosexual relationships, Oscar Wilde was married to Constance Lloyd. Although born Irish and in Dublin, Oscar Wilde skillfully entered high society with his popular wit and playwriting skills.
He was considered an early Victorian celebrity, and became well known throughout Europe and the British Isles. He was deemed a larger than life character, and his outrageous outfits were often the subjects of cartoon satire. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements. To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK".
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On his release he was a penniless, dejected man and soon died in Paris. He was Wilde is immortalized through his works, and the stories he wrote for children, such as "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant", are still vibrant in the imagination of the public, especially "The Picture of Dorian Gray", the story of a young handsome man who sells his soul to a picture to have eternal youth and beauty, only to face the hideousness of his own portrait as it ages, which entails his evil nature and degradation.
The book has been interpreted on stage, films and television. He was an instant celebrity, but his works did not find recognition until the publication of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" in Vyvyan became a writer using the surname Holland, and his own grandson, Merlin Holland, has written two books about his grandfather, "Wilde Album" and "After Oscar: The Color of his Legacy.
After leaving college his first volume of poetry, "Patience", was published in , followed by a play, "The Duchess of Padua", two years later. It was around this time that Wilde sparked a sensation.
On his arrival to America he stirred the nation with his flamboyant personality: wearing long silk stockings--an unusual mode of dress--long, flowing hair that gave the impression to many of an effeminate and a general air of wittiness, sophistication and eccentricity.
Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in He studied at Trinity College in Dublin before leaving the country to study at Oxford University in England when he was in his early 20s.
His prodigious literary talent was recognized when he received the Newdegate Prize for his outstanding poem "Ravenna".
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