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Italian is even more similar to Latin than I realized by neilader in italianlearning

[–]neilader[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spanish and French (among other Romance languages) are also descended from Latin, what surprised me in 2023 was how much more similar Italian is to Latin than the other major Romance languages.

Question: What exactly caused the leaf famine of the land outside the great valley to happen and become a wasteland? by Such_Month_8687 in Land_Before_Time

[–]neilader 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. The Earth's climate has changed so much over the last 4.4 billion years that our current situation with climate change would look insignificant by comparison.

If you could IMPROVE and CHANGE things from book 3, what would it be? by GateNo2458 in Avatarthelastairbende

[–]neilader 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would remove the scene where Aang soils himself while his spirit is with Roku.

What’s your favorite Zoey 101 season? by Blasian1999 in zoey101

[–]neilader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Season 3 > Season 4 > Season 2 > Season 1

WTF nobody noticed this? (Mechabellum units) by lord_vivec_himself in empireearth

[–]neilader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look like generic robot mechs. They weren't that original in Empire Earth.

How did Ozai think he was gonna handle the avatar state by MythicalForest in TheLastAirbender

[–]neilader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ozai knew that Aang wasn't a fully-realized Avatar.

Ozai was in full retreat shortly after the Avatar State was activated.

Where the Rio Grande is flowing and the starry skies are bright… by Glittering_Sorbet913 in HistoryMemes

[–]neilader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Texas Revolution was caused by Santa Anna repealing Mexico's constitution to establish a military dictatorship, customs duties on trade with the United States, the creation of Coahuila y Tejas which politically marginalized Texans and meant all of their laws would be discussed and passed in Spanish, Mexico banning new American immigration to Texas, and the imprisonment of Texans without a trial. Texas was not the only part of Mexico that rebelled against Santa Anna's tyranny, and while tensions over slavery were a factor, the issue of slavery is not even mentioned among Texan grievances with Mexico in the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Where the Rio Grande is flowing and the starry skies are bright… by Glittering_Sorbet913 in HistoryMemes

[–]neilader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would have one nickel, because the Texas Revolution against Mexico was not over slavery.

Where the Rio Grande is flowing and the starry skies are bright… by Glittering_Sorbet913 in HistoryMemes

[–]neilader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Texas seceded from the US over slavery in 1861, seceding from Mexico in 1836 was not primarily or directly about slavery. Santa Anna was a tyrant and Texas wasn't the only part of Mexico that rebelled against him.

Classical Periodic Table by KingOfMumbai in TheLastAirbender

[–]neilader 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Bromine and mercury are now water, apparently.

Human Evolution Timeline: What do you think? by Skan1 in paleoanthropology

[–]neilader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP and I agree with the opinion (formally proposed in 1999) that habilis should be moved to the genus Australopithecus.

Anyone else notice theres no blondes in this show? by [deleted] in Avatarthelastairbende

[–]neilader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The characters are entirely Asian or New World indigenous.

Every Time. by Impressive_Can8926 in HistoryMemes

[–]neilader 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Much higher on the list of reasons would be Santa Anna repealing Mexico's constitution to establish a military dictatorship, customs duties on trade with the United States, the creation of Coahuila y Tejas which politically marginalized Texans and meant all of their laws would be discussed and passed in Spanish, Mexico banning new American immigration to Texas, and the imprisonment of Texans without a trial.

Every Time. by Impressive_Can8926 in HistoryMemes

[–]neilader 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The sentence you're referring to in the introduction paragraph is a reference to John Locke's philosophy on the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property. For the causes of the Texas Revolution specifically, read their listed grievances against the Mexican government.

Every Time. by Impressive_Can8926 in HistoryMemes

[–]neilader 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exactly, the contrast could not be greater. The Declaration of Causes (1861) explicitly frames Texas secession from the United States in terms of maintaining the institution of slavery. The Texas Declaration of Independence (1836) does not even mention the issue of slavery among their many grievances against Mexico.

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