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very sad news: Howard Zinn, we loved you. rip

Jan 27, 2010 16:54

Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87

January 27, 2010 05:40 PM
By Mark Feeney, Globe StaffHoward Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and a leading faculty critic of BU president John Silber, died of a heart attack today in Santa Monica, Calif, ( Read more... )

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girl_in_prague January 28 2010, 08:31:48 UTC

oh, no

I had no idea and probably wouldn´t find out for ages if you hadn´t posted. Thank you, sweets. Rest in peace, Mr Zinn - life well lived ♥

slashfairy January 28 2010, 08:36:09 UTC

oh, you might have- i expect it to echo round the FL a little bit.

but, yeah, thank you, Howard, for everything.

girl_in_prague January 28 2010, 08:44:10 UTC

perhaps; I don´t know. I´ve been pretty isolated in my little corner over the exam term (well, and a good while before it, too. Yay for school eating my life and all that).

But anyway, I digress. It´s rather amazing to see and realize the work he´s accomplished in his life time, yeah? So, here´s a toast to him. I´m looking forward to reading the tributes and articles that are going to pop up now.

slashfairy January 28 2010, 08:46:35 UTC

oh lord, exams. how glad i am i am done with uni.
yes! *raises glass* here's to Howard. May we each live in the truth as well as we can.

girl_in_prague January 28 2010, 09:16:53 UTC

but didn´t you come back for more /:) And it´s all good... I only have one left, on Monday and Tuesday. Which is of course why I really should be studying right now, yes?

*downs the tea* well said.

slashfairy January 28 2010, 09:28:05 UTC

there're a couple of things about my education, tho. when i first went to nursing school there were only a handful of Bachelor's Degree in Science for Nursing in the country- and none near enough to me that i could manage them. so i went to the community college and got an Associate of Science in Nursing, which (after pre-reqs) took two years and prepared me to pass the exam to get my RN license ( ... )

girl_in_prague January 28 2010, 19:35:45 UTC

Oh, I had no idea. I just assumed that you wanted another degree in addition to your nursing one; whether for yourself or for your career. I was leaning towards the first, in fact.

I can´t even imagine... 30 years of school; so much must have changed throughout that time frame. Aside from the fact that I haven´t even been alive that long, you know. Ugh. I am just starting to appreciate just how much it was for you to finally finish last summer. I´m sure I´ve said it at some points, but congratulations again :)

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