Alaska’s nickname is The Last Frontier. The state motto of Alaska is North to the Future, which was adopted in 1967 during the Alaska Purchase Centennial. The motto is meant to represent Alaska as a land of promise.
This Day in History: January 3, 1959 Alaska is in the farthest northwest extremity of the North American continent. It was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867 for $7.2 million, which equates to approximately 2 cents per acre. Alaska became the 49th state in the USA on January 3, 1959.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
Awakenings features poetry for Alaska – Wolf in the Wilderness. Alaska is the wolf in the wilderness — loyalty among her own within an affectionate, playful nature.
Georgia, the Peach State, aka the Empire State of the South
Georgia was the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. It was established in 1732 and named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
When you hear someone speak of Georgia, what comes to your mind? The song or good ol’ Southern Peach Cobbler? Yum on that succulent cobbler!
New Year’s Day, everyone! It has been nearly a year since the release of my book, Awakenings from Then ’til Now. You might ask “What is Awakenings about?” I would answer “What does it mean to be an American?”
Awakenings allows you to embark on a journey spanning five centuries of America’s awakening that identifies who you are and ultimately defines your future. It provides a manner to seek understanding through inspiring quotes from influential men and women in history as well as poetry.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
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Today is the 365th day of the year 2013, the last day marking preparation for the final hour, minutes, and seconds of yet another year. With the passing of its last second comes a new beginning, a new year filled with hopes and promises in the form of resolutions for some while others enter the year without resolve.
Embrace the past. . .History of Auld Land Syne and New Year’s Eve @Awakenings!
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
Let your hearts be mindful of those who will not be celebrating with family and friends, some perhaps on homeland soil, while others across oceans and continents. They continue to protect and defend our nation from enemies who lurk about waiting, watching, plotting for the right moment to destroy.
Before moving forward into the 80s, we must step back in time to the beginnings of Country Music, a genre all its own that has left an indelible mark on music history. Old time fiddle (a genre of American folk music) is the precursor to country that influenced bluegrass, country blues, variants of western swing and country rock.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
This is part 1 for Country Music covering three generations, 1920s, 1930s-40s and 1950s-60s.
See on Scoop.it – Awakenings: America & Beyond
Different from the numerous musical genres of past decades, only a handful can be considered of the most successful and most popular during the 70s. First to be mentioned is SOFT ROCK (which was the “pop music” of that generation). This genre was led by artists such as Elton John, Chicago, The Eagles, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
Where would be be without the music…the sounds, the lyrics, the showmanship? Each song tells its own poignant story, it is life within the moment. You can take an inanimate object, write about it in a song and it comes to life. Each tune touches the heart, opens the mind, stirs the soul.
Who was THE Most Successful Group of the 70s? What isThe Greatest Rock Song of All Time?
While celebrating during the Christmas season
Always remember those away from home
Keep them in your hearts, cherish them in your soul
A day may come when you find yourself alone
To All The Kids Who Survived the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s!!
Share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good. While you are at it, forward it to your kids, so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.
Here is a teaser:
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned how to solve the problem. Ingenious!
Where could we possibly be without someone mentioning Motown Records and the impact it had on 60s music! Nowheresville, for sure! Simply reference Hitsville, USA, then, watch eyes light up as flashbacks of some of the eras greatest songs engulf every brain cavity!
During a time of racial division amid the turn of the civil rights movement, Motown became the sound that changed America.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
Step back in time to the 60s. A decade of excitement labeled the “golden age” and “classic period” in music. The 1960s were, without question, the most exciting and innovative decade in the history of popular music. It’s the soundtrack that altered the lives of millions and had a dramatic effect on everything from hairstyles to human rights.
A music revolution, an era of triumph for popular music, an Afro-American model in the forefront, & the emergence of this music as a universal language, with the Beatles as the heroes of the age
One of the first things that come to mind when thinking of the music scene in the 1960s is the “British Invasion.” This marks the era where music groups in England experienced breakthrough success in the United States.
Sharla Shults‘s insight:
MORE to come…the spirit has only begun for the classic sounds of the 60s! Go to Awakenings…relive Beatlemania!
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