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The rationale behind referring to them as “lost” arises from the author's observation of an unfortunate state of affairs: because of an increasingly widespread lack of familiarity with the basic, structural elements of our culture—Greek and Roman mythology, the Bible, literature, and ordinary historical fact—people today are unable to discern the origins of terms like aphrodisiac, Achilles [sic] heel or tendon, meet one's Waterloo, sow dragon's teeth , and hand-writing on the wall , to name a few.
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Here's the scene at the typical Gore event of yesterday, a huge rally in Waterloo: A cheering, sign- and flag-waving throng of many hundreds fills the bleachers and floor of the basketball arena at Northern University of Iowa.
Many names were brought over from the Old World, including Holland , Michigan; Shamrock , Texas; Lebanon , Indiana; Toledo , Ohio; Waterloo , Iowa; Amsterdam , Ohio; Paris , Texas; Copenhagen , New York; Rome , Georgia, and Mexico , New York.