But the use of live ponies in a merry-go-round-style carousel, a traditional ride from the beginning of the 20th Century, is one of the less charming historical features, drawing criticism from those who see using live animals as out-dated and cruel.

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Shapiro says Wolfe was adapting methods used by adherents to what had become known as the Higher Criticism using historical analysis to determine the nature of another work considered part of the core of Western civilization, the Bible.

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Shapiro says Wolfe was adapting methods used by adherents to what had become known as the Higher Criticism--using historical analysis to determine the exact nature of another work considered part of the core of Western civilization, the Bible.

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