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  • Why Do Teachers Make Us Read Old Books?

    Why Do Teachers Make Us Read Old Books?0

    There are probably as many reasons to read old stories as there are teachers. Old stories are sometimes strange. They display beliefs, values and ways of life that the reader may not recognize. As an English professor, I believe that there is value in reading stories from decades or even centuries ago. Teachers have their

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  • Why Do Some People Lose Their S**T Over Bad ‘Star Wars’ Reviews?

    Why Do Some People Lose Their S**T Over Bad ‘Star Wars’ Reviews?0

    93% of reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes have given the new Star Wars movie a positive review. Those few reviewers out there who gave a negative review? Holy Crap… They experienced impassioned wrath from commenters of all different backgrounds. Andrew O’Hehir received “a barrage of hatemail” over his negative review. Some critics were even told to

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  • Why Do Some Americans Admire Putin?

    Why Do Some Americans Admire Putin?0

    A 2014 Gallup poll showed that only 19% of Americans had a favorable opinion of Russian president Vladimir Putin. At the same time, in MSM articles on Putin one will usually find a fair share of his defenders in the comments section. We noticed the same phenomenon among members of our Intellectual Takeout audience in a

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  • Why Do So Many People Lack Compassion?

    Why Do So Many People Lack Compassion?1

    Milan Kundera, in his beautiful novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, said that compassion was preeminent of all human sentiments. In languages derived from Latin, the word “compassion” is formed by combining the prefix “com” (with) and the noun “passio” (suffering). Other languages use words with a slightly different meaning—“feeling” instead of suffering. This, Kundera

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  • Why Do So Many Parents Throw Extravagant Birthday Parties for Their Kids?

    Why Do So Many Parents Throw Extravagant Birthday Parties for Their Kids?1

    I had a fair number of birthday parties during my childhood years. They were highly anticipated and often featured my favorite foods, a few simple games, and a handful of friends. But while they were thematic in nature, they never extended beyond decorations and ideas that my family and I couldn’t execute inexpensively on our

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  • Why Do Schools Shut Parents Out of the Classroom?

    Why Do Schools Shut Parents Out of the Classroom?2

    When I was younger, I heard that a sign of a good music teacher was an instructor who welcomed parents to sit in on a child’s lesson. Recognizing the value of this advice, I incorporated it into my own private studio when I began teaching several years later. Sure, it was a bit awkward at

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