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  • Doctor Explains Why Parents Shouldn’t Encourage Boys to Play with Dolls

    Doctor Explains Why Parents Shouldn’t Encourage Boys to Play with Dolls1

    A quick look at headlines gives one the impression that boys and their ways are in bad shape: “Mass Shooters Are All Different. Except for One Thing: Most Are Men” (New York Times). “Why boys are more likely to be violent – and what can we do to stop it” (NBC News). “Men Are Responsible

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  • Doctor Explains Why It’s Not Prudish to Encourage Modesty

    Doctor Explains Why It’s Not Prudish to Encourage Modesty0

    When a couple of young female passengers were barred from boarding a United Airlines flight because they were wearing leggings, the internet exploded with accusations of sexism. When high school girls in Los Angeles showed up to school in spaghetti straps and off-the-shoulder tops, the dress code was deemed outdated. And when actress Mayim Bialik

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  • Do Yourself a Favor and Memorize a Poem

    Do Yourself a Favor and Memorize a Poem22

    Several times a year I require my students to memorize a poem. Sometimes I choose for them (say, “Death Be Not Proud,” by John Donne). Sometimes I hand them an anthology and let them choose. I don’t explain rhyme scheme or poetic devices. I only ask that the students know the meaning of every word

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  • Do Your Child a Favour – Give Them a Mission in Life

    Do Your Child a Favour – Give Them a Mission in Life1

    Generation Y– my generation– and those since, (Millenials, iGen, Dot-Commers or whatever you want to call anyone younger than 30), have received at least one message from Western culture loud and clear: “Have a good time.” This principle holds well in Peter Pan’s fantastical home Neverland where no one has to grow up, but in

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  • Do You Want Fries With That? Thoughts on a Liberal Arts Major

    Do You Want Fries With That? Thoughts on a Liberal Arts Major0

    Over the past two decades, the liberal arts have taken a beating. University students in droves have backed away from taking degrees in English literature, history, and philosophy, turning instead to what they regard as more marketable majors such as business, mathematics, computer science, and even fitness training. In many cases, professors and entire academic

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  • Do You Want a Revolution? Sing.

    Do You Want a Revolution? Sing.2

    On April 17, 2007, the day after 32 people were killed in the Virginia Tech mass shooting, thousands of students stood in the center of campus for a candlelight vigil. Two trumpeters played “Taps,” while a few of those gathered sang “Amazing Grace.” Apart from that, the crowd was silent. In the aftermath of the tragedy,

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