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  • 5 Quotes from Harriet Tubman, the New Face of the $20 Bill

    5 Quotes from Harriet Tubman, the New Face of the $20 Bill0

    As you may have heard, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew just announced his decision to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Regardless of your view on the change, one has to admit that Tubman was a remarkable woman. Because Tubman could not read or write, her story was first officially recorded in 1869 by Sarah

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  • 5 Powerful Signs You’re a Mature Soul

    5 Powerful Signs You’re a Mature Soul0

    What does it mean that the soul is mature? If, during your spiritual journey, you ask yourself the question: “What do I expect from life?” and you give an honest answer, the quality of that answer contains the response the question of the soul’s maturity. Signs of a mature soul: The mature soul is beyond its desires and

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  • 5 Pieces of Education Advice from the 15th Century

    5 Pieces of Education Advice from the 15th Century0

    When looking at the state of our schools today – particularly the low proficiency scores which plague our nation – it’s easy to throw up our hands. But in our despair over how to fix these problems, do we all too often look for a new solution, while failing to look back at the reliable

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  • 5 Picture Reminders That America’s Public Schools Used to be Religious

    5 Picture Reminders That America’s Public Schools Used to be Religious0

    • June 16, 2015

    1. Horace Mann Photo – 1849 Horace Mann (1796-1859) is referred to as the “father of American public education.” Mann had religious motives behind founding the public school system, as illustrated in quotes like this one: “The universal diffusion and ultimate triumph of all-glorious Christianity itself must await the time when knowledge shall be diffused

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  • 5 of the Worst Economic Predictions in History

    5 of the Worst Economic Predictions in History0

    Uncertainty makes human beings uncomfortable. Not knowing what’s going to happen in the future creates a sense of unrest in many people. That’s why we sometimes draw on predictions made by leading experts in their respective fields to make decisions in our daily lives. Unfortunately, history has shown that experts aren’t often much better than

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  • 5 of the Coolest Biblical Archaeology Finds from 2016

    5 of the Coolest Biblical Archaeology Finds from 20160

    One of the fun things about reaching the end of the year is the opportunity to be both reminded of events forgotten and alerted to news items that one may have missed. I had the latter experience when I read about a few interesting archaeological discoveries that occurred in 2016. 1. Artifacts from First Temple

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