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  • Three Things Studying Foreign Languages Taught Me About English

    Three Things Studying Foreign Languages Taught Me About English0

    “Whoever does not know a foreign language knows nothing of his own.”  After studying Latin and German, I understand exactly what this quote from Goethe means. Growing up as a native English speaker, I had little idea of how the language worked. Since I began studying foreign languages, I have learned to appreciate my mother

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  • Three Things I Noticed Coming Home to America After Living Abroad

    Three Things I Noticed Coming Home to America After Living Abroad0

    When you live abroad, the picture you get of America is pretty depressing. It seems like the country is falling apart.  I recently returned to America for the first time in nearly two years. Although a U.S. citizen, I have been living abroad since 2012. Flying internationally during a pandemic was never my plan, but

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  • Three Things I Have Learned From Living in Brazil

    Three Things I Have Learned From Living in Brazil0

    I live in Brazil. What image does that conjure up in your mind? Perhaps you think of pristine white beaches and coconut trees. Maybe your first thought is of the amazing soccer talent in this country. Maybe you are imagining a country populated by ridiculously good looking, surgically enhanced people. There’s a kernel of truth

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  • Three Things a Woman Should Never Do on a First Date

    Three Things a Woman Should Never Do on a First Date0

    A while back, Intellectual Takeout published an article titled Three Things a Man Should Never Do on a First Date. The article drew a heated response, with readers expressing very different views. But one thing was clear: they wanted a version of the article aimed at women. To fulfill this request, I interviewed as many

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  • Three Things a Man Should Never Do on a First Date

    Three Things a Man Should Never Do on a First Date4

    “There’s only one thing worse than being single, and that’s dating.” A good friend of mine uttered this cri de coeur more than a decade ago. She survived. She is now happily married with kids – as am I. But we both look back on our time in the dating scene as low-points in our

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  • Three Steps Toward Raising Tough Kids

    Three Steps Toward Raising Tough Kids0

    Even if they wanted to do so, 75 percent of young people can’t join the ranks of the Armed Services. The prevalence of obesity, poor education, and criminal records made only 25 percent of young Americans qualified for military service, 2017 Pentagon data showed.       These dismal statistics are bad news not only for

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