As Intellectual Takeout has reported in the past, American students can be a bit clueless when it comes to historical events, even relatively recent ones like the Holocaust from World War II. But some teachers are seeking to change that through a new project known as History Unfolded. According to The Washington Post: “The project,
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The day before Easter in the Western world, King Abdullah of Jordan, a Muslim, announced that he is funding the restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. That may seem like mere inside baseball to non-believers. But in the wider picture of what’s sometimes called the “clash” of Muslim and Western civilizations,
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Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest conquerors of the ancient world and the bane of Rome for two decades. Hannibal’s invasion of Italia through the Alps during the Second Punic War (218 –201 BC), in which he invaded with 30,000 men, 15,000 thousand horses and mules, and 37 elephants, nearly destroyed Rome. Though Hannibal’s
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American students struggle when it comes to financial knowledge. When the OECD (the organization which runs the international PISA exam) tested students in 18 countries for their financial literacy abilities several years ago, it was discovered that U.S. students “ranked at best eighth and at worst 12th.” Bottom line? American students need more instruction in
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We’ve all heard the admonitions about “workaholism”: how some people sacrifice not just fun, but also family life and even their own lives, by working insane hours when they don’t really have to. And all of us also know people who work very long hours not because they’re workaholics, but because they don’t get paid
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We can all agree that stable, reasonably happy marriages and families are not just luxuries for the fortunate few. Having a good number of them is important for the health of society and individuals. Chaotic, abusive, or broken families lead to all kinds of problems. Some people bravely work through such problems, and others don’t
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