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  • Helen Keller’s Reading Program Might Help Today’s Students

    Helen Keller’s Reading Program Might Help Today’s Students0

    When Helen Keller died on June 1st of 1968 at the age of 87, she left behind an incredible legacy as a person who overcame three major disabilities to become a celebrated author and speaker. As she herself attested, this incredible legacy was made possible by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who opened up a world

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  • Why Did Dante’s Inferno Have a Real-Life Saint in Hell?

    Why Did Dante’s Inferno Have a Real-Life Saint in Hell?0

    If one were asked to name the greatest work of literature of all time, there would be only a handful of serious contenders. Both of Homer’s classics would make the short list. Perhaps Virgil’s epic would also qualify. Possibly one or two of Shakespeare’s tragedies. And there is little doubt that Dante’s magnum opus, The

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  • Salman Rushdie’s Surprising Advice to Schools Today

    Salman Rushdie’s Surprising Advice to Schools Today0

    Sir Salman Rushdie is in the news again for making controversial comments. Luckily for him, these comments are unlikely to land him in the uncomfortable position of a fatwa on his head, as was the case when he angered the Muslim community with his Satanic Verses novel. However, these comments may be a bit unpopular

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