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  • Courage, Bravery, Fortitude

    Courage, Bravery, Fortitude0

    • September 4, 2015

    “Fortitude” is a five-dollar word used to describe a virtue more simply known as “courage” or “bravery.” It is one of the four cardinal virtues along with prudence, justice, and temperance. In particular, fortitude along with temperance helps one to conquer the obstacles to doing the good with prudence and justice. According to Aristotle, one possesses the virtue

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  • Doing the Right Thing

    Doing the Right Thing0

    • September 4, 2015

    Imagine a boy is taking a test and is tempted to cheat by looking at his notes. He evaluates the situation: his notes are on the floor, and he could easily look at them without being caught. Plus, if he aces the test, he will finish the semester with an “A” rather than a “B”

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  • Nothing in Excess

    Nothing in Excess0

    • September 4, 2015

    Along with the phrase “Know thyself,” these words were carved into the columns of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, where the famous Oracle presided as a symbol of wisdom in ancient Greece. They represent a fitting description of the virtue of temperance (Greek = sophrosyne), which Aristotle defines in the Nicomachean Ethics as having appetites “for the right things, in the

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  • A Warning to Vegans

    A Warning to Vegans0

    • September 3, 2015

    This sign was found in a French-ish restaurant in St. Paul called Salut. The veracity of the story cannot be confirmed, but it seems like a good warning to our vegan friends: never try steak.  For those who can’t zoom in, the poster reads: “One of France’s leading Marxist vegans, Prof. Jacqueline Demachelier contended that

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  • Is the Lack of Playtime Preventing Childhood Development?

    Is the Lack of Playtime Preventing Childhood Development?0

    • September 3, 2015

    Hey, did you hear about the preschool that has its students doing fractions by the time they enter kindergarten? If not, good, because it’s not true… at least, I hope not. To be honest, such a scenario doesn’t seem so far-fetched given our drive to plunge children into academics as soon as they can sit

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  • One Cool Speech You Should Know

    One Cool Speech You Should Know0

    • September 3, 2015

    On June 4, 1940, the outlook was bleak for Great Britain in its battle against Nazi Germany. By then the Nazis had already subjugated or conquered Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and most of France. The British Expeditionary Force was forced to flee the continent at Dunkirk. America was not in the war.

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