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A New Way to Remedy American Students’ Ignorance of History?0
- Education
- April 12, 2016
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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A Muslim King Makes a Gesture Toward Christians0
- History
- April 12, 2016
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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2,200-Year-Old Poop Reveals Mystery of Where Hannibal’s Army Crossed Alps0
- Culture
- April 12, 2016
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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Why Students Today are Financially Illiterate32
- Culture
- April 11, 2016
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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Why Some of Us Work So Hard0
- Culture
- April 11, 2016
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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Why care about Pope Francis’ new document on marriage and family?0
- Culture
- April 11, 2016
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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Should This Twerking Teacher Have Been Asked to Resign?0
- April 11, 2016
A 24-year-old teacher reportedly lost her job when a video of her ‘twerking’ in a bikini during a dance competition went viral on Facebook. The Daily Mail has the story: The explicit display took place while she was on an Easter break in Cabo San Lucas, a popular holiday spot in Baja California – a
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Intellectual Work Begins in Ecstasy0
- Education
- April 11, 2016
“Intellectual work begins in ecstasy.” That was not said by a drug-addled artist, as one might expect. It was soberly asserted by one of the last people you’d think of: a Dominican “friar” and priest who died decades ago, having lived his life mostly in study, prayer, poverty, chastity, and obedience. His name was Antonin
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Do Kids Today Need More Hands-on Education?0
- Education
- April 11, 2016
By now you may have heard of 9-year-old Hilde Kate Lysiak, the little girl who owns and operates a small local newspaper known as The Orange Street News. Hilde was catapulted to fame the other week when her publication ran exclusive information she had sniffed out about a local murder. Following the release of the
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