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  • The Builders Inspire

    The Builders Inspire0

    • October 7, 2015

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of America’s great poets. As the Main Historical Society states, “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a commanding figure in the cultural life of nineteenth-century America. Born in Portland, Maine, in 1807, he became a national literary figure by the 1850s, and a world- famous personality by the time of his death

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  • Lower the Voting Age?

    Lower the Voting Age?0

    • October 7, 2015

    Having started my own business while I was still in high school, I was a bit miffed when I first discovered that I was going to have to pay taxes – at age 17. “But I can’t even vote yet!” I wailed to my father, “That’s like taxation without representation!” That little moment of drama

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  • Are States Lying About Student Performance?

    Are States Lying About Student Performance?0

    • October 7, 2015

    If your child came home with a report card full of As and Bs every quarter, and regularly aced the yearly state standardized tests, you would naturally be a proud parent. But what if those As and Bs didn’t give a true picture and your child was actually failing miserably? Unfortunately, that is exactly what

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  • America is in Moral Decline… But Why?

    America is in Moral Decline… But Why?0

    • October 7, 2015

    Many in the Intellectual Takeout audience express frustration about the apparent decline of morality in American society. When it comes to traditional morals, they charge, parents aren’t forming children in them, schools aren’t teaching them, and society isn’t adequately promoting them. So what happened? If it is in fact the case that traditional morality in

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  • Actually, Underage Drinking is Legal in Most States

    Actually, Underage Drinking is Legal in Most States0

    The United States has one of the highest minimum drinking ages (21) of all countries. In case you didn’t know, the age of 21 was made uniform across the United States in 1984. In that year, President Ronald Reagan signed into law a bill that threatened to withhold federal highway funds from states that didn’t

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  • 10 Thought-Provoking Things Einstein Actually Said

    10 Thought-Provoking Things Einstein Actually Said0

    The name “Einstein” has become synonymous with “genius. As a result, something said by Albert Einstein carries a tremendous amount of weight with most people.    The other side of this coin, however, is that many quotes have been misattributed to Einstein in an attempt to give them authority. Below, however, are 10 thought-provoking quotes

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  • Why are Schools Cutting Back on PE?

    Why are Schools Cutting Back on PE?0

    • October 6, 2015

    According to a 2013 report, 44% of schools have cut back on physical education and recess.   History, it seems, ends up repeating itself. The same thing happened in Ancient Greece. In its beginnings, Ancient Greek civilization placed a high value on amateur sports. Students at school were trained in physical education classes in events

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  • What is wealth?

    What is wealth?0

    • October 6, 2015

    Most of the time we think that lots of money means lots of wealth. But that really depends on where you live. To emphasize that point, consider Zimbabwe’s run-away inflation from a number of years ago. Here is a $100-trillion-dollar-bill from the era: And if you had that bill, you were still dirt poor because

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  • Oct. 7 Webinar: Character in Education

    Oct. 7 Webinar: Character in Education0

    • October 6, 2015

    We all know that education is incredibly important. But is there more to it than simply the three Rs? Absolutely. One of the components that is often discussed by the public, but not always addressed in schools is character development. For that reason, MomThink.org is hosting a special webinar on October 7 from 12:30-2:00 Eastern? to

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