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What We Can Learn from David Cassidy’s Dying Words 0
- Philosophy
- December 6, 2017
Recently, pop idol David Cassidy of Partridge Family fame passed away at the age of 67. According to his estranged daughter Katie, his dying words were “so much wasted time.” Months before he passed, Cassidy foreshadowed the meaning behind his dying words. Early in 2017, he announced his decision to stop touring saying, “I want
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What Happens When You Think 0
- Philosophy
- December 6, 2017
Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. He was a French philosopher known for his adherence to the philosophy of the medieval Christian philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas. Maritain had a lot of interesting thoughts. One of them comes from his book Creative Intuition in Art and Poetry, a book
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Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Based on Historical and Current Reality 0
- December 6, 2017
President Donald Trump will announce the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and will eventually be the home of the U.S. Embassy. However, senior White House officials said there is not yet a timeline for moving the embassy. In the immediate future, Trump will sign the same waiver that three predecessors
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Americans Say Government is America’s Biggest Problem, Gallup Poll Finds 0
- Economics
- December 6, 2017
For generations, Gallup has been asking Americans what they see as the nation’s primary problems. Answers change from year to year, but in its most recent poll Gallup received a startling answer. The biggest problem wasn’t health care or race relations, though Americans have concerns with these issues. It wasn’t the economy, which scored very
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3 in 4 Young Adults Think ‘Snowflakes’ Too Emotionally Fragile to Be Labeled as Such 0
- Culture
- December 6, 2017
I was recently making a purchase at a small gift shop when I happened to hear the conversation of a couple of other customers. They appeared to be looking at one of those cutesy signs with catchy slogans that are the bread and butter of such shops. “You’re a snowflake,” the first woman read. “You’re
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Why England’s Reading Scores Are Soaring While the U.S. Lags Behind 0
- Education
- December 5, 2017
There’s been increasing alarm in recent years as many Americans have realized that their children don’t know much in the areas of history, civics, geography, and writing. In retrospect, it appears that the emphasis placed on the core subjects of reading and math by various education laws such as No Child Left Behind may be
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Why Aren’t There More Female Politicians?0
- Politics
- December 5, 2017
In a country that began with actual “Founding Fathers,” it’s easy to buy into the mantra that the patriarchy is a dominant force in American society and thus needs to be minimized. Many feminists now believe women have been oppressed for too long, and it’s time for them to fight back. Consider a recent tweet
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New Hippocratic Oath Calls on Physicians to Respect ‘Autonomy and Dignity’ of Trans Patients 0
- Culture
- December 5, 2017
The World Medical Association (WMA) General Assembly recently approved revisions to the Declaration of Geneva, the modern physician’s pledge that succeeded the Hippocratic Oath. The revisions, the most expansive makeover of the declaration in its 70-year history, followed two years of information gathering, interviews with medical experts, and internal deliberations. Among the changes the WMA
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How to Fight Bullshit at Work (and Keep Your Dignity and Job)0
- Philosophy
- December 5, 2017
After getting lost in the conference hotel, I finally located the ‘creativity workshop’. Joining the others, I sat cross-legged on the floor. Soon, an ageing hippie was on his feet. ‘Just walk around the room and introduce yourself,’ he said. ‘But don’t use words.’ After a few minutes of people acting like demented mimes, the
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What We Can Learn from David Cassidy’s Dying Words 0