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  • Camus’ Touching Letter to Teacher After Receiving Nobel Prize

    Camus’ Touching Letter to Teacher After Receiving Nobel Prize0

    Albert Camus grew up knowing he wanted to be a writer. He became one of the best—perhaps because of the interest and affection of one great teacher. Born in 1913 in Algeria to poor French parents, Camus got the opportunity to study at a university in Algeria despite his humble upbringing. He began writing for

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  • A Brief History Of Presidents Fibbing About Their Health

    A Brief History Of Presidents Fibbing About Their Health0

    Both U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have recently been caught deceiving the public about their health. Each candidate has accused the other of lying about medical conditions. Trump released a note from a doctor which turned out to be questionable. Critics have attacked not only the wording of the letter but also

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  • What Happens If Hillary Drops Out?

    What Happens If Hillary Drops Out?0

    Hillary Clinton’s health is under scrutiny after a video surfaced showing the Democratic presidential nominee stumbling into a car after abruptly leaving a 9/11 ceremony over the weekend. Her campaign spokesman on Monday said she did not faint, as was widely reported by media outlets, but her campaign did reveal Clinton had been diagnosed with

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  • Scholar: Jihadists Trying to ‘Destroy Europe through civil war’

    Scholar: Jihadists Trying to ‘Destroy Europe through civil war’0

    It has been often remarked that ISIS and other radical Muslim groups are very shrewd in their use of Western media. According to Gilles Kepel of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, a growing “Jihad Generation” in Europe wants media coverage of their terrorist acts to fuel fears of all Muslims and create chaos within

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  • Prof Issues ‘Trigger Warning’ to His Editing Class

    Prof Issues ‘Trigger Warning’ to His Editing Class0

    Take any stack of student essays these day, and you’ll most likely get a “basket of deplorables.”   As we at Intellectual Takeout have pointed out on several occasions, only about 25% of America’s high school seniors are proficient in writing. We don’t really place most of the blame for this on the students. Chances

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  • Miss South Carolina’s Comment on Modesty Makes Waves

    Miss South Carolina’s Comment on Modesty Makes Waves1

    For those who didn’t know – or chose not to notice – the pageant to choose Miss America 2017 took place over the weekend. Per usual, the central feature of the competition saw contestants parade around in glitzy dresses and streamlined swimsuits. But while such costumes seem to be a required part of the show,

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  • Entrepreneur: Kids Get C-Minus in Financial Literacy

    Entrepreneur: Kids Get C-Minus in Financial Literacy0

    I’ll be honest: when I was in school, I never was much of a math person. In fact, I would have been quite happy if I could have figured out how to maneuver through college without taking a math class. Alas, I wasn’t quite clever enough to figure out how to pull that off, so

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  • Do You Know the National Anthem’s Secret Verses?

    Do You Know the National Anthem’s Secret Verses?0

    September 13th marks the birthday of America’s national anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner. Over the years, The Star-Spangled Banner has received its share of knocks and insults. Some say it’s too long. Others say it’s too hard to sing. Still others say that it’s focused on a minor episode in American history, and thus not an

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  • Can a Good God Really Allow Evil?

    Can a Good God Really Allow Evil?0

    Below is a Facebook post from Dr. Ryan McLaughlin, a professor of Religious Studies at Siena College in Albany, NY. In the post, he argues that Christians probably should question God’s goodness when confronted with the existence of evil in the world. Thoughts? “Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the

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