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  • 8 Penetrating Quotes from Elie Wiesel

    8 Penetrating Quotes from Elie Wiesel0

    1) “Time does not heal all wounds; there are those that remain painfully open.” 2) “If you ask me what I want to achieve, it’s to create an awareness, which is already the beginning of teaching.” 3) “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.” 4) “I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in

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  • What we lose when we photograph life instead of experiencing it

    What we lose when we photograph life instead of experiencing it1

    At a conference on June 14, Facebook executive Nicola Mendelsohn predicted that the social networking site would be “all video” within five years. “We’re seeing a year-on-year decline of text,” she said. “If I was having a bet, I’d say: video, video, video.” Meanwhile, a recent article in The New York Times chronicled the lives

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  • Is Society Destroying the Kind of Women Men Want?

    Is Society Destroying the Kind of Women Men Want?0

    Several months ago, I wrote a short piece asking whether or not men still “admire, respect, and value the women who don’t chase after or toy with them.” The question spawned from various works of classic literature and movies such as Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, which finds the heroine’s quiet, non-attention-grabbing ways captivating the heart

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  • Benjamin Franklin: America’s ‘Founding Physician’

    Benjamin Franklin: America’s ‘Founding Physician’0

    When Benjamin Franklin deferred to Thomas Jefferson in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, he did so for multiple reasons. He wished to avoid the annoyance of being edited by the committee of the whole Continental Congress, as Jefferson was, to Jefferson’s great distress. Franklin sought to ensure the support of Jefferson’s Virginia for

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  • Are Children’s Lives Becoming Too Structured?

    Are Children’s Lives Becoming Too Structured?0

    In her new book Balanced and Barefoot, occupational therapist Angela Hanscom makes some interesting observations about the state children are in today. She writes: “When I asked a few teachers about the play skills of children today compared to children thirty years ago, here is what one said: ‘There is less imaginary play. We used

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  • 7 reasons why the Pope’s gaffes are OK

    7 reasons why the Pope’s gaffes are OK0

    Pope Francis keeps making headlines, but not in a way that soothes all Catholics. This week CNN reported that “Pope says Christians should apologize to gay people”, a story which was relayed by NPR as “Pope Francis: Church Should Apologize To Gays And Other Marginalized Groups”. As usual, this upset a few Catholics who have

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