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    • Samurai Who Weren’t Japanese

      Samurai Who Weren’t Japanese0

      Many Americans owe their knowledge of Japanese samurai to filmmakers. Renowned for their discipline and courage, the samurai were the military nobility from the 12th century until the abolition of their class by Emperor Meiji in the 1870s. The armored, sword-wielding warriors figured prominently in James Clavell’s 1975 best-selling novel, Shōgun, and its adaptation into a blockbuster TV

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    • Dealing with Teens and Spouses: Some Guidelines Compliments of the Federal Government

      Dealing with Teens and Spouses: Some Guidelines Compliments of the Federal Government0

      By extracting some of the expressions buried in the blather employed by politicians and bureaucrats, America’s parents, husbands, and wives can find new and more effective ways to manage conversations with a teen or spouse. These gifts of gab should come as no surprise. After all, given the many failures of the federal government—the crisis

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    • The Lost Art of Pen and Paper

      The Lost Art of Pen and Paper2

      I remember the joyful, parental excitement I felt when we sent our oldest child off to kindergarten. I can recall his nervous agitation, not knowing what to expect, but also understanding that he was older now, and a big boy. At our first parent-teacher conference that year I noticed something that I had not thought much

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