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School Grades Enter the ‘Everyone-Gets-a-Trophy’ World 1
- Culture
- July 6, 2016
Summer has long been the season for local community sports and contests. In recent years, these contests have been particularly marked by the everyone-gets-a-trophy mentality where each individual gets recognition and a prize for their time and effort. For better or worse, that mentality may now be expanding beyond the summer community center and into
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Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You 0
- History
- July 6, 2016
On the 4th of July, Intellectual Takeout posted a clip of the John Adams HBO series to the Facebook page. In it, during a debate over whether or not the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain, Adams states, “…I see hope. I see a new nation ready to take its place in the world.
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The First Banzai Charge was Actually in Alaska 0
- History
- July 6, 2016
It’s probably safe to say that many Americans don’t know that the Japanese actually invaded the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during World War II. And while that may be a surprise to learn, it’s how the battle ended that is really shocking. For the Americans, the Aleutians were seen as a potential bridgehead for the
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5 Non-Traditional Ways to Combat Stress 0
- Science
- July 5, 2016
Everyone has a moment in life when they have mammoth tasks to deal with and they have not the slightest clue how to go about it. Be it because you are just out of college and you have no idea where to start looking for a job, or because you just joined college and you
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Can You Recognize The Book By Only One Single Detail?0
- Entertainment
- July 5, 2016
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7 reasons why the Pope’s gaffes are OK 0
- Culture
- July 5, 2016
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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