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8 Quotes on Public Speaking for Tonight’s State of the Union Address 0
- History
- January 12, 2016
Every year about this time, the President of the United States makes his appearance at the lectern in the House of Representatives with great pomp and circumstance – and often great political theater. In light of this expected tableau, we’ve compiled the following 8 quotes on oratory to bear in mind. “An orator without judgment
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Love doesn’t need Marriage 0
- Culture
- January 12, 2016
So my wife and I are coming up on 15 years of marriage. We’ve got the kids, the dog, the house, the people-mover vehicle, and a wealth of experience to prove it. While she comes from a home in which her parents soon will be celebrating 40 years of marriage, I came from a home
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Textbook Exec: “I Hate Kids”… Common Core “All About the Money”0
- Education
- January 12, 2016
Apparently, the man behind the ACORN sting videos is now set on taking down a new foe: the Common Core Standards. Today, O’Keefe’s Project Veritas released a video showing conversations with Dianne Barrow, an accounts manager for textbook publishing company Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt. Here it is: Significant quotes from the video include the following:
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The State of the Union Hasn’t Always Been Political Theater 0
- History
- January 12, 2016
The State of the Union has become an occasion for political showmanship and partisan display. But it wasn’t always that way. It was originally instituted by the Constitution as an opportunity for the President to “recommend … such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” But most presidents didn’t take the opportunity to appear
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Russia’s Latest Announcement Renews Fears 0
- Politics
- January 12, 2016
Recently, Russia announced that it will create three new divisions along its Western flank and five new nuclear missile regiments along its Western flank. Uh oh… This latest action could mean one of two things—or more likely, both: 1) Russia wishes to ramp up its campaign in Eastern Europe. The new divisions help Moscow highlight
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Can Thinking About Death Make You Happier?0
- Culture
- January 11, 2016
It seems paradoxical, but it may be true: regularly thinking about your own death can make you happier. At least, that’s what Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute claims. In an op-ed for the New York Times he writes, “[T]his meditation on death is intended as a key to better living. It makes disciples aware
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