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Think the SAT Essay Exam is Hard? Try This One from 1915.0
- Education
- November 19, 2015
Taking the SAT or ACT exam is a big milestone in the high school careers of many students. One of the most daunting portions of the exam is THE ESSAY. For those who have taken the SAT recently, the following sample question may seem familiar: Compare this to the 1915 Grammar and Composition Exam produced
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The Gospel of Lincoln 0
- History
- November 19, 2015
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has achieved a status as American Scripture equaled only by the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and Washington’s Farewell Address. In merely 271 words, the wartime president fused his epoch’s most powerful and disruptive tendencies—nationalism, democratism, and German idealism—into a civil religion indebted to the language of Christianity, but devoid of its
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Is Education Control Finally Being Restored to the States?0
- Education
- November 19, 2015
In recent weeks, Congress has been working hard to revamp the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. Following its initial welcome and acclaim, the law fell out of favor with the American public as the federal government’s role became more apparent and individual states had less say over education decisions. But news out of Washington
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Secrets of Septuplet Success 0
- Culture
- November 19, 2015
Remember the McCaughey septuplets? Amazingly, those tiny babies are celebrating their 18th birthday today! In honor of the occasion, USA Today served up a feature article about the family, complete with details on the future plans of each of the seven famous children. Judging from the article, the McCaughey septuplets seem to be happy, congenial,
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Mesa Verde and the Refugee Question 0
- Culture
- November 18, 2015
A group of archeologists have recently concluded that it wasn’t just climate change that lead to the sudden disappearance of the Pueblo ancestors who used to occupy the Mesa Verde cliff-dwellings roughly 800 years ago. While historical climate change impacts are certainly relevant to our times, archeologists’ beliefs that migrants and culture clashes had a
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Does “Little Women” Get the Marriage Concept Wrong?0
- Culture
- November 18, 2015
It may seem surprising, but until a few months ago, I had never seen the famous 1994 film “Little Women” with Christian Bale and Winona Ryder. Perhaps it was because I was viewing the film with fresh eyes that one little line jumped out and startled me. The line came near the end of the
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