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  • An Undeserved Nobel Prize in Literature

    An Undeserved Nobel Prize in Literature3

    One purpose of literature is to draw people closer to the good, true, and beautiful. Authors find formulas to express the best of human nature, even when framed by tragedy or adversity. The writer should present perspectives that elevate, captivate, and draw others to consider sublime ideals. Thus, many literary authors were revered and remembered

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  • Who Really Shut Down Our Businesses and Schools?

    Who Really Shut Down Our Businesses and Schools?5

    A big issue that has emerged in the final days of the midterm election campaigns is the lockdowns of our schools and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public saw with the abysmal test scores of our children the severe and lasting damage done. Voters are angry, and they should be. Lockdowns were a tragic

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  • How to Connect Teens With Good Books

    How to Connect Teens With Good Books8

    Lately, I’ve been reading from M. F. K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating. I say “from” because this thick volume contains five books Fisher wrote on cooking and dining. And her prose is as exquisite as the dishes she recommends. While reading this book, the thought suddenly hit me: Why aren’t our students reading this

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  • A Canadian retailer exploits a young artist’s euthanasia to market its fashions

    A Canadian retailer exploits a young artist’s euthanasia to market its fashions2

    Sometime after Canada’s Thanksgiving Day on October 10, a 37-year-old woman named Jennyfer was euthanised. A few days later, on October 24, one of Canada’s best-known fashion retailers, Quebec-based La Maison Simons, launched an advertising campaign based on her wish to die. As part of its “All is Beauty” marketing strategy, the company released a stunning

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  • Parents are 100 Percent Qualified to Homeschool Their Children

    Parents are 100 Percent Qualified to Homeschool Their Children6

    For seven years, I slogged through the public school system before my parents made the decision to homeschool. At the time, I couldn’t understand why they were so concerned about making the switch. Frankly, I wasn’t learning anything in public school, so from my perspective, it couldn’t get any worse. Only later, when I asked

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  • Some Thoughts on Halloween and Ray Bradbury

    Some Thoughts on Halloween and Ray Bradbury2

    In 2015, blogger Amanda Russo posted a humorous piece “Why Halloween Is Actually A Pretty Weird Holiday.” As Russo says, on Halloween we encourage our kids to take candy from strangers. We threaten our neighbors with “Trick or Treat.” We spend a chunk of change buying and giving away sugary treats, often to people we

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