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Arts & Humanities > European History Teaching about the American Revolution in British schools
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Teaching the American Revolution in British schools is pretty common sense. Yes, the British lost when Cornwallace fell in Virginia, but, even when you lose a war, you have to teach the war. An interesting parallel would be Germany, as many schools do not teach history from 1936 to 1950. The difference here being the Ameri... More..

Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Saddam Hussein: condemned to death
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Saddam Hussein should not have been put to death. I know, I know, I know. I know what you're thinking. That I'm about to launch into an ultra-liberal article about the evils of the death sentence and how an eye for an eye will leave everyone blind, but you're wrong. I'm not about to launch into such a diatribe. I'm gla... More..

Entertainment > Movie Genres Determining which of the six Star Wars movies is the best
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Return of the Jedi. There you go, I figured it out. It was easy. You disagree? Fine. Instead of showing why Jedi (Episode six of six) is the best film of all, I'll go ahead and show the other films and show why they simply do not stack up. Just for reference, I'll go in episodic order: Episode One: Phantom Menace. Oka... More..

Education > Secondary School Issues Sex education in schools
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Sex Education is American schools, or at least the ones I've attended, is not too great. I'd say one of the top reasons for the lack of quality is the gender seperation of school teachers. When you look at elementary education (K-6), you'll find that the vast majority of teathers are women. While this works great for g... More..

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