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Class—to Ditch or Not to Ditch?
Posted by on May 15, 2012
Ditching class has been around since the education system began. But there’s one type of class you surely don’t want to miss.
When spring fever hits, many of your friends will find some excuse to ditch class—or maybe many classes.
Public service announcement: Consistently missing class may negatively impact your G.P.A., which will lessen your likelihood of getting into college and increase...
Get Away From It All!
Posted by on May 2, 2012
“A man doesn’t begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes that he is no longer indispensable.”—Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
Why did famous Antarctic explorer Admiral Byrd say this? What is it that he learned during his explorations that we must learn?
Admiral Byrd, explorer
In order to figure out what lessons he learned, first we must learn about the man. Admiral Byrd was born in 1888, and he...
Character Is What’s Cool
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Times and cultures change, but cool remains the same. Or does it? Is cool being hijacked?
Our oldest son turned 13 last year. His coming of age is bringing back all those forgotten memories from my own teenage years. Somewhere my own mother’s words—“I hope you have a teenager just like you when you grow up”—are ringing faintly in my ears. Don’t tell her, but she has gotten her wish.
While...
Secrets: What You Need to Know
Posted by on April 10, 2012
Governments and individuals often keep secrets, and too often they are mishandled. The secret of secrets is knowing what should be secret and knowing who needs to know.
You may not find the term “need to know” in the dictionary. However government employees who deal with confidential information know what it means. Need-to-know is the practice of keeping secrets within the government. The...
Appreciating the Bible
Posted by on April 3, 2012
Abraham Lincoln said that the Bible was God’s greatest gift to mankind. After comparing it with other ancient literature, like The Epic of Gilgamesh, I appreciate the Bible even more.
Many of us have been raised all of our lives believing in and reading the Bible. We know what it says about various subjects. We know the different stories that it uses as examples of the right and wrong way to...
