In The Important of Being Earnest, playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) wrote, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either …” As a class, discuss the meaning of Wilde’s statement. Next, in small groups, find and discuss an example in today’s paper that illustrates the complexity [...]

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The celebration of Constitution Day will be on Friday this week, September 17. On this historic day in 1787, 39 of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention signed their names and put the weight of their reputations and service to their country behind the document. The subsequent ratification process was what really tested and embodied [...]

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This coming weekend, we will observe the ninth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, a devastating day in our nation’s history.   The direct attacks on American targets and the resulting loss of nearly 3,000 lives inspired a renewed sense of patriotic vigilance and focused our attention on family and [...]

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