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How A Few Simple Inventions Changed The Written World

Our world is usually changed by small things. Small minorities, small movements, or small changes to existing ideas often trigger big changes. Until the middle of the 1400s, there was no way to communicate an idea other than by telling it directly to someone, or writing it down by hand. For thousands of years, Scripture, historical facts, or stories were ...

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The Hard Truth About Disney Entertainment

I remember when Bambi first came out on VHS. (I’m dating myself!) My children were very young, five and six respectively, and Walmart had just opened its first store in our small town. This was before widespread Internet usage and Amazon; tech-savvy kids today would think it was the dark ages. Being ever so careful about what my children were ...

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Get to Know Brian Blessed

The magnificent voice of G.A. Henty in Under Drake’s Flag Born in England in October of 1936, actor Brian Blessed is widely known for his artistic talents in both film and television. He is often described as “larger than life” – and his unique personal character has often carried over into his professional work, where he has portrayed everything from ...

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6 Ways to Make Smart Entertainment Choices

In today’s fast-paced culture, entertainment options abound, available to us 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be found nearly anywhere. For many of us, entertainment is just a mere click away, or found right at our very fingertips. You can watch movies, listen to music, and even read a book – all by using the smart ...

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How to Teach History Even When You Don’t Enjoy History

Everyone has academic areas of interest in which they excel. For some people, history is not their first (or even second) love. If you had a negative experience with history in school, you might even dread the thought of teaching such a boring subject to your children. Or perhaps you know the importance of history and want to pass that ...

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3 Benefits to Reading to Your Kids

All parents should try to spend a little time each day reading to their children. In our household, bedtime was the preferred time for mom to sprawl across the bed, book in hand, with little ones cuddled up on all sides. Reading to our children helps them expand their knowledge of the world outside their limited boundaries and it helps ...

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3 Ways to Help Your Child Select Worthwhile Heroes

It is a natural part of life for children to look up to people they admire. It starts with mom and dad and then begins to include other relatives, teachers, church members, or neighbors. As children mature, they become more aware of other people outside of their own circle and in the world at large. From what they observe, they ...

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3 Reasons Kids Hate History

If you ask a group of adults which class they most disliked during their school years, many (if not most) of them will name history. How many adults remember their high school history classes as mind numbing and torturous? Far too many. Times may change, but the dislike of history continues to this day. It is unfortunate because history opens ...

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Can You Have A Republic?

In today’s America we hear constantly about the separation of church and state. It matters not that those words are found neither in the Declaration of Independence nor in the Constitution. Somehow, we have taken a statement written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists in the state of Connecticut and have warped it into a truism the Founders never ...

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