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My essays:
- Despite its downtown location the Rialto Movie Theater a local institution for five decades must make big changes or close its doors forever It should follow the example of the new Apex Theater in the mall outside of town When the Apex opened last year it 53
- Educators should teach facts only after their students have studied the ideas, trends, and concepts that help explain those facts. 66
- People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are also the most critical of it 58
- Educational institutions should dissuade students from pursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed 83
- In any situation, progress requires discussion among people who have contrasting points of view 58
- Claim: The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.Reason: Heroes and role models reveal a society's highest ideals 50
- Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could 50
- Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership. 50
- The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individual 62
- Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places 54