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    A liberal education is the best path to a democratic nation Introduction: Education has always been one of the building blocks of a nation. Indeed‚ the educational system in the Philippines has come a long way as different colonial periods slowly shaped its current form. Perhaps one of the greatest educational influences introduced to the Philippine archipelago is the concept of liberal education which was brought about by the Americans. Aside from liberal education‚ democracy was also brought

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    Stockton Dallas Baptist University Friday Symposium September 24‚ 2004 A Philosophy of the Idea of Christian Liberal Arts Education Why is it important? I think rather that the Christian college has not sufficiently articulated its educational philosophy‚ and has not sold the evangelical public or perhaps even its own students and teachers on what it is trying to do…Christian education should not blindfold the student’s eyes to all the world has to offer‚ but it should open them to truth wherever

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    The Benefits To A Liberal Arts Education Vocational colleges are faster and easier then basic college‚ however‚ vocational school are missing a very important part of educationliberal arts. In the article Increasing the Value of a Liberal Education‚ written by William G. Bowen‚ published in 2012 in The Atlantic‚ Bowen discusses the importance of a liberal arts education. Bowen states the benefits to a liberal art education‚ which includes the ability to solve new problems on the spot‚ lifelong

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    In “Can a liberal arts education really make us better?” by Richard Kamber‚ he argues that even though a liberal arts education can make us better‚ it depends solely on that person’s definition of better. Now the question on everyone’s mind‚ “What are liberal arts?” A liberal arts education gives us a general review of humanities‚ arts‚ and sciences. Liberal arts are usually delivered in small classes‚ full of active participants‚ by “seasoned faculty.” They aim to develop our character and provide

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    Momento Mori: Earl

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    Character Description Memento Mori: Earl In “Memento Mori” by Jonathan Nolan‚ the reader is introduced to an intriguing character by the name Earl. Earl is an average‚ “run of the mill” man‚ who (like most others) has a few quirks that set him aside from the crowd. The beginning of the story reveals that Earl’s wife was murdered. Like most strive to do‚ Earl strives for revenge for her death. He takes the initiative to seeking out his revenge by attempting to track down the murderer.

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    Earl Smith Myopia

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    and that total is steadily rising.1 A particular optometry pioneer‚ Dr. Earl Smith III‚ OD‚ PhD‚ has worked diligently throughout his career to aid the children of myopic parents from developing the condition. Dr. Smith has made multiple important contributions to the field of optometry and continues to today at the University of Houston. His career began many years ago‚ and his spirit to help started at a young age. Dr. Earl Smith was born in the late 1940s in Norfolk‚ VA after World War II had

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    James Earl Ray

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    not before dropping the murder weapon (with prints) and his personal radio with his prison ID engraved on it. It’s almost too perfect because nobody would be that stupid. It must be a CIA-FBI-White House plot. Has to be. There is no way that James Earl Ray‚ the high-school dropout‚ Army throw-away‚ petty thief could stalk Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ kill the most influential civil rights leader of the era and evade an international manhunt for more than two months‚ only to be busted by Scotland Yard

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    1757 Battle of Plassey Company rule in India (to 1858) 1759 French India (to 1954) 1760 Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam‚ Maratha Empire reaches its zenith. 1761 The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761‚ by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani‚ an ethnic Pashtun‚ also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century. 1764 Battle of Buxar (British victory against allied Mughal

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    Chief Justice Earl Warren

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    Court Justice that I chose to write about is Chief Justice Earl Warren. He was one of the most popular Supreme Court Justices only second to Chief Justice John Marshall. Earl Warren had a profound impact on the Supreme Court and United States of America. As Chief Justice‚ his term of office was marked by numerous rulings on civil rights‚ separation of church and state‚ and police arrest procedure in the United States. Background Earl Warren‚ was an American public official and the 14th Chief

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    Liberal Arts

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    An education conducted in a spirit of free inquiry undertaken without concern for topical relevance or vocational utility. This kind of learning is not only one of the enrichments of existence; it is one of the achievements of civilization. It heightens students’ awareness of the human and natural worlds they inhabit. It makes them more reflective about their beliefs and choices‚ more self-conscious and criticising‚ speaking‚ critical and logical thinking. Law schools report that by the yardsticks

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