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What do we keep on fighting for?
James and I listened to the music of Frederic Chopin this term. We also spent these 12 weeks reading Opal Wheeler’s Frederic Chopin, Son of Poland. Through this book and reading a few other articles, we learned that Chopin loved … Continue reading
Inflated kings and peasants
James and I have read several stories this year (such as The Door in the Wall, Otto of the Silver Hand, The Little Duke, Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Joan of Arc) involving feudal times and the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Character
Tagged character, corruption, equal opportunity, feudalism, monarchy, Our Island Story, socialism
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The mandating of loving your neighbor
I wrote these thoughts as a “Note” at Facebook nearly two years ago. I was thinking about it again today and thought I would share it here. Let me know what you think. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ When people express their distaste for … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Character
Tagged character, corruption, God, Jesus, love, mindlessness, neighbor, socialism
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