Unfettering The Mind

Many Americans, at least those that pay attention to the news, have been scratching their heads in disbelief and puzzlement over the economic crisis now unfolding. Almost every mainstream media source is adding their two cents to this national crisis; "total economic collapse" "major bank failures" "CEO's still receiving million dollar bonuses" "American taxpayers will be footing the bill" "millions of mortgage foreclosures causing lending institutions to lose value on the stock market" "fede… Continue

As many Americans take the time today to pause and reflect on the loved ones lost on that fateful day seven years ago, shall we all give a moment of silence in loving memory? As we pause, let us also give a moment more for all the innocents suffering world wide, caught in devastating wars and conflict not of their choosing.

Please take the time to watch this documentary explaining how the towers fell on September 11th, 2001: Zero : An Investigation into 9-11

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This 8th grade final exam from 1895 was posted on the Grandfather Education Report website.
Could you pass this 8th Grade exam?

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 1895

This is the eighth-grade final exam* from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken
from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society
and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Gi… Continue

This video says it all:

Here in America, we will be celebrating Labor Day, a national holiday. I don't know about you, but I got to wondering what exactly is this Labor Day celebration. What or whose labor are we celebrating?
So I looked up the history of Labor Day.
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the stre… Continue