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Great Expectations
Great Expectations
is one of the books every high-school student should have read before graduation. (Full list here.)
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
corner.nationalreview.com — is one of the books every high-school student should have read before graduation. (Full list here.)... (more) The Great Gatsby
STOP. IT.
STOP. IT.
corner.nationalreview.com — On MSNBC, I keep hearing that the answer for the GOP is TOM RIDGE. No, thank you.... (more) STOP. IT.
What's Good For Obama is Good For...
What's Good For Obama is Good For...
corner.nationalreview.com — From NYT writer Jennifer 8. Lee's Twiiter feed: obama is good for the bottom line. @nytimes has... sold $2 million worth of obama merchandise (book, commemorative editions, etc.) (more) What's Good For Obama is Good For...
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alicublog — BACK TO SCHOOLDAYS. Kathryn J. Lopez is pimping the hell out of a very old list of 30 books William "Book of Virtues" Bennett once promoted as a mandatory reading list for American high school students. (Some of the Cornerites plead for the inclusion of science fiction. Christ Jesus, what dorks.) I don't know what fit came over the poor woman, but as a former amateur pedagogue, as well as a former high school student, I have something to say about this. First, I approve of the general idea (and of the listmakers' ...

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