Am I tough enough?
Public service is a responsibility. It requires not only strength, but also humility and a willingness to engage with differing perspectives. I believe I am prepared to meet that responsibility.
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A current definition of obscenity
Somewhere in my travels, through the definitions of words and the characterizations of men’s actions, obscenity became defined in terms of a comparison: something decent, valued, and true, contrasted with something base, corrupt, and false.
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Lessons on courage, character, the Battle of Thermopylae
“Today’s Citadel graduates will not get a SEC-caliber football team,” writes columnist Scott Graber. “They will get lessons on courage and character. And yes, they will still read about the Battle of Thermopylae.”
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It was a close call
A group of students from the local elementary school appeared and thanked Dorothy for her lesson on duplicity. As a reward, they presented her with a pair of magic slippers made in class, slippers that, when their heels were clicked together in a joyful leap, could grant a wish.
So Dorothy leaped joyfully, clicked, wished, and she and Toto were back in Kansas.
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