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On the Gilded Age Robber Barons…And the Debate I LOST!

I heroically took the PRO side in a debate against my brilliant students on the resolution: The so-called “Robber Barons” were malevolent crooks who bilked the American public to get rich. Well, that did not go well–and I lost! Hear it all here.      

On a Firing

Regarding my termination from Fenwick High School Volte-face is one of those beautiful French expressions with forceful meaning and subtle connotations that are often lost in translation. “About-face” does not do it justice, as when the French utilize the term, there is a sudden and serious abruptness to it; a brisk turning away from what…
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