Sparks Commentary

Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

John Adams movies

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What's the best movie about John Adams ? Young John Adams My answer would be that it depends on what you're looking for. A...

Why John Adams is fascinating

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"Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present generation, to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use o...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Eisenhower movies: A comparison of some films

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There's something about war heroes and statesmen that holds the fascination of many; and so there have been a number of  movies  about...

The Cuban Missile Crisis: A comparison of two movies

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"It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere ...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

Some thoughts about economics education

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"This division of labour, from which so many advantages are derived, is not originally the effect of any human wisdom, which foresees...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Some thoughts about civics education

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"This constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall...

A review of “A More Perfect Union: America Becomes A Nation”

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"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union , establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide...
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By training, I am a business major with a concentration in marketing, and a certificate in economics. I originally wanted to do market research for businesses because I enjoyed the social science aspects of marketing, and I have studied psychology a little on my own; but I now wonder if this will ever be my field. I have also taken a fair amount of communications classes, because I thought about grad school in advertising or public relations (or even business & economic journalism), but I'm not sure I will ever do these things. (I'm glad I studied them just the same, though.) By inclination, I learn about a lot of other things in my spare time. For example, I am a history buff, an aspiring polyglot, an amateur linguist, a political philosopher (after a fashion), and a student of the Bible. Most of the things I study on my own these days have something to do with one of these subjects (or sometimes even more than one), and I write about many of them on my blog. So my actual profession is … you guessed it … a math tutor! Not what you'd expect, right? (Not what I would have expected, either … )
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