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Americans Still Believe In Our Unique Destiny

ISignFred48 Wrote: Oct 08, 2012 7:55 AM

For a start, I think we should take it upon ourselves to teach the WORLD to read. I suggest this should be a One Percenter Project. We can do this and do it now. Governments could do it but it would take a year to start. There readily exists the technology to reduce the number of teachers required by increasing their presence. Lap tops, satellite feeds, DVD players, and even smart phones are among the devices. We also have linguists who would very much like to do something important with what they have learned. Real hope and not a con-job. Real change instead of turmoil.

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Americans Still Believe In Our Unique Destiny

SHARPSBURG, Md.- Just past dawn on a brisk September morning, a couple in their 30s walked along the sunken road known as “Bloody Lane” with a toddler sleeping soundly in her stroller and a newborn snuggled against his father.

“Just think about this — we’re standing here at the exact moment the battle began,” the husband said as his wife nodded, smiled and reached down to hug her sleeping daughter. Both parents then sat in the grass along the crushed-limestone lane.

They were among thousands who converged before sunrise on this small Maryland town for the 150th anniversary...

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