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  The Role of the First Lady
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  On July 8, 2011, Former First Lady Betty Ford passed away at the age of 93. Ford is remembered for her outspoken nature and for raising awareness for social issues like women's rights and health care. She was one of the first people to publicly speak about their struggle with breast cancer at...

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  Are We Living in a Post-Racial America?
  Topic by Tracy Williams

  Does the fact that we elected a mixed-raced man to be the leader of the free world really mean that we now live in a “post-racial” America? The answers vary. Some argue, yes. But many more argue, no. Wikipedia defines post-racial America as “a theoretical environment where the United States...

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  The American Way to Celebrate Christmas
  Topic by Saideh P Jamshidi

  The historical record doesn’t provide information about Jesus’ date of birth. The Bible is also silent on this account. However, we in the Christian world have widely accepted that Jesus was born on December 25. How did we choose this date? Why December 25? An Ancient account For...

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  The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Brought the World to the Brink of a Nuclear World War – Were the Lessons Learned
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  Next October will see the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis - the major confrontation between the Unit...

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  The Life of Lincoln: The Man and the Movie
  Topic by Sebastian Murdock

  In Steven Spielberg’s epic biopic Lincoln, viewers are given a largely realistic—albeit sometimes fantastical—look into the life of a man with some pretty astronomical problems and not a lot of time to resolve them. But is Spielberg’s rendition of one of America’s most  iconic and...