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The Importance of Reading and Studying the Classics

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:00:44 +0000

For centuries, education in the West was based around an in-depth study of the Greek and Latin classics. In recent decades, however, these classic works have fallen off of the curriculum in many schools. Far too many students are able to graduate from high school without ever reading a play …

Just Because the Text is Old Does Not Mean It’s Not Useful

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:00:39 +0000

There are many people that feel that ancient literature is completely outdated. Even though no one can debate the fact that ancient literature is very old, it is very important to consider the content of some pieces of ancient literature before completely ruling out the fact that it does not …