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Carl Nelson's avatar

Excellent essay. AND I learned quite a bit about Poe.

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Jupplandia's avatar

Cheers Carl. :-)

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Bitter Klinger's avatar

In this, as all, prevail —

Assent — and you are sane —

Demur — you’re straightway dangerous —

And handled with a Chain —

— Emily Dickinson

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John Le Sueur's avatar

What an interesting read….

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Jupplandia's avatar

Thanks John. :-)

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Richard Ruggiero's avatar

What a profound journey of broad integrations!

There's one: Hillsdale College in Michigan takes zero money from the government and provides a solid education.

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Jupplandia's avatar

Thanks, and yes Hillsdale looks good and could possibly be a template for far better educational institutions than exist generally today. I actually thought of it as I wrote that line as a possible exception, but decided I hadn't investigated it enough to mention it as being better than the rest.

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VespasianMusic's avatar

A brilliant and insightful analysis, Daniel! But then . . . I've come to expect that from you. It is always a pleasure to read your -- dare I say it? -- enlightening essays! 😊

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William Viergever's avatar

That was the short version, right? ;-)

Seriously-very nice and spot on. Also enjoyed learning more about you and your background (explains a lot). But - now I can’t get Mad World (song) out of my head.

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Mary Mc's avatar

Fascinating. I am continually impressed by your essays.

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Jupplandia's avatar

Thanks Mary, glad you liked it. :-)

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Mary Mc's avatar

You constantly amaze me. I am forced to do some hard thinking every time I read something you write. BTW, that's a good thing. 😉

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Jupplandia's avatar

That's great to hear, thank you!

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