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Socrates of Athens
SOCRATES OF ATHENS It may come as a surprise to some that in ancient Greece people paid little attention to family names. Thus even though there may have been other persons named Socrates in Athens in those days, since the famous philosopher did indeed become famous, all that was necessary as a designation was “Socrates…
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“Casey at the Bat” Revisited
Many years ago when I was teaching at a college in Florida the I was asked by the graduating seniors to be their Commencement Speaker. It was when the Viet Nam war was grinding down, President Nixon was being impeached, and the civil rights movement was in full swing. Difficult times indeed. I chose to…