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		<title>Ten Reasons to Pay It Forward</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.” &#8212; Oscar Wilde, 1891 It has been said that the theatre dies every night, only to be reborn each day, for it exists whenever actors perform before an audience. Therefore, a primary characteristic of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In response to America’s continued lackluster performance on international standardized tests, along with stagnant growth here at home among the lower socioeconomic groups, the deep thinkers in public education press for more and more testing in our schools as a means of addressing the problem. In some ways the system can be likened to parents [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsay Deen]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[For me, the machinations of the machine we call &#8220;American politics&#8221; seemed like nothing so much as an overrated reality television show starring criminals and people fully indoctrinated into a failing two-party system. I really didn&#8217;t see how I could make a difference with my vote, and I didn&#8217;t think it was even worth voting. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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