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    Model railroading, backyard astronomy, space exploration, music (composition, play the French Horn, Oboe, Alto Recorder, and Cornet), learning to play the ukulele (seriously, I am :D), kit-bashing, camping, and hiking, reading great science fiction, and escaping the university campus any chance I get!

    I teach World Civilization, U.S. History, and U.S. Foreign Policy at the college/university level. So, with that said, I love history, love to do research, and enjoy good conversation.

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  1. adsii1970

    The level of conspiracy theories and nuts never seem to know no end at all.

    On an exam for an on-line class I teach about the U.S. in World War II, a short essay question simply asked what were some of the factors for U.S. involvement in World War II... and unfortunately I am not teasing you.

    I had a student actually submit this response:

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    Roosevelt and the Republicans in Congress saw the war for a way for the United States to steal more land and resources from both Europe and Asia. So Roosevelt ordered an attack on Pearl Harbor, very similar to the Japanese Mukden incident in 1931 to gain support for his and the Republican war effort. This class may teach the fake facts that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, but the intelligent should be able to see through the lies. It was Republican propaganda put in place by a republican congress, and at the order of a republican president.

    Yeah, um, ok... :mad:

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    2. Mr. Peabody

      Mr. Peabody

      @Dman979, It's so obvious from what he said. :/

    3. adsii1970

      adsii1970

      @The Dunatian:

      Yeah, I agree. But here's the problem... my job and the forum rules puts me in dangerous territory to begin with. So that's why I tried to be "forum friendly" by using the term, "well balanced" which is more user-friendly and unfortunately, less accurate. :/ I am literally caught between a rock and a hard place... I'd like to be able to finish that last sentence, but am sure the moderators would assign me penalty points if I were to.

       

    4. Dman979

      Dman979

      Obvious or not, it stays off the forums.

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