Category: Community
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November 3: One World Trade Center
On Nov. 3, 2014, One World Trade Center official opened. At 1776 feet, it is the tallest building not just in New York City, but in the Western Hemisphere. Its 94 stories begin at ground level in a square, but it changes shape as it rises. Its corners are tapered back from the twentieth floor…
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October 31: 95 Theses
A thesis is a proposition for academic discussion. The scholastic method in medieval universities developed the disputation of a thesis to a high art, exemplified in many works including the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas. In a formal debate setting, the proponent would state the thesis and lay out the arguments in favor of…
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Lifelong Learning: Another Take
In his October 22nd blog article, “Lifelong Learning”, Bruce McMenomy asked: “What does real lifelong learning look like when no one else is looking?” In answer he wrote: “I would say that the chief identifying characteristic is probably humility, a posture of respect for and submission to the truth. Genuine lifelong learning prioritizes the truth…