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by bsder
1772 days ago
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Agreed. The author completely gets everything backward. Why should his child care about how long America has existed unless it's on a test? If you don't give someone a reason for why something is relevant, you won't get anywhere. If you don't try to make it interesting, to boot, you have no hope. |
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A good question might be: "Why did the Roman empire hold together that long and survived several serious crises, even though many other empires exploded and disintegrated in their first crisis ever, as the subjugated nations rushed for exits?"
That question has no definite answer, but boy (or girl), you learn a lot of fascinating history while trying to answer it.