Maus
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What “Vienna” by Billy Joel teaches us
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I don’t know about you, but I love listening to music, especially songs that have a deeper meaning behind the lyrics. I found a perfect song – “Vienna” by Billy Joel – that does just this. It is an excellent song for anyone, especially for students feeling stressed out about what to do next in…
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Hey school board, leave those kids alone
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A Tennessee school board has removed Maus, a graphic novel depicting the Holocaust, from its grade 8 curriculum. The novel, which uses cats and mice to symbolize Nazis and Jewish people, was removed on the grounds that it contained profane language and an image of a nude mouse. Librarians, teachers, parents and many in the…
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