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The Ecology of American Society
By: Alton C. Thompson Ecology is a science that identifies, and then studies, interrelationships in Nature—especially those interrelationships that exist between life-forms and their environment, and...
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Countering Foolish Optimism (Expressed And Otherwise)
By: Alton C. Thompson Philip R. Davies concludes his recent “The Bible: Utopian, Dystopian, or Neither? Or: Northrop Frye Meets Monty Python” with these words (p. 107): Our modern experience […]
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Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?
By: Alton C. Thompson Wisconsin has had admirable Senators such as Robert M. LaFollette, Sr. [1906 – 1925], and Jr. [1925 – 1947], William Proxmire [1957 – 1989], Gaylord A. […]
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Present And Future Health
By: Alton C. Thompson The World Health Organization gives the following figures for the top 10 causes of death in the world in 2011: (Most of the terms here are […]
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What Fools These Mortals Be!
By: Alton C. Thompson “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” This famous line, spoken by Puck to Oberon (king of the fairies) in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (p. […]
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On Sustainability
By: Alton C. Thompson For humans, “sustainability” has been defined as the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which has ecological, economic, political and cultural dimensions....
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Sickness Care or Healthcare?
By: Alton C. Thompson Several years ago my primary care physician announced to me that my right kidney had failed, and recommended that I make an appointment with a noted […]
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The Importance Of The Environment
By: Alton C. Thompson “Environment” is a human-oriented term that refers to what surrounds us as humans. Often a distinction is made between “physical” and “human” environments, with the former […]
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Keep It Simple, Baby!
By: Alton C. Thompson While I was in secondary school, and taking an English literature course, a story that we read in that class has stuck in my mind ever […]
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What Do The Olympics Stand For?
By: Alton C. Thompson There is, on the one hand, the Olympic symbol, and then there is the Olympics (plural) as a symbol. As to the Olympic symbol itself, it […]
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