Warmer Weather

So, I feel like we have beat this Invisible Man thing to death, so I don't really feel like attempting to make conversation about it. Now that the days are getting longer, the snow is melting, and it is no longer freezing at all times of day and night, what are your plans for this spring? I, for one, would like to start roping outside now that arenas are no longer covered in snow, and maybe go shoot some coyotes. Don't hold back and have fun.

Battle Royal!

Alright, so we have been talking a lot about the fight scene in I.M. so I thought it would be ok to talk about some violent themes here. There is a nice quote by Robert A. Heinlein that may cause a bit of a ruckus. It goes like this,  “Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.”
Agree? Disagree? GO.

The Importance of History?

As we have studied and are currently studying different types of literature and their impact and importance in history I have often wondered why do we study history? Why it is that history is a core class, and why is it required or held on the same level as the disciplines of math, science, and English? Why is it that we study literature from all different periods of history instead of just focusing on modern works? How does history impact us, or does it? Should history classes be valued at the same level as the subjects of math, science, and English?