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The Frozen River
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Thomas Jefferson
“The more ignorant we become the less value we set on science, and the less inclination we shall have to seek it.”
Thomas Jefferson

Theodore Parker
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
Theodore Parker

Steve Almond
“Three years ago, researchers at Purdue University began monitoring every hit sustained by two high school teams. The goal was to study the effect of concussions. But when researchers administered cognitive tests to players who had never been concussed, hoping to set up a control group, they discovered that these teens showed diminished brain function as well. As the season wore on, their cognitive abilities plummeted. In some cases, brain activity in the frontal lobes—the region responsible for reasoning—nearly disappeared by season’s end. "You have the classic stereotype of the dumb jock and I think the real issue is that’s not how they start out," explained Thomas Talavage, one of the professors of the study. "We actually create that individual.”
Steve Almond, Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

Carl Sagan
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
Carl Sagan

Steve Almond
“What would happen if some invisible gas leak in the school cafeteria caused diminished brain activity in students? Can we safely assume district officials would evacuate the school until further notice? That parents would be up in arms? That media and lawyers would descend in droves to collect statements from the innocent victims? Can we assume that the community would not gather together en masse on Friday nights to eat hot dogs and watch the gas leak?”
Steve Almond, Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

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