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• A Philosopher for Our Time

  Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher who is reputed to be the forerunner of the current vogue of existentialism. In appearance he was a frail and ungainly man. An extremely erudite thinker and writer, he was a potent force in propagating the new approach to live. His philosophy would excoriate those who believed that man …

• To the Police

  Thursday was his next-to-last day. He had been tenacious in following every lead. Now he has behind the eight ball. He could hardly galvanize himself to do anything else. The facade of hope he had worn for almost a week was crumbling; there was nothing left to be sanguine about. In desperation he turned to …

• A Sport for Everyone

  Of the many highly popular sports in the United States, football must be rated around the top. This sports allows the speedy and lithe athlete to joint with the slower and obese one in a team effort. The skills and strengths of many men are welded together so that one team may work as a …

• What’s In a Name?

  As Mr. Sloane pursued his investigation of the phenomenon, he discovered that a Dr. Trevor Weston of the British Medical Association had corroborated his finding. Dr. Weston had studied British mortality rates over a decade, finding that people whose names began with letters ranging from “S” to “Z” had a life expectancy which averaged twelve …

• The Heroism of Dorie Miller

  Men all around Miller were succumbing to the lethal spray of Japanese bullets. He dragged his captain to safety and turned back to see that the machine-gunner had been killed. Dorie took that big gun and trained it on the incoming bombers. Within the space of ten minutes he was credited with destroying four bombers …