If strategy is a calculated relationship between ends, ways, and means, then during the Cold War, American strategic ends — containment of the Soviet Union — remained unchanged. Containment meant preventing Soviet expansion and military aggression, often through military deterrence. The strategy employed — be it the Truman Doctrine, New Look, Flexible Response, Détente, or…
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Bloom and Gardner
Evaluating Major Learning Theorists Two major theories of learning have had an important impact on how I approach my teaching and how I learn. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory and Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy of Ed Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory and Bloom’s Taxonomy aren’t entirely different. They share many of the same principles. In Gardner’s theory,…
Cicero and the Roman Ideal of Governorship
Governing the province of Cilicia from 51–50 BC, Cicero offers an example of what appears to be the idealistic Roman view of governorship. Cicero’s task was significant, especially against a looming war with the Parthians. Still, Cicero is perhaps the model Roman governor. One can only hope that subsequent governors learned from his example. Throughout…
The Domestication of Dogs
The domestication of dogs has both improved society AND benefited human happiness. I have had the privilege of serving my country for seventeen years and I have witnessed first-hand the benefits of domesticated dogs. In the form of working dogs, both bomb sniffing and PTSD service animals. Throughout my service, I have been deployed three…