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...serial killer who has slain a slew of victims all over Texas. The improbable reason? The killer is his younger brother, and to prove it, he is going to explain how the current situation came about. So, we flash back to 1979, back to Fenton’s childhood where we see that his father (Paxton) directly influenced the current spate of killings. Back in the day, Dad was possessed by the notion that his purpose in this world was to do God’s work, namely destroying demons and expelling them from the earth. Hence...
...lessons of moral philosophy comprise a different kind of stimulant, one that can stir us to better ways of thinking and living. And some of the more practical lessons derived from moral philosophy are distilled into the maxims that we hear throughout our childhood. The problem is that neither philosophical inquiry nor sterile maxims are effective at delivering their messages in easily digestible ways. Tell an impatient driver that “patience is a virtue” and you’re likely to get some road rage upside your head...
...Peter J. Gomes, Plummer professor of Christian morals and Pusey minister in Memorial Church, introduced Campolo and Brown, who spoke briefly of the advances made against racism since his childhood...
...ninth of 10 children, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon passed her childhood in her Scottish ancestral home of Glamis Castle. There she developed a lifelong passion for horses and dogs and a gift for dealing with people. Sometimes she would guide tourists around her stately home, and when the castle was turned into a military hospital during World War I, she helped entertain the troops...
Following his graduation in 1934, Monro married his childhood sweetheart, Dorothy Stevens Foster, who died...