An officer and a reader: The role of literature in military education
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An officer discusses his experience of teaching literature at the United States Military Academy to men and women who will upon graduation become Army lieutenants. He believes that reading makes it possible for those who must operate in a closed world of regimentation to come to grips with ambiguity and to cultivate a resilient imagination.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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Gays in the military: a question of health
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A retired army colonel put forth his arguments against the admission of gays in the military service. He says that gays are a disease-ridden community and he cites numerous studies to prove this.
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1993
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How a women would run the military
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An institutional prejudice against women pervades the Armed Forces. A women legislator describes how she would manage the Department of Defense if she were appointed Secretary of Defense.
Publication Name: New Woman
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-6974
Year: 1993
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