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Perhaps it would be helpful to define the title
"great." Is there any way to come to a genral
agreement about what constitues greatness? Surely
there must be more to it than being born to it,
acheiving it, or having it thrust upon one.
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Dr. David S. Hardin
Assistant Professor of Geography
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia 23909
Phone: (434) 395-2581
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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"For as Geography without History
seemeth a carkasse without motion,
so History without Geography
wandreth as a Vagrant without a
certaine habitation."
John Smith, 1627
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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 16:45:27 EDT
From: Basil Forest <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: VA homeschooling & SOL
To: [log in to unmask]
>I also like Tom Wolf the author, one of the
greatest in the 20th century.
>
>Maggie Walker's husband was shot and killed by
their son, who was later shot
>himself during a bank robbery. I don't think
someone with such a
>dysfunctional family life should be "celebrated"
as a great Virginian. The most
>significant thing she did was start a bank for
Negroes in Richmond, which is racist
>in and of itself.
>
>Doug Wilder is also a bad choice due to his
personal life, and the fact he
>did nothing of note while governor of Virginia.
>
>How about Bill "Bojangles" Robinson? Who can
forget his tap dancing in the
>"Littlest Rebel" with Shirley Temple.
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