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            History tends to repeat itself. It has been and continues to be a fact of life. The patterns of society inevitably come around again, and our only source to guide us is our history. Essentially, the history of society and civilization has been comprised of patterns on patterns, rarely something truly unique or out of the ordinary. That being said, one would think by the year 2018 we would have mastered the art of society solving any and all problems at hand, ranging from world hunger to global peace. Yet, for many, many reasons we have not done so. While there are, on occasion, new challenges, we as a global society tend to make the same mistake over and over again: failing to learn from history. Furthermore, this repeated failure tends to stem from the same fault: the failure to accurately teach and present history.             All it takes is one Google search o...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, the day marking the anniversary of when Queen Esther saved the entire Jewish population in Persia, is, arguably, the most anticipated and celebrated holiday among Orthodox Jews. Celebrated in this case, however, does not mean simply recognized with a vain and boring trip to Synagogue. On the contrary, Purim is a day to truly rejoice and party till night fall with true happiness as we appreciate and recognize G-d for our well-being and continued safety. Ironically, it is on Purim that so many put themselves in an ever-so-dangerous situation drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. Moreover, the over indulgence and heavy intoxication consumes far more than just ultra-Orthodox Jews or fathers and rabbis. In fact, for far too many, drinking on Purim is a normal activity regardless of age or responsibility. Drinking not only poses as a risk to safety on so many levels, but it encourages bad decisions of other sorts that could see teenagers engagi...