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Did you know? Willie Mays is the only Major League player to have hit a home run in every inning from the first through the sixteenth. He finished his career with a record 22 extra-inning home runs. (source: Willie Mays) > more interesting facts Values Forum Dear Reader, The Values Forum is an interactive, journal-style forum in which you can write articles and commentary and engage in debate and discussion with other NWE thinkers and contributors. Please visit the page to participate. 16 Dec Economic Theory must Learn to Value Land, Labor, and Money 05 Dec Wikileaks and the Balance of Political Principles 10 Nov Lizard Brains and the poverty of public discourse 01 Nov Materialism and genetics 25 Oct Whatever happened to public service, or One Nation, Under God, indivisible? 23 Oct Juan Williams, Ibrahim Hooper, Vivian Schiller, Profiling, and Values 13 Oct Saudi King, Ahmadinejad Talk Politics on Phone

Featured Article: Audie Murphy Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of World War II Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1926 – May 28, 1971) was an American soldier in World War II, who later became an actor, appearing in 44 American films. He also found success as a country music composer. In 27 months of combat action in World War II, Murphy became the most decorated United States combat soldier in United States military history. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. medals, five from France, and one from Belgium. Murphy had a successful movie career, including the extremely popular To Hell and Back (1955), based on his memoir of the same name (1949), and starred in 33 Hollywood Westerns. Popular Article: Scramble for Africa Caricature in Punch of Cecil John Rhodes, after he announced plans for a telegraph line and railroad from Cape Town to Cairo. The Scramble for Africa (or the Race for Africa) was the proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territory during the New Imperialism period, between the 1880s and the start of World War I. Some Europeans argued that by colonizing Africa, they were also exporting civilization to a continent which they regarded as evolutionary backward and undeveloped. It was a European responsibility to act as trustees of Africa until Africans were mature enough to govern themselves. However, colonization was in reality driven by commercial interests. Europe would benefit enormously from its exploitation of Africa. New World Encyclopedia integrates facts with values. Written by online collaboration with certified experts. Home | Vision | Subject Areas | Feedback | Technology | Friends and Affiliates | Donate

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