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I love this. I hope that\u00a0the experience of students is that, early on, we problematize simplistic ideas of good vs. evil, but also that by the end of their studies, we have helped them identify the genuine evils that\u00a0are much more pernicious and pervasive, and which cannot be eliminated by killing \u201cbad guys\u201d since they are within each of us, and inspired them to find ways of overcome them and so make the world a better place.<\/p>\n

What do you think a cartoon of Superman after graduation might look like, as a follow-up to the cartoon above?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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