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Feb 2024
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ICARUS AND DAEDALUS, THE SWORD OF DAMOCL...

JON HAGADORN
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We bring you four stories today:

Icarus and Daedalus- James Baldwin- an ancient Greek tales about a son who forgets his father's instructions;

The Sword of Damocles- about the close friend of a wealthy man who wishes he could spend one day in his friends place living the good life and gets his chance by James Baldwin

The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson- describes the courageous but costly cavalry charge of the Light Brigade, knowing that they were rising into sure death

F. Scott Fitgerald's letter to his daughter, reminding her what's important in life

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