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Mid- afternoon on a blis day an article “ Anti-Intellectualism and the “ Dumb Down” of America” by Ray William appeared to be the highlight of my day. Not only does Ray William present great arguments on why the uprising generation - in context “Dumb” but the new generation has be constructed to do one thing only, Jump over hoops. Which has eliminated all acts and process of showing true intellectualness. Making Ray William completely making well-founded thoughts in the article “Anti-Intellectualism and the “ Dumb Down” of America” Why is our society taught to jump through hoops, instead of thinking outside the box? The term “Jumping through hoops” is defines as our generation's process of the way we are forced to commit, in order to get

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