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    The Resurrection of Common Sense
    The Resurrection of Common Sense
    The Resurrection of Common Sense
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    The Resurrection of Common Sense

    By Donald Walker

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    What reward can be more precious than the reward we receive from the power of knowledge. To achieve this, we must first set aside our emotions and allow logic to take control. Only then can we bring back our God given natural ability to reason, otherwise known as, common sense. ---D.W.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 18, 2011
    ISBN9781456739874
    The Resurrection of Common Sense
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    Donald Walker

    Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the fall of 1949, Donald has always been driven by a profound desire to explore and explain almost everything surrounding him. Consequently, as a young child, Donald’s toys rarely lasted more than a few days. He was constantly breaking them apart, curious about the internal operation of their various components. That often caused his younger brother (Kenneth) concern for the safety of his own toys. Donald, who grew up loving music, started playing the drums at the age of ten. After graduating from high school, he took a group of twelve musicians on road. Their journey, which lasted more than two decades, took them across the United States, Canada, and Asia. That gave Donald the opportunity to experience many different people and a variety of different cultures—experiences he will never forget. Donald wrote about the time he spent in music in his book The Unknown Musician. From those experiences, Donald learned many things, the most important being the common desire people had to simply be happy. All across the globe, no matter what their goals were, people just wanted to be happy. With that in mind, Donald decided to write this book, dedicating its contents to a world where everyone just wants to be happy.

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      The Resurrection of Common Sense - Donald Walker

      CONTENTS

      Preface

      Characteristics Of An Intelligent Person

      Racism In America

      Religious Beliefs

      Native Americans

      American Politics

      Psychological Affects Of Slavery

      Abusing Your Right To Have Children

      Reality Of Death

      Why Most Marriages Fail

      American Public Schools

      Gay And Lesbian Community

      African American Urban Communities

      Common Sense Words To Consider

      About The Author

      Preface

      This book contains twelve topics and requires no particular order in its reading. The purpose of this book is to raise the awareness of its readers by rekindling their inner intellect. Simply put, my goal is to get people back in the habit of using their natural abilities when confronted with everyday issues. In an effort to encourage the reader to place their emphasis on being thorough, I purposely limited the text of each topic to a minimum. It is my hope the reading of this book will lead to some vigorous, in depth, group discussions on these, and other important issues. Though my opinions are injected throughout, it is not my intention to convert, nor convince anyone of anything. The final opinion must come from you, the reader. By applying common sense knowledge, we equip ourselves with the tools necessary to overcome the obstacles associated with ignorance, and obtain a more honest approach, which will ultimately lead us to conclusions based on logic and reasoning.

      Characteristics Of An Intelligent Person

      (INTELLIGENT)

      Defined as one who processes information based

      primarily on logic and reasoning.

      A Disappointing Discovery

      A man once believed he was this incredibly intelligent person. One day, he woke up and was both shocked and dismayed to discover he was not as intelligent as he believed himself to be. He came to realize, it was his association with people who were not very smart, that made him feel so intelligent.

      Most of us view ourselves as being intelligent. The primary reason for this is that we tend to set our own criteria about what defines intelligence. By magnifying our good points, and masking everything else, it becomes easier for us to place ourselves in the category of being intelligent. In reality, percentage wise, there are only a handful of intelligent people in the world today. There are even less in the United States of America. Using the above definition to define intelligent, I have arrived at my own personal conclusion as to where we, here in America, are positioned on my scale of intelligence.

      A mere fraction of one percent of the people in

      this country are actually intelligent.

      Twenty-four point nine percent are what I consider smart.

      An overwhelming fifty percent are not very smart.

      The remaining twenty-five percent are just plain old stupid.

      I use the word stupid not to be offensive, it just happens to be the most appropriate word our English language has to offer. Also, it should be noted, this scale is not an indicator designed to determine if an individual is categorically better, or lesser as compared to others. Its only objective is to measures a person’s mental capacity in making decisions. That being said, the difference between a stupid person and an intelligent person is their ability to apply logic and reason over their emotions when making important decisions. On the surface, this may seem like an easy thing to achieve, but it is anything but. To put things into perspective, intelligence has nothing to do with finance. Neither does it have anything to do with the level of education one has attained. A stupid person can be both wealthy and educated. Intelligence is simply what is stated in the aforementioned. Nothing more, and nothing less. Below is a brief description of each category on my scale of intelligence. As with every subject in this book, this scale is based on [my] opinion. You do not have to agree.

      Stupid people are almost completely ruled by their emotions. To them, the world is one big emotional challenge after another. Their general attitude reflects the notion that everyone is out to get them. Accepting responsibility for their own shortcomings does not come easy. Quick to voice their opinions, but slow to put them into action is a common trait within this particular group. Of the four categories listed, they are the easiest to detect. Their constant emotional outbursts will give them away every time. Overly sensitive, they have an abnormal dislike for any person, or institution, which represents authority. Ironically, they rarely see themselves as being stupid. They’re not smart enough to know it.

      People who are not very smart have learned the process of controlling their emotions with some degree of success. Their biggest obstacle is that they tend to look at life as if it was centered around them. They take everything personal. Their view of the world is narrow, primarily because it is based on their own particular situation, which means it is usually distorted, and often change. They frequently look to others to solve their problems. They are easily manipulated, often ignoring facts contradicting what they want to believe. Under most circumstances, they know how to make a good decision, but have a very difficult time sustaining it.

      Smart people, more often than not, will make good decisions. They have a very realistic view of life. They know how to separate what they want, from what they need. They experience the same emotional struggles as everyone else, but generally keep them in check. They are more apt to place the welfare of others above their own. They pride themselves on being honest, even at their own expense. If not for the emotion of compassion, they would almost certainly ascend to the category of being intelligent.

      Intelligent people are truly a rare breed. They nearly always make a good rational decision. Their mental discipline is unsurpassed. They understand the consequences of letting their emotions interfere with what they know is right, what they know is true. They go above and beyond to do the right thing, no matter how difficult it may be. Rarely are they influenced by anything absent logic and being rational. They have learned the secrets of what is really

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