Ross Garner, Sabrina Dailey, and Victoria Smith discuss Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Sabrina begins by providing a short synopsis of the first 100 pages of the book after which Victoria begins the conversation by quoting a passage from Elder Zosima's teachings on active love. They discuss the power of active love and how it changes their ideals from being selfish to selfless.

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Ross Garner, Aaron Navarro, Nathan Cubano and John Benson discuss John Steinbeck's "Junius Maltby" from The Pastures of Heaven. John begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Nathan begins the conversation by quoting a passage near the end of the story when Robbie Maltby discovers his poverty and is ashamed. They discuss the duties of parents to their children to provide for their physical and spiritual needs and the need to achieve a balanced vision of life.

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Ross Garner, Allison Dickman, Jessica Liaghat, and Jessika Rubick discuss Robert Hutchin's The Great Conversation. Jessica L. begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Jessika R. begins the conversation by quoting a passage about the America's strength lying in the character and intelligence of its people. They discuss what it means to be an American and why its important for all Americans to pursue a liberal education as part of their civic responsibility.

As Americans we are very diverse, but the common denominator we share is that we are all human and we should pursue an education that helps us understand what that means and how we can be good humans.

The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.

The music used in this episode is adapted and used with proper permission and licensing (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)