As you seek to put all the pieces together here at semester's end, some concluding thoughts.
For helpful last minute study tips, see this humorous post on final exams, or a funny bald guy's podcast (puns included). Most relevant for class, check out a master teacher's thoughts on Peter the Great and a keen comparative look at Descartes and Bacon.
If you fall asleep while studying, hopefully you can avoid this, no doubt a hot topic of discussion for phuture phorums.
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