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June 13, 2011
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I am a PhD student studying early American history. I hold a masters degree in American history, and taught literature as well as European, world, and US history in public high schools for ten years. I also taught government, sociology, current events, and economics to high school students. I have taught courses in medieval, world, and American history at the university level.
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