Bennett Murray
Contributing Writer
Murray at Koh Tonsay, Cambodia. - Jasper Swillens
Bennett Murray wrote for his first publication in 2006, and has been writing ever since. Murray most recently worked for the Phnom Penh Post, an English-language daily newspaper in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He currently attends Earlham College where he is seeking a Bachelor of Arts in history.
Murray was first published when he was 17 while working pro-bono for a tourist magazine based in Cambodia.
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Investing in the Solar Industry
Solar, like many alternative energy sources, may define the future. But is it a good financial investment?
Jul 8, 2011
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The Redshirts and Yellowshirts of Thailand
Thai politics have recently been plagued by tensions between supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra and supporters of the 2006 coup.
Jul 3, 2011
- Bennett Murray
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Philosophy of Education in Nazi Germany
National Socialism's ideology demanded an academic environment in which principles of race, nation, and obedience dominated.
Jul 2, 2011
- Bennett Murray
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Devil's Advocates: The Men Who Defended Slavery
In the antebellum South, many influential figures who would later inspire the Confederacy staunchly supported the enslavement of African Americans.
Jun 29, 2011
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Experience Cambodia's Rabbit Island
After Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, try an eco-friendly secluded beach holiday off the coast of Kep.
Jun 28, 2011
- Bennett Murray
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How to Make Hardtack
During the American Civil War, millions of U.S. and Confederate soldiers subsisted off a cracker made from flour, water and a pinch of salt.
Jun 28, 2011
- Bennett Murray
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Harpers Ferry Model 1803 - The US Army's First Rifle
The first rifle designed exclusively for the US Army was made at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, site of the infamous John Brown raid.
Jun 28, 2011
- Bennett Murray
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The M1819 Hall Rifle and the Birth of Interchangeable Parts
American inventor John H. Hall completely revamped the industrial process through his use of interchangeable parts at the Harpers Ferry Armory.
Jun 28, 2011
- Bennett Murray
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Nietzsche and the Holocaust
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche may have been opposed to anti-Semitism, but the Final Solution nonetheless contained Nietzschean elements.
Dec 22, 2010
- Bennett Murray
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The Indianization of Ancient Cambodia
India was a major source of culture in the Khmer Empire, with traces visible today at Angkor Wat.
Dec 22, 2010
- Bennett Murray
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