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    Archive for January, 2007

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    Interesting Times

    Saturday, January 20th, 2007

    Interesting Times Perhaps you’ve heard of the Chinese curse/blessing “May you live in interesting times…” This post falls under the category of Things My Dad Would Never Have Dreamed Would Happen. Castro’s on his deathbed. The Chinese have nuclear weapons and are showing off their military might by blowing up their own satellites, AND…Today, Sen. [...]

    Something to Think About

    Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

    Martin Luther called Gutenberg’s printing press “God’s highest and most extremist act of grace, whereby the business of the Gospel is driven forward.” (qtd. in Postman, Technopoly). What, then, of Blogs, which essentially are the printing press and the publishing house of the people? Addendum: Jan 20, 2007 A commentor queried as to if Martin [...]

    Branded

    Sunday, January 14th, 2007

    This week, my composition students are reading excerpts from Alyssa Quart’s Branded , and responding to the text in writing. I’ve given them a prompt asking for their reactions and any examples of this branding from their own lives. Here are examples I’ve observed in the last couple of months:Branding, Part I: My friend’s sister,who [...]

    Why Put Off…

    Saturday, January 13th, 2007

    A ten-year study of procrastination blames technology for an increase in putting off until tomorrow what we can do today. The 30-page study was conducted by University of Calgary professor Piers Steel and is in this month’s Psychological Bulletin, a publication of the American Psychological Association. (This is not yet available at the APA online, [...]

    Wikipedia Woes

    Friday, January 12th, 2007

    A couple of days ago, a WSPD news reporter cited Wikipedia as a source for a definition of First Amendment rights. “According to Wikipedia…” he said. I nearly lost control of my car…the end of the world is nigh. Nevermind that a reporter shouldn’t have to consult an encyclopedia of any sort to confirm that [...]

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