Daily Archives: March 16, 2008

Dude, what’s wrong with this sentence?

There has been, historically, a great way of enumerating the difference between skills-based writing instruction and the discipline that I have chosen to commit myself to. – Jeff Ward Irony rears its informal head from the slough of academe. [tags]Golden Mean, meaning, child-like, rhetorical challenges, not my lai, not rachel corrie, triumph of the average, [...]

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Rachel Corrie — Five years later

Five years have passed and and still no justice, peace, or understanding has emerged in Israel regarding the brutal death of Rachel Corrie at the hands of the Israeli Defense Forces. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Thanks to Norm for the reminder of the anniversary date and to the Rachel [...]

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