I have an 8-10 page research paper due for my communications class. It is due in 5 weeks. The proposal was due tonight. I just turned it in. I'm not going to talk about the topic of the paper here. What I am going to talk about is something that came up as I was … Continue reading Lop-Sided examples
Symmetrical vs. Complementary
The old man laid the sword along his lap, and Pippin put his hand to the hilt, and said slowly after Denethor: ‘Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor, and to the Lord and Steward of the realm, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and … Continue reading Symmetrical vs. Complementary
Thoughts on Digital Nation
Note: This is a write-up I did for my communications class. We were to watch a 90-minute video done by PBS, Digital Nation, then find one point in it to make a counter-argument for. This is what I pulled together. In some of her interview during the Digital Nation broadcast, Turkle made the comment … Continue reading Thoughts on Digital Nation
Winter of our discontent
Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Richard The Third Act 1, scene 1, 1–4 Taking the above quote as commonly seen, instead of as written, one would think the … Continue reading Winter of our discontent
March–Out like a lamb?
March--Out like a lamb?. As my April fool's blog I will repost what my wife posted, along with my own note. THis year we most definitely had March come in like a lion, roaring with snow, and the last day was warm like a lamb. But it its April Foolishness it almost reached freezing last … Continue reading March–Out like a lamb?
The gatekeepers of the book publishing world
We belong to a book club at our church. The club has been around since 2010. We have read quite a few interesting books. Below you will see the full list of ones chosen, and the ones nominated but not chosen. One of the limiting factors is which books get chosen, besides which ones the … Continue reading The gatekeepers of the book publishing world
The Croods
Alert: there are possible spoilers here: The Croods. My kids got this movie out of the library. We have been watching it today. My first thought watching: Is this going to be one of those dad-bashing movies? We have the rebellious girl, and the dad trying to keep the family safe. They have to … Continue reading The Croods
Different Types of Rights
"Poor?" said Cordelia, bewildered. "No electricity? How can it be on the comm network?" "It's not, of course," answered Vorkosigan. "Then how can anybody get their schooling?" "They don't." Cordelia stared. "I don't understand. How do they get their jobs?" "A few escape to the Service. The rest prey on each other, mostly." Vorkosigan … Continue reading Different Types of Rights
Journey to a High School Reunion — Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade -- By this time we were split between TTBHS and HCS. So our Sixth Grade year we were the top class, the graduating class. I don't remember a lot about it, but our old school buildings, which were actually the Horseheads First Baptist Church, underwent a lot of changes once the high … Continue reading Journey to a High School Reunion — Sixth Grade
Poor Use of Language: Love is Equality
I saw a billboard downtown that I tried to figure out what is was supposed to be advertising or promoting. It had a reference to the below url: loveisequality.org When I got home and typed that into my browser, it instantly rolled to a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/loveisequalclothing After reading the billboard, then the Facebook page, … Continue reading Poor Use of Language: Love is Equality
