Composition and Grammar
I've tried almost all of these techniques. They work!
Fogarty, Mignon. "10 Tips to Banish Typos." Quick and Dirty Tips: Grammar Girl (blog), November 17, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2012 from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/10-tips-to-banish-typos.aspx.
When a reliable source isn't:
Fogarty, Mignon. "How Do You Tell If Something Is True?" Quick and Dirty Tips: Grammar Girl (blog), August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-tell-if-something-is-true.aspx.
I will give this assignment someday:
"Kurt Vonnegut's Rules for Reading Fiction: A Term Paper Assignment from the Author of Slaughterhouse Five." Slate, November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012, from http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/11/kurt_vonnegut_term_paper_assignment_from_the_iowa_writers_workshop.html.
An interesting read about an ancient rhetorical style that's still effective, cliched moody black-and-white subway photo notwithstanding:
Leem, Susan. "Polysyndeton, Asyndeton, and the Rhetoric of Style." On Being [blog], October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012, from http://www.onbeing.org/blog/polysyndeton-asyndeton-and-rhetoric-style/4869.
My favorite losing battle:
Manjoo, Farhad. "Space Invaders: Why You Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces After a Period." Slate, January 13, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html.
I will give this assignment someday:
"Kurt Vonnegut's Rules for Reading Fiction: A Term Paper Assignment from the Author of Slaughterhouse Five." Slate, November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012, from http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/11/kurt_vonnegut_term_paper_assignment_from_the_iowa_writers_workshop.html.
An interesting read about an ancient rhetorical style that's still effective, cliched moody black-and-white subway photo notwithstanding:
Leem, Susan. "Polysyndeton, Asyndeton, and the Rhetoric of Style." On Being [blog], October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012, from http://www.onbeing.org/blog/polysyndeton-asyndeton-and-rhetoric-style/4869.
My favorite losing battle:
Manjoo, Farhad. "Space Invaders: Why You Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces After a Period." Slate, January 13, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011, from http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/01/space_invaders.html.
Wikipedia works hard to try to make sure its information is accurate. But you're still not allowed to cite it in my class:
Nasaw, Daniel. "Meet the Bots that Edit Wikipedia." BBC News Magazine, July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18892510.
Commas are important, but so is verifying your source:
Romensko, Jim. "FYI: Rachel Ray Does Not Cook Her Family--Or Her Dog."JimRomenesko.com (blog), June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012, from http://jimromenesko.com/2012/06/12/fyi-rachael-ray-does-not-cook-her-family-or-her-dog/.The best way to sound smart is to not try to sound smart:
Toor, Rachel. "Becoming a 'Stylish' Writer: Attractive Prose Will Not Make You Appear Any Less Smart." The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 2, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012, from http://chronicle.com/article/Becoming-a-Stylish-Writer/132677/.
Why grammar is an important aspect of any job:
Wiens, Kyle. "I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why." Harvard Business Review, July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/i_wont_hire_people_who_use_poo.html.Religious Studies
Barrett-Fox, Rebecca. "A Bill Passes, Westboro Baptists Shrug." Religion Dispatches, August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/6265/a_bill_passes,_westboro_baptists_shrug.
Dionne, E. J. "I'm Not Quitting the Church." Washington Post, May 13, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/im-not-quitting-the-church/2012/05/13/gIQAw3vMNU_story.html.
Drescher, Elizabeth. "Decoding Rick Warren's Appreciation for Chik-fil-A: When 'Hate' Is the Right Word." Religion Dispatches, August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/6260/decoding_rick_warren%E2%80%99s_appreciation_for_chick-fil-a/.
One author's take on the progressive "fundamentals":
Knight, Kimberly. "Stand in the Place Where You Are." Coming Out Christian: Conversations about Being Christian and Gay in America (blog), July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.patheos.com/blogs/comingoutchristian/2012/07/stand-in-the-place-where-you-are/.
Robinson does a good job of articulating many of the reasons I choose to participate in religious community.
Robinson, Sara. "Six Reasons We Can't Change the Future Without Progressive Religion." AlterNet, July 8, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012, from http://www.alternet.org/story/156207/six_reasons_we_can%27t_change_the_future_without_progressive_religion?page=0%2C2&paging=off.
Random
If you happen to have 45 minutes, watch Dr. Austin explain why we can't agree on what "the founding fathers" would have done.
Austin, Michael: "That's Not What They Meant." Lectured delivered October 25, 2012, at Newman University, Wichita, Kansas. Retrieved November 8, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3LE_mdw5MI&list=UUVWfpXIx4F2UYxgduNjm6WQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video.
The way to go out:
"Val Patterson: Obituary." Salt Lake Tribune, July 15, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012, from http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?n=val-patterson&pid=158526785#fbLoggedOut.
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