Frank J. Oliver One of my classroom aphorisms is, "The Introduction is for the reader; the Body is for the evidence; the Conclusion is for you." If you care at all about your subject, I urge the students, the Conclusion should be your favorite part. Once, in my desperation, I even got a bit melodramatic: … Continue reading “Watch For Deer”: A Conclusion, Of Sorts
Writing Without Quotes
I once wrote a blog post inspired by a 5 second clip in a Frank Ocean song. One of my favorite things to say to students is, "Look close, not wide." And I invariably run out the clock during class while offering up endless examples to embody a single concept, thereby never having enough time … Continue reading Writing Without Quotes
Ject
Subject (n). Subject (v). Object (n). Object (v). Eject. Inject. Interject. Reject. Project. Abject. Conjecture. Dejected. Trajectory. Adjective. iacere "to throw" (from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel") "Subject" (v) would be to "throw under," while as a noun it would be one who is "under" someone or something, or a topic under discussion. On the other hand, … Continue reading Ject
Peak Musical Moments: Frank Ocean Edition
We have songs, movies, and books that we love. But what about the peak moments in those experiences--those moments that stop the breath, chill the skin, and clutch the heart? cnn.com Why do certain musical passages give us chills? In an article at Inverse, titled "Ariana Grande Gives You Goosebumps Because Pop Songs are a … Continue reading Peak Musical Moments: Frank Ocean Edition
The Fallacy of Generalizations: “The American People”
bigthink.com "All generalizations are false. Except that one. That one's true." --Unknown I once received a paper that began, "People have been listening to music since the beginning of time." I guess such an argument could be made, if we define "time" as a human concept, e.g. this exchange from Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed: … Continue reading The Fallacy of Generalizations: “The American People”
The Wrong Font 