Author Archives: tonyshilling

Definitional Essay Rewrite ~Tony Shilling

Posted on March 27, 2012 by tonyshilling

Gone are the days when a man’s word was a good as a binding contract, and the days of people playing fair.  Today, everything must be dealt with in dense legal contracts, with witnesses and hundreds of “sign here” lines.  … Continue reading →

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Visual Argument ~ Tony Shilling

Posted on March 25, 2012 by tonyshilling

In response to the PSA: Weapon, I have illustrated what I believe to the be the point the Ad Council is attempting to drive home.

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Stand Your Ground ~ Tony Shilling

Posted on March 22, 2012 by tonyshilling

Stand Your Ground with Caution A rather new law, Stand Your Ground, permits the killing of an individual in self-defense; laws such as these, however, have a history of creating violent cultures. Under these “shoot first” laws, violent behavior in the … Continue reading →

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Sources 6-10 ~ Tony Shilling

Posted on March 22, 2012 by tonyshilling

6.  U.S. Copyright Office: Fair Use The article from the Copyright Office of the United States discusses the Fair Use policy, which distinguishes an image or creative property from something similar without it breaking a law.  Under Fair Use, an … Continue reading →

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Florence and the Machine ~ Shake it Out

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tonyshilling

Just a great feel-good song, love her lyrics and her voice.

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Definitional Essay ~Tony Shilling

Posted on March 8, 2012 by tonyshilling

Unspoken, acknowledged, and respected rules to abide by unfortunately are a thing of the past.  Possibly the only unspoken rule that remains to this day is the concept of money, where people “just know” what the bills they exchange for … Continue reading →

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Evaline ~ Beneath the Fire

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tonyshilling

http://youtu.be/_tWnkCwpm7k Can’t go a day without listening to this.  Great song.

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White Paper ~ Tony Shilling

Posted on March 1, 2012 by tonyshilling

Topic Background: All of the best superhero legends have a fantastic origin story of how they came to be icons; Captain America was once the scrawny, bullied wimp who wanted nothing more than to protect those he loved, Spider-man has … Continue reading →

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Wye Oak ~ Civilian

Posted on February 28, 2012 by tonyshilling

I mean, let’s face it, I have good taste in music.  (It’s okay, I’m allowed to say that, I border on narcissism.)

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Quotation Skills ~ Tony Shilling

Posted on February 23, 2012 by tonyshilling

A rather important member of the LDS recently made a statement in which he feels adamant that “it is time for the Church of Jesus Christ to end its doctrine that their mission is the salvation of the entire human … Continue reading →

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