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Practice Opening—davidbdale

Posted on September 4, 2020 by davidbdale

Children are the saddest casualties, and too often the most vulnerable. As recently as 2014, in the latest catastrophe to spin out of the death fest in Syria, the local polio outbreak spread to Iraq. Despite what the New York Times called “an … Continue reading →

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Why Does the Universe Exist?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by davidbdale

DANIELLE GALLO: The reason that the universe exists is because the entity that created the universe wanted plastic, but did not have the means to make plastic. Although we are unsure what the entity wanted the plastic for, it is … Continue reading →

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Portfolio Verification Day

Posted on April 26, 2019 by davidbdale

WED MAY 01 We’ll be double-checking your Portfolio for completeness and compliance on the last day of class, WED MAY 01. Consider it your Final Exam, essential to passing the course. Once we’ve verified your Portfolio complete, I’ll confirm your … Continue reading →

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Course Evaluations

Posted on April 16, 2019 by davidbdale

Please help the Writing Arts Department determine my fitness for instruction by completing a brief evaluation of your experiences in this course. Check Banner for a reminder that you have a survey to answer, or check your student emails for … Continue reading →

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Counterintuitive Predictions

Posted on March 27, 2019 by davidbdale

Counterintuitive Predictions 1. True or False. What occurs in the world is not always reasonable, logical, or right. Even so, it might be true. You’ll decide whether the Premises below are True or False. 2. Reasonable or Unreasonable. People act for reasons … Continue reading →

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Why the Challenger Exploded

Posted on March 12, 2019 by davidbdale

What do we mean by “Why”? Donald Barthelme’s short story, “Views of My Father Weeping” begins with two little sections. An aristocrat was riding down the street in his carriage. He ran over my father. . After the ceremony I … Continue reading →

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Task for WED MAR 13

Posted on March 6, 2019 by davidbdale

You’ll find links to the background material for this task on the Agenda for WED MAR 06. Based on sample Openings provided in the Lecture titled “How to Open Lecture/Demo,” write two different opening paragraphs for your Research Position Paper, based … Continue reading →

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Why We Blog

Posted on March 5, 2019 by davidbdale

Before You Post to Safer Saws We blog to learn from one another. This course is conducted “in public” as it were to benefit every student with the opportunity to view, analyze, appreciate, learn from, even emulate the work of … Continue reading →

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Testing

Posted on February 25, 2019 by davidbdale

I’ve received several texts from students unable to post tonight (this morning). If you’re reading this, WordPress issues have been resolved somehow by 1am. If technology prevented you from posting before midnight, don’t dismay. Just post your White Paper when … Continue reading →

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The Mirror Paradox

Posted on February 20, 2019 by davidbdale

In-Class Task In a brief comment in the Reply field below, describe our common misconception about mirrors and why it’s so hard to talk ourselves out of the illusion that they flip images.

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