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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-6.20.43-PM-36x36.png "On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable")
On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Anchor.fm Spotify iTunes In the wake of recent events regarding the tragic death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, this letter seems more relevant than […]
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Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST SPOTIFY ITUNES ANCHOR.FM THE TROLLEY PROBLEM The Trolley thought experiment, first put forth by the philosopher Philippa Foot, pits two schools of moral thought against each other: […]
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![AVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-23-at-6.52.13-PM-36x36.png "For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish")
For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsAVAILABLE ON PODCAST Spotify Anchor.fm iTunes Today’s letter is for high school seniors, for my son and his classmates, for my friends’ children, for Andrew and for Allie and for […]
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grammar vs rhetoric Archive
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![“National Grammar Day is Wednesday,” I told my eleven year old daughter. She looked up and said with deadpan delivery, “Every day is grammar day.” I winced. I chuckled. She’s poking fun at […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Grammar-T-115x115.jpg "March 4: There’s a National Grammar Day? So, three pronouns walk into a bar . . .")
March 4: There’s a National Grammar Day? So, three pronouns walk into a bar . . .
Posted on March 4, 2015 | No Comments“National Grammar Day is Wednesday,” I told my eleven year old daughter. She looked up and said with deadpan delivery, “Every day is grammar day.” I winced. I chuckled. She’s poking fun at […] -
![I am not a grammarian but I love words, their arrangement and sound, the infinite combinations and uses, their impact. Words are responsible for founding our country, We the people; for ending […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ReaganBerlinWall-115x115.jpg "Elegant Sentences, Express Ideas & Make an Impact")
Elegant Sentences, Express Ideas & Make an Impact
Posted on August 22, 2014 | No CommentsI am not a grammarian but I love words, their arrangement and sound, the infinite combinations and uses, their impact. Words are responsible for founding our country, We the people; for ending […]