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On Becoming Sheepdogs, a Modern Fable
Posted on June 13, 2020 | 1 CommentEmail0Facebook1Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]
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Are We Killing the Fat Man? The Corona Trolley Dilemma
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 14 CommentsEmail3Facebook4Twitter1Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 AVAILABLE 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 […]
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For the Class of 2020 During the Pandemic, a Poem and a Mother’s Wish
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 4 CommentsEmail2Facebook4Twitter0Reddit2X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]
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grammar vs rhetoric Archive
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March 4: There’s a National Grammar Day? So, three pronouns walk into a bar . . .
Posted on March 4, 2015 | No CommentsEmail0FacebookTwitter2Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 “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 […] -
Elegant Sentences, Express Ideas & Make an Impact
Posted on August 22, 2014 | No CommentsEmail0Facebook0Twitter0Reddit0X Linkedin0 Stumbleupon0 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 […]