About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
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ethical egoism = unacceptably arbitrary
I’ve often wondered about ethical egoism (though I didn’t really have that term), the philosophy made popular by Ayn Rand that pretty much argues that you ought to act in your own self-interests; mainly, my interest has been in its … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Uncategorized
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essays and articles I read yesterday
I realized that I haven’t been keeping enough notes about what I read, which later causes me to think, “Where did I read that again?” I used to be better at this, so I’m going to try to keep some … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Composition, Uncategorized
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Black Wallstreet: A Lost Dream
A blog I read by VeganKid shared this article about the book Black Wallstreet: A Lost Dream, which describes one of the most horrific bombing attacks on American soil in 1921 — against an affluent African-American neighborhood. Read it below … Continue reading
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4C’s reflection: Saturday
a continuation of my previous 3 posts: Saturday: O.02 Technologies of Writing: Rhetorics of Place Jeff Rice‘s talk, “Spatial Identities: Writing Cities,“ was really engaging. He called into question the way Google Maps or MapQuest constructs our ideas of place, … Continue reading
4C’s reflection: Friday
a continuation of my previous two posts: Friday: F.06 old + old = new: Writing Multimedia, Remixing Culture, Remixing Identity Some graduate students and an undergraduate student from Michigan State shared some really interesting ideas and experiences of their own … Continue reading