About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
This blog serves as a place to think through things, record thoughts, share interesting stuff, and hold conversations. Welcome!
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- Michael on Cynthia Nixon: "It’s a Choice"
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sometimes i think this could happen because of me…
… and leaving so many Firefox tabs open. Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash
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tag cloud of chapter 3
Here’s my tag cloud of chapter 3. Doing this is helpful, because it helps me see that I use words like perhaps, believes, and seems too much. I need to keep this in mind when I revise. But otherwise, nothing … Continue reading
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intervening in the writing process (or how to stop procrastinating)
A few weeks ago, I was having a lot of problems concentrating on my thesis and getting anywhere with my writing. I was getting really frustrated and would often drift away from my writing to read something online. So, after … Continue reading
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blogs are ten years old
Mr. Wolfe, “weary of narcissistic shrieks and baseless ‘information,’ ” says he no longer reads blogs. The Wall Street Journal has an article Happy Blogiversary, celebrating ten years of blogs with some commentary by various folks, Mr. Tom Wolfe among … Continue reading
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eight “random” things
So, I didn’t realize it, but I had been tagged by John Walter for the “Eight Random Things” meme. I haven’t been reading blogs as much recently, due to the whole thesis thing, but I discovered this a few days … Continue reading
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