Monthly Archives: January 2010

Crowley (1998): Composition in the University

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Michael

Composition In The University: Historical and Polemical Essays by Sharon Crowley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Crowley’s 1998 Composition in the University is Crowley’s perspective on the history of composition as a discipline and first-year requirement in North American … Continue reading →

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The rise of white nationalism in the United States

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Michael

This video from Democracy Now, an excerpt from Rick Rowley and Jacquie Soohen’s White Power USA, is just terrifying. It chronicles the rise of white nationalism in the United States over the last year. I’d embed it, but the embedding … Continue reading →

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flattery will get you… somewhere

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Michael

Now this is interesting. According to a study reported at Scientific American, people are still susceptible to flattery, even when they’re aware that the flattery if obvious and insincere: Most people tend to not appreciate flattery accompanied by obvious ulterior … Continue reading →

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Warnick (2007): Rhetoric Online

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Michael

Rhetoric Online: Persuasion and Politics on the World Wide Web by Barbara Warnick My rating: 4 of 5 stars Warnick’s Rhetoric Online is a helpful contribution to the study of persuasion in political discourse online. Warnick argues persuasively that scholars … Continue reading →

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new reading devices

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Michael

I’ve been thinking about getting one of the two new reading devices that are coming out shortly. Tomorrow, Plastic Logic unveils its QUE ProReader at CES. From what I’ve read over the last year, this device is larger than most … Continue reading →

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