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Monthly Archives April 2007

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Posted 20 April 2007 † Ray Watkins § Language § Online Places § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Atheistis!

I am an English teacher, and I was taught my methods in the ‘age of the argument’ (the 90s English department) so I hope I can be forgiven a small indulgence. Still, I think this is a great example of an argument.
It’s funny, and it clearly has a point of view, but it is [...]

Posted 18 April 2007 † Ray Watkins § Composition § Online Places § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Bubble Wrap

For new college graduates and people out of school for only a few years, financial worries are enormous. Home prices, even if they are starting to fall, remain very high relative to ordinary incomes, and higher mortgage rates are no balm to money worries either. All Americans carry more debt on average than in the [...]

Posted 16 April 2007 † Ray Watkins § Autobiographical § Economics § Online Places § Professional § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

My Presentation As a Comic

This is from a remarkable (go here for the comic/presentation) talk by Steven D. Krause (that’s for his blog) at the CCCC in New York (in case you are curious about the conference) this year. Of course I missed seeing his in person (I was at the conference), but it is worth reading.

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Posted 13 April 2007 † Ray Watkins § Composition § Language § Online Places § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °