This is a New York Times article worthy of study. There is a marvelous quotation from H. Clinton on Qaddafi: “We came, we saw, he died!” and much else in the piece. I would have loved to visit Libya. And Iran and other places. Axé.
“The report acknowledges the intrinsic value of language study but also argues for the necessity of thinking more about instrumental applications of language.” Should we invite one of these consultants or are they wolves in sheep’s clothing? Axé.
The “good” father is thus not the one who helps one find one’s own self but he who spares one inner conflict. He is the father who gives one permission to vent destructiveness, who releases one from struggling with one’s own conscience. in other words, the “good” father is the bad father, who completely destroys … More Arno Gruen
I would like to teach foreign languages if I didn’t have other things I wanted to do, and if I could be involved in something like this — a cool project with colleagues and resources. I would also gladly teach foreign languages as a sideline or as service teaching if I had a leader who … More Things that would make it all right
“Jante Law is just as normal as the law of gravity,” newspaper editor and anthropologist Anne Knudsen assured me. “You find it everywhere, especially in peasant societies, and back [in Sandemose’s day] there were peasants peasants peasants all over the place in Denmark. This kind of ideology became the State ideology when democracy was established … More Sandemose — eller Jantelov, igen
…[W]hy is everyone so afraid to write what they want to write, to publish what they want to publish? Why, we ruminated together, whether we are seeking tenure-track jobs or have tenure already or simply want to get inside the covers of a book, are we besieged by so many anxieties and fears regarding what … More Punctum Books
My student, an undergraduate, said: I wish we could stay at the MLA forever! We would listen to panels, read new books, and talk to interesting people every day, in Austin! It would not be for just a few days, it would be our lives! It was excellent, not least because we went to the … More Keeping the faith
I used to have one of these. It was a box with index cards on which I would note my excess ideas while writing. I would just throw them in there and then later, when stuck, choose one at random to start me going again, or on break, look at them all to see what … More Pensieve
XI) General Interference with Organizations and Production (a) Organizations and Conferences (1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.” Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions. (2) Make “speeches,” Talk as frequently as possible and at great length., Illustrate your. “points” by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences. Never hesitate to … More CIA field manual on sabotage
A student turned me onto John Greene and his videos are ideal music for grading. Axé.
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