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About davidbdale

My name honors my mother Beatrice (Bea) and my father Dale. I am the author of 299 Very Short Novels and several plays and the Artistic Director of Must See Theater company.

Refutation Exercise: Ag-Gag Laws

Posted on November 4, 2015 by davidbdale

For awhile now I’ve been thinking about a particular counterintuitive law, but I haven’t completed my post on it yet. This is a work in progress. Perhaps you’ve heard of ag-gag laws, legislation designed to criminalize journalists who publicize the … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal Exercise: Nuclear Power

Posted on November 4, 2015 by davidbdale

A Price Too High Is Nuclear Power Worth the Risk? Bob Herbert asks the question in the Opinion pages of the New York Times. Is nuclear power worth the risk? It’s pretty clear from the evidence he cites that he … Continue reading →

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Causal Argument Advice FA15

Posted on November 3, 2015 by davidbdale

McDonald’s is Exporting Diabetes bigfoot9 Bigfoot9’s claim is that, by opening restaurants around the world, McDonald’s is ruining local culture and creating obesity and diabetes in countries where both were rare before the restaurants arrived. It’s an intriguing claim but … Continue reading →

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Agenda FRI OCT 30

Posted on October 30, 2015 by davidbdale

Types of Causal Arguments A08: Causal Argument

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Types of Causal Arguments

Posted on October 30, 2015 by davidbdale

In the post for Assignment A08: Causal Argument, I’ve provided several examples of specific recommendations you might find helpful in crafting Causal Arguments for your research topics. While you put your arguments together, decide what sort of framework suits your … Continue reading →

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A08: Causal Argument

Posted on October 30, 2015 by davidbdale

Helmets Prevent Injury (by Preventing Biking) Your second short argument is due TUE NOV 03 at midnight. It will make an argument essential to your Research Position Paper, which will be due FRI DEC 04, roughly two weeks after your … Continue reading →

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Agenda WED OCT 28, 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by davidbdale

Research Tips

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Research Tips

Posted on October 28, 2015 by davidbdale

Why this is important I found Username a source using Google Scholar and the Rowan library. “I can’t find any sources!” Username and I were talking yesterday about his topic, the hateful anti-gay rhetoric spewed by the Westboro Baptist Church, … Continue reading →

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Agenda FRI OCT 23, 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by davidbdale

In-Class Editing Exercise Practice In-Class Editing Exercise

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Scale of the Universe

Posted on October 22, 2015 by davidbdale

Try to wrap your head around these measurements. And while you’re at it, try to find the measure of your head in this video that charts the relative sizes and distances of everything. .

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