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PTSD Original Text

Posted on October 4, 2023 by davidbdale

Critical Reading:“Is PTSD Contagious?” This week, following the model of critical reading I provided in “Kidney Season on Death Row,” I’ll ask you to closely examine the claims made, inferences made, and conclusions drawn by the author of the Mother Jones article, … Continue reading →

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Fix the Possessives

Posted on April 18, 2023 by davidbdale

COPY AND PASTE THE PARAGRAPH INTO THE REPLY FIELD.FIX THE POSSESSIVES. Opposition to San Diego’s public transport has long been argued by legislator’s, mostly conservatives in congress. As seen in Fox News’ opinion piece, large news sources desperately try to … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Skincare Dilemma

Posted on March 6, 2023 by davidbdale

The Dilemma of the Skincare World The cosmetic industry has been struggling to regulate harmful ingredients from the market in the past and even in the modern-day. Skincare items with dangerous ingredients should be identified as drugs due to their … Continue reading →

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Good Poem, Bad Essay

Posted on January 26, 2023 by davidbdale

I’ve been having a nice conversation with one of your classmates, who likes and appreciates poetry, about a passion we share for the particular style(s) of writing known loosely as verse. We can all agree as a class that the … Continue reading →

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How to Post to the Blog

Posted on January 23, 2023 by davidbdale

This video runs 4 minutes. It’s based on the assignment: My Hypothesis, but the mechanics are the same for all posts. Posts will get different names, but names will always follow the same pattern:(Assignment Name—Username) You’ll post to different categories … Continue reading →

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Never Quite Finished

Posted on December 3, 2021 by davidbdale

Essays aren’t the only artworks that require several revisions and layering. https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBNLZwho0t/

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Fair Warning II

Posted on December 2, 2021 by davidbdale

Several of you have not been posting Portfolio Assignments to the blog anywhere near timely. Some of you, one class meeting from the end of the semester, have not posted a single Portfolio argument. There is no way for you … Continue reading →

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Course Evaluations

Posted on December 2, 2021 by davidbdale

Please help the Writing Arts Department determine my fitness for instruction by completing a brief evaluation of your experiences in this course. Check Banner for a reminder that you have a survey to answer, or check your student emails for … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking Was Wrong

Posted on December 2, 2021 by davidbdale

I shared this post with you today in class before I found this perfect expression of why we can always say with confidence that “the scientist was wrong.” The opening joke (attributed to Albert Einstein) tells the whole story. How … Continue reading →

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Redemption Song

Posted on November 16, 2021 by davidbdale

If you don’t cry, I don’t want to know you.

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