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Polio White Paper (Keeper)

Why We Will Always Have Polio Whenever possible, I will provide models of the type of work this course is designed to produce. Today, I offer a draft of my own White Paper on the hypothesis that despite tremendous investment … Continue reading

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Agenda FRI SEP 25

A04: Proposal+5 E05: Mechanical Trouble

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E05: Mechanical Trouble

that/which PTSD was once thought of as an illness which only afflicted veterans returning from war. PTSD was once thought of as an illness, that was true until early in the 21st century. who/whom This condition is visible in the … Continue reading

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A04: Proposal+5

Research Proposal Plus 5 Sources The Pitch Our classroom discussions about counterintuitive topics have been, essentially, preparation for your own research plans. This assignment will be your first chance to pitch a topic of your own. You’ll begin at the … Continue reading

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The Luckiest (Ben Folds Five)

I’m cynical but very sentimental, and I like—the way some people like air—to sing along with songs in my car. Songs capture and occupy me for a week or so. Nothing else musical matters but the one song that seems … Continue reading

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Toxicity ( System of a Down ) Meytal Cohen and electric violins.

My all-time favorite youtube music video. Fatal song, dead-on cover, hot chicks, highly unusual instrumentation.

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Like Children, Topeka (Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman)

If you bail on this, fine, but if you want to listen twice, you’ll be hooked for a week.

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Harlem Nocturne (Lounge Lizards)

If you don’t either admire this song or find it hilarious, check your pulse.

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Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)

Back when vinyl was all we had, I cut a very deep groove in this track.

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Critical Reading—Student Sample

Definition Claims/ Category Claims We spoke only briefly in class about types of claims, so I don’t expect you to readily recognize a definition/categorical claim. Obviously, it’s a claim about how a term is defined or what category of thing … Continue reading

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