Loren wrote a wonderful essay about To Kill a Mockingbird for the Banned Books project that’s a must read. For the record, I am also quite fond of this book, as well as the movie based on the book starring Gregory Peck. I am aware that the book does use racially explosive and derogatory terms, the primary reason it appeared […]
Day: August 30, 2002
Dictionary.com – Sexism: attitudes, conditions, or behavior promoting stereotyping of social roles based on gender. Merriam-Webster Online – Sexism: behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex With regards to the Say what post and the one on Doc screwed the Pooch, I said specific statements were sexist, or more properly, examples […]
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Five words or less
Michael Barrish: I am alone Mark Pilgrim: I am blessed. Karl Never tell me the odds. Jonathon Delacour: Life is a beautiful dream. Shannon Campbell I reap what I sow. Steve Himmer How did I get here? Bearman I have what I […]
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
Well a bit of good news and a bit of other news: which do you want first? Okay, the good news it it. I had an email from an editor at a major publishing company (not O’Reilly) about using excerpts from one of my online articles for their 2003 edition Social Studies text book. If […]