A life in words
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How to Tell Constructive Writing from Diatribe
Alright friends, I’m going to ask you to compare two blog posts. After that we’ll discuss the differences, just like you used to do in school! The first one is at Russia Blog: “Slander” — The Wall Street Journal Misinforms on Extremism Legislation. The second is at La Russophobe (a name which, by the way,…
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BYU Dating Reform: Part 1
So over at Date Club Prophecies you’ll find a pseudo-serious but still thought provoking (in some ways) discussion of dating. Honestly, dating in its present form at Brigham Young University and in the United States in general seems inadequate as a match-making institution and perhaps needs some reenvigorating. Here are some of my thoughts. The…
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Eighties Heritage Month
Paris makes more than the law, it makes the fashion —Victor Hugo in Les Miserables, vol. 3 chapter XI Would it be accurate to say that prior to the 20th century, very few people had the luxury of worrying about fashion? The impression I get when I read an old novel is that back in…