Grading papers and exams reminds me of the state of constant flux of the English language. One must fight the temptation to be
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History and Variations of the Ampersand
The origins of a symbol that has always struck me somewhat arbitrary. Cameron Chapman gives a short intro to its origin
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Sharks with human teeth
This is oddly funny. HT: TBT
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Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land
Somebody pitched this concept and they decided, “Let’s run with it.” Moses shoots W’s, for Word of God, at Israelites in a quest
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Your Welcome
HT: Zoomdoggle
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Alan Wolfe’s Liberal
At Slate, a review of Alan Wolfe’s profile of the American liberal (new sense of the term) or, at least, a profile of how
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Redd Senior on 24
See the picture on the filing cabinet in the background. I think the longest shot is at about 5:07 in playback.
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Stories behind the logos
Something about this report is just satisfying. Perhaps it is just the knowledge that an obscure logo does not necessarily hide a dark,
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Elshtain and Wolterstorff on Public Faith
Here is an interesting panel discussion of Prof. Nicholas Wolterstorff’s paper entitled “Theology, Morality and the Public Life” moderated by Prof. Beth Elshtain.
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