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Month: August 2012

August 29, 2012

A Short Story Worksheet (With Application)

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This past weekend I read Joe Bunting’s new release, Let’s Write a Short Story. You can read about it here: […]

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August 27, 2012

Reading While Writing: How Imitation Can Lead to Innovation and Improvement

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This is an essay by Chris Ciolli. A Balancing Act Reading while writing can be like dancing on a tightrope […]

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August 26, 2012

[Audio] Heroes (Io, Europa, and Odysseus)

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In this episode we talk about three heroes: Io, Europa, and Odysseus’ encounter with Polyphemus. The Io story gives us […]

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August 24, 2012

Critical Thinking and Chick Lit

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This is an essay by K. E. Argonza. One of the chief complaints against 50 Shades, Twilight  and other such tween […]

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August 22, 2012

Ramble on Reading

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“My tread scares the wood-drake and wood-duck, on my distant and day-long ramble; They rise together—they slowly circle around.” — […]

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August 20, 2012

The Perils of RWW (Reading While Writing)

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This is an essay by Noelle Sterne. We’ve all heard the venerable advice: to learn our craft and hone our skills, read, read, read. Granted, when […]

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August 19, 2012

[Audio] Greek Human Creation Myths

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This is an audio recording by Brandon Monk. In this episode I discuss three Greek creation myths: 1. Prometheus creates […]

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August 17, 2012

Books Provide Good Nutrition

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This is an essay by Anjali Amit. My father was a collector. He collected books the way people collect stamps, or coins or […]

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August 15, 2012

Book Havens: On the Importance of Libraries

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This is an essay by Chris Ciolli. Defining libraries What is a library, anyway? A modern public building where you […]

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August 13, 2012

A Day of Reading, A Lifetime of Knowledge

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This is an essay by Cody Wheeler. I never used to be much of a reader. In high school, I only […]

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