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CCR601 – Williams, McNabb, MacDonald

Posted by justin on September 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Problems into PROBLEMS: Rhetoric of Motivation Joseph Williams In the introduction, Williams makes the point that he is interested in the “substantive problem” of rhetoric – and his definition of this substantive is a little unclear. Later in the first section, he defines exigence as “a situation that demands a rhetorical response” (3). Williams notes that students have difficulty writing because they don’t know how to pose problems. ... Read More

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CCR601

Posted by justin on September 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Coming to Voice: Publishing as a Graduate Student Paul Kei Matsuda Writing for Scholarly Publication: Behind the Scenes in Language Education This article discusses the when, how, and why for graduate students considering publication during graduate school. Matsuda confronts a lot of important questions in this essay – notably The length was intimidating, but even more frightening was the amount of reading I would have to do just to find... Read More

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New Music 8/31/2010

Hello again. I thought I’d share with you some of the new stuff I’ve come across this week. . . 1. Stornoway – Beachcomber’s Windowsill : Sharing their band name with a small city in the North of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, this Oxford based folk / pop outfit create soft songs with [...]

New Music – 8/16/ – 8/23 2010

1. Haruka Nakamura – Twilight : Nakamura is often referred to as a “composer” more than a “musician” . . . which is probably just as well. This album offers feathery, feeting piano/acoustic guitar pieces accompanied by soft female vocals and a host of clicks, pops, and other lo-fi ambient noise. The piano compositions (they’re [...]

New Music: 8/8 – 8/15

Here are a couple of new releases I’ve listened through this week. . . 1. Of Montreal – False Priest: I haven’t been a huge fan of much that Of Montreal has released since Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer? and this album is no different. Though there is some really nice glam/funk/soul stuff on [...]