Author Archives: davidbdale

Two things. Weather looks much better for Thursday outdoors than it does today. I collected sneaker graphics from Google to produce my Professor Post just before using Google to grab this weather forecast. Look what ads I was offered.  

Housekeeping and Miscellany Housekeeping: If you haven’t already, add your Comment NOW to the Reply field below the post: Research Tip for Arguments Housekeeping: Click the link for your Author name in the sidebar to find all your published posts. … Continue reading →

Titles that start the argument Imagine if the show had been called The Thing Most People Don’t Know About Buffy. She seems to be a normal, awkward high school girl, but after classes she’s up most of the night slaying … Continue reading →

From this point forward, your Shorter Arguments and of course your Research Position Paper will have to include a Works Cited. Please understand this is different from a Bibliography, which identifies every source you consulted in your research. The Works … Continue reading →

Assertion When several things are asserted, the author is presumed to have individually asserted each of them, not necessarily the sum total of them. For example: The prosecutor asserts that the defendant, a Mr Sweeney Todd, born and raised in … Continue reading →

I wrote two sentences recently that contain a paragraph of material each. They’re not perfect sentences, but their advantages over the paragraphs they represent make them fit models of writing that earns better grades. The magazine Mother Jones publishes a … Continue reading →

Why this is important I found Ryan a source using Google Scholar and the Rowan library. “I can’t find any sources!” Ryan Moyer and I were talking yesterday about his topic, the hateful anti-gay rhetoric spewed by the Westboro Baptist … Continue reading →

Helmets Prevent Injury by Preventing Biking Your second short argument is due THU APR 03. It will make an argument essential to your Research Position Paper, which will be due THU APR 17, a week after your Rebuttal Argument, which … Continue reading →

I told you this would happen. 🙂 From the Office of the Registrar: Please note that your FINAL EXAM for Spring 2014 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II – 21332 has been scheduled. EXAM Schedule: Class Begin Time : 12:30 PM Class End … Continue reading →