Author Archives: davidbdale

Welcome to My Head I haven’t always had an outlet for my particular slant on life. Something in my Catholic school upbringing must have made me start questioning everything I was told because shortly after my confirmation I stopped accepting … Continue reading →

The Pitch The class discussions we’ve had about prospective research projects are essentially pitches. If you make a strong enough case that I can feel confident you have a narrow topic and a good plan to investigate a counterintuitive premise, … Continue reading →

Housekeeping and Miscellany Housekeeping: (Update) Professor Conference Appointments Housekeeping: Request Feedback for Money Rewrite Riddle/Exercise: Counterintuitive Result of Ivory Grinding New Agenda Lecture/Discussion: Counterintuitive Thinking SUN FEB 16 Lecture/Discussion: Qualities of Annotated Bibliography Lecture/Exercise: Examine Bibliography Samples Assignment for TUE … Continue reading →

COLLEGE CLOSED FOR SNOW Class Cancelled Entire agenda skips forward one class period

Well worth five minutes of your time.

Three years ago Egyptian protestors ousted their hated leader, Hosni Mubarak. Graffiti on Cairo’s streets today tell a sad story: the more things change in Egypt, the more they stay the same. Egyptian street artist Ganzeer says, “In a way … Continue reading →

Start-up Agenda Housekeeping: Check your Categories Housekeeping: Notes on Notes Quick Demo: Coffee Filter Lecture/Demo: Counterintuitive Olympic Reforms Make-up Agenda (In-class or at-home) Exercise: Try to Say Something Exercise: Cows and Chips New Agenda Exercise: Stake Claims to Research Questions

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Agenda Accomplished Professor Feedback Brief Lecture: Research Position Paper Exercise: Mini Grammar Lesson, 2nd person Blog Skill —Anchoring Hyperlinks Make appointment for Professor Conference Looking ahead to TUE FEB 11 Exercise: Stake Claims to Research Questions Exercise: Try to Say … Continue reading →