Category: Politics
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Adjectives and Adverbs
The strategic use of adjectives, adverbs, and descriptive nouns serves as a powerful tool for shaping perception and influencing reader interpretation. While a judiciously placed adjective in a novel can enrich the reader’s sense of…
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The Flip-flop
I recall when the term flip-flop was commonly used as the name for those rubber, thong sandals, where a strap fit between the toes [1]. Later, in the 1970s, while in university, we built JK…
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Rights of Passage
Everyone has a first job, and I suspect there are trends that suggest what that job might be, based on the era, one’s class and gender. In my time, a common first job was to…
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Tutorial: Essayists
Our photography group meets once a month. We have a group of about 15 regulars. Each month we cover a topic, usually different, but sometimes we have repeats. In some cases, I prepare a backgrounder…
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When Winning Isn’t Winning
To measure the success of a political debate, one might use some key metrics: So, did Trump win the recent debate with Biden? Opinions land on both sides, but it’s clear Democrats saw Biden’s performance…
