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The importance of “show, don’t tell”

Dennis G. Jerz / 12 Mar 2012

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12 Mar 2012 in Art, Culture, Design, Language, Literacy, Media, Rhetoric.

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One thought on “The importance of “show, don’t tell””

  1. Dennis G. Jerz linda says:
    12 Mar 2012 at 10:15 am

    whats up was up

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