The heir to the throne of Gondor and and a scruffy looking nerf herder are handing out candy.

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Another chess tournament with the boy.

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If you want to work with words, then journalism courses are very practical options.

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Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers – The New York Times

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A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens

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Writing a news story calls on different skills than writing a traditional essay.

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The Digital-Humanities Bust

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Talk with us about books! English as a minor or second major @setonhilluniversity

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Feeling Like an Impostor at 49

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Journalists Prefer “Said”

Journalists prefer the neutral “said” to attribute a source’s statements, opinions, and emotions. Using “claimed” generates doubt. Using “explained” confers trust. Flowery alternatives compete with the unbiased reporting of facts.

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Journalists write to inform, not to impress.

Sometimes when I find myself putting more than a usual amount of creativity into a comment on a student paper, I take a break from churning through papers to make another meme.