Novel defined: a term used by some students to mean “any text we study in English class”

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Mechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D #greebles

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Okay, a lot of the world is pretty awful right now, but here’s an uplifting video about the “success kid” meme.

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New Car

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Somewhere out there, somebody is working really hard to come up with a meme to blame this on the lying America-hating fake news media.

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And to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time I used in class, the students didn’t get it.

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Summer photos of the daughter.

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For God’s sake John, sit down!

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Journalists who are doing their job by reporting fairly on a controversial topic often get attacked from both sides. 

Americans can fairly and legitimately differ on important values. Freedom or security? Peace or justice? Which short-term sacrifices are worth making, for which long-term benefits?

Most readers will nod along with whatever parts of a story affirm their values. A significant number will reject any story — even one that’s carefully sourced and fact-checked — if it challenges their world view. (“So biased!” “Fake news!”)

Whenever even the fairest-minded journalists tackle a high-stakes story involving groups with different levels of access to wealth, education, healthcare and personal security, any honest story they publish is going to make someone upset.

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Both Sides in Journalism

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I never have time to create materials like this during the academic year. Brand new handout. Easily 10 hours of work. Hoping to post one a week.

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Oh that sweet, sweet feeling of progress.

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