doing something different with language
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“You can’t listen to the Thanksgiving Address without feeling wealthy. And, while expressing gratitude seems innocent enough, it is a revolutionary idea. In a consumer society, contentment is a radical proposition. Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity … Read more...
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“When my daughters remember our sugaring adventure now, they roll their eyes and groan, ‘That was I much work!’ They remember hauling branches to feed the fire and slopping sap on their jackets as they carried heavy … Read more...
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“The pecan trees and their kin show a capacity for concerted action, for unity of purpose that transcends the individual trees. They ensure somehow that all stand together and thus survive. How they do so is still … Read more...
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“Forest scientists describe the generosity of mast fruiting with the predator-satiation hypothesis. The story seems to go like this: When the trees produce more than the squirrels can eat, some nuts escape predation. Likewise, when the squirrel … Read more...
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An excerpt from How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, pages 33 and 34, read by Steph.
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History duels: the undeniable history of antiracist progress, the undeniable history of racist progress. Before and after the … Read more...
Click the link below to download the PDF. A video of the slideshow with audio will be available soon.… Read more...
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A reading from Resolving Social Conflicts by Kurt Lewin, 1948 Harper & Brothers: New York, Pp. 118-119. Read by Stephanie Jo Kent.
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An excerpt from Resolving Social Conflicts by Kurt Lewin.
“Leadership, morale, and time perspective”
In … Read more...
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An excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s (2009) The Year of the Flood, read by Stephanie Jo Kent.
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“The fall was ongoing, but its trajectory led ever downward. Sucked into the well of knowledge, you could only plummet, learning … Read more...