John Prine “Picture Show (video) These are the lines I would use to address Sontag’s comments regarding photography as a “tool of power” in her essay. “A Mocca man in a wigwam sitting on a reservation. With a big black hole in the belly of his soul Waiting on an explanation While the white man sits on his fat [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2010’
Homework (M-W, 4:10-6:00) F, (3:10-4:00)
English 57 Homework, November 8, 2010 Goshgarian Presentations for Tuessay, Nov. 9 Rhet Modes paragraphs due Friday, Nov. 12 Week of Nov 1: Process (88) Cause/Effect (105) English 57 Homework, Week of October 25, 2010 Read Chapter 9 in Handbook: “Comparison-Contrast) Mid-Term: We’ll review in-class Monday, take Wednesday (it’s not a big deal) 18th: Read [...]
Homework (T-Th, 4-6)
English 57 Homework, November 8, 2010 Goshgarian Presentations for Tuessay, Nov. 9 Rhet Modes paragraphs due Friday, Nov. 12 Week of Nov 1: Process (88) Cause/Effect (105) Week of October 25, 2010 Read Chapter 9 in Handbook: “Comparison-Contrast) Mid-Term: We’ll review in-class Monday, take Wednesday (it’s not a big deal) 18th: Read in Goshgarian: O’Neil. [...]
UCD T-Th (4:10-6:00), F (3:10-4:00)
Office Hours: I’ll be outside the cafeteria “north of the west quad” during the hours noted on the syllabus. A few of my students suggested that I describe to you my location by saying, “I’m on the south side of the MU, north of the west quad.” Homework: shawn@theswillbucket.com Forms: English 57 Syllabus Rhetorical Modes AWPE Scoring Guide [...]
UCD T-Th (2:10-4:00), F (3:10-4:00)
Office Hours: I’ll be outside the cafeteria “north of the west quad” during the hours noted on the syllabus. A few of my students suggested that I describe to you my location by saying, “I’m on the south side of the MU, north of the west quad.” S.E.H. Homework: shawn@theswillbucket.com Forms: English 57 Syllabus Narration AWPE Scoring Guide [...]
UCD M-W (4:10-6:00), F (4:10-5:00)
Office Hours: I’ll be in the cafeteria/coffee bar area ”north of the west quad” during the hours noted on the syllabus. A few of my students suggested that I describe to you my location by saying, “I’m on the south side of the MU, north of the west quad.” S.E.H. Homework: Online Collaboration Instructions Forms: English 57 Syllabus AWPE Scoring [...]
Journalist Robert Fisk speaks at Sacramento City College
On September 20th noted journalist and middle east war correspondent, Robert Fisk, spoke to a class on the campus of Sacramento City College. After reading the following article, I asked Fisk a question related to 9-11 : “Robert Fisk: Even I question the ‘truth’ about 9/11″ Excerpt: “But – here we go. I am increasingly troubled [...]
Dick Gregory Fasts for 9-11 Truth
It was so painful for me as my wife Lil and I watched the events of September 11, 2001 on television. Seeing a plane hit the World Trade Center (WTC) North Tower at 8:46, then a second plane hit the South Tower at 9:02. Shortly, we saw the firefighters and other first responders courageously going into the buildings hoping to extinguish the [...]
Doublespeak and Diet
The Corn Refiners Assocation wants to change the name of high-fructose corn syrup because evidence that it’s bad for us is hurting sales: http://www.grist.org/article/food-hfcs-name-changed-to-corn-sugar/ Excerpt: “So, when the facts and consumer sentiment are against you, what is a poor, misunderstood oligopoly to do? The answer: obfuscate! Surely, in wonderfully Orwellian style, a name change will take [...]
Over 1000 architects and engineers have signed petition to reinvestigate 9-11 destruction
The Swill Bucket welcomes visitors referred by Project Censored. I apologize for the circuitous route to the story, “Over 1000 architects and engineers have signed petition to reinvestigate 9-11 destruction,” which is part of story #14, “Increased Tensions with Unresolved 9-11 Issues” in this year’s Censored 2011. The story was originally written as a script for [...]