At 11:16 AM Sat 07 Nov, KatieLantz updated KatieLantz [Entries: 42]
"Praise? I think not." -- "EL 266"It startled and won the applause of the South, it interested and won the admiration of the North; and after a confused murmur of protest, it silenced if it did not convert the Negroes themselves" (Du Bois, The Souls..."
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At 9:01 AM Sat 07 Nov, Derek Tickle updated DerekTickle [Entries: 258]
"News Reporting, Bias, and Sensitivity" -- "Portfolio #3: After completing well over half of the course, I have learned more about newspaper writing than I ever knew before. The first big coverage concept was editorials and I quickly thought about Whether You're Complaining or Praising, Just.."
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At 8:55 AM Sat 07 Nov, KatieLantz updated KatieLantz [Entries: 42]
"Structurally Equal" -- "EL 266"In design, beauty, and general finish the Negro Building was equal to the others on the grounds" (Washington, Two Thousand Miles for a Five Minute Speech para. 24)   This was said by Booker T. Washington, after the Atlanta Expos"
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At 8:12 AM Sat 07 Nov, KatieLantz updated KatieLantz [Entries: 42]
"Oh John Henry." -- "EL 266Dr Jerz asked: In what ways is the John Henry story a tall-tale? How is it social commentary? Is it primarily a story about technology, or about race? Is it too simplistic to say "both"?   Of course John Henry is..."
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At 7:25 PM Fri 06 Nov, Derek Tickle updated DerekTickle [Entries: 258]
"Use Some Positive Judgement" -- ""An environmental leader said, 'Bad behavior is rewarded because what gets reported is the most outrageous statement made.' For every reader who thought the press was guilty of showing a political or ideological bias in the news columns, there were.."
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