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About davidbdale

My name honors my mother Beatrice (Bea) and my father Dale. I am the author of 299 Very Short Novels and several plays and the Artistic Director of Must See Theater company.

Agenda WED MAR 04

Posted on March 4, 2015 by davidbdale

Open My Notes Review Conference, Feedback, and Grade Procedures In-class workshop on Claims Safer Saws Assignment

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It’s Not About You.

Posted on March 4, 2015 by davidbdale

Money seems to have a big role in our society; you can’t do much or get far if you don’t have any.  Money is valuable in different ways, even when you don’t see it physically.  In today’s society you must … Continue reading →

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With this sentence, by these words, it is wrong.

Posted on March 4, 2015 by davidbdale

However, by being introduced to this assignment and having it compare the Yap Fei with the US and France gold trade in 1933, and the Brazilian cruzeros all seemed somewhat similar. By the French not actually having their gold, they … Continue reading →

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Agenda MON MAR 02

Posted on March 2, 2015 by davidbdale

Open My Notes Inventory of Assignments Made and Missed Make Professor Conference Appointment Unless you are up-to-date on appointments Name an assignment in the Records field If you have not submitted a Proposal+5, White Paper, or Definition Argument, your assignment … Continue reading →

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Assignment: Safer Saws

Posted on March 2, 2015 by davidbdale

Exultant Inventor Twelve years ago an avid home woodworker invented an ingenious device that stops a table saw blade within 4/1000ths of a second of contact with human flesh. The technology could prevent thousands of amputations every year in the … Continue reading →

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Agenda WED FEB 25

Posted on February 25, 2015 by davidbdale

Open My Notes Riddle: What is Rape? Model Definition or Category Argument A06: Definition (Category) Essay Model Works Cited

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Model Works Cited

Posted on February 25, 2015 by davidbdale

Beginning with the Definition Essay, your Shorter Arguments and of course your Research Paper will have to include a Works Cited. Please understand this is different from a Bibliography, which identifies every source you consulted in your research. The Works … Continue reading →

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Riddle: What is Rape?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by davidbdale

What is death? What is life? What is abortion? What is rape? These sound like silly questions we could answer without thinking or by flipping open a good dictionary, but in fact death,life, abortion, and rape (among countless others) are … Continue reading →

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Model of a Definition (Category) Essay

Posted on February 25, 2015 by davidbdale

Before you begin to write your own, you’ll want to review the essential qualities of a good Definition Essay. 1. It’s an argument. I’ve told you before that all writing is argument, but now is always a good time to … Continue reading →

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A06: Definition or Category Essay

Posted on February 25, 2015 by davidbdale

Definition (or Categorical) Argument Your first Short Argument, due SUN MAR 01, will make a definition or categorical argument essential to your Research Position Paper, which itself will be due before you know it (first draft, SUN APR 26). You’ll … Continue reading →

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