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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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Definition Essay– mopar

Posted on March 1, 2015 by moparcomp2

Vancouver’s Drug Problem In Vancouver, Canada heroin has started to take over the drug community.  As the use of heroin has become more popular the government has tried to come up with ideas to help the addicts who are using heroin. … 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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Agenda MON FEB 23

Posted on February 23, 2015 by davidbdale

Open My Notes Remember the magic words feedback please grade (or regrade) please I await your reply Examine White Papers In-Class Exercise: Mechanical Troubles Feedback/Revise Assignment.

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Assignment: White Paper

Posted on February 19, 2015 by davidbdale

A White Paper is a work in progress. It’s a snapshot of where your research project stands at a particular moment. It’s also a useful repository for all your notes about the topic as your gather them. As such, White … Continue reading →

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Agenda WED FEB 18

Posted on February 18, 2015 by davidbdale

Open My Notes Post assignments on time  Critical Reading Deadline Cheers and Jeers Class Discussion: Worth Sharing Ideas and Observations from Critical Reading Assignment In-Class Exercise: Mechanical Troubles Non-Portfolio Assignment: White Paper for SUN FEB 22

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