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Commentary #5

Remember the first time you fell in love? Remember how bright and colorful the world seemed to be? Remember that the annoying thing that always bothered you did not bother you the day you had your first kiss, or your…

Commentary 4: Vico

Mistakes and Trying on Discourse The part of this essay that struck a chord with me comes from page 19 where he says. “They would not feel the impulse to step rashly into discussions while they are still in the…

Brueggemann Commentary #3

Maria Shreve Dr. DeVries English 5870 March 10, 2009               After reading “Stiff-Life Representations and Silences in the Participant-Observer Role” by Brenda Joe Brueggeman, I was surprised at how the essay pulled at my heartstrings, so to speak, particularly…

Funny saying

“English doesn’t borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar!” – Author unknown

Ethnocentrism in Rhetoric

At the basis of Yameng Liu’s argument in “To Capture the Essence of Chinese Rhetoric: An Anatomy of a Paradigm in Comparative Rhetoric” is the admonition to not allow preconceived or untested notions, ideas, or philosophies to taint your own…