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Internet Freedom

In Zittrain’s book, “The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It” the author looks at the internet from a global perspective.  The chapter I enjoyed reading that gave startling clarity as to where the internet could be headed…

Vico’s Influence

Tina Bell 5001 Commentary Week 5 19 March 2009 Vico’s Influence I continually find it interesting in our study of the history of rhetoric, how long the discussions and debates concerning the proper way to educate our youth have endured.…

The Circle of Education

Mike Calou Commentary Week Five In the excerpt from the “Study Methods of Our Time”, Giambattista Vico is comparing the study methods of the ancients with the modern (18th century) methods. Vico says that the ancient methods had merit. The…

Layers

Tina Bell 5870 Dr. DeVries Commentary week 5 17 March 2009 Layers of Knowledge   It seems hard to believe that ethnography was a term I was unfamiliar with at the onset of this semester even though I consider myself…