ProfAmy
@profamy24.bsky.social
Have you read Naomi Shihab Nye's poem "My Father and the Fig tree?" I love it.
April 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Have you read Naomi Shihab Nye's poem "My Father and the Fig tree?" I love it.
Seriously?!? Outrageous.
April 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Seriously?!? Outrageous.
We could also say, "You'd have lost your minds during COVID lockdown if there were no artists to entertain you."
April 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
We could also say, "You'd have lost your minds during COVID lockdown if there were no artists to entertain you."
Can you say a bit more about "leveraging biases to manipulate the discourse?" I assume you're referring to the rhetorical strategy of finding (or inventing) common ground as a starting point for persuasive strategies, but I'm not sure.
April 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Can you say a bit more about "leveraging biases to manipulate the discourse?" I assume you're referring to the rhetorical strategy of finding (or inventing) common ground as a starting point for persuasive strategies, but I'm not sure.
But a good Humanities education can enhance your ability to recognize your biases and decide to overcome them.
April 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
But a good Humanities education can enhance your ability to recognize your biases and decide to overcome them.
At work. Large company, lots of cute men.
April 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
At work. Large company, lots of cute men.
I'm not going to read the excerpt because I am on a waiting list to get it from my library. :-)
March 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm not going to read the excerpt because I am on a waiting list to get it from my library. :-)
Some people are not worth arguing with--no facts will change their minds.
March 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Some people are not worth arguing with--no facts will change their minds.
Wow. I hope you educated them.
March 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wow. I hope you educated them.
Currently reading a throwback: _Cat's Eye_. But when I'm in a slump, anything by Walter Mosley can bring me around.
March 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Currently reading a throwback: _Cat's Eye_. But when I'm in a slump, anything by Walter Mosley can bring me around.
Eek. No, they are not. Hope it gets better.
March 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Eek. No, they are not. Hope it gets better.
Be interesting to see if he just ignores it.
March 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Be interesting to see if he just ignores it.
OMG. They need to find their spines.
March 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
OMG. They need to find their spines.
Every single day, he finds a new low.
March 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every single day, he finds a new low.