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Reading, Responsibility, and Social Media

Posted on: October 30, 2019 Last updated on: October 30, 2019 Written by: gdixon3
A plea from a popular account on Twitter gives advice on the responsible and ethical use of news sources and research on social media.  The advice holds just as true for any use of research in writing.   To many of…
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Show don’t tell

Posted on: April 4, 2017 Last updated on: April 4, 2017 Written by: gdixon3
I write this on many student papers, but I wonder how many can guess what I mean.  I write “Show don’t tell” when students bury the lead by using unnecessary vague pronouns (sometimes the “lead” or point of which they…
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How to Cite Block Quotes

Posted on: March 11, 2016 Last updated on: May 3, 2016 Written by: gdixon3
I’ve written about how to cite block quotes in MLA format before  and noted how the Purdue OWL gets this wrong.  As demonstrated in the  NFGW (our comp 1 text) and in the MLA Handbook: 7th ed (the newest edition in the…
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Office Door Comics

Posted on: April 11, 2011 Last updated on: April 14, 2016 Written by: gdixon3
I always notice cartoons posted on the office doors of faculty, and I enjoy the people who stop at my door and read what I’ve posted. This image is from the last bit of unclaimed office debris left over from…
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What I’m learning Re: SRTOL Papers – citing sources

Posted on: March 3, 2010 Last updated on: March 11, 2016 Written by: gdixon3
I’ve only read a handful of papers. 1/2 have been amazing, and half have been … uninspiring but generally ok. That’s not too bad. Some advice, tips or clarifications for you-all. In text quotations Re: block quotations. Only one person’s…
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