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Ignoring Ethics With Style: Writing Sentences For "Non U.S. Persons", Ryan Smith Madan
Ignoring Ethics With Style: Writing Sentences For "Non U.S. Persons", Ryan Smith Madan
Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion
Ignoring Ethics with Style: Writing Sentences for "Non U.S. Persons" argues for the importance of understanding the ethical dimensions of sentence writing. To illustrate, I cite the stylistic features of a recent public exchange about the legality of government surveillance between Director of Intelligence James Clapper and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall. I also discuss my own experience teaching writing to college students in order to reflect on need for a new generation of writers to recognize the relationship between clarity and ethics.
Sexual Disorientation, Anne Balay
Sexual Disorientation, Anne Balay
Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion
She used to wish for a lesbian daughter. Predictably, the joke's on her.