Monthly Archives: August 2016

The 3 a.m. Blues: Planning a Writing Assignment Timeline

Posted on August 30, 2016 by writingspeakingcenter

By Ashley Fluellen “Due in a month!” You awaken from your daydream, realizing the mission you’ve been assigned to complete. It seems simple—you can write an argument in your sleep. You know you’ll need to produce an argument, gather evidence … Continue reading →

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Ditch Writing Stress Through Journaling

Posted on August 10, 2016 by writingspeakingcenter

By Matt Baker Consider this: you’re walking to class or work from your apartment, and you have an earth-shattering idea about curing the global poverty crisis. You’ve thought up an entire manifesto outlining your plan to increase taxes on the … Continue reading →

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Retweet: “Misinformation & Missteps”

Posted on August 4, 2016 by writingspeakingcenter

By Reece Gibb In the week subsequent to the Boston Bombing, Massachusetts law enforcement saw to the capture of suspected co-conspirator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Twitter was abuzz with “the usual compound of rumor, misinformation and repetition.”[1] Gossip columns from the New … Continue reading →

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