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From Chicago's writing program -- a short, sharp analysis of what makes academicese so maddening. Thank you to Louise for posting. The "toy" -- a random sentence generator which actually produces things that sound authentic -- is at http://j.mp/38VtE

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From the piece: "1. Recognize that knowing a lot of stuff won't do you much good unless you can do something with what you know by turning it into an argument. 2. Pay close attention to what others are saying and writing and then summarize their arguments and assumptions in a recognizable way. Work especially on summarizing the views that go most against your own. 3. As you summarize, look not only for the thesis of an argument, but for who or what provoked it -- the points of controversy. 4. Use these summaries to motivate what you say and to indicate why it needs saying. Don't be afraid to give your own opinion, especially if you can back it up with reasons and evidence, but don't disagree with anything without carefully summarizing it first... [T]he better you get at entering the conversation by summarizing it and putting in your own oar, the more you'll get out of your college education."

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Robert Darnton on the (mostly unknown, but undoubtedly very broad) ramifications Google's extraordinarily complex legal settlement with a group of authors and publishers is going to be for the future of intellectual property and even of writing itself. Could be good, could be bad.

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I hate to say this, but the main reason I'm saving this is because I think it's a great example of what's wrong with a lot of contemporary religion writing. It's just one cliche after another. We all have our "spiritual" side; pluralism brings its headaches, but it's all worth it in the end; everyone has their own path to God; and in the mundane and degrading events of everyday life -- such as dying in a hospital -- we have an opportunity for redemption and transcendence. Pretty superficial stuff, really.

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I need to write an index, fairly quickly, for a 300-page book (yes, mine). I'm hoping this can speed up the process a little.

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A non-Jew describes the bizarre experience of being asked to help a highly observant Orthodox Jew deal with the problem of being locked out of her house on the Sabbath. Pretty bizarre. Archived at http://www.webcitation.org/5RdsO4kyU

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Didn't clip well -- you have to see the actual layout of the screen for the idea to make sense. It's a simple wordprocessor using light-colored text on a black background, with feature buttons that fade to near-invisibility when you're typing to minimize

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A site devoted to the work and ideas of Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang (among many other works).

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An odd, but potentially very cool idea. It's a tweaked blogging concept organized around sharing stories of your life from the past, rather than today's ephemera. Site layout emphasizes social timelines and displaying everyone's data together. Clearly the

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Very cool-looking online mindmapping and brainstorming application. I just happened on it and haven't put it thru its paces yet.

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Reviewer says this is powerful, sophisticated, and fast; the free version is full-featured except it doesn't allow collaboration. Review: http://snurl.com/1bsb7

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Via Thinkerlog. A site with capsule reviews and many links for mindmapping software programs.

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