Category: Archive
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Webcomics, Part IX: Mike: Bookseller
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Written by Matthew Pardue I’m feeling much better than I was last week, so here’s Mike: Bookseller. April showed it to me, like I said; she noticed a growing trend in my disclaimers and thought I might like a webcomic with a lighter tone to break things up. After reading…
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Call for Submissions: War & Leadership Series
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War and Leadership publishes innovative work on the study of leadership in war. The focus is on both military and civilian leaders who impacted the wars and military thought of their respective era. Although biography is an important part of each publication, volumes in the series will emphasize the individual influence…
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The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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As a Gender Studies minor, I am aware of the roles of women and the portrayal of gender norms in novels that I read for class. However, I was first introduced to gender studies as a way of life—not as an academic discipline—through reading Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Mists of…
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Bee Good
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Last week, I participated in the local adult spelling bee. Proceeds from the event went to the Lumpkin Literacy Coalition. This particular adult spelling bee is meant to be goofy and fun, complete with costumes and skits. Below are the pictures of me and my team (Kelley Roberts and Judith…
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No Webcomic Review
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Written by Matthew Pardue I planned to do Mike: Bookseller this week at April’s recommendation, but I didn’t finish reading it in time. Between that and not getting much sleep lately, I don’t have a review today; I’ll get back on track next Wednesday when I have a mattress that…
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Of Bees and Mists by Erick Setiawan
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Recently I was walking through the North Georgia Library and Technology Center to find a source for a paper I had to write. On my way out the stacks, arms laden with reputable sources, I passed by the leisure reading shelves. I glanced at them as usual, but then I…
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Attack of the Special Offers!
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Would you pay $15 to opt out of ads? The new Kindle line was announced last week. When locked, all of the new devises were said to have Amazon’s “Special offers” ads displayed on the screens. People responded to this action in mass, taking their comments to the newest form…
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Frankfurt: The Language
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Hallo! Wie geht’s? Ich hei?e April! And that’s about the extent of my German… The typical Hello! What’s up? I call myself April! Okay, so after 6 semesters of German (I retook the first two after taking a 3.5 year break from college), I do know a wee bit more,…