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  • authority

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    I watched an episode of Dr. Oz in which he debated with another guy. ?áAs I watched this, I wondered about authority. ?áBoth of these men spoke with intelligence. Each was confident of his authority on the same topic, however, they differed in opinion. A silly question entered my mind as I watch them counter…

  • last week, we honoured some Canadian Women Artists

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    tammy.schmidt
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    Last week, I worked with two sets of students to paint the portraits of eight Canadian Women Artists. The artists I chose for this project were?árelatively current artists, and most are?áliving still. If they weren’t living and contemporary, I had good reason to select them?á(strong influence on other artists, international artistic influence, and?áinfluence in the…

  • March!

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    tammy.schmidt
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    A friend of mine remarked to me a couple of months ago that Arcade Fire’s music is very marchy. ?áSometimes when I am listening to them on my Ipod, I test this comment and try to march a little. ?áUnfortunately, I can usually march along to their music. ?áThis does not really matter to me.…

  • what’s up with wikipedia?

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    I recently read in the New York Times that women are not contributing to Wikipedia as much as men. ?áAnyone can contribute and yet approximately only 13% of the contributors are women! What does this tell us? ?áIt reflects who has time and interest in writing for Wikipedia. ?áIt shows us who is comfortable with…

  • From a book: Random, Absurd Poetry. (nesting)

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    tammy.schmidt
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