sentence serenade
this is what one might replace "was" "is" & "are" with.
what are dynamic, active verbs? or, what is nothing (cut them out)
this is what Margaret Atwood meant when she wrote, "then money became a god" in her story "Time Capsule on a Dead Planet."
what is we'll do anything for money, even slowly kill ourselves, kill other ppl, etc.
this is an argument for using textspeak instead of "standard english"
what is it's more expressive, and more natural for current English-speakers
this is where the comma goes when you need to include both a parenthetical statement and a comma
what is after the parens?
this is one claim the altruist Peter Singer made.
what is wealthy people should donate their money?
this is why ex-machina might be considered a feminist text
what is fem body as an object for male exploration/control, Ava was born in an oppressive patriarchy and she escaped this system, etc
daily double: these are two strategies to increase concision in a paper
what is cut repetitive phrases, change passive to active voice, make nouns posessive, cut warm up sentences, use concrete language?
daily double: this is why kenneth goldsmith thinks plagiarism is fine.
what is nothing is original, it's more in line w/the digital era, we're all word processors, in the information age we need only rearrange and collage the existing deluge of information?
these are two ways to make your argument stronger
what are acknowledging/refuting the opposition, using supporting evidence, using specific concrete language
this is what's wrong with the following sentence: "Hoping to excuse my lateness, the note was written and given to my teacher."
What is a dangling modifier?
this is why Astra Taylor thinks we should get rid of school as it is now.
what is it stifles creativity, pushes conformity/consumerism, makes kids see learning as an assessment rather than an exploration
this is one point a philosopher made in the film Examined Life
peter singer, zizek, cornel west, avital ronnell, etc
what is when the exclusion of the information in the appositive changes the meaning of the sentence?
this is why bell hooks says she can hear the sound of slaughter and conquest in english AND what she suggests we do about it
what is language of colonialism/white supremacy, listen to and incorporate other englishes (black vernacular, etc) instead of enforcing racist "standards"
this is why google is making us stupid, according to nicholas carr.
what is it's killing our attention span, and flattening us into pancake people (we know a little about a lot), we can't read/think deeply anymore?