Torture as a Moral Act
Posted: October 24, 2008 Filed under: War and Peace 2 CommentsThis year, the girl I tutor is a high school senior, and her English class is focusing a lot on contemporary literature and persuasive writing. Recently she was assigned a rhetorical analysis paper on an essay of her choice (from the book they’re using in class); she chose a piece titled “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin.
I’ll leave my thoughts in the comments after you’re kind enough to tell me your opinion, both on the topic itself (is torture justifiable?) and the author’s rhetorical skills (does he convince his readers?).
P.S. Are you surprised to learn that I do actually think about things besides the Romgi, the Bwun, and Mother’s Cookies?
The End of an Era
Posted: October 23, 2008 Filed under: James and the Giant Peach 4 CommentsI recently learned that Mother’s Cookies abruptly went out of business. Really abruptly – apparently they told their employees a few Fridays ago that production would be stopped as of the following Monday. Good luck finding a new job, right?
Maybe you don’t understand how tragic this is. Mother’s Cookies makes (well, made) those delicious bags of Cookie Parade, which really are the reason the Bwun is here today. Eating six bags in a month will certainly pack on a few pounds.
So let’s have a moment of silence, and sorrow, for the upcoming loss of such beloved cookies.
Although maybe they’ll go on sale now that they’ll be removed from store shelves before too long…time to stock up!
February 28, 2009
Posted: October 21, 2008 Filed under: Dangerous Book for Boys 17 CommentsAccording to the ultrasound man, we can expect this at 7am that day:
Hooray! A blue square!!
Update: since we can’t really put a baby boy into that adorable pink heart skull onesie, here’s my new choice.
And runner up:
Which do YOU like better? (And don’t say neither – seriously, they’re BOTH so great, right?)
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