Saturday, September 20, 2014

Compare and Contrast Walt Whitman and Richard Blanco






















These two poems could be used in a cultural unit lesson plan or in a lesson plan for " The American Dream."  

Objective:
Compare and contrast, Walt Whitman's " I Hear America Singing" and Richard Blanco's " One Today". 

Whitman's Poem
"I Hear America Singing"  









Blanco's Poem

" One Today"



Interesting Article on Research Supported by Federal Government


















The problem is that the research conducted using federal funds is driven — and distorted — by the academic publishing model. The intense competition for space in top journals creates strong pressures for novel, statistically significant effects. As a result, studies that do not turn out as planned or find no evidence of effects claimed in previous research often go unpublished, even though their findings can be important and informative.

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