Language and Composition: The Art of Voice (Muller and Whiting)Chapter 1:
Active Reading and Response to TextsAuthor Biography LinksROBIN TOLMACH LAKOFF, From Ancient Greece to Iraq, The Power of Words in Wartime Author Biography Links This link takes you to a biography of and blog posts by Lakoff. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-lakoff A brief biographical sketch and list of selected works by Lakoff are located on the link below. Compare it for accuracy and consistency with the link above. What are the differences between these presentations? What could be reasons for these differences?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Lakoff Here is Lakoff's profile page from UC Berkley.
http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/people/person_detail.php?person=22
MORTIMER J. ADLER and CHARLES VAN DOREN, How to Read a Book Author Biography Links Use the link below to go to the homepage of the Mortimer J. Adler Archives, which chronicle many aspects of the man's life. Theses archives are a great place to start online research of Adler's life.
http://www.themoralliberal.com/radical-academy/mortimer-j-adler/ Another biography of Adler is posted on the Center for the Study of the Great Ideas, a philosophical institution that Adler co-founded.
http://www.thegreatideas.org/adlerbio_short.html A biography of Van Doren is found at the following link. What can you learn about his family that may have informed his life and decisions? What is Van Doren known for?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/quizshow/peopleevents/pande02.html Van Doren wrote this autobiographical piece for The New Yorker in 2008. Does your opinion of Van Doren change after reading this?
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/28/080728fa_fact_vandoren?currentPage=all
ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER, JR., The Cult of Ethnicity Author Biography Links The link below presents the obituary and profile on Schlesinger, Jr., with linked articles from The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/us/01cnd-schlesinger.html Here is a piece on Schlesinger, Jr., that focuses on his role and work in the Kennedy administration.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-03-01/news/17234968_1_thousand-days-schlesinger-robert-kennedy
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