Teaching Newsletter: Don't Run From Emotions in the Classroom

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Teaching Newsletter: Don't Run From Emotions in the Classroom

During the course's first two years, students reflect in writing about their emotional response to the subject matter. At the course's upper levels, they explore the differences between their values and the professional norms of the careers they're pursuing. In the process, says Mr. Sengupta, they develop a
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Trump's Attorneys Send Cease and Desist Letter to 'Fire and Fury' Publisher, Author

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's private attorney has sent a cease and desist letter to author Michael Wolff and publisher Henry Holt & Co. to try to halt the publication of a new book about the first year of his administration, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” “Your publication of
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Putting SLO County wines on the map: Archie McLaren and the Central Coast Wine Classic

Through a friend, McLaren went to work for West Publishing Company, the largest legal publisher in the country in the mid 1970s. His territory included Memphis, western Tennessee, and Arkansas. He ended up taking over California after another rep couldn't deal with the “weird Californians.
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Former Child Star Baby Peggy Self-Publishes Her First Novel at 99

Cary recently marked her 99th birthday by self-publishing her first novel, The Drowning of the Moon, a tome that follows her memoir and a biography of fellow child star Jackie Coogan. Cary says the “epic tale,” set in “the fascinating Mexican-American colonial Empire of New Spain,” is about a woman
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Sierra College hosting writers for day of development

Several have won awards for their work and have studied in prestigious programs, including the Iowa Writers' Workshop. This year's conference has a performance-based element to it, said coordinator Lynette Vrooman, who teaches composition at Sierra College. “Though creative writers can be
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LA Times: Will Union Vote Conk Tronc?

Capital & Main is an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. The American Prospect is co-publishing this piece. Los Angeles Times readers who have been unaware of the paper's endless management turmoil and policy changes can always view
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Write your manifesto on the move with this do-it-all writing platform

Creative writing can be a sensitive process, which is why it pays to ensure you have every edge available when it comes to churning out that screenplay or novel. Storyist for Mac gives you complete control over manuscripts and screenplays. It helps you tap into elite annotation power, high-level story
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A passion for conserving the environment

In 2013, when she was laying the foundation for her newfound passion, she met the founder of Environmental Africa, an online platform that uses creative writing to popularise and enhance sustainability in Africa, who gave her an opportunity to grow through researching and writing environment-related
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'It's Not Just History': An Atelier Course Explores Princeton's Slavery Ties in Song

DC: As a student in the course, I felt the same way. My grandfather graduated from Princeton in 1947. His father graduated in 1914. Like me, they came to Princeton from the South: Nashville, Tennessee. As the semester continued, the music we were writing became more and more personal.
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