Discourse

Kristina Summers of Everyday Public Relations and Brazen Careerist invited me to do a guest post. Head on over to her site to catch my views on Public Discourse at it relates to blogging and weigh in with your own thoughts!

My brother came over for pizza and MST3K and political talk the other night. It went like this:My brother (upon finding out that I am going to vote for a certain person): "What?!?! How can you vote for him? He's such a douche bag!"Me: "They're all douche bags. At least the douche bag I'm backing doesn't want to overturn Roe v Wade."You know what? I didn't say that. I actually just said "Nah-uh!" a

The majority section of Indian society, the ‘concerned’ Hindu citizens are demanding that the Indian Muslims must immediately start to speak out and take counteractive steps against the terrorist attacks instigated by fundamentalist and anti-national Muslim groups. They are outright critical about the attitude of common Muslims and Muslim organizations of the country for not doing enough to vo

Gendered Talk at Work: Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse (Language and Social Change)By Janet Holmes * Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell * Number Of Pages: 264 * Publication Date: 2006-08-04 * ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405117583 * ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405117586 * Binding: HardcoverProduct Description:Gendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate thei

Sathya Sai Baba Divine Discourse On Onam Develop Self-Confidence to Acheive God-Realisation This land of Bharath gave birth to great people who earned name and fame in different continents; This land of Bharath is the battlefield from where the foreign rulers were driven out and freedom won; This land of Bharath had earned great reputation for erudite scholarship; This land of Bharath is [...]

by Dave MindemanA couple of posts previous to this, I talked about the "message test" I got from a company in Utah and how they used the call to leave a negative mindset in the mind of the recipient.In the comments, Kevin Ecker (local GOP party officer) pointed out that Democrats hire the same type of firms and do the same type of calls. I asked him to help me get in touch with somebody

Dear All, in late Spring 2008 the first issue of "Media Discourse: The Theory and Practice of Mass Communications" (in English) was published. The issue is dedicated to the theme of Expressions of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

In what had the potential for an interesting and profound Instant Meggenger conversation on the election, I did what I normally do, and turned it silly: Leon - If Hillary doesn’t get the nomination, a lot of folks are gonna vote McCain just to keep a black man out the White House…What’chu think they gon’ do [...]

The inescapable words of anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera have now extended beyond the bounds of just our fair nation. The Americans For Truth head has given an interview with the Brazilian publication Enfoque Gospel, in which Pete, who is credited...

Predator Press [LOBO] As a 4-year blogger, I've spent the last several months aggressively seeking new ways to shamelessly whore my stuff. I don't know about the rest of you, but the bottom line is that I'm a writer, and my goal is to get paid writing somewhere; therefore, I have to balance whoring with the generation of copious amounts of this schlock on a consistent basis.The end result is a lot of a product of bare minimum quality, which I'm proud to say I excel at. Occasionally, this has made me a little zealous to get on board with "the next big thing". As you may already know, I'm not much of a "commenter", and generally this is key in any blogger's success. I try. I swear I do ... but I just don't have it in me. Before today, if you saw any one of my various little avata

Happy Purim!!   I am writing this as my fast for the fast of Esther is almost concluded as I will soon break-the-fast and make my way to Synagogue to fulfil one of the five mitzvoth of Purim, to hear the Megillah of Esther being read. We all know of Purim. But do we know of the Holiday of Nicanor, which for a time was more important than Purim to the Jewish people? Read on to learn, please.   The fast of Esther is on the 13th of Adar and unlike  most of our holidays and holy days, this fast does not start at sundown the evening before the day. It started at dawn today. And it ends at sundown of the day of 13th. Of course, we understand, that when sundown comes on the 13th, the 14th of Adar begins, and hence Purim begins.   The Fast of

RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL : TALMUDIC DISCOURSE: PASSOVER, EXODUS, MOSES' SPIRITUAL AWAKENING    Shalom Talmudim:   It has been posited that the whole of Genesis is to lead our people to commit the sin against their brother Joseph, to eventually get the clan of Israel, into Egypt, and into slavery. This slavery would eventually have them yearn for liberation and acceptance of Torah.   Hence Moses, a Levite son of the Israelite clan, with an Egyptian name, grew up in the house of Pharaoh, as a prince of Egypt. The Torah has to have him have an national  awakening and identify with his people. Hence the verses of Exodus 2:11-15, has Moses refer to his fellow Israelites as ''brethren'' twice, and for the first time Moses actually sees their burdens and suffering.

  Activists and supporters of various tarai parties stage a demonstration at Janaandalon Chowk in Biratnagar on Friday welcoming Thursday’s agreement reached between the government and the United... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Translating naturally involves the transporting (carrying-over) of cultures to and recuperated by specific target reading constituencies.  These constituencies have at their disposal established systems of representation, with norms and conventions for production and consumption of meanings vis-à-vis people, objects and events. These systems ultimately yield a master discourse through which identity and difference are marked [...]

“The things that change are not our real life. Within us there is another body, another beauty. It belongs to that Ray of Light which never changes.We must discover how to mingle with it and become one with that unchanging thing. We must realize and understand this treasure of truth. That is why we have come to the world." ~ M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen from his book Questions of Life, Answers of Wisdom Vol. 1the above quote reminded me Jesus Christ's saying from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas where he utter from his blessed lips: "Anyone here with ears had better listen! There is light within a person of light, and it shines on the whole world. If it does not shine, his whole world is dark ... If they say to you, 'Where have you come from?' say to them, 'We have come from the Light, from the place where the Light came into being by Itself, established Itself, and appeared in their image.'. Video Discourses of BawaMuhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen was a revered Sufi mystic and saint fr

— In mayapadaprana@yahoogroups.com, “Achmad Zakaria” <achmad80@…> wrote: Bagaimanakah caranya agar manusia dapat menyadari kebenaran? Yaitu apabila ia dapat menyadari prinsip non-dualisme. Selama ia masih berkutat dengan dualisme (yaitu paham bahwa dirinya dan Sang Divine adalah dua entitas yang saling berbeda), maka selama itu pula, ia masih akan diombang-ambingkan oleh faktor yang saling berlawanan, yakni: kesenangan dan kesedihan, realitas dan non-realitas, dan sebagainya. Segala sesuatu yang eksis di alam semesta ini adalah milik Tuhan, namun manusia justru membayangkan bahwa dirinyalah sang pemilik atas segala hal dan sebagai akibatnya, ia terperangkap dalam konsep “milikku” dan “milikmu”. Padahal dalam realitasnya, kita diberi tugas untuk mengawasi harta kekayaan yang sebenarnya adalah milik Divine. Dengan perkataan lain, setiap orang harus memperlakukan dirinya sebagai pengawas atas kekayaan dunia ini. Sebagaimana seorang te

Today is the first day of my annual reserve duty or in-camp training with the Singapore Armed Forces. Once again I’ve somehow been drawn to be part of the advanced party with the officers and appointment leaders though I am just an NCO. Oh well… Just a little background for those unfamiliar with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and this in-camp training obligation. All able-bodied male citizens aged 18 or above have to serve in the Armed Forces for a mandatory period of 2 years (2.5 years in my time), after which they are discharged but are bound by law to report for duty and re-training every year till they are 40 years of age. Each training period can last up to 40 days by law. With the background out of the way, what was interesting was that I had a nice little discussion with some fellow Christians over lunch about Israel, particularly about the Israel Defense Forces. (more…)

    Lines Composed a Few Miles    above Tintern AbbeyBy William Wordsworth  (July 13, 1798)           Five years have past; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! and again I hearThese waters, rolling from their mountain-springsWith a soft inland murmur.--Once againDo I behold these steep and lofty cliffs,That on a wild secluded scene impressThoughts of more deep seclusion; and connectThe landscape with the quiet of the sky.The day is come when I again reposeHere, under this dark sycamore, and viewThese plots of cottage-ground, these orchard-tufts,Which at this season, with their unripe fruits,Are clad in one green hue, and lose themselves'Mid groves and copses. Once again I seeThese hedge-rows, hardly hedge-rows, little linesOf sportive wood run wild: these pastoral farms,Green to the very door; and wreaths of smokeSent up, in silence, from among the trees!With some uncertain notice, as might

These fascist liberals and globalists in Washington are mad as hell that the American people dared to challenge them. They know they would’ve gotten away with it if the American public was uninformed and in the dark. For the most part, the MSM on television stuck to the scripted talking points given […] More: continued here

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A CBC Radio One national debate on the decline of civility in Canada's public discourse. More than a question of discourtesy, the decay of the tenor of political dialogue diminishes the dignity of the nation itself. Hosted by The Current and Avi Lewis, and including Heather Mallick, Lainey Lui, and myself

File this under "Why we homeschool." Virtual nod to the always interesting Book Moot.Go on to sleep, now. You need your rest.Don't think about thinking. It's not on the test.

I'm not going to use this person's name, lest I contribute to the festering whirlpool of attention this hate-addicted skeletal sound bite repository uses to harvest the souls of those naive Americans who would dare spend too much time obtaining political opinions from spewing heads on cable television who are paid to offend as many rational sensibilities as possible in 34 seconds. She doesn't

Just a small post as its quite late and I am le tired. Kingsley can often be found talking about a "Universe of Discourse" (just search his blog for "Universe of Discourse" and you'll find a few results), and this evening I've been pondering on the meaning and value of it. What ...

In the past I've used the term "Universe of Discourse" in order to sum up the true meaning of Linked Data Spaces. Well, I've recently come across a great saying, which I believe is by the Sufi's which goes like this: From you I receive, to you I give; Together we share, ...