Comments on: A waste of (academic) resources http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:39:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JaneDoe http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306222 JaneDoe Thu, 29 May 2008 02:04:26 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306222 How ludicrous! How ludicrous!

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]]> By: Lloyd http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306213 Lloyd Thu, 29 May 2008 00:45:52 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306213 Hey Mom, I just graduated, but I can’t find a “JOB”! What's wrong? Hey Mom, I just graduated, but I can’t find a “JOB”!

What’s wrong?

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]]> By: arcadia http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306202 arcadia Wed, 28 May 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306202 Travis: It is indeed difficult to soar with the eagles when you are surrounded by turkeys. Travis: It is indeed difficult to soar with the eagles when you are surrounded by turkeys.

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]]> By: Peter L http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306161 Peter L Wed, 28 May 2008 20:57:07 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306161 I guess some academicians got tired of navel gazing, so they have moved their eyes lower. When I took lit classes in the early 90s, I got tired of all the interpreting everything with a sexual view. I guess the “experts” have gotten tired of it too? I guess some academicians got tired of navel gazing, so they have moved their eyes lower.

When I took lit classes in the early 90s, I got tired of all the interpreting everything with a sexual view. I guess the “experts” have gotten tired of it too?

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]]> By: Travis Birkenstock http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306135 Travis Birkenstock Wed, 28 May 2008 20:08:19 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306135 I can't figure out what's more twisted: the fact that 'waste studies' in literature is a growing scholarly field, <b>or</b> the fact that it's blogged about on a Christian website, and I've taken part of my afternoon to comment about it with a bunch of people I don't know. I can’t figure out what’s more twisted: the fact that ‘waste studies’ in literature is a growing scholarly field, or the fact that it’s blogged about on a Christian website, and I’ve taken part of my afternoon to comment about it with a bunch of people I don’t know.

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]]> By: Amphipolis http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306128 Amphipolis Wed, 28 May 2008 19:49:12 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306128 On the bright side, I'm currently reading Barbara Tuchman's <i>A Distant Mirror</i>. An excellent introduction to the latter Middle Ages. The book is on the 14th Century. Very readable narrative type book, written to be read by the non-scholar for pleasure like her other books. There is so much history to enjoy, and so much garbage (excrement?) to avoid! On the bright side, I’m currently reading Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror. An excellent introduction to the latter Middle Ages. The book is on the 14th Century. Very readable narrative type book, written to be read by the non-scholar for pleasure like her other books.

There is so much history to enjoy, and so much garbage (excrement?) to avoid!

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]]> By: Make it Man http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306121 Make it Man Wed, 28 May 2008 19:12:23 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306121 Perhaps other topics that should have been included in this study would be: Failure of the consciousness to grasp matters of importance and practicality. How infantile progeny contribute to mental illness in parents. Why smart people waste so much time and do such stupid things. Perhaps other topics that should have been included in this study would be:

Failure of the consciousness to grasp matters of importance and practicality.

How infantile progeny contribute to mental illness in parents.

Why smart people waste so much time and do such stupid things.

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]]> By: krm http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306109 krm Wed, 28 May 2008 18:26:59 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306109 I guess "feco-justice" would have had a better flair to it. I guess “feco-justice” would have had a better flair to it.

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]]> By: krm http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306108 krm Wed, 28 May 2008 18:26:20 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306108 I recall interviewing to be deputy counsel to a very large Sanitary District. I contemplated how I would end up having to refer to my specialty - and was afraid it might come to saying my area of expertese was "poop law". I recall interviewing to be deputy counsel to a very large Sanitary District. I contemplated how I would end up having to refer to my specialty – and was afraid it might come to saying my area of expertese was “poop law”.

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]]> By: Ken http://online.worldmag.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-306098 Ken Wed, 28 May 2008 18:14:51 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/28/a-waste-of-academic-resources/#comment-306098 The scholarly ivestigation of "Fecopoetics" appears to be too much "feco" and too little "poetics." The scholarly ivestigation of “Fecopoetics” appears to be too much “feco” and too little “poetics.”

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