Entries from August 2008

August 28, 2008

Karen Kwiatkowski on Learning: Something to Think About

Observe an interesting quotation from a fascinating article.  The article is libertarian in nature, but the quotation is not:
I read somewhere recently that in the age of Shakespeare, most people in England were unable to read, illiterate. To broadly share information and ideas, the preferred medium was audible, spoken, and theatrical, and in fact, nothing [...]

August 27, 2008

Alma 28: Mormon Corrects Our False Notions on Violence

When we look around, we see violence celebrated (or apathetically discussed) all about in our media: in film, in television, in books, in music, and in video games.  But for most of us, this has almost no reflection on reality.  Violence is so often glamorized and glorified, distorting its true nature and tragic effects.
Alma chapter 28 [...]