Monthly Archives: January 2015

Paying Chuck Forward

This landed in my email recently. Your comments have shown me where I can improve on presentation and clarity, which is very much what this project needs.  I am also stunned that you are willing to read people’s work out … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Page #s in Academic Citations

In academic work one sometimes encounters cites without page numbers (e.g., Gurr 1970) and other times with them (e.g., Gurr 1970, pp. 61-3).  How does an author decide which is appropriate? The rule is simple. If the claim you are … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Zombie, Revisted

Zombie. The Cranberries, No Need to Argue, Island Records, 994. Written in 1993 in memory of Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, two of the thousands of victims of terror attacks in Northern Ireland, a conflict pitting Nationalist Catholic Christians v … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment