bracoo

On language, literature, and other things

31 July 2008

He's Got the Look

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Published on July 31st, 2008 @ 03:26:30 pm, using 387 words, 95 views
Categories: On Language, Politics

Barack Obama says his comments in Missouri on Wednesday were not about race, but let’s see how far context and common sense get us.

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03 May 2008

חלקת הצדים chelkath hatsadim Field of Sides

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Published on May 3rd, 2008 @ 09:24:05 pm, using 467 words, 132 views

I received an interesting question from a friend via email today, and I thought I would share my answer with the scroggles community.

My friend came upon a particularly interesting passage in 2 Samuel 2.16 which reads "Each caught his opponent by the head and drove his sword into his side; and thus they all fell together. Hence the place was called the Field of Sides; it is at Gibeon" (The New Jerusalem Bible). His question centered around the proper translation of the phrase חלקת הצדים chelkath hatsadim Field of Sides.

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23 April 2008

Impromptu Discourse Analysis

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Published on April 23rd, 2008 @ 11:41:35 pm, using 860 words, 153 views

I had an interesting interaction on a friend’s blog today that led to an impromptu conversational analysis using various discourse theories. I’m including the interaction below in the off chance that someone might find it interesting.

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20 March 2008

Fire Ladies

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Published on March 20th, 2008 @ 11:25:11 am, using 81 words, 158 views
Categories: Movies

The following poem was voiced by my four year old during her first camping trip this past week.

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07 December 2007

Beowulf

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Published on December 7th, 2007 @ 11:38:23 am, using 521 words, 986 views
Categories: Movies

A friend recently emailed me asking about my thoughts on the recently released cinematic version of Beowulf. After emailing her, I thought I would share my thoughts with the Scroggles community.

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09 November 2007

Full Fragment #4

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Published on November 9th, 2007 @ 01:46:01 pm, using 98 words, 168 views
Categories: On Literature, American

Another selection of verse that I like.

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05 October 2007

To Be Numbered

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Published on October 5th, 2007 @ 11:34:35 pm, using 18 words, 111 views
Categories: On Literature, American

a wrenching feel
when the moon sinks ‘neath the hill
too late to say you’re still
in love

bracoo

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