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As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost- Marshal- General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you are sincerely disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future.

Anyone can learn how to land a spacecraft on a rocky asteroid flying through space at twelve miles per second. I don't need some pencilneck with four Ph.D's, one-thousand hours of simulator time, and the ability to operate a robot crane in low-Earth orbit. I need someone with four years of broad-but-humanities-focused studies, three subsequent years in temp jobs, and the ability to reason across multiple areas of study. I need someone who can read The Bell Jar and make strong observations about its representations of mental health and the repression of women. Sure, you've never even flown a plane before, but with only ten days until the asteroid hits, there's no one better to nuke an asteroid.

The whole point of the short essays was to get students into the mode of taking a topic (related to the security discussion of the week) and writing, essentially, a position statement on it (like what you'd do in researching a topic and making a recommendation). Unfortunately, the (non-domestic) reviewer didn't agree, and unsurprisingly so - not just because of cultural differences, but also because of the nature of this particular school to undervalue thinking and foundational skills like writing and analysis.

This new world owes its origin to the rampant sharing of photos, résumés and personal news bites on services like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, which have acclimated people to broadcasting even the most mundane aspects of their lives.

To Silicon Valley’s deep thinkers, this is all part of one big trend: People are becoming more relaxed about privacy, having come to recognize that publicizing little pieces of information about themselves can result in serendipitous conversations — and little jolts of ego gratification.

In addition to having its own specialized vocabulary, academic language is more concise, using complex grammatical structures to express complicated ideas in as few words as possible. This is especially true when it comes to scientific writing. Students who prefer reading Web content over books have fewer opportunities to learn this language on their own.

Nicknamed "Blog Muse," it solicits suggestions from a pool of prospective readers, proposes them to potential writers, alerts readers upon publication of the requested post, and encourages comment. Topic ideas can go viral and build audience interest ahead of publication, as prospective readers can see which suggested topics are the most popular. The tool can also generate topic suggestions automatically.

Video games are exercises in learning and growing. The designer acts as the teacher, giving the player problems that escalate in difficulty, hoping their course will help them learn as they go, get better, and feel good about what they achieve.

When you are trying to teach someone something, you don't punish them when they make a mistake. You let them learn from it and give them positive reinforcement when they do well.

Which brings us back to Eyjafjallajökull. Like all of Iceland’s volcanoes, this one is fueled by the tectonic spreading of the Atlantic seafloor and a “hotspot” of upwelling material from the Earth’s deep interior. This confluence of geology has caused periodic eruptions for more than ten thousand years; on human timescales, there’s nothing new about it. On the other hand, only in the last half-century has flinging winged tubes of steel and aluminum through the air become a common method of high-speed transportation. Mix this development with increasingly powerful and ubiquitous information technology and telecommunications networks, stir, and at a stroke all is transformed. The interdependent biological, technological, and cultural systems of the planet now freely mingle and tightly meld in a globalized milieu, with surprising effects. Leaving its volcanic ash aside, just the pronunciation of Eyjafjallajökull’s Icelandic name placed international news organizations into momentary disarray. In a merging world, nothing is too trivial to gain significance through disruption.

Over the years, Matt has accumulated a flock of snide nicknames from his band mates, including the Dark Lord, the Naysayer, Mumbleberry Pie, Mr. Knee Jerk, Mr. Sony Headphones and the Echo Chamber — the last for the coterie of musically astute persons whom Matt frequently invokes supporting his opinion of whatever song they are arguing about.

the field is exciting because of its collaborative character and its impulse for multimedia scholarship. Nevertheless, new technologies should not be adopted based upon their newness alone. The rationale for teaching and learning must be there, and within that rationale is precisely where the digital humanities rest.