Author Archives: Richard Guzman
The Courage of Turtles
This article is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay. _______________ “Turtles are a kind of bird with the governor turned low.” That’s the first sentence of one of Edward Hoagland’s signature essays, “The Courage of Turtles.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Hoagland, The Arts of the Essay, The Courage of Turtles
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Students “Write” Race and Diversity
This post indexes several student projects on race and diversity I’ll feature on this site, partly as examples to other students about what their peers have done…and what they could do, too. Of the first three below, two came from … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, Michael Murphy - Architecture that's built to heal, race, TED Talks
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Notes on Space and Growth
This article is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay. ____________ Bonnie Rough’s “Notes on the Space We Take” may be my students’ all-time favorite essay. (You can read it HERE.) A term later, a year later, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnie Rough, Notes on the Space We Take, The Arts of the Essay
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