RHETORIC The art of making life less believable; the calculated use of language, not to alarm but to do full harm to our busy minds and properly dispose our listeners to a pain they have never dreamed of. The context of what can be known establishes that love and indifference are forms of language, but the wise addition of punctuation allows us to believe that there are other harms -- the dash gives the reader a clear signal that they are coming. --Ben Marcus, The Age of Wire and String   My Teaching Portfolio Here are some materials from my teaching career thus far, to give you an idea of what my classes are like. My Credentials This way to my vita and other information about my background as a scholar.   Thoughts, Speculations   This way to some of my writings.   Occupations and Things I Love   A self-description, and links to some things I'm involved in.   People I Think You Should Meet   People I know and admire.   Created Summer 1997 -- Recreated Fall 2003 by jessecohn@verizon.net   This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page