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I Robot

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Word of the Day: Clue

Today’s word of the day comes courtesy of The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud (https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/). Mr. Stroud began his podcast in June of 2012, and it has continued […]

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Principal

Today’s Word of the Day is principal. The word can be either an adjective or a noun. As an adjective, it means “first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; […]

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Unctuous

Today’s word of the day is unctuous. The adjective has three possible meanings: 1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or […]

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Ham-handed

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of A.Word.A.Day at the Wordsmith.org website, is ham-handed, an adjective that means “clumsy; tactless; lacking social grace” (https://wordsmith.org/words/today.html). According to the website, the earliest […]

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

What does it mean to be human?

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner poses several questions which it is not necessarily easy to answer. The most important of these is what the film is about. While Blade Runner is […]

November 17, 2020February 24, 2021 David Stephens Media Studies

I Robot

I Robot is a film which, while it is no way as sophisticated, or frankly, as interesting as Blade Runner still offers up questions and points of conversation regarding what […]

November 17, 2020February 24, 2021 David Stephens Media Studies

What Makes Us Humans: A Story of an Android

What makes us humans? This question popped up in my mind as I was watching A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg. The movie addresses this issue by introducing the relationship […]

November 16, 2020February 24, 2021 David Stephens Media Studies

Dr. Schleifer Interview: Johnson's Work Left Room for Improvement

In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]

November 15, 2020March 15, 2021 Delaney Byers Language Studies

Dr. Schleifer Interview: The Success of the OED and Samuel Johnson as an Inspiration

In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]

November 14, 2020March 15, 2021 Delaney Byers Language Studies

Dr. Schleifer Interview: How Samuel Johnson Became a Christian in College

In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]

November 13, 2020March 15, 2021 Delaney Byers Language Studies, Religious Studies

Dr. Schleifer Interview: Elitist Criticism of the Oxford English Dictionary

In this interview, I sat down with Dr. Paul Schleifer, an English professor who specializes in English as a spoken language. I asked him various questions about Samuel Johnson and […]

November 12, 2020March 15, 2021 Delaney Byers Language Studies

How would the OASIS work in real life?

Gaming is the biggest platform in media. It makes the most money every year compared to movies, books, television, streaming services, etc. It’s only natural that VR has become a […]

November 11, 2020March 15, 2021 Grayson Schrader Media Studies

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