Elections
My first election was the historic Nicaraguan 1990 election. I went to register with all my high school friends, last names L-M, because that’s how it was. You had to register on the day you were assigned to do so….
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Getting past the expert blind spot.
In How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, authors Susan Ambrose and her colleagues warn about the expert blind spot. They call it a handicap that impacts our teaching. Because of our expert blind spot, we tend to “inadvertently omit…
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One human race?
I saw this image on Facebook, after the Trayvon Martin verdict. It is a lofty sentiment, and an earnest belief. It is even true, but only if we just regard race as just a biological concept. Yes, biologically speaking, there…
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#OcupaINSS vs #AmiNoMeEngañaLaDerecha: What Twitter data show (preliminary observations).
On June 17, 2013, a senior citizens’ organization occupied the main office of the Instituto Nicaraguense de Seguridad Social (INSS), Nuestros Adultos Mayores reciben hoy su BONO SOLIDARIO! http://t.co/c2UU4vSVjw #AmiNoMeEngañaLaDerecha pic.twitter.com/1GA9gjE6GR — RED DE COMUNICADORES (@jscomunicadores) June 24, 2013 Topsy…
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#AmiNoMenEngañaLaDerecha y otras manipulaciones
] La Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio realizó un taller para analizar la manipulación mediática. La organización aduce que #OcupaINSS es un ardid de la derecha. Es más, la JS afirma que dada la baja penetración de internet en…
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Fake accounts
Parody: (1) a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule. (2): a feeble or ridiculous imitation. (Merriam Webster). On the internet, many believe themselves parodists. However, if…
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#OcupaINSS (Versión Español).
El 17 de junio de 2013, la Unidad Nacional del Adulto Mayor (UNAM) se tomó el edificio del Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social (INSS). UNAM reclama su derecho a la pensión reducida, y esta reciente acción es parte de una…
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Hoax about a hoax.
Have you ever heard of Mediamass? They describe themselves as a satirical website. Their goal is to skewer contemporary media by pointing out the flaws of mass production. I have no problem with satires that target the mass media, if…
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Revising and diagraming the melting pot myth.
This project started back in 2006, when I first became interested in Ugly Betty. I am currently re-writing an essay that looks at Ugly Betty as a story of undocumented immigration. My main contention is that the stories about immigrants…
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Jason Collins first openly gay “active player in a major American team sport” (?)
This was the opening sentence in a story about Jason Collins. It was posted on ESPN on the day Mr. Collins came out. “NBA center Jason Collins on Monday announced that he’s gay in a story for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first…
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