I started out looking for classes to take during Summer and Fall sessions. I'm thinking of maybe taking some math, communications, or more economics classes. We'll see.
But in the course of looking up some references for the history of rhetorical argument and its personalities (one of the class descriptions mentions Stephen Toulmin and Chaim Perelman), I discovered this argument against boycotting French goods.
I'm perplexed. A few years ago I bought a Dazzle Digital Video Creator. The DVC was - and still is - an amazing device, even though at first glance it doesn't seem like it does much.
The purpose of the DVC is to convert video from a VCR or camcorder into digital video. The DVC itself is a box that plugs into a USB port on the computer. The box has inputs and outputs for video and stereo audio. So far, nothing here is remarkable.
In the convenience stores around town they've been selling these cans of Frito-Lay products that are a complete rip-off. You've probably seen them - black plastic container with a curvy shape and a brightly-colored shrink-wrap label. In them, you might find Doritos, Fritos, Cheetos, and a few other odd concoctions that have never been seen before.
I saw this container sitting on the shelf at Wawa, and thought that maybe it's time to take a closer look at what's going on with this new packaging.
“Good morning. Just a second while I get this connection to work. Do I press this button here? Function-F7? No, that’s not right. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll have to reboot. Hold on a minute. Um, my name is Abe Lincoln and I’m your president. While we’re waiting, I want to thank Judge David Wills, chairman of the committee supervising the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery.” (Also, same site: Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years)http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/index.htm